Beacon Falls Wreck Fatalities Spark Triple Inquiry
A three way probe by state county and railroad officials seeks cause of the New York Winsted express wreck near Beacon Falls killing engineer Eugene Lake of Bridgeport and fireman Charles Slack of Waterbury. Open switch or freight crew error under review as wrecking crews recover bodies and aid the injured.
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Beacon Falls
Dev
Weoj.heéershhenroder
New York City
G. Thompson
New York-Winsted
Résidentaig
Eugene Lake
Bridgeport
Charles Slack
Waterbury
Eller
Railtheugh
Road Avenue
Laird
Burt
A Century of Train Disasters in Connecticut and Nearby States
A chronological list of deadly rail accidents from 1853 to 1916 across Connecticut and adjacent states, detailing towns such as Norwalk and Bridgeport, with fatalities and injuries including events like Greens Farms and Milford wrecks, and noting rail lines and service names involved.
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Norwalk
South Lyme
Trumbull
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Federal
Berlin Junction
Freetown
Mass
Stonington
Greens Farms
Boston Express
Merchants Limited
Putnam
Milford
Berkshire
Wreck at Bea con Falls Claims Engine Crew
A Winsted express wreck near Beacon Falls shocks a quiet hamlet. Fire crews deploy chemicals to control flames as two engine crew members lie dead at their posts in the cab and fire and rescue teams work for hours to recover bodies and clear the siding.
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Seymour
Winsted
Slack
Pullman Passengers Thrown From Seats in Sudden Crash
Col Wilbur F Coe of Torrington said he was reading a paper when the train suddenly slowed and most of the 20 passengers in the Pullman car were thrown into the aisle. Mrs George Neuberth of Newark and her 12 year old son Aldis were also aboard. she was thrown over a table but escaped injury beyond shock and discomfiture.
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Wilbur F. Coe
Torrington
George Neuberth
South 18Th Street
Newark
N. J
Aldis
Medical Examiner Takes Charge After Train Wreck
Dr. Frank J. Tuttle, summoned from Naugatuck, led emergency response at Beacon Falls. He found two engine crew members beyond aid, several hurt passengers, and fire confined to the caboose area as injured were taken to Waterbury hospital. Coroner Eli Mi...
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Frank J. Tuttle
Naugatuck
Beacon Falls
Waterbury
Tuttle
Eli Mi
Hopes for Bucharest fade as German flanks close in
London reports rapid German enveloping movements aimed at cutting off the Romanian armies defending Bucharest. Campulung seizure opens new supply routes via Torzburg Pass, while Mackensen throws forces across the Danube and a bridgehead near Oltenitza. Romanian reinforcements and Russian counter moves are awaited amid munition and rail supply strains.
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London
Argeciu
Campulung
Torzburg Pass
von Mackensen
Danube
Lake Griakiy
Oltenitza
Bucharest
Belgium
Brialmont
Romania
Berlin
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Teutonic
Kirlbebe
Carpathian Line
Transylvania
Rumania
Russia
Kela Bay
Lake Onogo
England
America
Russo-Rumanians Continue Attacks in Frontier Regions
Berlin reports fierce engagements along the Selina and Moldavian frontiers with heavy losses for Teutonic troops. In western Romania Austro German forces defeated Romanians near Campulung, capturing over 6,000 soldiers and 49 cannon. Other advances claim gains near Bucharest with Teutonic forces reaching the Argeciu river. Petrograd states Russians hold western Tchernavoda bridge area and recapture Tromana and Gostinaro south of Bucharest. Paris notes a violent night attack by Serbians north of Gruishto repulsed on the Macedonian front east of the Cerna river bend.
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Berlin
Rumania
Campulung
Bucharest
Argeciu River
Petrograd
Tchernavoda Bridge
Danube
Tromana
Gostinaro
Paris
Gruishto
Cerna River
War Office
British Ship Eggesford Sunk by Submarine
Lloyds reports the British steamship Eggesford of 3566 tons gross was sunk by a submarine near Bordeaux after arriving from New Orleans on October 31. The crew were landed. Built in 1910, the Eggesford was equipped in Cardiff.
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London
Eggesford
Lloyds
Cardiff
Bordeau
New Orleans
King of Greece accedes to allies after Athens battle
Athens reports the Greek king agreed to surrender six batteries of mounted artillery to the Allies after Admiral Du Fournet ordered a withdrawal. Allied troops pull out from Piraeus with only 300 guards at Zehpeion. French legation fired on. Greek authorities blame rowdies. Armistice arranged after diplomatic talks. about 400 French and British marines reinforce the Zepheron as fighting ceases.
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Athens
Greece
Admiral du Fournet
Piraeus
Entente
Associated Press
du Fournet
Constantine
Zehpeion
Bridgman
Legation
Philopapos
Zapheion
Royal Palace
Poison Suspected After Child Dies in Bridgeport
Annie Nussbaum six years old dies at Bridgeport hospital after eating three Jolly Pops at Hancock avenue candy store. Three siblings fall ill. authorities investigate possible ptomaine poisoning and potential contamination at the shop. Health officials, including Dr Maurice Greenstein and bacteriologist Dr L E Poole, will test candies from local stores to locate the poison and prevent further harm.
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Bridgeport
Annie Nussjbaum
Charles Nussbaum
Hancock Avenue
Board of Health
W. H. Brown
Annie Nussbaum
Sadie
Helen
Carl
Annie
Maurice Greenstein
Nussbaum
Greenstein
Bridgeport Hospital
Pine
Spruce
L. EB. Poole
Department of Health
Falls Dead In Barnyard as Pigs Snack Arm
Charles 8 Brown 76, who lived alone in Southbury, was found dead in his cowpen by a neighbor. Pigs had access to the pen and reportedly ate off an arm and hand. Medical Examiner Dr. Samuel Green suspects apoplexy. An autopsy may be held. Deputy Coroner Monzani to decide. Brown was a longtime trial justice and father of auto dealer Harry H. Brown.
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Southbury
Conn
Charles 8. Brown
Samuel Green
Brown
Monzani
Watterbury
Harry H. Brown
Brown & Underwood
New Haven
Greece Struggle Ends With Armistice After Street Battles
In Athens a day of clashes between Venezelists and royalists along with entente troops left civilians dead. King Constantine agreed to surrender mountain guns after Dutch and Spanish mediation, and entente forces began withdrawing. An armistice followed amid continued gunfire and French efforts to storm a wireless station. Greek officers Dimitsopoulos and Delayania were reported killed.
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London
Athens
Venezelista
du Fournet
Constantine
Stadium Street
Entente
Zephion
Lambros
Largbros
Observatory Hill
Zapheion
DimItsicopoulos
Delayania
Six theft suspects freed after lack of evidence
Six men were apprehended yesterday on suspicion of involvement in tire and magneto thefts from automobiles. They were released from custody today after authorities found insufficient evidence to convict them.
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Frank B. Tuttle
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