The Republican journal., 1871-08-17
Fearful Railroad Accident Near Bangor


~cugcr ears and one Pullman palace ear. The
Train was about half an hour behind time and
was running at a good rate of speed to get in
before the time for the night train to leave this
city. The engine and tender had got across
The bridge. and a portion OF the mail and eN-
press car when the structure went down TAX
my The rear trucks % the mai car, BAT Inc
Strength of the ~hacklcs kept ii upon the track.
The smoking ear plunged down into the street
a distance of twenty feet, and was completely
demolished. there hardly being piece of il lett
;t> large a> Il tlhie-lca. This was followed by
q passenger ear which came down upon its
side and WAS also completely stove 10 pieces.
4 second passenger car shot across the street
at right angles with the first and was also de-
abolished. The third and last regular passen-
ger car plunged down the abyss, striking upon
the forward end, crushing ii in. while the rear
end was suspended nj an angle OF u degrees Ivy
the broken timherS and abutnents. The Pull
man car being the last on the train renamed
upon the track, the front end being somewhat
damaged by contact with the preceding car, but
none of the passengers in it being injured in the
slightest. William Perciva of Waterville was
brakeman of the third passenger car. and stood
ii his post on the first platform when il pung-
ed through the bridge. and was instantly killed,
receiving several wounds on The head, either of
which must have proved fatal. besides having
his left arm and leg iparfuly crushed. There
was a very small number of passengers or
A. II ,,.. ,, ,tt ,,. any, ,a,., ,,n,' ~,
less seriously injured. but only one As vet
faially.-ThOmaS Gallagher, boiler maker be-
longing at No. Union place, East Boston, but
Al present employed i'll tins city. He was fear
H. i"n,.li, M eriia,;na ~
"a III t,;nrni ~ t, i hos hao, ,,ossil,io /,
ascertain tonight: l.. I1ildrcth. of Bangor,
head lieut. and hand crushed; Mrs. Abram w ood-
t,Si,n ~ ,hn nnoi, ,.o,,,nrM1t Nor inSansihin.
VI Nar.i, lvnoI,-n,I ~ 7,.n,,,,+ Ir,iso1
C,toin 1viii;on' Tlo,rn,y If pan2or emf on
ma hand mad iaa M, Sor;ous. M Flowers
nrn,ld ~. "I' ,;1yI ~ la i,,ra,, ;,tonaIIv
NJ, I,"i'', l,,'If and lonai,tnr Of pango,.
ION, sa|,r.niy ini,,ral. q : pnnpsl Of Rims,
VIII Ii.htf,- ;n;,,rai tbo pn,. Caar,,a "
peon Of Si.o;ybc3or snvnra Ash v,nurls.
ID L.nersou Of Wntcrvillc emf in the head. i
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5,,i,}nl. Nisy Noro,,n Of patb sliphtlv br,isa1
pntnr IIo,l,ins Gf panra,, so,ornIy hi,,isoi,
,tn a. pnhor, nf png+o,, el;nht lr,,i,os
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}yIitnnv ur Eo,v Ynrl, sid in;nroI-biS wifi,
,,'.'l i,Iiniurnd JamnS Toyle severely
Dali of isol.
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II f:,,,a II Ia, ot '' law
i,, on.iiS Hr;r1 onij NH o.a,,aI '',,iarn,oi
Ni,s IF Il A1ans or Minnanndi1i Ninnosota
I,,,i,ai mi nnt ON hoaI a'I ga anI s;1a.
Mr. Lowell of Orrington, severely injured
Jonas Gray, the conductor. was in the smoking
,'' ana wv ~ oii tAt sluc i'iI paeN " we
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,n..,I Nj fmd Mr. Withnn If RAN anG
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~ ''l'i, " .i' WV i,; VI fi, 90 - -
ro'i,rI' ms "' runs; liH VI sllg lisS,i-
ami escaped Without Il scratch. The Pullman
";r contained sixteen passengers, among whom
Wrf" the lion. ''"tih A. Ieter> anu iutF OF inns
CITY. and all escaped unframed me cause OF
the disaster was the insecure condition OF the
bridge, the tlnbers rs exposed by the accident
proving t" be irarlnlly tecayed. New tlmbers
10 replace the Old had commenced TO be hauled
on TO the ground to-day; As soon rs the news
OF the accident reached The city thousands OF
citizens with the besi medical assistance hurried
~ Ky o'e VI i''i'l ',' w. VIII ~ Al
iured. The accident and its too apparent cause
are the theme OF the whole community, who
Will demand searching investigation as to
WHtlc lit tlu HTS. i1\-NdNbl nUlSloli wis
riding by when the accident occurred, and says
that The bridge gave way when the engine pass
cd over, bat did not fall through until after the
engine. tender ana mail ear had GOT across.
so far rs can be learned up TO midnight, all the
injured are doing well.
THE injured DOING WEII-FIrrTIIER PAR
r,cr,,nc
BANGoE' aug: 10. Inc sufferers from INC
Name Central disaster are all dong well, anu
III fair way of ultimate recovery, so tar as it
is possible to ascertain. The following addi-
1lonal casualties are reported: William o.
Aver OF Bangor. mead cut ana right mp injured ;
Mrs. Aver OF bangor, leit shoulder, mp ana
SIDE bruised; MARION Aver, two wears old q,
bruised III Inc lell >iuc anu shoulder; Miss
Mary l.. liullcr OF til?W9rth severe c ,,1 nra
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nun, NfiSS' ID ni>' vi :''t il'''a iico'
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o,i' mi1 i if.Tt''leu rln MS Nlin!l'e IL n''Ih
~ hrl>ra' Ma>s; prev" INf t.'l, !losr,t
~ nav, 'F llSil e"''" '.o -
lhq'es, Is sri3'is ,''on a,,e l'"'s VI ,to'.''e
'aa"'lrr' ana VIII 'ttVr"a,'iS a"louth 70 .ii'
place 81 inc disaster. iNe "hoie hu'h'cr Oh inc
injured re'fheS l'N'
THE COEUNEI'S INQUEST.
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coroner - II. iiSoh TO-DAY summoned i
Jury, ana c"niiheheed an 1hNesli%a'loh ot we
iarts concerning 'iie rIiI"ta u'saSlti' / ne
liny Is composed OF ''0itp w. fIilncr l9rehan'
samuel -. ihmrslon' Geor@e l-and, ,,ohh L..
crosby, D. = " hee'WrlSn ana II. ~; H., foSg'
Ail@r they llld viewed Inc hody Oh lhomas
''aia9hef ana ile scene Oh me uisaHlef' tiey
adjourned until tozlnorroW Tor the purpose Of
hearing evidence. me Wnoie NUMBER OF casual
lies 1901 up TWO Iiil''t al, ~ Wouh.ied.
Inc hrst witness cailed was COZ. "A, W
Ildes oil HkoWhegai' one Oh Inc Nl;ie Ran
road t"mmlasI"hefs. lie was sworn ana tes-
lhed aS follow
Am one oi l.t ''aiIf"ad !hlliiiS'lohetS Oh me
7'ur' ana WIN my aSs"c,'tPS cNamine Inc
Tracks ana pfl,i&'s "l 'le r'lifotlN III Milne.
p;tsSed over me Mh'ne central III June ~, ;
Mf: "iison' lh' bfhi@' man tn3l'oNeu ny me he
Name central company ana -Mf' Ierfy' lile
roat master, were WIN me Whch INC hfl.i@e
over Inc ltamlideh road was inspected. we
borrowed a ladder at Il nel@hborlhg house. ana
al three OF lis went up INTO the bridge eN-
anime bridges by striking the timbers ana
probing with knife, sometimes by boring :;
joints. In this bridge they showed no signs of
2 freight tram came along and stood by The
bi4ge ANA watched 10 see how 1t bore The
weight. thought II sprung llttie 100 lnuch
ana remarked 10 ''if'soh mat IL ougilt 10 ne
stirn%thened by arches, as 1t was subjected TO
record OF me repairs, llhk used inns IAN,
near hangor'iS weak anu needs stfengenlhn@n ny
The addition OF arches TO the truss. lett one
COPY OF my report with Assistant superintendent
Lincoln ut Augusta, for Superintendent Noyes,
ana another copy at Judge Rice's Office.
] could see The inside Of the chords Of the