, 1872-10-26
A MISPLACED SWITCH.

A MISPLACED SWITCH.
Fatal Accident on the Eastern Fail"
road-Three Persons Killed and Six
teen InJured-Coroner,s Inquest.
From. the Bosto,. Adreytiser, Oct ..
Yesterday forenoon the whole city and suburbs
was shocked by the intelligence that d terrible
accident had occurred on the Eastern Railroad.
Though the first accounts, which stated that u
were greatly exaggerated, subsequent deB-
disastrous to lfe,. limb, and property
that has occurred in New England for
Cured at seabEook, New Hampshire, about six
miles beyond Newburyport, and WAS caused by
the Bangor express running into the rear Of q
freight train on the turnout, by reason Of mis-
seventeen wounded.
| The time Of the disaster WAS at about quarter
| past 4 o'clock in the morning. The local
| freight train left Portsmouth for Boston at 9
The heavy upgrade at seabrook it came to a
stand-stil, being unable to proceed, as the rails
| were vet and Hlippery. But the Bangor e1press-
| freight coming up behind, assisted 1t along and
on the turnout where Il "aE to wass TOR she
! then went along, and ten minutes atterward
| the Pullman train came along, and, the switch
being misplaced, plunged with terrific force into
the rear Of the freight train. The train Was 60
| and the shock was terribly effective. The en-
eine % @ CRASHED into the saloon-car Of the freight
train, which fortunately vas unoccupied, pass
ing through and completely demolishlng it. The
thst the ;3rivinr.wheeis were hnried in the earth
10 tha ax1ea' Behind the engine was an Eastern
exnress car, then A hargage and maiI car, o
smoh1g-car, passenger ear a! nelonglng 10 70
Of ali. two Pullman sleepine-cars; the
train consisting of si1 cars in all
Tie % msii-car Was forced into "a. and through
car car was Demolished compieteIy an and tie M mail-car
was hadlv smashed. # vas IN these two where
The nersons ininred were. In fhe amokinr-car
we're % abont twenty persons. and some we're
6s7 s5s ssa fs3 or
This was Captain Robsrt Norton. Of Gardiner.
Ma George % HaTwsrd. Of Bangor. and q hIr'
| Walker al Sa]e1n. we're 40 badly init1red that
they died in few hours. The cars took fire
we're we're PROMPTLY eStinguished, and an additional
asa a s7ssd s . the aa Rqse tn
sp ba
vas va not not broken up. The other cars belonged to
the the Maine Central, and had The ordinary plat
form; consequently they EeFe b1dy as smashed he'd
The cars OF every express IRAN winch goes over
| the Eastern Rallroea, Wlta t9e eAceptlon ol
trains made up Of Maine Central cara, have the
| Miller platform and the Westinghaus brake and
had this train been so equipped, it is highly
| 7,-ohohla 4hot fa,r - any vvon1d kava haen IN
| P4opao1o 'nas to"' 315' "ou'0 Law 'sSH
Jum1Siu' ,. ~ <..5... ,n.. =;
t Inc conductor, Mf- a. y. 0oounue, "as IL
| charge of the Pullman express at the time OF
| the Revere accident, and it is someWhat singular
| that he ahnn1d occr1ny the same position here
| Tha ang;neer M pn}nan NeWha{l lid mt sea
& ~ s.;;i1 ~ ,,o 44, ,nt;1 ;th; 5o1
snaI t4e s"1tin was Tat at.e., %adnoa ~
t 1ees. " was tu91 too 1ate ~ eseu 19queo tl4o
speed WITH ne old-1aehl4ned nrakes. h9me'sr,
/ eine. and then jumped, escaping with but few
| Scrotches His fireman ra1na1ned IN the engine
| s15 ~. -,;n;r-a5 +honob ia waa thTo.cr ifnto
- .5 - .io +, re.s ba1f h31r; al rndar ~
the tender, "hole ne was aan1puf1eo T. 41oeE T me
| wreck. 1he SWITCH was turned ~ q. r. DOW, or
| Seabrook, who was brakeman On the local
freight. He ssys that he switched the freight
train on to the turnout, then replaced the switch
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