Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-29
RAILWAY MASSACRES
FrightfuI Collision near Boston
80 Killed Outright and 40
aeI MangIed.
Battered, Boiled and Burnt
Humanity.
All the Result of Murderous
Negligence.

All the Result of Murderou
Negligence.
BosToN, Aug. ga frightful acct
| dent occurred tonight on the Easter
railroad. at Revere, seven miles from
Boston. The accommodation train start
ed behind time, and while stopping a
the station at Revere, the Portland light
ming express overlook and telescoped it
killing twenty-one passengers outright,
| of whom three were women, and wound
ing forty or fifty more. The cars took
fire, and two or three were consumed.
Most of the wounded were scalded and
and their limbs fractured.
How IL Happened.
BosToN, Aug. "a The appalling rail-
road accident at Revere last night caused
intense excitement to-day. Large crowds
visited the scene of the disaster. The
railroad officials have cleared away the
debris and ruins, and the road is now in
running order again. r--
All the time of the collision the accom-
mediation train for Beverly had its red
signal lights beyond, and red signal
hOisted at the masthead of the signal post
Tor the express to hold up, which it did
at Everett, but subsequently, proceeded,
and was under full Roadway when near
Revere station, the engineer evidently not
being aware of the proximity of the Bev-
erly train, until perhaps within sixty
yards of it. He then whistled down
brakes, but not soon enough to avoid the
calamity. Some of the passengers in the
rear part of the accommodation train
heard the ominous whistle, but to late to
escape.
On Came the Express Train
at a great velocity, and the engine struck
the rear car full in the center, and forced
its way, in telescope manner, two-thirds
of the length of the car.
The smoke stack was instantly knocked
off, and the boiler penetrated all the dis
lance named into the rear Car, the rear
part of the latter being
Smashed into a Thousand SpIInters,
and throwing debris out on either side of
the tender. OF the rear half of the car
not fragment as big as house window
could be found. The forepart of the
engine was utterly demolished, its pistons
bent and its rods broken
The car was crowded with people,
every seat being occupied, and many
standing in the aisle. In among these
the locomotive rushed as
Quick as a FIasb,
just as the Beverly train had started,
mangling and killing in the most frightful
manner.
But this was not the only, and perhaps
not the worst, visitor that the uufor-
tunate passengers had. simultaneously
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
DeIuged with Boiling Water,
which brought instant death to many of
the wounded, and will prove fatal to 9TH
ers who had probably not been otherwise
seriously injured. The lamps spilled their
contents, but the fire therefrom, if any,
was undoubtedly exterminated by the wa
ter and steam.
Although the Beverly train was just
moving when the collision took place, its
motion did not prevent injury to the cara
in front. The coupling between the two
rear cars broke, and the platforms of all
of them were damned up, together with
the smoking car, overlapping the bag
gage car, and the rods and timber were
InextricabIY Mixed and Interviewer
Fortunately the ENHANCEMENT was not so
great but that the passengers succeeded in
getting out speedily.
Happy was it for them that they did SO,
for the kerosene oil lamps upset and their
contents were spilled upon the upholstery,
and IN an instant the smoking car was
In a Blaze.
The flames Travelled with great speed from
one car to another, until three of them
were embraced in their fiery folds. These
were subsequently moved up the track
half dozen rods, and allowed to burn
until there was nothing left. An effort
was at first made to put out the fire, but
this was abandoned, and the flames were
useful in lighting up the dreadful scene in
the rear and facilitating service for the
wounded. The work of
at once commenced, assistance being soon
furnished from Chelsea, Cbsrlestown and,
al a later hour, from Boston. Including
surgeons and physicians. The Frost Hose
Company, just returned from an excur-
sion to Providence, was promptly on the
ground, having seen the fire burning.
Dozens of poor creatures were
IN
with the wood and iron work, and could
not get out. An ak was applied Vigor-
oUsly, and soon a rope was applied to the
sides of the car, and all the remaining
framework was pulled asunder.
The dead and mangled bodies were
taken out carefully and speedily placed
on the platform or in the depot. Some
were
Pinned with SPIinters,
some had arms and legs broken, while
others were msngled beyond recognition.
Many, III fact majority of the dead are
apparently free from bruises, but the peel
ing skin and the deathly pallOr which
overspread the face and flesh told plainly
that steam and scalding water had been a
IflgnIIul anu eHecllVe agent OF uealn.
List of the Killed.
The list CT the dead up to the present
is twenty-four, embracing two unrecog-
nized.
The total number of injured is between
thirty and forty, most of whom will
likely recover.
Rev. DR.. Garrett, one of the killed, was
on his way to Beverly, where he was to
preach to day. DR.. Carrot was recog
nized to-day at noon. He was killed by
his chest being crushed. He was the
well-known pastor of Arlington Street
Church, aud formerly colleague of the
late DR.. Claiming, and man whose loss
will be severely felt by the community.
DR.. Mason, of Cambridgeport, killed,
was also man of note, and greatly be-
loved by his congregation.
Public sentiment throws
A Fearful Responsibility
on the conductor and engineer of the ex.
press train. The engineer escaped with