The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-13
Another Sad Railroad Accident-Two Men
killed-Mnny Injured.

llycm the Boston Traveller, sept H.
sad accldent occurred this morning on tue Boston
Maine Railroad In front OF sweeers Grove for
merly known Bancroft's Grove, mile hey cnd the
The early train from Lawrence, which arrives here
usually about quarter before eight Just passing the
spot Indicated when the for ward axle OF the rear truck
of the tender broke and IN the baggage
precipaied from The track into the joining hollow
The locomotive remained the track and the passen-
ger received shock by which Il was thrown
the track petition. None OF the paseen-
gey glad 70 learn, injured though o;
mis- car was CO npicely smashed TO pieces with every
thing IL contained One Of the men killed the
spot being most horribly rangled; another died while
beng exricatxd, and dozen more were more or less
injured.
three pcrsons we're carried to the hospital in this city
viz-Isaac Martin, Of twenty one who has Iece.s
internal injuries from which there IS very little hope Of
bis recovery AuAa S,aver, who has his hack broken
hish up and who cannot survive very long Judging from
experience In similar cases, and third, A. =. Reyes
The latter has his leg badly broken, but unless other
injuries make tbemseveS apparent, be viii psoba
and the later In the new building below They are 10
the OF Drs. solomon Townsend and H. = Clark
ssed by Drs Hail, Curtis, WIN Tbo-naike and o;hers.
Drs Wakefield, Barry and spauiding oil Of Reading
Immediately called.
The physians remained on the ground 70 attend 70 the
wounded. A. soon AZ the accident vas Known, two o.
three hundred persons assembled ready 70 al
IL addton 70 The dcaiis Of tho aocden, already pub
mhed. have obIa.ned further facts az the locally
where the affair The ats d the cat
trophe s~iio1s than hrs supposed
lhe train composed OF one baggage aud
s.pgcr the former contained twenty Eve persons
eli Of whom more or less Injured. several whose
pamcs omit escaped with bruises and aesh wounds
II u remarkable that nearly all n the passenger
twenty I've thirty 10 number escaped without other
injury than q few bruises and fright.
Al IN the baggage car were repair men " or labor
crs VINO wtre gong 10 their work the new bridge 10
siopebam, where the county road g being laid. The
train under the charge Of Conductor Daniel Sason
warren Wright, engineer, and Franklin Fisher, fireman
The locomotive Hinkley v~ attached 10 the ,-ain
The axle Of the car on the rght hand Or the tender
broken near whesl and this falling upon the ira tx
Wa the immediate oi the disaster. II appears
the road 10 good running order, and tina,
us,a reca1hons were observed ~ tho having charged
Wien thirteen miles below lawrence, and within
enc nile from the station al Reading the axle broke
Tho bsggsge which thrown down the en-.
ban menl feet, contained the following persons
aborers under The supervision Of ~ D. Abbctt-who
tie second passenger carsnd twelve others be.
lonvine AZ two o,hsr rsngs OF vorgmsn porrs faar
nsrd (Irtskman) was killed. he forty i've years Of
age, ard caves wife and Aree children, who 1--we In
Richard Burrs lAnercan) q car reparer rrvu Boston,
also Killed. lie was about airiy years " age, and
lesws ~le and ,wo children, Who reside IN Lawrence
Hs family are rov cutie ~
bal Ksy,s, an American resident Of Aadover. vas
very badly hurt, bet thought bones broken
and that be I'll recover. rs spine =, horever
bruRed.
Patrick rorisr'y. who lives ia lawrence, was some
jane. keith An Irissman Who has family IN law.
had an arm erosen, and aso received severe
lury urcn The bead.
francs = pssho, an American resident OF Andovcr
ssed about s1iy years and ono layer
very badly though BOT fatally Injured. lie received
revere confusion on i5e head
Ae tas q family m Lawrence. Bis son, augustus
PARIS, sboaI twenty years Of ace, also received injuries
upon The head.
Pasrck Barrock. an irishmsn, from lawrence, was
seriously injured. He has a family IN lawrence.
Mrhsei NcCarty was also seriously injured.
JAMES Knghs . bssgsge master, who was standing
afou the platform between the tender and baggage car
Il the ue of The accident thrown into sand bank
bit provientay vas not killed, or very seriously
wounded. Ills escape from Instant death vas almost
miraculous
niehael Dowd, q tndover very badly hurt. 10
q a MARRIED man. raniel Harrigan, John Adams, VIM.
HON. - Bu,terneld John Donovan and Others were
slightly injured
Fortunately The forward PASSENGER car was nearly IN
oocuyed Tie d the 10rn up and The car
nearly demo sbed.
passenger describes the accden, IKE the shock OF
collsion q two trains
nv me exer,lors a Cap, whittier road master the
trek vns cleared IN less than three hours
Hal the actident oscuYred twenty rods further on the
cars would have BEEN pfec sied Gown az embankert
Il twenty Eve isei, sta rany would lave been killed