TROLLEY CAR WRECKED, MANY PERSONS INJURED.

ACCIDENT NEAR SHORT BEACH, CONN. -- MOTORMAN KILLED AND SIXTEEN PASSENGERS HURT.

New Haven, Conn., July 26. -- A collision occurred this evening not far from Short Beach on the trolley line of the Fair Haven and Westville Street Railroad Company, between this city and Branford. Two of the largest closed cars on the line came together with terrific force. It is reported that fifteen or more were less severely hurt. STURE LINDSTROM, a motorman, who had both feet badly crushed to the ankle, and a number of cuts about the face and head, died at the New Haven Hospital late to-night.
Motorman J. SMITH was also badly cut, as were also MISS ELLA ARMSTRONG; MISS RHEIN, and two small children; daughter and son of EDGAR M. BABBITT; a boy the son of HERBERT F. BLOGG. JOHN KENNEDY, associate coach of the Yale crews, is also reported somewhat injured.
Reports which have reached the company's officials and which are being investigated are to the effect that Motorman SMITH pulled his car off the siding at the Johnson trap tock quarries and went forward when he should have waited for the westbound car. The collision came on a grade. The platforms of both cars were demolished and all of the windows were shattered. The passengers were hurled in promiscuous heaps. MISS ARMSTRONG and MISS RHEIN were on front seats and were pinnioned in the wreck. MISS ARMSTRONG, it is thought, received serious internal injuries.

The New York Times New York 1902-07-27
__________________

Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!