, 1870-07-17
COLLISION ON THE NORTHERN
RAILROAD.
Cause OF thG GntAsfrophe- TIL
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Costkc OF tho Cnsnssrophc-T The
Killed and Wounded.
CANAAN, n. H., Ju'y l3.-Ehe terrible COLI
sion tllat occurred OH the Northern Railroad to-
day. took place about one mile north Of this
sta1lon. Tho trina that mat were the noon
mail from the Junction and tho forenoon ac-
commodasion from Concord. The former was
in charge of Conductor Darues and the latter
took place at sixteen minutea pact o'clock.
The two trains. wien on time. met at West
Qanaan,,. four miles north Of here. To-
day .ao np-trsin was late, aud
rs 1, i until Il ss sG, ,sss e. T.
Conductor shattuck reIoked his telegram,
sending his message to barnes, at West ca
naan- The message was received Ut Weet
Canaan and repeated back to Mr. fhattuck,
When Mr.. narues, With tho down train, reach
ed West Canaau, he had sayeu minutes in
which to get to Canaan, 4 distance Of i've
miles. His stop At Ne.t Canaau WAS short,
and tho train m.'sed OF quickly. After the
train had got few rods from the
West Canaan statiou, passengers on
board saw man At the station waving 5
PAPER that looked Iike telegram, and
it is reported that one OF tho passengers
pulled tie signal rope. hoping ta stop tho
did not ece the waving signal, aua the train
sent on. One version il that the operator at
West Canaan had finished repeating back Tr.
Shettueks : message to 1It- Daroas jnst as the
down train reached the station. but that he
did not have time to get out on the platform
before tue cars moved away.
Il terrible responsibility rests on some one.
but it IS nuw unknown who ii to hear tho
blame. 4 misunderstanding 0! the kilograms.
OF tho faiinre Of Mr. Narnes tst Eet Mt. Shat :
tuck's second message, WAS tLscaase of tile
difa-tet.
When they met, tho down tram vas going At
| the rate Of probably forty miles an hour, wnilo
lie up train Was proceeding Al much slower
| rate. The trsins were on curve, and some
! ftve hundred yards apart. NJ EAtneA was on
watch with the engineer :. Seeing the mp
| train coming, Al1. Eatnes s.it- Charley, tic
tram is coming," and IL m ehately jumped on
| 1t ia euppoeed that tho engineer reversed Eih
engine. and that he and the tsr man jnr,l"'.l
| or attempted TO leap. froE1 the train Oa I'M
| engine there Was a epats engineer na..l. .
1! Atcl Iur1bnt, OF West Lutaucu.
Er. Grant OF Ccncorl, the engineer Of the
rp train, saw the s1nose OF the down trtju
| above soua buildings, and shouted out to the
haggsge cars to jump for their lives. Al Of
them did 70. when tie trains met. The t~c
engines were ma1e T. completa wreck, mo- hillf
remaining Whole excepting sone drsV1ut
wheels. Portions Of the ehGines were t1.row1
fifteen rods. The first baggage car OH The
down train was completely demolished II.
fortunately No otbsr chr cn either tra Il va.
=auch damaged.
IL soon Is possible tho wreck wss CT :1uined
| Chas. Clark. Of Concord tue engineer OF III
| Iowu train. WAS found to hxve been He'd ou
right His body WAS discovered in ditch
some water, and *as considerably tr.nEle's
lie was about - yearn a3l- and in roln OF fss
| vice war tho Oldest engineer on the -caA. ~
1eares wife a.rl two small childrt ., aud Va
brother Of Cooper Clark.
| %t4%Nt a
der the ruins Of tho demolished luggage Eat
most OF his LIMBS ws1e broken. md he VA
lsd]y hurt in:e1na1lx- He is nov tsnconss'nn
| ii house nsas tho se<ne q the .dcidsut. AZ
il not expected to Eve until meEnlnE. dc
!. apon. 25 years old, unmarried, a7d his htne
| IN Lacouis,
Al1. Aur,Aat ha43 one leg brokeu. A1- Gsat
was badly hsuisel and severely cus, Int "
. not dangerously hart. III. ma fElnprs> ht'
man, OF West Lebanon, VA tsuised about til
head.s E4~Azd Y4rk, Of Veg Lehs11p, fir
man, hal cue thigh broken. 1ilses Summer
OF Concord. paseenge1, HAa injured abo'
the heaa. Two other passengers Narc SCI
outly injured but quite a. number zero CO.
s;5erst,y bruised. Thysici.ns vcre prompt
IN haa3, and tbs tina-heared peoEae Of I
banon did al in their powac;for she relief
, tho sufferers. 1t wAs aborx o click this eve
| irG before tho road coulG oB Eoe eleaF for Il
!. ! paesspg Of t1ains-
Tho damage 10 railroad prppoty il estima
. Cd At Sa5,sou-
section, and crowds Of peoEaS focked to Il
: scene from al ditectleas- The railroad otficar
were cntiang in theS- etfoRts TO relieve L
. 7ounded. Iii Of 2H wcanded people. c
1artiDg Mr. Badger, have been carried sH
; ~ the tEains this eFAninK.