The Portland daily press., 1871-08-29
The Eastern Railroad Disaster.
INTERESTING STATEMENTS,

The Boston Journal of last evening puts the
| Traveller at twenty-five. The number injured
is stated to be about forty. The Traveller says
1t is reported that just as the express was
leaving the Boston depot Superintendent Pres
colt called the agent, Mr.. Lunt, up to his side
and said,
".The Beverly accommodation train was ten
minutes late"
"Yes, sir"
"Theu tell Brown (the engineer of the ex.
press) to look out and not run into it."
And Mr.. Lunt did as directed. But not sat
isfied with that, the Superintendent again call
ed him just as the train started.
did you see Brown and tell him ?" he ask
ed
eyes, sir" was the answer.
A moment later the lights on the rear end O
the Pullman car were twinklng through the
mist beyond.
THE ENGINEERS STATEMENT.
The station master and the conductor of the
accommodation train claim that the red Ugh
was at the mast head, and the two signal Ian.
terms at the rear of the train, to keep back and
this statement is corroborated by numbers of
people living in the vicinity, who say the lights
we're plainly perceivable half mile down the
track. The engineer and fireman both claim
however, that the weather was so thick that
they could not see them, and they supposed
the way was clear. The engineer leaped from
the train at the same time with the fireman.
THE FIREMAN's STATEMENT.
The fireman on the Pullman said that after
passing Everett and going at high rate of
speed he was firing up, when he saw the en-
gineer suddenly reverse the engine without
shutting Oft the steam. He knew there was
something wrong and Immediately jumped es-
Gaping with only few bruises.
AN Ex-ENGINEER's STATEMENT.
A gentleman who said be was formerly al
gineer on the road, stated that he was on board
the Pullman train and knew that they were
close upon the accommodation. He felt ner-
vous about it as did some of the rest of the pas
sengers. When passing Everett the train
slackened speed, hut soon after put on full
head OF steam, and was going at the rate of 40
miles an hour when the collision occurred. he
said that the whistle of the train and the crash
were simultaneous.
STATEMENT OF MIR. CHAs. T. STORY.
Charles I. Story, of the firm of Charles 7.
Story & Co., 121 Shawmut avenue, with his
wife and little daughter, was on his way to
Beverly to visit some friends and took passage
on the accommodation train:
1 went to the Eastern railroad station on Sat-
urday evening in time to take the z. Is accom-
mediation train for Beverly. There was large
number OF passengers waiting for the same
train, and great deal of impotence was man
ifested because it was so late. 1t was quar-
which was to go out again. A grand rush was
made for seats, and they were filled 20 quickly
that we could not get seats together. We were
in the first passenger car, the third from the
rear, near the door, L sat in the seat with
gentleman whom l supposed to be season
ticket holder from the fact that the conductor
merely nodded to him when he took up the
tickets. held my little girl in my arms, and
my wife sat in the seat directly behind me with
another lady whom did not know. The aisles
N hn nnrC l.
ed Somerville there was a stop, and the whistle |
sounded. liz was something unusual and Gre
aoeu eood deal of excitement in the car. The |
WIN winuows We're all showed up, and the passen-
E s iooked out. The conductor, who was tax |
ing up TICKETS called out, "Please keen vour |
seats; there is no dangeri' The woman who
was s'tt,hg with my wife appeared good deal |
ana SAID, There is something wrong about the |
tral9;; l know there is something going to hap |
tleman In the seat with me put his head out of |
The window. aud said, "The express train 10
behind US; can see it," The passengers ali
eemed to feel nervous, as if they had some
,r- montion of what was coming. We made the
ocular stop at Revere and had just got under
way, moving very slowly, when the crash came
Although the window was open, did not hear
he whistle. The shock threw down some who
we're standing in the aisle, and also threw my
hid out of my arms. l always supposed that
n a collision of the kind the blow came like
49,, .oiap anu was over, DuI Hore ~ was
Ong, grinding crash, lasting, it seemed to me,
;rsy I'VE seconds. instantaneous with the
ma sensation the lights were extinguished, |
me oam the cars it was total darkness. Some
Ne afraid y, o9 r, The danger is all over-don't
'ver one ,n The passengers were trampling
nent and i caIIed IN their fright and excte-
e econ it seemed ii they Won Wof h For
nect but at the next instant a ma nave some
he SGtf snDusss 1.-THE car IN a snd
ot out at last. My wife had faintod we all
Ter on the grass, telling my little girl 70 lald
y her while helped the others rescue the heinz ni