The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-18
msssAeHUsETrs.
Accident on the Boston & Albany
Railroad.
MANY PERSONS INJURED.

SPRINGFIELD, March 16.-The 7.15 train this
morning from this city to Boston was thrown
from the track about a mile and a half east OF
Wilbraham by broken rail. The engine and
baggage car passed over the spot in safety, but
the smoking car, in which We're about thirty Rive
persons, ran down an embankment and turned
partially over. All the other other passenger
cars ran off the track, but not off the embank-
ment. Fifteen or twenty persons, mostly those
in the smoking car, Were more or less injured,
but probably none fatally. Conductor John A.
Clark, who was in the smoking car, had two
ribs broken, and, although in great pain him
self, insisted on having the others cared for be-
fore himself. Warren Hoe, a brakeman, had
one arm broken while answering the call to the
brakes. Michael Kennedy, the newsboy, was
seriously, perhaps fatally hurt, his injaring be-
ing cAncusson of the brain William A. But
Ter, Surveyor of this city, was severely bruised
in the head, hand and side. DR.. Vining was
hurt in the knee Dan Moriarty, of Indian
Orchard, bruised on the head; his brother John
bruised on the hips JONES Bean slightly bruised.
A Mr. Shillington was bruised on the back Sc
verely. Several others were slightly cut or
bruised. Those who wished to return to this
city were brought in on the 9 o clOck train. The
track is now clear and there will be no inter-
ruption of travel. s-9.a l
ALMOST A WATER FAMINE
Boston, March ia break in the 48-inch
main pipe supplying Boston with water from
the Chestnut Hill reservoir was discovered late
last night and the waste stopped by shutting
the gates. Some twenty feet of the road bed
of the Hartford & Erie, where the break oc-
CURED, was washed out. Chestnut Hill reser-
voir would have been emptied, involving seri-
GUS water famine, but for the early discovery of
the break.
CHALLENGE.
The Montgomery Guards, 9th Regiment, have
issued challenge to drill for the national cham
pionship and $500 to $1,000.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Charles Copeland, aged H. a pupil at the In
stitution of Technology, jumped off train as it
was entering the depot this morning, fell and
was terribly crushed between the platform and
steps and will probably die. He belongs in
West Durham. -
REVERE AWARD.
Boston, March 17-Ex-Chief Justice Bige-
low, Messrs. Shwalley and Otis Norcross, ref
erees between the Eastern Railroad and Steph-
en- o. Thayer, of Newton, who was seriously
crippled at the Revere disaster, have awarded
$25,S00. Mr.. Thayer lost the use of all his
fingers, the thumbs only being left attached to
the mutilated palms. His left eye is entirely
gone and loft ear nearly deaf The right eye is
in very critical condition. and the result may
be total blindness.
FATAL CASUALTIES. f1ra
LOWELL, March 16.-James Shotte, Superin-
tendent of Talbots Mills in North Bilierica,
while repairing machinery at noon to-day, was
fatally injured by reason of the power being
accidentally started before he had finished his
work. 81
WORCESTER, March 16.-George Hoyie en-
ployed in the workshop of A. G. Coe, of New
Worcester, was caught in the shafting this
morning and carried around thirty or forty
times. He was instantly killed, his neck being
broken and o ne foot torn off He was 80 years
old and leaves wife and child I.-lI
MARBLEHEAD, March 16.-About 10 O clock
this morning, as a number of workmen were
engaged in blasting rocks on Marblehead beach,
key of powder exploded from some unknown
cause, blowing one man named Doe a consider
able distance, and injuring the others to mole
or less degree Doe cannot recover.