Wreck Horrors Told After Springfield Express Crash
Survivors describe the Hartford to Stamford Springfield express crash as the second section plunged into the Pullman Skylark car. Dozens injured and several dead, including a seven month old, as Rev. Anthony Berkeley aided the wounded and engineers faced fault signals and a possible blinded view from the overhead electric flash.
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Boston
Skylark
Anthony Berkeley
New York
Westport
Conn
Father Berkeley
Stamford
Hoodoo engine blamed after Stamford wreck shock
Stamford dispatch reports railroad men labeling the engine drawing the second section a hoodoo after a deadly collision near Stamford. The No. 53 rear car rammed the Skylark parlor car, killing a 29 year old woman and injuring many. Officials blamed Engineer Doherty for running past signals and failing brakes.
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New Haven
Stamford
Charles J. Doherty
Doherty
Barry Smith
Boston
Springfield
Grief and Rescue After Train Crash Near New Haven
Eyewitness accounts describe screams and injuries as rescuers freed passengers from wreckage. Officials dispatched to transfer the uninjured to New York while survivors arrived at Grand Central, and reporters note Gregory Humes of the New York World among the seriously hurt.
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New Haven
New York
Stamford
Grand Central Station
Gregory Humes
New York World
New
Identification of Boston Woman in Stamford Wreck
The unidentified woman killed in the Stamford wreck was identified as Mrs. W. H. Seeley of Boston. The ring marked W. to P identified her, and her husband is manager of the industrial bureau of the New Haven line. The report notes the date and location of the identification.
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Stamford, Conn
W. H. Seeley
Boston
Industrial Bureau
New Haven Line
Stamford Bride and Man Escape After Steep Train Collision
Stamford resident Mr Warfield recounted a crash gripping details from the collision that tore apart a car, left him wedged and burned by steam and coal gas, and traced his slow crawl to reach a young bride who mistook him for her husband before she pleaded to stay put.
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Stamford
New York
Mr. Warfield
Mrs Kelly Dies in Wreck After Trip to New York
Edward J Kelly, land agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and his wife Mrs. Kelly, long residents of Boston, perished in a wreck. They had lived at 34 Trident avenue Winthrop and were described as a devoted couple. Mrs Kelly was tall with light brown hair and blue eyes. The couple had planned a train trip to New York when the accident occurred after a short stay in Connecticut en route. Mrs. Kelly’s sister was traveling from Chicago to visit them.
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W. H. Seeley
New Haven Railroad
Slylark
Stamford
Edward J. Kelly
Winthrop
Mass
Kelly
New England
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Washington Street
Boston
New York
Department of Natural Resources
Chicago
Connecticut
Kelleys
Elevated Carmen Meet Demands Wage Concession Strike Looms
Hundreds of street railway workers demanded raised wages and an end to delays after the Boston Elevated Railway offered no wage proposal. A 48 hour ultimatum was set for wage or arbitration proposals, with a strike risk looming for the city. Delegates to the Salt Lake City convention were approved, and criticism of the company bonus system grew.
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Elevated
Carmen’s
Washington Street
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Elevated Company
Elevated Company
Boston
Salt Lake City
Canada
Joseph A. Collins
South Boston
Carmen
Matthew J. Higgins
Fred Fay
Matthias Nesdale
J. H. Vahey
G. F. Sheehan
Brockton
Drought in southern provinces threatens wheat crop
Officials report drought in the southern parts of two provinces risking a wheat harvest unless timely rain arrives. Thermometer readings reached 102 and 103 at many locations with virtually no rainfall this season.
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F. M. Brown
Richmond Hill, L. J
Seri
Ously
P. J. Garrity
Linden Street
Hackensack
N. J
J. J. Martin
East Seventy-fifth Street
Rebecca Mayerson
East Forty-first Street
Antonio Berkeley
East Fifty-seventh Street
E. J. Kelley
Helen Johnson
Mrs. Burgess
J. W. Houston
Roxbury
New York City
Eleanor Plum
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. Hume
Mary Thompson
F. D. Jennings, Jr
Staten Island
R. G. Marland
Hartford
Meriden
Bridgeport
Canal Street Railroad
George Vincent
Charles Lush
Thomas Dunn
P. J. Doherty
South Norwalk
Gine
White
Palm Beach
Mrs. Kelly
Win
Throp
Ingraham, Inc
Winter &T
David J. Ingraham
F. 8. Jones
Optometrist
A. Stowell
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Unof
Magrane Houston Co
P. H. Magrane, Pres
P. B. Magrane, Treas
Copenhagen
Delft
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Parce Post
Washington St
Essex St
Summer St
Lincoln
Ste
Court Street
Howard Street
Hanover Street
Union St
Jefferson
Mulls
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