The Portland daily press., 1875-03-08
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Another smashup the Grand Trunk
Three Persons Severely Injured, ana
Two Locomotives Smashed Up-Fufi
Particulars of the Disaster, etc., etc.

Another accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk road Saturday, which was caused by the
engineer of o special, or wild engine as it is
called, running on the time of regular train
The following are the particulars as CLEANED by
PRESS reporter who was at the scene OF the
accident soon after it occurred:
The regular o'clock passenger train from
Portland left here on time, and was closely fol-
lowed by special engine driven by A. jack
son. Mr.. Jacksons orders were to keep Ger
tain distance from the passenger train and to
look out for all regular trains. Az Yarmouth
he met the regular Montreal train, and received
orders to resign his special engine to Mr.. Noyes
the driver of the Montreal train Thus Mr..
Jackson returned to this city to attend his wife
who was i'll, and Mr. Noyes continued on in
charge of the special engine, with orders TO
look out for regular trains. When about a
mile and half this side of North Yarmouth,
Moves discovered through the dense fog the
regular Lewiston train almost upon him. He
whistled down brakes, reversed his engine and
iumped from the cab, as did his fireman. The
sound of the whistle started the engineer of the
Lewiston train, Oliver p. Cummings, who
whistled down brakes, reversed his engine and
jumped from the engine, as did his fireman.
The brakes Stacked the speed of the trains
slightly, but they struck very solid, throwing
both locomotives from the track and stavlng
them up badly. None OF the cars of the Lewis
ton train were thrown off and the passengers
were net injured in the least.
Mr.. Cummings had his leg badly broken In
jumping from the wreck, and the baggage
master, Mr.. p. G. Evans, had his arm broken
in everal places; he also received serious injur-
les about the back. At the time of the accI-
dent he was at his brake in front of the baggage
car and was badly jammed. A MIR. White
house, fireman on the Boston & Maine road,
was riding in the cab at the time of the acct
dent, and was seriously injured. One of his
legs was completely torn from his body and
left in the cab. He belongs in Auburn and
had been there on short VISIT Mr.. Tryon,
the second brakeman, was at his brake at the
time OF the accident but strange to state was
not injured in the least.
Drs Burbank and Bates were called to at
tend the injured men, who were at once taken
to Lewiston. The physicians considered the
cases of Evans and Waterhouse as very critical,
but thought Mr.. Cummings was not danger
ously injured.
AS soon as possible after the accident one of
the brakemen was sent back to North Var
mouth to telegraph to this city for aid, and to
prevent the regular freight train running into
the wreck. On the receipt of the news here
wrecking train under the charge OF conductor
McCartle was dispatched to the scene of The
disaster. The train started at 9.55 a. M, and
at D. M, the track was clear. The wreck of
the engines was placed upon trucks and
brought to Yarmouth, while the ''spinters"
were put on board one of the cars and brought
to this city.
The regular afternoon train did not leave
here until half past four. The accident did not
detain the train with the mails for the English
steamers and it arrived here at o'clock.
The locomotive of the Lewiston train is
nearly useless, as the boiler burst at the time
of the collision.
Conductor j. S. Pratt of the road, who was
passenger on the Lewiston train, furnished our
reporter with the full particulars of the disas-
ter
Later-A special despatch from Lewiston
announces that Mr.. Whitehouse died at his
home in Auburn, Saturday night. He leaves
a wife and several children. 1t is not thought
that Mr.. Evans, the baggage master, can recov-
er.
A coroners' inquest will be held this morning
in Lewiston over the body of Mr. Whitehouse.