The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-08
The Lats Melancholy Accids mt on the Bos-
ten and Maine RAILROAD

The Lats Melancholy Accids nt on the hos.
ten and Maine Railroad
We compile from the Boston journals the following
account Of this d accident the facts Of which do NOT
vary materially hVm what contained In our teIe
graphic dispatches Yesterday morning -
The train consisted only Of
car baggage car and the engine 1t left Boston at
quarter past twelve o'clock the 9th Instant for Con
cord N. and reached Andover soon after ore Ths
catastrophe happened atout two miles beyond the
depot and was occasioned by the breaking Of tbs
faDge OF one Of the wheels, and als, the
sAletree The train running ut the time at high
at became detached and SITTER proceeding come
ten rods off the track tken went over the en-
bankment The precpioe was some twelve fifteen feet
IN deIth, and at the bottom pile OF stones The
car urned completely and the passengers some
sixty in number were thrown into state Of tho greatest
confusion.
When tho fell the stove containing burning Goa,
was thrown upon several Of the passengers burning them
cba,I Msre neh :, me WIe ana daughter Of
destroy ed-themselves slightly burned.
Gen Pierce occupied forward seat His wife sat be-
side MIN and his con in front the seat bshiud
the door AS the car approached the precp.ce hs put
his ann round his wife and bent for ward to csoh his
down ha hanh O ,t s;S sns car VEN over ana gied
penetrated the window behind young Pierce and caused
aterribe fracture Of his skull which produced almost
instantaneous death. Nothing could be more heart
rsndng than the spectacle presented By the mauglsd
features Of the child
He lag upon the floor Of the car with his skull fraotu,
ed In the most frghtful manner The cap which he
wore had fallen off and filed with his blood and
brains This was the horrd sight which met the eyes
MIS- Pierce when she returned to consciousness She
sprsng towards the body Of her boy but was
by the General and his friends who to sooth
her she sustained no visble injury; but the shook
cssoned BY the destruction OF her son. added pre-
vious debility had ferus though daugerous effect
upon her The unfortunate lad nsmed after his
grandfather, Governor Benjamin Pierce Throughout
TIE whole OF this holrd scene General Pierce
the most admirable presence of mind
The party in the immediate vicLage of General Pierce
siNelr sxcep.iOn of
out much injury. The General accompanie by Pro
fessor Packard, one Of bis family connections and when
the car was thrown Of ne engaged In conversation
with Mr. foupg the superintendent of the mills at
Lawrence.
MIR. Newell, of West Cambridge, severely injured
internally and ope OF his ribs was broken. Mr.. Newell
vas on his way to Lawrence to visit his SON Mr G. 8
Newell and it was eroneousy stated the instead of
the father, was Injured.
MIR. Bailey, of Lawrence had his leg broken, and re-.
ceiycd other severe injuries, He well attended In
Andoyer
Mr. Kittredge, of Pelham, H., had his leg broken;
three OF four others what bruised ana few OF
the passengers escaped partial injury The conductor
vino was standing at the back par. OF the fell
and received slight cut the forehead by coming in
contact with the back Of seat.
The car was badly discovered 1t belonged to the Con-
cord RailIead Company, and was deemed as perfect
any on the road.
The Bottom Courier Of the TIN inst, says Gen
Pierce accompanied by his wife and left this city
Wednesday afternoon and passed the night at Andover
They had been here to attend the funeral Of the
Lawrence, and their journey home when the &C.
cden happened Gen Pierce and bis wife returned to
Andovtr yesterday afternoon and remained there last
night Mrs Pierce being too feeble to proceed Master
Pierce was about eleven years old and being only
naming child Was OF course object OF great endear
ment to his parents He Of slender frame, but
The President and Superintendent of the Boston and
Maine Railroad upon hearing Of the accident proceeded
with special train Of oars with two ply cisns to An
dover Thsre were also several physicians present from
and was done for the comfort OF the
Tho brakeman Michael Donnavan on the injured
Caln. Eau narrow He in the act tan.