Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-28


road corporations in the State, made to the
Secretary Of State, we gather the following
list of accidents for the year 1871:
atlantic & st. Laurence Ra,lroad.-L.
Andrews, brakeman, leg and arm cut off; died
same day caused by carelessness in uncoup-
ling train while in motion. z. Haley, sup
posed passenger, leg and arm cut off; doing
well. While under the influence of liquor,
stepped in front of train at Danvile Junction.
Mrs. Sharkley, while driving on Commercial
street, Portland, backed her wagon on to the
train slightly injured. T. Doyle, switchman,
slightly injured by foot being caught in the
brake. d. Robbins, trackman, killed, and G..
c. Swan, trackman, injured caused by hand
car being run into by engine. w. Lawrence,
crossing the track in front of approaching
train c. Mahoney, arm and hip broken and
back injured; caused by sleeping on track
while intoxicated. Living.
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroads. brake
mans arm was caught between two cars in
jury slight.
Boston d Maine Railroad.-Five en-
ployees injured by their own carelessness and
neglect of these four died. Six passengers
jumped off train at speed; two killed. Ten
persons carelessly walking on track were
killed.
European 4 North Amerieon Railmay.-In
May, 1871, Chas. c. Everett, fireman, went
out on his engine to oil the same, while the
engine was pushing loaded car, in front, it
ran off the track, and Everett was caught be-
tween engine and car and killed.
Portland i Rochester Roiiroad.-A lady
fell from platform of car while stepping from
Saco River station and sprained her wrist.
Name Central .Rai{road.-March %. A
man walking on track was struck by passen-
ger train and killed. Verdict-corporation
not to blame; his own carelessness. August
81. Lad of ten years of age run over
and killed in Bath. He attempted to get upon
moving train. William Craig, a swtchman,
killed in Bath yard while switching in a train.
August 81. James Mitchell, brakeman, fell
from freight car on mixed train and was
killed. June %. Axle on tender of passcn-
ger train broke, throwing train Off track, near
Freepor. George Chase, baggage master,
killed. Albert Barron, brakeman, had leg
crushed died same day. No passenger in
iured. June 81. Collision OF mixed train
from Augusta with Gardiner up train; care
lessness of conductor on mixed train, who
was discharged. Daniel Berry, engineer, was
killed, and Cavill, fireman on mixed train in
jured, and died next day. Some six passen-
gers injured. August 8. Passenger train
from Bangor broke through Hampden Bridge.
Bangor. William Perciyal, brakeman, and
one Gallagher, passenger, killed. About
thirty persons injured. May 20. Freight
train from Danville to Waterville was thrown
from track. Fireman killed; engineer in
jured. November 90. Samuel Gray, brake
man on local freight train, struck by an over
head bridge; fell between cars and killed.
One employee killed at Detroit while shack
ling cars.
Portland & Ogdens6u,g Railroad. OF the
persons killed, one jumped from gravel train
in motion and was run over; another was on
hand car which was running against signals,
and was struck by an engine moving in opposite
direction; the other person killed was walking
upon the track, and was killed while standing
| upon n crossing, although he saw the ap-
preaching train, and had ample time TO es-
cape. 1t is thought from his conduct on the
| occasion that he was insane. The two persons
injured were riding on hand cars. Nine emf
ployees were injured at the collision of June
| %, 1871, between a construction aud passen-
ger train at Sebago Lake. All received slight
bruises, with the exception of one man whose
| leg was broken, and who has not yet fully re-
covered.
Portland, Saco g. Portsmouth Railroad.--
| w. G. Andrews, employee, killed at Bidde-
ford in attempting to move a box from track
in front of moving train. II. ID. Hunter,
brakeman, killed by striking overhead bridge.
ID. NJ. Brench, passenger, killed, and Albert
Piper and John Withee, passengers, injured
by attempting to get on freight train while in
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