St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-09-01
Dreadful Rail Road Collision.
TTcaty-Scrcn Persons k,Urd.
REV. DE-. GANNETT AND RAY. DE. Ma
son AMONG TIE DEAD.

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it has ever fallen To the duty of a New
England newspaper +" chr"nIclc took
place Saturday evening, ut the STATEN of
Revere on the Eastern Railroad, some
five miles from Boston. This station j.,
perhaps better known To those living oil
the line of ;hc road rs North Chelsea.
| The camp m,cliu% at Hamilton and
Second Bri"adc at :Iwamp~cnu drew
thousands Of extra passengers "v,r thc
road daily, and nccessitatcl tllr runnir"
of extra and special Trains. This. OF
couI>e, created irrr@ularity in lha tart
mo and arrival Of trains.
The cycnIE" accommodation train,
which stops nj Ervclly, Nolan conduct
CT, should leave the PASSENGER station in
ihi, city ut 10; hut owiur 10 the late
ness OF the train du" from the camp.
which was To IrtuIn, it did not start IN
til quarter Of :, Il full half hour behind
time. The train consisted "l ba"@a""
car, smoking car and three PASSENGER ears,
the four last bein" crowded, even t. the
platform. Two cu"inc> were attached To-
the train. The conductor seemed To
| have some fear thai IN accident mimht
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excited and some Of ll.rm lett the clrS.
Tie Pullman tram, ~ Portland cN-
pres. Left the station On time, at exact
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f., az, ,,. 81, III. WAY :, ~. main.
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nm ,I. Accommodation !, v.,s :, nom. -
IN Ir uloi,Iy .c.u TLr or,.,,m,no,I,,i.,,
train h,J ,racLyl Revere. maI,. its .,on
,ul head inst commenced m,v;u, ,y.iv
hum ,h, Station ~ L,n tIr c>nr,-.. Gamma
ru.L;nr o,rr,I,. tract, with t.rr;r;,. .n.'J
,ro.Lin. ir,, H.. ,,.,r ..,r 81 IL. ,r.,;n
the I,,nmnIivc uo,.i,,, t,.,-,j;r,l. ,r ,I..
wov ,Lrouoh the ear ,.,rrv;o.. ti;n..
h.t,r,. il, rrn.Li,o and sraI,Jiun nr.,rI,.
Irvrrv oa,.,rorr. and Lill;rn t;tr,,p ont
ri.hi. Seven more died within the n,x,
| tuur Lnurs and five died Jpri,n S,r.I,v
The shock overturned AMI LrnL. tie,
kerosene la,nI,. in fine ,,pnkin, and h,.,-
nanr cars. and almost iu.tautancou.lv H.,
former WAS in a blaz.. hnb,iu., M th,.
scene and revealing the horrors which
moment before had been hidden 10y the
darkness. The flames spread to the two
passenger car- in front OF tie one tcl,>
r"prd' running with almost the rapi,llty
oil ilSht over the Vanished surfaces. and
d''y'nS every attempt at PnIIin@ them
cut he ';'rH "rIr moved farther down
the track beyond the hrlI@c and allowed
t" consume, wnlr AL turned their at;ru-
tlo:. toward the rescue ui the unfortunate
victims IN the rear car, which. iurtuHatr-
ly. had not taken ilic.
No tlnc was 10 be LIST. and orders
were immediately issued 10 tear of the
sides OF the rear car and released those
who were co:tinrd therein. All this
time the ShrlrkS and groan~ OF the wound
rI were terrible 10 hear. while the GER
iaInly that large number OF the pa~srm-
gers III the rear ear were dead lrnt adiI-
tlonal horror t" the scene. Strong rope,
were procured, and alter almost super
human efforts the s:"'' OF the car were
pulled oil and the ia!cF'or revealed.
Nearly, II not all, IL" dead w"r" taken
from tins ear. " Ia! - thrt could be
extracted from the wreck they were ten
derry carried into tic station ami lnid up
on the floor, wni" shawis and coats were
thrown over their faces. Some OF the
w"nnded were taken to thr nearest
houses. while those whom /. waS md