Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-01
RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN MAssA-
CIIusETTs.
Thirty-Two Persons Killed and many
wounded.

a frightml accident occurred at Revere,
Mass, on the Eastern railroad, Saturday
night. The accommodation train from
Beverley started from Boston behind time,
and Just after leaving the station at Revere
the Portland lightning express overlook it,
telescoping the rear car and killing "a pas
sengers, besides wounding between so and
40 more.
At the time Of the collision the accommo-
dation train had its red signal lights behind,
and the rcd signal was hoisted at the mast
head Of the signal post for the express to
hold up, which ii did at Everett. II sub
sequently moved on, however, and was
under full Roadway when near the Revere
station, the engineer evidently not being
aware of the proximity. lie then whistled
down brakes, but not soon enough TO avert
the calamity. Some of those in the rear
part of the accommodation train heard the
Ominous whistle, but too late to escape.
on came the express train at Il great veloci-
ty, and the engine struck the rearmost car
full in the center and forced its way, tele-
scope fashion, two-thirds of the length of
the car. The smoke stack was Immediate
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all the distance named into the rear car, the
rear pa t of the latter being smashed into
splintcrs, the debris being thrown out on
cit her side of the rear half Of the ,ar; not
frag as big Us house window could
be found. The fore part of the engine was
utterly demolished, its pstons bent, its
rods broken.
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seat being occupied and many standing in
| the aisle. In among these the locomotive
he'd rs quick rs a flash, just as the Bev-
erly train had started, mangling and kill
ing in the most lrightful manner. But this
was not the only, and perhaps not the worst
visitor that the unfortunate passengers had.
5 simultaneously with the collision the head
cap of the boiler was broken, and in an in
slant the wretched sufferers were shrouded
in cloud of Kissing steam and dcluged
with boiling water, which brought instant
death to many Of the wounded, and will
| prove fatal 10 others who had probably not
been otherwise injured. The lamps spilled
| heir contents, but the fire here was I'M
doubleday eXtinguishcd by the water and
steam.
The other passenger cars were badly
wrecked, and the passengers had hardly
succeeded in making their escape before
they were all ablaze in consequence Of the
upseting Of the kerosene lamps. The
flames spread with rapidity from one car to
another, until three of them were embraced
in their fiery folds. These were suisse
quently moved up the track half a dozen
rods, and allowed to burn until they were
| entirely consumed.
The work of rescuing the victims was at
once commenced, and physicians and sur
geons soon arrived from Chelsea, Charles
town and Boston. Dozens of poor creatures
were iammed with the wood and iron work
and could not get out. The AK was applied
vigorously and soon rope was applied ia
the sides Of the car, and all the remaining
framework was pulled asunder. The dead
and manglod bodies were taken out care
fully and speedily and placed on the plat
form or in the depot Some were pinned
with spintors, some had arms and legs
broken, while others were mangled beyont
recognition. The majority of the deat
were free from bruises, but the peelinl
skin and deathly palor which overspreaC
the flesh told plainly that steam and scald
ing water had been frightful and eneciv,
agents of death.
The following is a list Of persons wht
were killed outright, or who have since
died, so far as their names have transpired
Rev Ezra Stiles Cannot, d. D., pastor o
the Arlington Street Church, Boston, Rev
Sumner Il. Mason, ID. d., pastor of Firs
Baptist Church, Cambridgeport, r. f.. Ban
croft firm of Bancroft and Purington, Lynn
George w. Bancroft, firm of c, G. Farwel
Il Co., Peabody, Aaron Erickson, Il, q
Swallow, Swampscott, w. II. Emerton
Heryey A. Foster, Miss Emma Foster
Edwin f, Sanborn, Providence, II. /.
Ernest +. Merrill, Danvers, w. II, Jetl'res
Harriet Il. Shattuck, Charles B. Shattuck
James Burns, Ella Pearson, Susan f. Che
ney, Lynn, w. A. Selfe, Beverly, Mrs.
G. Jasper, residence unknown, John h
Wells, Mary A. Crowley, Richard Fitz
patrick, Boston, John Il. Kelley, East Bos
ton, Maurice Council, Charlestown, a wo
, man apparently 2s years of age, name un
l known. The total number of injured /
A. between 80 and 40, most of whom are like
= ly to recover.
The appalling slaughter caused intens