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Show Many Killed In Collision On The New Haven Gilt Edge Express Runs Into Local Passenger at Bradford. One Boiler Explodes Bradford,, It. I. April 18. Driving Driv-ing through a thick fog, the. -Qllt Edge express, westbound, on tho" New York, Now Haven & Hartford railroad smashed Into tho rear of n local passenger train that had como to a stop at tho station hero last night. Tho rear coach was telescoped and set on Hro and at least seven of tho passengers In It wero killed. An eighth victim,, Mrs. Oscar Martell of Southbrldge, Mass., died later, from liar Injuries. Thlrty-flvo others received re-ceived Injuries and In some cases It was feared that doath would follow Early today a search of tho ruins was bulng made and It was believed that other bodies would bo found. The engineer of tho local train said that ho had trouble In making steam nnd when ho arrived at Bradford Brad-ford he wired to Now London for Instructions. In-structions. Ho was told to draw into a siding at Bradford to let tho ox-press ox-press pass and was Just moving hU train from tho' main track when tho express boro down upon hlra. Thoro wero only about fifty passengers pas-sengers on tho local and the loss of life and most severe Injuries wero suffered by thoso In tho rear car. Tho nccldent wns due, It Is bollov-ed bollov-ed to wrong signals or failure properly prop-erly to read tho signals. |