The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-07-14

The ,srse humber Of unfortunate creatures
who still remained wedged between the for.
ward care, some still alive and others dead
In removing the cars, Mrs. Robinson's body
was literally torn TO pieces, but in the Effort
20 recover those in whom life still remained,
10 became necessary 10 disregard the dead.
On all the platforms Of the wrecked cars
the destruction OF life and limb was i'm
mense. and the cars being so closely wedged
together ], was utterly impossible for more
than an hour to relieve any Of them, al.
though che screams of the sufferers caused
the most superhuman exertions Tor their
succor. ...... .I 81
On the platform ut the head Of the ex.
cursion train four men were caught by the
fore-part Of The engine, two OF whom were
instantly killed, and the other two were ias,
by their limbs, suffering the most excrulia.
ting agony and almos, roasted by the smoke
pipe Of ,he locomotive. They both tainted
from exhaustion before they could be res
cued, requiring more than an hour OF inces-
sant labor, and one Of them subsequently
died. '' "a ha' f'.
Two or three were instantly killed also
on the front Platform OF the York train.
one OF whom was Benjamin slerryman' the
baggage m,st"r, who met death standing
manlully ut his pest ut The break, endeayor-
Ing TO check the destruction.
The shrieks OF the women and children
over the bodies Of their husbands and ia
theirs, and over the wounded. was enough TO
appal the stoutsst heart. Several Of those
who were crushed on the platforms had their
wives with them, whose appeals for their
rescue was inccs.ant. The wife Of Martin
Boyd was compelled to stand and see her
husband die from hea, and exhaustion and
his body subsequently lie for an hour ON the
near of the firebox OF the locomotive.
Another wife was waiting over The multi
ated body Of her husband. AMI censuring
herself tor having persuaded him. against
has better Judgment, to Join IN the excursion
An infant, about seven months old, in the
arms Of its mother. was severely scalded
about the head and face, and Walled aud
moaned mos, piteOusly. Several females in
the foremost cur, who tremendously escaped,
were consid. rably scalded, and so covered
with coal dust us TO render il difficult TO
recognize them.
By the side Of The body OF Mrs. Robinson
s'o"o IN "Seu ".'
death, ana accusing hiuise' W n",ng per
suaded her 10 Jo'" IN tne FESTIVAL we also
observed group Of title girls hunting for
their iather ana nrother, one OF "hom they
found mutlated corpse, anu the other Sc
Vere'y woanued. -,
ihe acc'ue,' occurred al ~ m'hu'es paS'
5 o'clock, aud il was half.pa seven O'Clock
before 'he ias' oo"y was aken nom 'ne
wreck. Inc ueau' the uyng ana 'he
wounded, Were s''ewh aooni on me grass,
some OF the bodies horribly man2led, whilst
The broken limbs aud deep gashes IN the
bodies oi The wounded, rendered certain
that many We're Injured beyond recovery
powerfully buiii man, one OF The men
connected win Inc engine, was drawn out
tom the ruins at o'clock, with severe
bodily injury, but The momen, he was re-
heved irom The pressure he became lnsen-
siole, and IN his dying aso"ies ms hody
fairly bounced rom 'he earth
Messengers were sent 10 The city, imme-
dialely alter the accident FOR relief, and
number OF physicians. whose names we
did not ascertain, were soon on The ground,
rs also were a number from the vicinity,
who labored unremillngly TO relieve the
sufIerings of the unfortunate creatures
s'Iewh about.
The trains from the city did not, howey-