National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-21
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


A Train on the stonington and Boston Rail-
road PIuugss isto the River-Three Cars
Burned-Ssvsn Persons Killed aud n
Large Number Wounded.
sroNNoroN, Cont, April ls.-The steamer
Stouington arrived here at about O'CLOCK this
morning. There were about 10 passengers who
took the $50 O'Clock train from this place for
Providence and Boston.
Az Richmond Switch a dam across q small
null stream had been carried away, letting the
force OF the water from Ennis Pond, which
supplies the water for a Rrlst mill, down
upon railroad bridge, located about three
hundred feet distant, completely washing II
away. No one lived near the pond, so that the
breaking away OF the dam was not known until
the train, frelghted with 10 souls, was thrown
Into the chasm made by the swollen stream.
One OF the Iron rails on the opposite track was
driven completely through the engine. The en-
gineer William Gale, Of Providence, and the
fireman, George Eldridgc, Of Kingston, both died
at their posts, and their charred remains have
been taken from the wrecked engine. II will he
impossible to give the names Of all the Killed,
10 20 are They viii have
have been recovered. The engineer lived In
Providence and leaves q family. The fireman
Wasa young man also from Providence. Con-
Nolan, the through brakeman, was seriously in
lured In the thigh. All the other brakemen es-
caped with slight injuries.
Alien, Of Providence, Jerry CsmeTer Of OF BOSTON:
John Callahan, OF New York, and the engineer
and fireman, as before teiegnphed. The In
lured are Patrick BUNS, OF New YORK, leg
broken; Frederick johnson, Of New Bedford,
serious skull wound; James Donovan, OF New
YORK, badly bruised and hurt Internally: Dennis
nenerln, % Hartford, leg injured badly; Ri.
Crorin, OF New York. injured in the leg; Patricr
Mlinams Of New York, badly bruised; Thomas
nolan, badly injured In thigh; II. steiner, Of New
have bad bodily injuries; Edward Nanlgan, OF
New New York 70 no broken and head badly injured;
:, Ne. YG head SS Seor
snd ice. In Finley, o. Boston, injured ID about 5e
DO head and legs.
Mary Bohen, Of Boston, aged seventy years,
had leg broken, and Ia otherwise seriously In.
lpred; Honon Bohen, her daughter, has her
live. She has been sent TO Boston.
IL thought that several bodies have been
washed down the stream, as the Good was
the ehasm. The engine made q fearful leap,
passing over the stream and lmbeddlng itself In
the opposite embankmeut.
IL Is more than ten years since any accident
has occurred on this raad the washing away
Of the dam and bridge, Of course, could not have
been foreseen. The nrst reports Of the disaster
were greatly exaggerated. Only three passen-
ger cars were hurned-two nrst-class cars and
one second-class car; the other three cara
hats"
The three cars that contained the baggage and
express crates were what saved the Nves Of the
passengers.
J. ". Thayer. who tends the switch at stoning-
zoe Junction, informs your reporter that the
mall train and steamboat trains were both ready
70 leave at the same hour this morning Had
ne shore Line mail train gone into this fushag
aoou ,ne u.s. , o. nie would have been much
ETentef, As tneTc were no OaQQaup nala AT
Train 70 save the passenger cars, as In the case
OF the wrecked train.
pnor, sEvss rnnsoSs KILLED.
fhoNIpkNch, April W.-There were probably
put seven persons Killed, viz: Messrs. Allen,
Dreamer, Gale, Edridge aud Callahan, and two
unknown persons, whose limbs were burned OF,
necessary By the coroner. The bodies have been
brought 70 this city.
poI STnTns sai r,ETIcrtARs OF rnE DISASTER.
survlyors OF the wrecked StOnlngton train,
reached Boston this afternoon, among them sew.
~ Q, tne wounded whose names were given In
he PROVIDENCE dispatch. None OF them APP
peaIed 70 De seriously injured, except Nolan, the
brakeman, who was taken 10 his home. =
nH So ;n, o1tuInet and the 6aggage.master
me acSineht occurred. The conductor was
TANNED In between the seats by the shock, but
showed great presence OF mind BY immediately
calling out 70 some one to 90 back with a signal
lot the mall train, which was Just behind them,
coming a. rapid speed.
some one OF the unframed Immediately rushed
back and slgnaled the coming train, and double
disaster was ayerted.
All the badly wounded were taken TO Proyl-
aenoe, anu arrived there about O'Clock this af-
ternoOn, and were taken to the hospital In that
city.
MT: Jonas Holstrour, who was q passenger In
the fourth car OF the train, gives the following
account o. the disaster: The train, which con-
sisted OF nVe cars, LETT StOnIngtOn at 9.l5 about
thlrty.nye minute, late: The rate OF speed be-
sE, n IeaShng mcnmond switch was about thirty