The Portland daily press., 1871-08-28
List Of The Victinas IN Full!
What an Eye Witness Says.

Especial Despatch by International Line.l
CHELSEA, Mass, Aug. 27.-Coroner Forsyth
of this city and a jury have to-day reviewed
the scene of the late railroad accident at Re
we're, but their verdict will not be given until
tomorrow. 1t is reported in this city that the
accommodation train had no signal light on
the rear car. The night was very dark. There
is slight curve just west of Revere station,
and west of this curve the road is straight for
miles. 1t seems probable from this fact that
the report about the omission of the signal
lights is true. An additional casualty-amOng
the killed was the Rev. DR.. Ezra s. Gannett
of Arlington street Unitarian Church, Boston.
He was 80 years DID, and much loved and re-
spt cted in this vicinity G.
ITO Associated Pressl
BOSTON, Aug. q. The appalling railroad
slaughter at Revere last night causes intense
excitement to-day. Large crowds have visited
the scene of the disaster The railroad officials
have cleared away the debris and ruins, and
the road is in running order again. At the
time of the collision the accommodation train
for Beverly had its red signal lights behind and
the red signal light was hoisted at mast head
OF the signal post for the express to hold up,
which it did at Everett, but subsequently pro.
ceeded. 1t was under full headway. When
near Revere station the engineer evidently not
being aware Of the proximity of the Beverly
train until perhaps within sixty rods of it. He
then Thistled down brakes, but not soon
enough to avert the calamity. Some of those |
in the rear part of the accommodation train |
heard the Ominous whistle but too late to es-
cape. On came the express train with great |
velocity, and the engine struck the rearmost |
car full in the csntre and forced its way in, tel
escope fashion, two-thirds of the length of the |
car. The smoke-stack was instantly knocked |
Oft aud the boiler penetrated all OF the distance
named into the rear car, the rear part of the |
latter being smashed into Thousand splinters.
the debris being thrown out on either side of
the engines tender. Of the rear half of the
car not fragment as big as house window
could be found. Tho fore part of the engine
was literally demolished, its pistons bent and
its rods broken. The car was crowded with
people, every seat being occupied and many
standing in the aisle. Among these the loco
motive rushed as quick as a flash, just as the |
Beverly train had started mangling and kill
ing in the most frightful manner. But this |
was not the only and perhaps not the worst |
visitor the unfortunate passengers had. SIM
ultaneOusly with the collision the head cap of |
the boiler was broken and in an instant the |
wretched sufferers were shrouded in a cloud of |
Kissing steam and deluged with boiling water.
which brought instant death to many of the |
wounded and will prove fatal to others who |
had probably not been otherwise seriously in-
iured. The lamps spilled their contents, and
fire here, if any, was undoubtedly extinguish-
ed by the water and steam. Although the
beverly train was just moving when the COLI
sion took place, this motion did not prevent in
jury to the cars in front of the last one, The
coupling between the two rear cars broke and
the platforms of all of them were jammed up
together, the smoking car overlapping the bag
gage car, and rods and timbers were inextrica.
bly, mixed and interviewer. Fortunately the |
entanglement was no, SO great but that the |
passengers succeeded in getting out quite |
speedily. Happy was it for them they did so, |
for the kerosene oil lamps were upset and their |
contents spilled upon the upholstery and in an
instant the smoking car was in blaze. The
flames travelled with great speed from one car
to another until three of them we're enveloped
in fiery flames. These were subsequently NOV.
ed up the track half dozen rods and allowed
to burn until nothing was left for fire to feed
upon. An effort to put them out was prevent
ed and the flames were useful in lighting up
the dreadful scene In the rear and facilitate the
services for the wounded. The work of rescu-
ing victims was at once commenced, aid being
soon furnished from Chelsea, Charlestown and
oto 1ofa hon, f-n. Daa%
and physicians. The Forest Hose Company
just returned from an excursion to Providence,
were promptly on the ground having seen the
fire from the burning cars. Dozens of poor
creatures were jammed with wood and iron
work ana could not get out. The axe was ap
piled vigo- ously and soon rope was applied to
the sides of the car and all the remaining frame
work was pulled asunder. The dead and man
gled bodies were taken out carefully and speed
lily and placed on the platform or in the depot
Some were pierced with splinters, some had
arms and legs broken, while others were man
ged beyond recognition. Many, in fact the
majority, of the dead were apparently free
from bruises but the peeling skin and deathy
pallor which overspread the flesh told plainly
that steam and scalding water had been fright
fol and effective agents of death.
The following is the list of killed and persons
who have died up to the present time: Harriet
f. Shattuck, Charles B. Shattuck her son, Su-
san F. Cheney, VIM. FL. Jeffreys, all OF Lynn; !;
E. T. Sanborn, Providence, died at Marine
Hospital; Ella Pearson, James Burns, Lynn;
Ernest S. Merrill, Danvers; Hervey A. Foster,
Miss Foster, his sister, William H. Emerton,
Providence; George w. Bancroft, of firm of
c. c. Farwel & Co., Peabody; Rev. S. r. Ma
son, ID. D., Cambridgeport; Thomas Bancroft,
of firm of Parington & Bancroft, Lynn; Rev.
Ezra S. Gannett, d. D., Boston; Aaron Erick-
son, Swampscott; Richard Fitzpatrick, un-
known: +. G. Swallow, Swampscott; VIM. A.
Self, Beverly; Mrs. z. G. Jasper, unknown; |;
John B. Wells; Mary A. Crowley, died at Mas
saohusetts Hospital; and two bodies unrecog-
nized, making "a. Rev. DR.. Gannett was on
his way to Beverly, where he was to preach to-
day.
Wounded in Massachusetts General HOspit-
al: John Buckley, aged 20, Beverly, face and
| chest scalded; Fred Browning, 23, Salem,
| hands and face; Edward Williams % Lynn
face and hands; Stephen o. Thayer, Newton,
| face and hands; John B. BATHS, 46, Salem face
and hands; Anna Foley, 20, Boston; Eliza
Hatch, %. Charlestown. In City Hospital
| Frederick Fitzpatrick, Cambridgeport COM
pound fracture of arm; Jefferson Portland,
| arm badly broken; John B. Wells, Boston,
since died; Mary Ann Call, Salem, injured in
chest: Mary Crowley, Boston; since died Geo.
j. Hill, Lynn; Frank Davis, Charlestown, in
| jared not fatally; Frank b. Cotting, Treasurer
of the Grundy Company, face scalded; Ed
and hands scalded; VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Jr.
firm of Bailey jenkins & Garrison, wool deal
ers, scalded, not dangerously. There are many
others distributed in various places, of whom
| we are unable TO get the names.
| A coroner's jury was summoned by DR.. j. B
Forsaith of Chelsea, who viewed the bodie. and
| adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at three
o'clock. The total number injured was he
tween 80 and 40, most of whom are likely tt
| recover. The dead were removed from thu
| scene of the accident this afternoon. DR.. Gan
nett was recognized to-day at noon, and wal
killed by bis chest being crushed. He was
we'll known as pastor of Arlington st. Church
and formerly colleague of the late DR.. Chan
ming, man whose loss will be severely felt b.
the community. DIR. Mason of Cambridgeport
was also man of note and greatly beloved b.
his congregation (Baptist), leaving void tina
cannot be easily filed. Public sentimen
throws the fearful responsibility npon the con
ductor and engineer of the express train. Tb
engineer escaped with few bruises by jump