The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24
Truck DriUer Meets
 With Horrible Death
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Lemieux pinned beneath the fam lng wreckage.
 President Darcey Taken m

Lemieux pinned beneath the fiam- ing wreckage.
 President Darcey Taken m
 Prostrated by the news of the death of one of his drivers in the traffic crash, Michael Darcey. pres ident of the Darcey Transporta- Company, was under medical care at his home this morning. Mir Dar- ehy, who had been under constant Mrain during the past few days due n his efforts to end the truck Mrike which began a few days ago. &as ordered by doctors to remain at his home. Members of his fam 3y declared that Mir Darcey was Completely unnerved when tn- fprmed of the tragedy.
 Hundreds at Scene
 ~Hundreds of curious gathered at mCene of the tragedy this morning, Nith cars choking the highway on Roth sides and causing traffic to move at snail's pace in the vi- snity of the foot of the mountain. ekate police and Marion town of- Beers were busy at the scene in &n effort to prevent a complete tie- 9p of traffic. Hordes of sight Eeers roamed the grounds of the Story home and the adjacent resi- 8ence of Fred Neuman and family. Mr Russell supervised the loading af the remains of the death 6.nck's cargo into other trucks. He estimated that the load in the ve- 4icle, composed mainly of ship uients from local factories to Bos- tOn, was worth about $10,000.
 ( Spectators marveled at the es- Sape of Mir and Mrs Story and Haeir two daughters. who were all asleep on the second flor of the dwelling when the truck crashed through the lower portion of the structure. The house was cut completely in two. and part of the Bwer floor was driven completely dut of the rest of the building. The front of the house was nailed ID this morning to keep it from Gpllapsing completely and perhaps ipjuring others at the scene.
 Fire Finally Put Out
 sWhen Marion firemen finally managed to quell the blaze in the tuck and prevent 1t from spread ing to the Neuman and Story homes. it was considerably more than an hour after the death ihflicting crash. The truck, of the six wheel, three-axel type, roared against the Story home with a crash that could be heard by neighbors many hundreds of yards away, fol- lowed immediately by an even more terrific crash as the vehicle over turned, spewing its variegated load for scores of feet.
 Not Tempered With
 sMr Russell declared that there Has not even a possibility that the .ruck had been tempered with. The sehicle was carefully inspected a3ld checked, he said. before 1t left the garage shortly after midnight t1lie morning to head for Middle tbwn and Boston. The truck, driven by Lemieux, was the first da1e in a line of 12 vehicles, which fiad been escorted to the top or th1 mountain by Waterbury motor yiatroImen. There Southington po- iIso took the convoy under protec- ton to prevent possible halting Of the string of trucks by pickets or the striking truck-drivers' group. fThe rest of the fleet, held up a' 4he scene for considerable time hf- Ger the tragedy, continued its jour- 6ey, the drivers knowing, that un. Si,nely death had claimed one or sheir number.
 Evidence of Force
 sTbe scattered wreckage of the t4uck and it's contents gave mute l1it convincing evidence of the ter rife force of the crash. Brass ana copper coils were found as far as fSO feet away from the truck; large bundles of wallpaper small