New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-30

A Railroad Train Teiescoped
Names of Killed and Wounded

The st. Louis Democrat of Monday pub
fishes the following additional particulars
of the great railroad horror at Revere, Mas
sachusetts. We have already described
how the express train went crushing
through the accommodation. We now copy.
a dispatch dated Sunday, at Boston:
The smoke stack was instantly knocked
off and the boiler penetrated all the distance
named into the rear car, the rear part of the
latter being smashed into thousand splint-
ers and then throwing the debris out on
either side of the tender OF the rear half
of the car not a fragment as big as house
window could be found The fore part of
the engine was utterly demolished, its pis-
tons bent and rods broken.
Although the Beverly train was just NOV
ing when the collision took place, its motion
did not prevent injury to the cars IN 'front.'
The coupling Of the two rear cars broke,
and the platforms OF all Of them were
iammed up together, with the smoking car
overlapping the baggage car, and the rods
and timbers were inextricably mixed and
interviewer. Fortunately the ENHANCEMENT
was not so great but that the passengers
succeeded in getting out quite speedily.
|. Happy was it for them they did so, for
the kerosene oil lamps upset, and their con
an instant the smoking car was in blaze.
The flames travelled with great speed from
one car to another, until three of them were
embraced in fiery folds. These were sub
seouently moved up the track half a dozen
rods, and allowed to burn until there was
nothing left.
An effort was al first made to put out the
fire. but this was prevented, and the flames
were found useful in lighting up the dread
full scene in the rear, and facilitating the
services for the wounded.
The work of rescuing the victims at once
| commenced, assistance being soon turnlshed
| from Chelsea, Charlestown, and at later
hour from Boston. including surgeons and
| physicians.
The Frost Hose Company, just returned
| from an excursion TO Providence, was
promptly on the ground, having seen the
| fire burning.
Dozens of the poor creatures were
| TANNED with the wood and iron work, and
could not get out. An ak was applied v!g-
| orously. and soon a rope was affixed to the
| sides OF the car, and all the remaining frame
work pulled asunder. The dead and man
| gled bodies were taken out carefully and
| speedily placed on the platform or IN the
| depot. Some were pinned with spinters,
| some had arms and legs broken, while
| others were manged beyond recognition.
| MANY. in fact the majority Of the dead,
were apparently free from bruises, but the
| peeling SKIN and deathly pallor which over
spread their faces and flesh told plainly
| that steam and scalding water had been the
| frightful and effective agents OF death.
| The following is list OF the killed up TO
the present time: H, s. Shattuck, of Lynn;
| c. B. Shattuck, of Lynn; Susan F. Cheney,
| of LYNN; William H. Jaireys, OF Lynn; 4:
| +. Sanborn of Providence; Ella Person, OF
| LYNN; James Burns, of Lynn; Ernest >.
| Merrill. of Danyers; Hervey A. Foster and
his sister, of Providence; William II. Elier,
| ton, of Providence; George W. Bancroft, OF
| Beverly; Rev. DIR. S. r. Mason, OF Cam
bridgeport; Thomas +. Bancroft, OF Lynn,
| Rev, Dr. Ezra S. Gannett OF BostOnT Aaron
| Erickson. of Swampscott; William A. Seeie,
| OF Beverly; Mrs. P. c. Jasper, j. b. Miller,
] Mary A Crowley, and two bodies unrecog-
| nized, making twenty-five in all.
Rev. DIR. Gannett was on his way TO Bev
erly, where he was to preach to-day.
The following is a list OF the wounded
Massachusetts General Hospital John
| Buckley. of Beverly; E. Williams, Of Lynn
| F, Browning, of Salem; S. o. Thayer, Of
Newton; j. B. Rottis Of Salem; Anne Foley
| of Boston; Eliza Hatch, OF Charlestown. In
| CITY Hospital-F. Fitzpatrick, of Cambridge
| port: jefferson Rowe, OF Portsmouth, New
| Hampshire; Mary Ann Call, of Boston
! George j. Hill, of Lynn; Frank Davis, o.
| Chariestown.
Frank B. Colling, treasurer OF Grundy &
Co; Edmund B. Hall, Of E. B. Hall d Co.
William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., of Bailey. Jen
kins s. Garrison, wool dealers, scalded.
/ There are many others injured, the names
| of whom we were unable TO get
coroner's jury was summoned to-day by
DR.. j. B. Forsyth, OF Chelsea, who received
the bodies and adjourned until tomorrow
! afternoon at three o'clock.
The total number Of injured is between
thirty and forty, most of whom are likely t.
recover. The dead were removed from The
scene of the accident this afternoon.
DR.. Gannett was recognized today a
noon. He was killed BY his chest beins
crushed. He was the well known pastor o
the Arlington street church, and formerly
the colleague of the late DR.. Claiming, ano
a man whose loss will be severely felt by
the community. Dr. Mason, Of Cambridge
port. was also a man of note and greatly
beloved by bis congregation.
Public sentiment throws the fearful re
sponsibility on the conductor and enginee.
Of the express train, tue engineer OF which
escaped with few bruises by jumping from
the train.
The accommodation train was three-quar
tiers of an hour late, which fact, it is said
was known to the managers of the express