Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-31
DREADFUL ACCIDENTI
GREAT Loss OF LIFE!
Fro,,, t,o nat-o,. voo No.. a.. 90


came in collision, at five minutes past a. M,
on Friday, with gravel train, short distance
OF Baptist Creek, Canada West; The loss Of
life that ensned was very great.
The passenger train-of which Mr.. q. T.
Nutter was conductor and Thomas Smith,
engineer,-left the Suspension Bridge at the
usual time on Thursday afternoon. The train
consisted of four first class, two second-class,
and two baggage cars, and had on board
large number of passengers.
Sundry occurrences delayed the train so
that when it left London it was about hours
behind time.
A few minutes past 5 o'clock, when near
Baptist Creek, the passenger train, which was
proceeding at the rate Of about 20 miles an
hour, came in collision with gravel train
which was backing towards the east at the
rate of 10 or u miles an hour. The gravel
train was composed of 10 cars, heavily loaded
with wet gravel. The shock produced by the
collision was tremendous The sacond class
cars were smashed into atoms, and nearly eV-
cry person in them killed or dreadfully lnJur-
ed. The first frst-class car was also badly
smashed and most OF the passengers III the
front part of it met with the same fate as the
passengers in the second class cars,
The scene presented after the collision was
a horrible one. IntermiXed with the trag-
ments of the broken cars, dead bodies lay IN
profusion, many of them mangled i'll the most
dreadful manner; while from out the heap of
ruins proceeded the groans and shrieks OF the
wounded
The passengers who were so fortunate as to
escape uninjured Immediately set to work to
draw out the wounded and the dead from the
heap Of ruins in which they lay. AT IL o.
clock, a. M, the bodies of twenty five men,
eleven women and ten children, had been
brought to light, and it was supposed that
from ten to twenty others yet remained to be
discovered. Twenty-one men and twenty
women and children were found to be badly
iniured--many of them fatally. Several of
the dead were crushed out of all human shape,
presenting heart sickening sight.
The two second-claSs cars, which bore the
main brunt of the collision, were filled with
emigrants, mostly Germans. The first first
class car number of the inmates of which
were killed and Others wounded also contain
ed some emigrants.
The second, third land fourth frst-class cars
were somewhat injured, and some of the pas
sengers received some injuries, but none, we
understand, of dangerous character.
In the opinion of the passengers, no blame
attaches to either the conductor or engineer of
the passenger train. The train was thrown
behind time by a series of unfortunate circum-
stances over which its officers had no control,
and every measure was taken by them to guard
against the occurrence of accident.
From all the facts we have been able to as
certain, the fault of the accident rests upon
Waterman, who fell asleep upon his post, and,
on waking, informed the master of the gravel
train that the passenger train had passed.
Surprising this to be the fact, the gravel train
started, and in a short time came in collision
with the passenger train. Two men on the
gravel train were killed.
Among the passengers on the express train
were'THoMAs f. MEAGHER and 0. A. Brown.
SON.
The following is a list of the killed, as TAX
ell from the minutes of the Coroners:
l. j. b. Bod6sh, of Batavia, N. Y, going
to Galesburg, Michigan; had on his person,
$27,2
2. P. Gallagher.
8. Young woman, name unknown; had on
fur gauntlets, gloves, and black silk bonnet,
with artifcials.
4. Man, name unknown.
5. Woman, with dead infant; had on per-
son, two keys husband said to be No. 4.
6. Child of No. 5.
Z. F. Robinson, per receipt in book had
$lO7, 80 in gold, and SO in silver.
s. John Martin, Brakeman on passenger
train had So and key in pocket.
g. Robert Thornton, (his wife badly in
jured.)
Henry Mason, brakeman on gravel train
$2,4O in pocket.
IL. 7. p. Sawin had watch on person
had lived IA years in Chatham.
II. Female, unknown had on red dress,
lace collar, and gloves.
l3. Young girl, named Mary Kingston,
an orn
Il. Female, unknown; middle aged; had
earrings.
10. Young man, supposed to be John Davis.
l6. Boy about ten years old, unknown.
II. Boy about IL years old, unknown.
Is. Irving Leslie, brakeman OH gravel train.
10. Middle aged woman, unknown.
20. Charles Robinson, per name on Bible,
on his person had 500 in gold, and 30 cents
in silver.
81. Female child, about two years old, un.
| known.
%. Female child, about 8 years old, I'M
| known.
%. Female, unknown, had ring on finger.
"a. Man, unknown.
25. Jacob Luscher; had due-bill from
| Marshall, Michigan, and 1922 in money.
| 26. Hollister Brace, elderly man had $13
in bills, and $3.50 in coin.
! going to Galesburg, Michigan.
%. Cornelius Cakes, son of No. 81.
20. Orilla Cakes, wife of No. 81.
30. Phillip Barron, per papers found on his
person.
81. Female infant, unknown.
SO. Male child, unknown.
SO. - O'Glidden; had 1928 on his per-
| son.
| 81. Female infant unknown.
35. Unknown woman; had a straw bonnet
| and snuff box.
SO. Ephraim G. Mooer, blind man.
81. Unknown man had $1,000, on his
| person..
SO. Unknown female, with cuffs.
80. Unknown man.
40 Female child, about years old, un-
known.
Al. Michael Fly; had $l2 on his person.
40. Unknown man.
43. Unknown woman.
A. Young girl, unknown; had 1894 on her
person
40. Unknown girl, about l5 years of age.
46. Martha Bodish, wife of No. /.
AZ. Daniel Cakes, cousin of Nos. l and 46.
Twenty four men, eleven women, and six
teen children, are badly wounded, and were
taken to Chatham. A large number of the
passengers, are more or less bruised. A man
by the name of Irving R. Beech, of Dundee,
Yates County. N. Y, is badly buised, but it
is though will get well.
During the episcopate OF Bishop Vain
wright he confirmed 4I27 persons in public,
ordained ~ deacons and - nriests laid 10