Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
special Dlspatche. to the Ellsworth Americana
Railroad Accident.


The Pullman train hence from Boston
thi, morning at three O'clock ran into a
freight train at Seabrook 10 miles from
here. There il no telegraph station at
Seabrook and all sorts of stories are flying
here. The first train from here this morn
Ing was two hours late out al Newbury-
port The accident is said TO have been
caused by the switchman az Seabrook, not
changing the switch ai(er setting the
freigt train OF on 4 turnout. and so the
Pullman train ran on The turnout causing
the disaster. The swltchman insists shat
he did set hi> switch right. and it must
have been changed. But this i uot
credited, aud robbery could not have been
the object. for Capt. Norton laid "A long
time with his valuables untouched. When
the accident occurred the engine Of the
freight tram was Immediately sent to
Newburyport, aud Conductor johnson
took gang of men and four physicians 10
>eabrook to relieve the wounded and clear
away the wreck. lie brought seven OF the
wounded 20 Boston although AT least two
Of these belonged east. but did not waHl
To be removed from their car. -Four were
taken 10 \ewhuryporf and one to Salem.
Mr. Palmer, mail agent. i, reported NOR
tally wounded. one mail agent. Sanborn
went to hi, home in Rye, and three past
through in charge OF physicians to their
homes in Eastern Maine.
The cause OF the catastrophe j. regard
ca by Mr.. johnson as mystery. a. q
freight traii. had but twelve minutes be-
fore passed the misplaced switch that All en-
wards caused the accident. and il was OF
course all right then, aud there hal been
no occasion TO change II again. The per
sons hurt were all in the smoking car of
tAe Pullman train.
NEwBURYPoRT. MASS Oct. -
The local freight train was At >eabrook
depot waiting tor the Pullman train 10 pass
d. The Pullman train came along IL il,
regular time. about Ills. aud when in Gloss. .
proximity 10 the switch. the cneineer d.
covered it was wrong lie immediately
Nln>tlcd for down brakes reversed hi> en-
cine aud jumped from the locomotive. The
brennan remained. The trails went crash
lug into the freight train tcle>cupiug SeN-
crai Of the rear cars Of the freight train
aud smashing them into S.ivcrs. The cN-
pres, car Of tile Pullman tr.,iu was next 80
the engine aul Was npt much Injured. I1,
baggage. mail. smoking ana one rr>>ru-c.
ear, were tele>coped into each other aud
aEtcn into passenger car q solid mas
nearly two-ihird- OF 10. length T. W4- ia
these car where the only iuiurie, were
-I,taiaed by the passengers. abe injured
Ncre in the smoking car and i look Il the
wrecked train would cause wonder hoH
aHy could have escaped alive.
LIST OF WuI NDEp.
David +. Howard Of Bangor. injured ill.,
,erually but thought not seriously: Geo.
v rrou Of Barring, Me. not SERIOUSLY:
apt James Blai>dei OF Brunswick. Ne.
ht aud leg damned; Everett Z. Hol3roaA
O. Portsmouth,. foot iImmed and e.. >-4I-
deed; William II. Fairbanks of Wmihrau.
Ne, mad hi let thigh broken and received
1870 severe cuts on the head. He NAV H.
cover. Charles Estes. brakeman of Pull
man train. severely injured internally and
recovery doubtful. Tie belongs ia Elliott.
Ne \ Is Houdict: % Boston fractured
cIaVIcle and slight internal injuries: Elisha
LePr!li OF Spmeryill. y. b.. ri2hi hand
badly damned; II. ". IL. hitneit ot =.
Johns, slightly injured; A. W Cuiri,
d.! Bowdoiuham, Me. irae;ur. e right he.
aud light Internal injuries: Low !. SAN
born Of Rye. mali agent. vas badly iuiur-
"a aud Il j. thought he mus hav,. "A leo
amputated, Mm. Allen al Boston. Eastern
Express messenger. injured but not dau-
gA'u>ly a, iirsi reported: rhoina. T. Gam-
HNi. baggage master. bruised. not severe
y. The escape OF the latter wa> niiracn
l"us; ". l. Palmer, L. ; Mail Agent.
badly wounded.
NEwBuEYPoI;1. Oct -.
Mr.. Walker OF salem la, dieI of iuiu-
TicN al SeabTook disaster. maxim. fno
deaths in all Al the Merrimac hons. in
thi- city are three men seriously Injured
Henry Fairbanks of Winthrop. Ne. ief
thigh broken ntwo places. right leg brui,-
ei and cut on head; Mr.. EDcu Auder, ID Il