New-York tribune., 1871-08-28
TIERRAILROAD HORROR
ApAsENGER TRAIN RUN INTO

pplrR KILLED AND NEAhLi h'"
rBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNbI into
-. t,,r OF Tho citv has been thrown u''o
.tyer of excitement to-day by the it'-.'s ,r Rail
'le'' y torr;l1o disaster on the Eastern nan, 10 -
ks' e'Ci'"e 90 +ho lateness of the hour V~O
,io.,l ~ which il occurred it was ,,, ,o %
t'iVCNJ % 80 20 GET list of the killed Soi.'.
'l,'a, A' 49, I'D only the general pMtlcui"0 " Az
Ia n''i''O,' learned A full investigation "N'y
an'il Vo''' - Loon one Of the most appaiilhs I''i
snow - .,ot have ever occurred, ana Iurthcr-
Io"u =, :, =. . ,bo result Of gross careleSSness OH
hloio 80 mo If the railroad employees revere
We P''' Aha SCENE of the accident, is way station
niles by rail from the station IN Boston ana
,,;les and half in an air line nom the
pu u.u The two trains which colllded
~" poston last evening the one at f;oO
- and the other at sos. The hrst was an
1.,,,odation train running to Beverly when
rs.5 have left on time at a.. The second was the
-arsss train for Bangor, which usually starts eX-
rrot o'clock. The former was composed OF
NO. passeneer-cars, a baggage and smoklng-car,
..3tvo engines The latter had one large engine
hssgaee-car common pasSeDger-car, and Pullman
,lospiDe-car. The Superintendent OF the road gave
hs engineer Of the express train instructions TO
,oye slowly until he passed the way train but he
,r,ars TO have paid no attention to these orders,
d 70 far as can be aSceraned, the whole response
haty Of the calamity sits with him. At Chelsea, the
tyst1ains were only about three minutes apart the
,,r train having been delayed for a few minutes
,ore at branch junction after leaving Boston, AS
mere are several sharp curves between Chelsea ana
gs7re the approach of the express train could not
/. sen for more than half minute before the time
dits arrival
The way train had left few passengers and was
.as,arting up in order TO back off on side track
,bsD the express burst into view The rear passen-
,,car had moved but few feet when the engine
.dright through it. The moment the engineer
.v the LIGHTS at the station be reversed the engine,
"a then both he and the fireman jumped off. The
snof the accommodation train were crowded with
ussepgers. and none Of them had sufficient warning
pslow them to escape. There was nothing but
,omertary CLEAN Of the locomotives light, the
thunder Of its approach. aud then the crash came
syng % souls into eternity almost instantly. The
*. ear was cLlshed to pieces with the exception of
q, front end, which hung in fragments on
y engine. The locomotive itself was thrown
dts wheels and smashed so that the steam
f & hot water burst from its pipes, scalding the
biss of all those who sat in the rear and
gral portions of the car. Only two or three per-
4 einit escaped unharmed These were entangled
,s timbers, and were extrcated from their dread
Efuation with much trouble. The rear portion
die express train was not thrown off the track,
4 rirone of the passers were harmed, although one
the brakemen was jammed into helpless posi-,
y tn on one of the platforms.
he front cars on the accommodation train were
tyen forward several rods, and scores of the pas
Elgers were badly bruised, although none were
killed or seriously injured. Soon after the collision,
and almost before the passengers could escape from
Nsse ears, they took fire from the OverturniDg of
he kerosene lamps, and il was found i'm
DosVs TO save them. The light of
The onAucration was shed over ghastly
sne in the rear for two or three hours bringing out
lits sickenng features with fearful distinctness,
nd serving as a guide for the hundreds of specta-
In who focked to the locality news of the dsas-
IA spread through the town and neighborhoods ad-
knng As soon as possible, the dead bodies were
tnyed from the wreck and deposited in the little
Estn while the wounded were extricated from
herlcrible situation, and carried into houses and
ieifOT the scene, until the arrival OF an en-
ele from Boston, when they were sent to the hos
Fsls in a Pullman car. The killed and wounded
Vue nearly all Lynn, Salem and Boston peo-
lk Very few of their names could be ascer-
Nned at the time, but full list is ap-
Hved by the accident, and seemed not to know
What to do Most of the assistance was gwen by
ttnens and the police of Boston and Lyon, who
tzted the scene of the disaster as soon as they
lari Of il. and rendered all the help in their
.NVsr Intelligence of the accident was not re-
K7sd in town until 10 p m, when train with
vnndsd arrived A thorough investga cation Of the
tan before Coroner's jury will be begun to-day
II ReEastern road has always been well managed,
lhe accident is severe blow to its officers. Its
II hirLendent Mr.. ]. Prescott has beep regarded as
III Wdbe abls ST officers in the country. His capacity
Epcenly been recognized by his appointment TO the
EpsEnendency Of the Northern Pacific Railroad The
tevng is the list Of those instantly killed:
,neRey T. s. GARRETT, Pastor Of the Arlington-st.
neRsy. d. A. R. MASON, Cambridgeport.
l AhhCKsON jr, swampcdtt
hENEY A. FOSTER, Providence, X. j.
Hiss FOSTER his sister
JB MILLER.
EDvIS F. SASBoRS. Providence, I.
n swALLOw, swampscOtt.
Ernst ;. MERRILL Daiyers
GEo. ". BANCRAFT Peabody
NH A. sEELAY, Beverly
X. FITZPATRICK Boston
= f. BASCROFT Lynn Mass.
sUsAN i. CHENEY Lynn
D / NJ IEFFRIRs Lynn
JAS Burns, Lynn.
ELLA PEARSON, Lynn.
l| GnAhklhI +. ehATTUCK, Lynn,
I u NhAt b. SHATTUCK. Linn
NJ Z. JASPER, residence unknown.
WI LIE, Beverley
NJ, DLD AT CITY HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.
JeHx y a; n, = EEoWLEY. widow age 20, Boston
WIN D. WILLS, clerk, Boston
1. WOUNDED.
joss bbALEf, ta1oress age 29 Boston.
III SVhN % fEfIls, Salem.
N SSalL I HATCH, CharestOwn age 26 hat-trmmer,
M PpIntsDCChLtf Beverly, age 70, engineer.
EDViv,T bkoWNING, Salem, age %, clerk In Boston.
ErryaHS " nnILLLlANs, Lynn, shoemaker, age 23.
\ I1 NJ " " IHAfER, Newton, age 40, printer.
ooay s were scalded on the hands and face and are
uk Dr. ~ % az tne massachusetts, General Hospital At
Jtyss!yy Is! hospital are the following:
d. bissOA ROWS Portsmouth n H. brakeman on
Il Cto 3 Y tfaln, arm fractured
L RIxv pplLLs, Lpnn, age ~, badly scalded.
u tatd i@rAIkiCk, mechanic, Boston. empu-
sssFtslned e"e CUTTER Charlest0wn, Injuries not
Jloos ALL AL nurse, Salem, injured Internally
An n-ES, Lynn, scalded.
EShWsOS, Lynn scaIded