The New York herald., 1872-10-23
A Pullman Train on the Eastern Rail.
road Smashed Up.
Two Passengers Killed and
Twenty Injured.
LIST OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The Trains Completely
Wrecked.

NEWBUkYPOKT, MASS, OCT. ~, 1872.
The following are the particulars OF the disaster
on the Eastern Railroad this morning.
The local freight train was at the Seabrook depot
waiting for the Pullman train to pass it, The Pull
man train came along on its regular time, about
quarter past four O'Clock A. NJ, and when in close
proximity to the switch the engineer discovered
that 1t was wrong. He Immediately whistled for
down BREAKS" reversed his engine and
jumped from the locomotive The fireman
remained at his post, and the train went
crashing into the freight train telescOping
several Of the rear cars OF the freight train and
smashing them into slivers The express car of
the Pullman train was next to the engine and was
not much injured. The baggage, mail, smoking and
one passenger car were teescoped into each other
and driven into another passenger car, solid
mass, nearly two-thirds OF its length. The only
passengers injured were in the smoking car, but
view Of the wreck causes wonder how any OF the
passengers could have escaped alive.
The following is list of the killed and wounded
as far as ascertained:-
Captain Richard Norton, of Gardiner, Me-. killed
instantly. He had on his person $1,000 in money,
gold watch and papers of value.
David +. Howard, of Bangor, injured internally,
but probably not seriously.
George w. Tr0tt, OF Barre Me-, not seriously.
Captain James M. Baisdell, OF Brunswick, Me-,
badly, but not dangerously.
Ernest C. HOlbrook, of Portsmouth, left foot
badly jamuIed
Thomas J. Sanborn, OF Rye, mail agent leg badly
crushed.
- Allen OF Bangor, Me-. express messenger,
badly injured about the stomach and bowels.
Thomas B. Cannon, baggage master, bruised,
but not severely The escape of the latter was
miraculous. He was sitting in the middle Of the
hoe rhn<
only conscious of being rapidly borne through a
mass OF ruins until he found himself at the rear
end OF the smoking car and among the debris of
broken iron and splinters Of wood
Captain James Blaisdell, Of Brunswick, Me-, hip
and leg jammed.
One man, about thirty-fve years Of age, seriously
injured, is delirious, and talks OF George Hayward
Minneapolis and Randolph, Mass. He cannot live.
william H. Fairbanks, of winthrop. Me-, has q
broken thigh and two severe cuts on the head He
may recover.
Charles Estes, brakeman OF the Pullman train,
severely injured internally and recovery doubt
full He belongs to Elliott, Me.
A. B. Howdlett, of Boston, fractured clavcle and
slight internal injuries.
Elisha Seprill, OF Somerville, New Brunswick,
right hand badly crushed.
Horatio Hail. Of Brunswick, Me-, slightly injured
right leg and slight internal injuries.
There are from twelve to fifteen persons
wounded in all, some OF them fatally. Most OF the
passengers have arrived in Boston. None of the
passengers In the two Pullman cars were injured.
The train was running at the rate OF about twenty
miles an hour when the COLLISION occurred,
and was on regular time. The conduc-
tor, Mr.. GOOdhue, was in the last car
at the time OF the disaster. The track
has been cleared and trains are running without
detention. The body OF Captain Norton was taken
to Portsmouth, where an inquest will be held. Up
to two O'Clock P. NJ Captain Norton was the only
person dead. The wounded are being well cared
for.
Mr.. Walker OF Salem, has died Of injuries re-
ceived at the Seabrook disaster, making two deaths
In all.
At the Merrimac House. in this city. are three
men severely injured Henry Fairbanks, OF Win
throp, Me-, left thigh broken in two Places right
leg bruised and cut in the head.
Eben M. Anderson, twenty-One years OF age, from
Annapolis Nova Scotia. on his way to Providence
r. l., head badly injured, but he will probably re-
cover.
Jacob Edwards, Of Annapolis, Nova Scotia
twenty-eight years OF age, slightly injured.
George Hayward, OF Barre, Me-, on his way to
Minneapolis, Mnn., Is lying at the City Hospital IA
tally injured In the spine
The cause Of the catastrophe is regarded as q
mystery, as freight train had but twelve minutes
before passed the misplaced switch that caused the
accident. It was, OF course, all right then, and
there had been no occasion to change 1t again.
An Inquest ON Captain Norton Mt Ports
mouth.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct. %, 1872.
Coroner Ryder commenced On inquest to-day
over the body OF Captain Norton, OF Gardiner. who
was killed by the Eastern Railroad accident at Sea-
brook. After the examination OF one witness (Con-
ductor Johnson OF Newburyport) the jury ad-
journed till Wednesday morning, and the body OF
Captain Norton was forwarded to Gardiner.