The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-28
Especial Dispatch by the International Incl

BATH, Oct. 27.-As the regular 3 o'clock
train from Brunswick, comprising two passen-
ger cars,one baggage and four platform cars was
nearing Bath, when about mile beyond New
Meadows, by the breaking of wheel on the
third platform car, that car and the other cars
behind, were thrown from the track, the bag
gage car falling over an embankment fifteen
feet and instantly killed the baggage master,
Geo. w. Crawford who was at his post at the
brakes, The train presented sad appearance,
the first passenger Car standing upright, the
second lying on its side, and the baggage being
end to the track down the embankment; it was
at least three hundred feet from where the
platform car left the track to the spot where
the wrecked cars stopped The wheel that
broke presented the appearance of having been
defective and of only holding at the ends. The
platform of the baggage car and trunks were
spattered with the blood of the unfortunate
Gro A rannss- .l,A- ;..i.-sI-rrora Solo,
Chin, brakeman, severely injured ABOUT Ine
head; Capt. McLoon. badly; james Riggs, Gill
bert P. Powers, Hugh Tibbetts, John Costigan,
Coleman Flaherty and Mrs. r. D. Blinn, of
Wiscasset. B.
ITO the Associated Press.l
BATH, Oct GA mot distressing and fatal
accdeut occurred this afternoon on the Port
land q Keunebec railroad near Thompson's
Brook, East brunswick. An empty platform
car between the tender and passenger cars was
thrown from the track and down steep en-
bank ment, taking with it the baggage cars,
throwing the rear end of the first passenger
car from the track aud tipping over on its side
the rear one. The conductor at the moment
of the accident sprang for the brak and was
aifa arJc for nd daad han thn
person in the passenger cars was much ipiur-
ed. Those named below were all 10 the bag
gage Car. George w. Crawford, conductor,
was instantly killed, and the following persons
wounded: Capt. E G McLoon, Ba h, badly
cut about the head, but it is hoped not serious
"; John Castiean, Bath, scalp wounds, not
seriously; Hugh S. Tibbetts, Bath. three fin.
gers famed off, shoulder considerably bruised;
Gilbert Powers, Bath, SCALP wounds and leg
bruised; Colmau F'aherty, Bath, thigh and
knee badly bruised; James e Riggs. express
messenger, Bath, scalp wounds. t, eth knocked
in and side bruised; Mrs. r. D Blinu, Wis
casset, slightly injured; daug hter of William
Plummer. Damariscotta, slightly bruised. .
Scion Cahll, brakeman, flesh wounds about
the head; not serious.
LARGE LAND SALE.
BANGOR, Oct. q Probably the largest sale
of timber ands ever made IN this State was
the auction sale TO-DAY by the executors of the
will of the late Hon. Rufus Dwinel. One
hundred and sixty thousand acres were sold at
an amount exceeding Two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars The prices ranged from one
dollar twenty-five and one-balf cents to three
dollars sixty Der acre. The largest purchasers
were Hou. Fl. e Prent'ss of this city and
Henry Poor and Son of Bost y; the purch lses
OF the former amounting to 0O00 and Of the
latter TO $36 coo. The sale was largely attend
ed, the BIDDING spirited and the prices highly
satisfactory.
Weather very cold aud raining heavily to-
night. There was a snow storm at Dover yes
terday.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
GARDINER, Oct. 27.-The annual session of
the Grand Div sion of Sons OF Temperance of
Maine was held here this even ng. The Order
was reported to be in very -four shing condi-
ton and increasing in number rapidly through
out the State.
CONVENTION OF YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AS
ISOLATION.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 81 The fifth annual conven-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian Association
met here to-day aud will continue through to-
morrow. Some of the most promine MT
workers in this field of religious activity both in
and out OF the State are here. The exercises to-
day have been very interesting and the session
promises to be product of much good. There
is VERY large attendance.