Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

q Passenger Tram Run into near Bos-
toni Locomotive Pi,mges through
a Car FIJI Of PaSssngers-Ihs Boil
or Erploaes in their midst-The
Tram takes fire and three cars burn
up-fweniy,f four killed ouiright-fer-
~ or Gffy ROUNDED.
BosroN, Mass, Aug ga fright
full accident occurred tonight on the
Eastern road at Revere, seven miles
from Boston. The accommodation
train started behind time, and WINE
stopping at the station the forliai"
lightning express overlook anu ''ivo
COPIED it, killing twenty one P''Sseiis ''
outright-ot whom three were "oI nn
and woundine some forty OF hi'y
more The cars took fire, and two or
,brcn wore consumed Most OF the
roun3aJ were scalded and had their
I;n,L, +;.orturcd. A large number OF
physician, and surgeons were IN attend
ance III, killed and wounded belong
nJ mostly to Lynn andSalem.
pn.r,y. Au~. 27.-The appalling rail
,.'aJ ocridcnt at Revere last night cauS-
~, intense excitement to-day. Large
,.r,wl, visited the scene OF disaster.
,rh, railroad officials have cleared away
the debris and ruins, and the road Is III
running order again.
At the time OF the collision the ac-
commodation train for Beverly had its
red SIGNAL lights behind and the red
SIGNAL hoistcd at the mast head OF the
SIGNAL post fer the express to hold up,
which it did at Everett, but subsequent
ly'procccdcd, and was under full head
way when near Revere station, the en-
,,incer evidently not being aware OF the
proximity Of the Beverly train until
within perhaps sixty yards, lie then
whiStled down brakes, but not soon
enough to avert the calamity. Some OF
the passengers in the cars OF the accom-
mediation train heard an ominous whlS-
tie. but it was too late. On came the
express at GREAT velocity. and the engine
struck the rcarmost car full i'll the center
and forced It's way i'll the telescope
manner two-thirdS the length ofthe car.
The smoke stack was instantly Knocked
of and the boiler penetrated all the dis
lance named into the rear car, the rear
part OF the latter being smashed into 4
thousand SplinlcrS andthrOwing the deb
lis out ON either side OF the ten
der and the rear half of the car not a
fragment as bic us a house window
could he found. The forepart Of the
engine was utterly demolished, It's PiS-
tons bent and its rods broken. The
car was crowded with people, every
seat being occupied, and many stand
in. in the aisle. In among these the
locomotive rushed quick as flash just as
the Beverly train had started, hanging
and killing in a most tri@httUl manner.
But this was not the only and perhaps
not the worst visitor To the uniortu-
nate passengers simultaneously with
the collision the head cap Of the boiler
was broken. ard in an instant the
wretched sufferers were shrOuded IN
clouds Of kissing steam and dcIuged
with boiling water, which brought in
stlnt death to many wounded, and Will
prove fatal to the others who had yob-
ABLY not been otherwise seriously in
inrd. The Beverly train was ust
moving when the collision took place.
Us motion did not prevent injury to the
cars in front of the last one The coup
linr between Tie two rear cars broke,
AVID the platform Of all were damned up
together with the smoking car over
tapping the baggage car, and the rods
and timber meAtricably mixed and IN
tcrwoyen. Fortunately the eniangIe-
xacnt WIS not 80 great but that the pass
cngcrs succeeded IN getting out quite
specify, and happy was 1t Tor them
that thcy dld So Tor Inc kerosene -, OIL
lamps upset an" me" contents Sfllle''
upon the upholstery "n' III an instant
the smoking "a" was III maze. the
flames Travelled with Sre" Spec' from
one car to another, uniI three OF them
were cmbracedinthe fiery folds These
were subsequently moved up the track
half dozen rods, and allowed to burn
until there was nothing left OF them.
An effort was made at frSt TO put out
the fire, hIU tins was prevented ana Ihe
flames were useful IN lighting up the
dreadful scene in the rear and to tacIll-
tate services for the wounded. The
commenced "G'n G assistance being soon fur