The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-20


THE KILLED,
so far as recognized, are:-
Albert Allen. OF Providence.
Jerry Camerer, OF Boston.
John Hallihan OF New York.
William Guile, engineer.
George Eldredge, fireman.
Two other bodies have not yet been Identified.
THE INJURED
are:-Patrick Burns, Of New York. leg broken;
Frederick Johnson, of New Bedford, serious skull
wound; John Hollingworth legs bruised; ,. d. e.
bridge, Of New York, bruised; Dennis Bohen OF
New York, wrist hurt; Joseph Donovan. Of Ireland,
slight confusion and bruised; Mary Bohen, leg
fractured; Hanora Bohen, skull fractured, proba-
bruised and injured internally; Dennis Heerin, OF
Hartford leg injured badly; Ed. Cronin, OF New
York. injured in the leg; Patrick Williams, Of New
York, badly bruised; Thomas Nolan, badly In
jured in thigh; Henry Steiner, OF New York,
and Joseph Olmstead, OF Providence, both have
bad bodily injuries; Edward Mangam, Of New
York, rib broken and head badly injured; John
Creden, OF New York, head cuts; George II. vcr-
non, Of New York. injured about the head and
legs; William Finley, Of Boston, injured about the
head and legs; Joseph Phillips, Of South Boston,
legs bruised.
There are some twenty more whose injuries are
slight
The engine made fearful leap, passing over the
bankment. 1t is more than ten years SINCE any
accident has occurred on this road. The washing
away Of the dam and bridge, Of course, could
not have been foreseen. The FIRST reports Of
PASSENGER CARS WERE BURNED,
two first class cars and one second class car The
other three cars burned were what railroad men
call .baggage mats" The three cars that contained
the baggage and express crates were what saved
the lives Of the passengers.
J. W. nayer, who tends the switch at stoning-
ton Junction. informed your reporter that the mail
train and steamboat trains were both ready to
leave at the same hour this morning. Had the
Shore Line mail train gone into this rushing flood
the loss Of life would have been much greater, as
there were no baggage hats on that train to save
the passenger cars, as in the case Of the wrecked
train.
Arrival or Survivors I'm Boston-Graph
Narrative Of the Disaster.
BOSTON, April 10, 1879
Many friends Of passengers on the stonington
steamboat train last night are anxiously inquirng
at the Providence depot for the names OF the vic
tins Of the disaster. Few details are known up to
one O'Clock. The following has been received
KINGSTON, April 10, 1879
A. A. FOLSOM, superintendent of the Boston and
Providence Railroad
Ben Smith, the ticket agent, is all right Train all
burned but the smoking car and one other car.
About fifteen or twenty persons were burned to
DEATH quite numoer q c wRqnaeR. oonductor
A number Of passengers, survivors OF the
afternoon, among them several Of the wounded,
whose names have been already given. None of
them appeared to be seriously injured, except
Nolan, the brakeman, who was taken to his home,
in Cabot street. The following named persons, all
sailors and residents Of East Boston, who went
from here to New York In ship last Wednesday,
are among the wounded Thomas Burke, injured
on the head; James Todd, head and legs injured ;
Edward Messenger, injured on the head; william
Finley, head and legs injured; George II. Brennan
head and legs injured; John Hollingsworth, head
and shoulders injured; John Cartin, head and ribs
hurt and injured internally.
Conductor Gardner and the baggage master had
Just gone back into the smoking car when the &C.
cident happened. The conductor was damned in
between the seats by the shock. but showed
GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND
by Immediately calling out to some one to 20
back with a signal OF danger for the mail train
which was just behind them and coming at a rapid
speed Some one OF the unframed Immediately
rushed back and signalled the coming train, and
double disaster was averted. All the badly
wounded we're taken TO Providence, and arrived
there about three O'Clock this afternoon and were
taken TO the hospital in that city, Mr. Jonas Hol-
strom, who was . passenger in the fourth car Of
the train, gives the following
NARRATIVE or THE DISASTER.
the train, which consisted OF five cars, left
stsninston ut Ave minutes past three O'Clock, about
thrty-nve minutes late. The rate Of speed before
reaching Rchmend switch was about thirty-fiye
niles an hour. and the nrst intimation he had Of
the disaster was q sharp csncussion, which burst
open the car In which ne was seated and partially
nled It with the debris OF the preceding car. MI.
nOlstrom was on the the LETT hand side Of the rear
end OF the car and in 'front.' OF MIN, on the opposite
sdc. near the stove were two young men, appa-
nnty rom twenty TO twenty-five years OF age,
and directly behind them was Benjamin R.
knapp. yr.. OF Boston. Mr.. nolstrom. Immediately