The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-21

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lie Nssmont and Ma us rs ta4t
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unforiuuai, aoc.atlt alaaui ialf past 10
O'Clock. a Laug Bridge lHiaesa
Re-, aston and Aihol beng alH.gst
completely wrecked ~ 4 collision g5b
a hand car Ii seems that air 81 srss fhs
section mastr mi-tooi the aaur iatie
"a Is lis watch. aud thinking THAT rs
bad ample tam, o. 10 "a R91Hslua l.-
fore toe ifain nom Boston mutgl
there, started with one man ua Il hand
ear from A,aol 81 that direction. A
sharp curve IN ,he road 0u the Royals.
ton side u Milles uNtr prevented iHm
from seeing DE lrsfn aileh was ap-
preaching at ia3i speed uati ua en-.
tered tie bridge "a 9uo end, the Tram
entering lie other eud about tie same
time Tie eugmoe.ul Tie train bal
inst gone To the front end Of the ea-
gine, leaving las engine ~ charge VI
the fireman, who, seeing the baud car,
whistled down brakes, but !, wGs
too late. The section men jumped from
tie hand car aud caught ia the braces
Of the bridge, just as the engine struck
tic ear, completely delaai,tng il In
siantly, an non bur GA he haa can
canght under ihe eupnc, throwing It
from tie track Tie wheels Of the en-.
gine displaced tlo timbers # the bridge
and the baggage ear when it came 10
the weakened spot, fell through into
the nyer below The first passenger
car followed, III such way that its
fiont end shot under the rear end Of
the baggage car The second passen-
ger car fell cudvse, remaining in SO
nearly perpendicular position as its
wrecked condition would allow. The
last car did not 90 down, the forward
truck only falling through the bridge.
After the cars had gone down, the
engine was pulled down backward, the
tender falling FIRST, then the engine
going down leaving the forward end OF
The frame caught il the bridge Tie
engineer beng OH the front of his en-
CINE, did not fall into the river but re.
ceiyed cuts on his lip and right knee
III the collision. He immediately went
into the river and with what assistance
he could got, commenced throwing wa
ter on the heated portions Of the en-
CINE, continuing tail ali danger from
fire was passed But for his prompt
ness and courage, the bridge would
have taken fire and the calamity would
haye been aggravated in fearful de-
gree
THE BILLED AND WOUNDED.
Most OF the passengers il the last
car escaped with slight scratches and
bruises, but those in the other cars
were mangled in horrible manner
-Four persons were fatally injured, the
list being as follows Mrs Brewer Of
noyniston, an aged lady who died
shortly after being taken to the Meth
odist church III Athol; johnson, u man
who sold popped corn on the train, kill
Cd instantly; Conner, a laboler going
from Lowell 10 the Hooeac tunnel, who
was dead when taken from The wreck
and Mrs Jonas Turner oi Royalston,
who suiicrc ! a compound fracture OF
the right leg near the ANGLE, aud was
also injured on The head and internal
ly She survived the accident but a
few hours
Tie Wounded, who number about
twenty, were IL NJ, Jones, fireman,
compound fracture Of wrist and cut in
the face and arm; a. S Whilcomb, mai
agent, two ribs brokcn George NJ.
Howard, brakeman, injured severely
llr tie head aud internally: 4 O. Doo-
little I Gardner leg broken; YIN. NJ
III tt baggage master, limit severely;
MIS- Levi Nheeler,Eeverely il tue head
i II. Rockwell, express messenger, cut
OYER tie rigit eye; Miss L. l.. Bullock
u koyulon, injured on the head; NJ.
VI Feid 81 Taunton; T. s. Young Of
Boston; MIS- Charles Dean of Sunder-
land John Murphy Of Lowell; John
Murphy, "a, Of Lowell; Miss Emily
Sib!ey Of Aihol, Miss Jennie Bruce OF
Royulston; William A. Foster, en-
rgincer, lip and right knee; Mrs Ellen
King aud infant child; Master Tbeo-
dore Jones; head slightly injured; Net.
tie Whitaker, Alice b Mather sally
Fish and Angeline Eaters Alost Of
the ten last mentioned we're not se-
uously injured.
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