The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-08-31
Another Horrible Railroad Accident


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| Another Horrible Railroad Accident
| Au excursion train with four passengers
| citl9 and 4 baggage ear crowded with
| passengers on their way to Hamilton
| ramp-lncetin@. started from the Boston
| depot Saturday evening, and stopped at
| the station IN North Chelsea six miles
from Boston There was some delay in
starting the train. The night express train
/ which reaches Augusta between three and
| -four O'Clock in the morning, started from
| the same depot and in the same direction,
ri eight o'clock, and ran into the eNcur-
sion train that was standing Oh the main
track nj North Chelsea, causing 4 fearful
destruction OF life on the latter train.
Al the time of the collision the accom-
mediation train from Beverly, had it. red
ignal lights behind, and the red signal
WAS huistei at the mast head OF the SIGNAL
post tor the express to hold up, which il
did al Everett. but subsequently proceed
ed. II WAS under full Roadway when
near Revere Station; the engineer rvi-
IDENTIFY not being aware OF the proN mity
n the Beverly train. until within perhaps
80 Tod~ OF it. He then whistle, doWa
/ brakes. bit Not soon enough To avert the
calamity Some OF those in The rear part
OF the accommodation train heard the
"lnlhouS whistle, but too late to escape.
ON came the express train Mt Great
velocity, and the engine struck the rear
most car tnll in the centre md forced its
way in telescope fashion two thirds ol the
length OF tho car. The smoke stack VA.
instantly Knocked OF and The boiler penc-
irltpH IIi eft The distance n1mnI min +hp
rH1t eur. lhr rear part OF the latter being
smashed mt" thousand splmters. the
d"br- beng thrown ont on either side nt
we engine tender OF the rear hall oil
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| Tho following is the list of narsons
killed and who have died nm 10 tbo nrn.
scnt time = - - - =
| Uarriot r Sbat,ncl- C,,arlas p Shot.
tucl- hor con CnsanE Chonoy W., II
Iotlrars Of Jynn. II + csnhorn pow.
Jnncc doJ at Mar;nn HosnitaI hi, Pnar
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Merrill, Danvcrs n Foster M;ss Eos.
fer his sister VIM II Em@rton Prov;.
Jencc GEORGE w Hancroft firm orc = G.
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son d ID. Cambridoenort. Thomas r
Bancroft. firm Of Purinato & Bancroft
lynn. Rev Ezra S GaHnett ID ID Ros
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