The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-08-31
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Ahahfal railroad disaster osura
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aea, eaata3 br to express traa FROM
Bonou ruan.ag iase ts beverly aceom
mediation saia
a. lAs llme Is tls collision the com.
mgdaea aia faF Beverly lad Dc rs3
agaal gt.s behia1, snd .b5 rel .gHsi
ass boosted Il na4 BEAD 10 signal pos3
Gu ac express io bold up. uhiehi 5idm
Everett bgl subsequently proceeded Il,
was uH8of ran hcadvat when near
Revere aa3on. Tie engineer evidently
500 belae awarr If tic pro m.tg d. he
Beverley train aati w.itln perhaps ix'v
rods oft. uhlsilc3 down brakes but not
soon enough 10 avert the calami Some
81 chose in ihe rear raft af the seeomme-
IaHau train beard tte omiHous Whistle
but too ate 70 escape. On came DE- ca-
press uaia b great velocity, aud tle oa-
gIHe struck tho reagm1st car fulia the
centre and forced iis way Co telescope
fashion lwo.,lirls of the length d Tie
car Tie smoke-aark was iH, sui'y
Euorkea OF aud ihe boiler penetrated alb
" thc distance named ialo the rear car,
he rear part 81 tAc latter being smashed
into d thousand pieces. The fore part Of
De engine was literally demolished. is
pisons bent ud e. rods broken. The
rsr was crowded with people, every seat
being occupied aud many standing iu The
aisle. In among these the locomotive
rushed as quick as q flesh Of lightning
/ just Is he Beverly ,.ain bad started.
ImsHsIiug aud killing IN the most fright
/ ful Mariner. Bot this was not the only
aud perhap, not tho worst visitor tho un-
fortunate passengers had, Simultaneously
wi,h The collision ,he bead cap Of the
boiler was broken and IN on instant the
we chcd sufferers wege sbrouded In q
cloud Of Kissing steam and delayed " n
boiling wa er, which brought instant
death 10 many Of the wounded, and will
4 prove fatal to others who would probably
not have been otherwise injured The
lamps spilled thcif contents and fire here
| if any, was undoubtedly eN mguishcd BY
the water aud steam, Although the
Beverly train was just moting when the
collision took place, 'his motion did not
prevent Injury to the cars Ii front Of the
last one. The coupling between the two
rear cars broke. and the platforms Of all
ofthcm were jammcd up together, the
smoking car overlapping the baggage car
aud timbets were iuexiricably mixed aud
interviewed. Fortunately, he entangle-
ment was not so seat but chat tie pas
,engcrs succeeded in getting out quite
| speedily,
Happily was it fer them that they did
so for The kerosene oil lamps were upset
and their contcns spilled upon the up
holstery, and in an instant the smoking
car was in blaze. The flames Travelled
with great speed from one car another
until three OF them were embraced in
| fiery folds These were subsequently
moved up the track hafa dozen rods and
allowed to burn until there was nothing
left for fire 10 feed upon. The flames
were useful IN Ii htuing up the dreadful
scene in he rear and facilitate services
for The wounded, Work of rescuing vic
inns was at once commenced, aid being
soon furnished from Chelsea, Charles
town, aud at laie hour from Boston, in
Guiding surgeons and physicians.
The Frost Hose Company, just icturn-
ed rom an excursion 10 Providence were
promptly on the ground, having seen
burning cars Dozens Of poor creatures
were jamncd with wood and iron work
aad could not get out, The axe was ap-
! piled vigorously, add soon rope was APP
Piled TO the sides Of the ear and all the re-
maiu,ng fame work was pulled asulder.
The dead aud mangled bodies were taken
out earefi'ly and speedily, and placed on
the platform or in the depot. Some were
pinned with splinters, some had arms
aud legs broken, while others were man
eled. Many, in fact the majority, Of the
dead were apparently free from bruises,
but the peeI.ng slim and the deadly
palor which oycrspread he flesh fold
plainly that steam and scalding water
had becn Ugh fuI aud effective agents Of
death.
Twenty-iour persons were killed out
right aud six more have since died of
their injuries. A coroners inquest is in
session and a universal feeling prevails
that She persons whose negligence caused
the accident should be summarially puu-
isbcl.
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Personal.
Morris Phillips and wife, Of The Home
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