Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-30
Terrible Railroad Disaster near
RnSfOu

evening last. 1t was at a station named
Revere, better known perhaps North
Chelsea and by it twenty seven persons
were killed, and nearly fifty wounded, some
of them SO seriously that death must be the
final result The accident causing this
fearful slaughter resulted from the Pullman
tram or Portland Express dashing into the
Beverly Accommodation Train which was
running ahead although nearly a half hour
behind its time
We give below such material facts III
regard to the collision, and how 1t occurred,
as have come 10 hand. 1t seems the evening
Accommodation Train should have leit
Boston at 4j but delayed starting until
8 4j by reason o. the Iatcncss OF u train due
from the military camp at Swampsc"tr- Ii
was thus full half hour behind ITS time.
The tram consisted Of baggage ear, smoking
car and three passenger cars, the four last
being crowded, even 10 the platform The
conductor seemed To have some fear that an
accident might occur, as he stopped the train
near Someryille 50 long that the passengers
became excited and some of them left the
care
The Pullman train, or Portland express,
left the station on time, at exactly eight
0 clock, Il Little more than ten minutes
behind the accommodation, stopping only AZ
SJmcrgille just before reaching Everett Is
siacoened speed, as if TO give the Beverly
| train an opportunity TO get out Of the way
At tdis POINT, according 20 the statement OF
passengers on the accommodation, it was so
near as TO be plainly seen. he acc1mmOda.
( ton train had reached Revere, made It's stop,
and had lust commenced moving away from
the station when the express came rushing
over the track with terrific speed, crashing
into the rear car OF the train, the locomotive
passing TWO thirds Of the way through the
car. carving everything before it, crushing
and scaiding nearly every passenger, ana
/ killing Il. teen outright. Seven more died
within tie next four hours. and i've died
during yesterday.
The shock overturned aad broke the
( kerosene lamps IN the smoking and baggage
cars, and almost Ins;antane0u-iy the former
was in a blaze, lighting up The scene and
revealing the horrors winch moment before
had been hidden by the darkness. Tue
flames spread to the two passenger cars IN
| front OF the one telescOped, running with
almost the rapIdIry Of light over the varnlsL-
! cd surfaces, and deiylug every attempt at
putting them out. The cars were moved
farther down the track beyond the bridge
and allowed to consume, wnIle all turned
their attention toward the rescue 81 the
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