The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-11

The Accident ON the Boston and Maine
Railroad.
MORNING. OcIobcr II, 1855

The Accident ON the Boston and Maine
| Railroad.
The Boston Traveller of Monday afternoon con-
t,ns an account of the fatal accident the above
| named road, on that morning:
| serions and fatal railroad accident occurred
upon the Boston and Maine railroad this afternoon
Inc seven o'clock train from Haverhl had Just left
Meifosc AMI was about halt way between that place
ana Maiden. going at rather reduced sI,ced when
cow. which was at the side of the track suddenly
jumped upon the track in front of the engine and
snnost oetore the engineer could shut OFF steam,
collision occurred
The effect of this collision was TO throw the engine
and baggage ear from the track The engine after
running a short distance, fell down an embankmcnt
"' aoou' = dozen feet The baggage was upset
al 'e othor side of the track and 4 short dis
tanee ON the seepcrs, but only slightly injured
4 nc engineer of the train, Mr. Langley cscaped
| INJURY The fireman. Mr.. Geo Richards had both
iegs crushed and will not probably survive 4
hrakeman named A Staples. formerly baggage
master ON the Saugus Branch Railroad, had n leg
crushed en-. They We're both brought to this CITY
ana taken to the Hospital where DR. Townsend
expressed the opinion that Richards could not re-
so.ei. ~ AmPutation IN his case was not therefore
a'tcihpteL IN the case of Mr.. Staples il was post
ponod until he had recovered somewhat from tho
shock of the accident
The most sad and lanentable part of the affair.
however was tne death of two well-kuown ex-
prcsslaen, viz, Mr.. Chas Richardson of the Uayer
mt aud Dir. l.. Abbott of the Andoyer EXPRESS
lhey We're both in the baggage car and were in
s.anfaneoluy crushed to death in the upscttinr of
the car. Mr. Richardson leaves wife and child
Mr. Abbott teavesa wife only, having buried his
only child last week. Mr. Richardson has hecn
running about six, and Mr. Abbott for about four
year '''
Mr. John kimball, a brakeman of Hayerhiil had
one leg broken. This comprises all that were
known to have received injury The passengers
al escaped injury, though they were greatly
frightened. One female attempted to get out of q
car by the window, but was held back A passcn
ger informs lis that he noticed that there was fence
at one side Of the track, but that in one place the
bars were broken down
Mr. Reuben Gleason ofthe Reading Express was
IN the baggage at the time of the accident and
jumped out He badly injured but had mo
bones broken, and will be out probably. in a short
time He stated that the deceased exrressmnn
were standing at the tune of the accident near the
door OF the car, and were thrown out mhen the car
upset. lhe engine was somewhat broken.
No ono can easily explain in what manner the
engineer escapcdnjurv going down as he did with
the engine sixth person employed on the road
was injured, but not seriously
DIR. j. ~ Wood, of Boston city was on board of
the tram, and rendered all the assistance TO the
wounded Ill his power. He says that the accident
was caused by dog driving bull from the bushes
upon the track Immediately in front of the engine
both the bull and dog were killed
The fireman, it is stated, was so jammed in
among the machinery of the engine that il WAS
nearly half an hour before he was rescued The
track was also torn up, and the ends of the ears
were somewhat broken.