New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-27
Bristol News
mo TRAIN SERVICE
HERE THREE HOURS
East and West Tracks Blocked
BY Freight Wreck
MANY NARROW ESCAPES

John Nickcrs Of Bridgeport Succeeds
Wade at Bristol Brass Corp
Twelfth District to Discuss School
Question Tonight.
All train service in and out OF this
city was cut off last night from :
until II O'Clock when a car. loaded
with bottles. being attached to the
fast beef train. known as o. b. No. 4,
vas wrecked across both the cast
and southbound tracks at the cross
ing near the j. II. Sessions & Son
plant.
a portion of the train had been
left standing on the main line while
the engine was being used to pick
mp several cars on the Sessions sid
Ing. AS the additional cars we're be-
| ing brought over 10 the main line
the brakes o. the train released
and the heavy section crashed into
the cars coming from the siding.
smashing the bottle car into splnt-
ers. The smashup occurred about
three minutes before the Boston,
Waterbury express, due here at 1888
O'Clock, was to pass the spot. where
the tracks were covered by a mass
of torn and twisted wreckage. Flag
men were dispatched TO warn the
express, which was stopped In the
nick OF time.
Train Master William Casey of
Waterbury directed operations TO
clear the tracks. A passenger engine
was hooked to the wrecked car and
an attempt was made to drag it clear
OF the tracks and topple the wreck
age down the steep embankment at
the point. One pull rocked n couple
of beef cars, dangerously but nothing
happened. Then the chain broke and
Train Master Casey and several
other railroad men had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury. The men
were standing beside the wrecked
car after placing the chain in posi-
ton when the links snapped and
IsnarIed through the air.
The arrival OF the Waterbury
wrecker brought Superintendent ].
j. Snavcly of the Waterbury diyi-
sion and also nearly cost the lives
iof about five young men. spectators
oft the efforts to clear the tracks.
The wr"Ckers found it necessary TO
tow the wrecked car several hun
Idrcd feet westward to an open spot
when the railroad telegraph wires
could be cleared so that It might be
thrown from the tracks. AS the
hooks were being fitted when the
designated spot had been reached
something let go and the car flew
in ihe opposite direction to that in
tended landing against the stalled
freight train, where five youths had
been standing but a few seconds
before. Spectators, railroad detec-
Iiiy"s, headed by Sergeant John
Rooney Of Waterbury. and other
railroad officials rushed to the over
turned car, expecting 10 see mangled
bodies hut saw nothing until group
iof frightened heads stuck out from
under the freight car. which had
stopped the impact Of the falling
wrockaEe.
WreCkagr was cleared from the
tracks shortly before midnight 50
that traffic could proceed, For
tunately the roadbcd had moi been
torn up so that after the awkward
task Of removing the wreckage mad
been completed the way was clear.
The smashup at the Sessions sid
! Ing was the second for the beef train
last night Shortly after o'clock Il
drawbar had been pulled out at boo
llittle's crossing where traffic was
blocked for more than half an hour
rs well as at the Federal street
! crossing because OF the length OF
the train occupied the space at both
4 places.
viii Discuss School.
Building plans Of the Twelfth
school district will be discussed at
a special meeting of that district to-
hight in the Fall Mont bungalow. A
proposition to buy a house In the
district from DIR. b. b. Robbins for
use as school will be among the
Important matters considered. The
purchase Of the house will do away
with tho necessity Of building new
school this year. according TO men,
bcrs of the district who favor the
plan, The laying OF q tax to meet
the cost OF the house, should il be
bought will also be discussed TO-
might. D. Clark Hare, recently ap-
pointed chairman by the board of
education. will preside at the
gathering.
white Gold" Tonight.
white Gold will have its pre-
micr showing tonight at the Com
Imunity theater. prior TO its opening
within q few weeks on Broadway.