The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-17
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Serious RNiLrO0G accident.
Three Persons Killed and Nine
teen Injured.

BOSTON, June 16--A special dispatch to the
Journal reports fearful accident on the Yer
mont and Massachusetts, railroad, between
Royalston and Athol to-day. il train going
West broke through a bridge. Mr. johnson Of
Fltchburg, and two others were killed. John
Murphy was seriously wounded; William Ell
lot, bag gage MASTER also seriously injured; A.
Z. DoOlittle of Gardner, leg broken; A. s.
Whltccmb, mail agent, seriously wounded
Miss L: L. Bullock of Royalston, injured in
the head; William Foster, engineer, injured in
the head; Master Theodore jones, head slight
ly injured; p. S. Young, Nettie Whitaker,
Alice B. Mather and Mrs. Sally Fish, slightly
wounded; Jones, fireman, seriously; Mrs
Chas Deane, slightly; Angelina Laters, slight
Iy; Hattie King and infant face hurt r. w.
Waterman, while assisting at the wreck had
his leg hurt. Doctors are on hand and every
attention is being shown the wounded. The
engine and three lars are wreck.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
FrTCHBURG, June 16.-A terrible accident
occurred on the Vermont and Massachusetts
railroad this forenoon. AS the up passenger
train was rounding curve between Athol de-
pot and ROyalston, the engineer discovered a
ha nd-car on the track only few yards ahead
The car stood on what is known as "Long
bridge" over Miller's river, which is here SPAN
ned by bridge twenty feet above the water.
The engineer seeing the danger blew the wbis-
tie, reversed the engine aud did all that hui
man power could do to arrest the headlOng
speed of the train, but the warning was too
short and the engine struck the hand-car
throwing the engine from the track and the
conclusion caused the bridge to give way pre-
cipitatating the engine, baggage car and Two
passenger cars into the water. One of the pas
senger cars was by some means thrown under
the baggage car, while the other brought up on
top OF it. Two persons were instantly killed.
one has since died, and several were more or
less seriously. injured. The following is a cor
rect list of killed and wounded: Killed-Geo.
A. johnson, Fitchburg; James O'Connell, In
dian Orchard; Mrs A. Brewer of Boylston, leg
amputated, since died. Wounded-E. o. Brit
ton, FItchburg, roadmaster, back and hip in
shoulder dislocated and bruises about the head
Albert II. Rockwell, express messenger, head
badly bruised; A. S. Whitcomb, mail agent,
slight bruises on the body and it is feared seri-
GUS internal injuries; William A. Foster, en-
gineer, legs badly bruised; II. M. JONES' fire.
man, arm broken and bruised severely about
head; G. Howard, brakeman, skull fractured
Mrs. Joras Turner of RoyaistOn, leg broken
ard other dangerous injuries; Miss Lucy Bull
lock of Royalston, slight bruises about the
head; A: E: Doolittle, leg broken; Miss Jennie
Bruck, badly bruised; B. e. Bartlett of Gro
ton junction. slightly cut in the face; Jerome
Jones (child) of Boston. slight bruises; John
murphy OF Lowell, cut in the leg; Miss Hattie
=. king OF Ashburnham, and a babe, the latter
had its face cut and bruised, but the former
deri9nd, Mass, face bruised Mrs. E. Bullock
OF koyalston, severely. Jared; Mr.. Young OF
Boston, injured about the head and chest; Mr.
Field Of Taunton, Mass, leg hurt.
Upon the receipt of the news of the dreadful
accident in Fitchbury an extra train was at
once despatched, carrying nearly all the ply
sicians and surgeons of the town. and many
citizens, who upon the arrival at the scene Of
the calamity rendered the most efficient aid in
extricating the dead and wounded from the
ruins. They were also assisted by citizens and
surgeons from Athol, Orange and others towns
in the neighborhood. 1t is considered almost
and injured, and it is probable that had not the
water been quite shallow at this point many
would have been drowned
+. Il. Morse, the section master, who was in
charge of the car, asserts that he made mis-.
take in looking at his watch, and admits that
he was not where he ought not to have BEEN
The conductor and uninjured passe ogers rem
dered all the assistance in their power in con-
veyng the bodies of the dead and wounded in
their arms to the other train, in which they
were taken to AthOl, and are receiving every
attention. 1t is stated that the trains will run
as usual Tomorrow afternoon.
THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE.
There will be general suspension of bust
ness In this city tomorrow, the 18th of June,
being legal holiday in commemoration of the
battle of Bunker Hill. The day in Charles
town will be observed as usual by public patri-
otto demonstrations.
HARTFORD AND ERIE.
The House to-day concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Boston, Hartford & Erie
aid bill, added some further amendments which
carries the bill again to the Senate.