The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-29
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An Ogdensburg Train Thrown from the
Track.

The afternoon out train over the Ogdensburg
met with quite serious accident near CumbeI-
land Mills yesterday. The train was in charge
OF Conductor Hartsborn, and left here at 1.15.
When about three miles the other side of Cum
berland Mills, while the train was going at
about twenty miles an hour, a COW attempted
to cross the track but short distance ahead of
the locomotive. The engineer whistled down
brakes and reversed his engine as quickly as
possible, thus partially stopping the beadway of
the train before it struck the obstruction. The
locomotive was thrown to the left of the track
and struck on its side. The engineer, Edgar
Stevens of Upper Bartlett, and the fireman,
George Babb of this city, both stuck to the cab,
and were more or less injured. Stevens was
quite badly scalded by the escaping steam.
Babb was badly bruised on his left side and one
of his hands was damned. - Both of them were
able to go to their homes by the next train.
All the cars except the rear one LETT the track
and were somewhat injured. Strange to say
the passengers we're only badly shaken up and
none of them seriously injured. The accident
occurred in piece of woods, and as it is we'll
known, there is no Geographic communication
on this end of this road. Consequently the only
way to get word into the city was to send a
brakeman back to Cumberland Mills, where he
procured hand car and worked his way alone
into the city, distance of six miles. When
he arrived at the station in this city he was
nearly exhausted, and it was some little time
before he could tell what the trouble was. The
accident happened not far from o'clock, but
word did not reach the officials here until 30
Superintendent Hamilton at once started for
the scene of disaster with wrecking train,
and the track was cleared at about $50. The
accident delayed both the out and in evening
trains, the latter not arriving here until T. 80.
THE MUsEUM.-Last evening Robertson's
brilliant comedy "Home" was brought out at
the Museum, and we'll placed upon the boards
SO far as the stage management is concerned.
The interest of the play, as will be remember
ed by all who have seen it, centers in the char
acter of "Alfred Dorison which Sothern has 40
admirably illustrated. Upon capable inter-
probation of that role depends the success of the
representation. The dialogue is brilliant and
the situations are striking, but the play must of
necessity fall fiat unless the actors give capable
impersonations. On the whole the play did not
fare i'll at the hands of the Museum company.
Mr.. Learock's rendition of "Alfred Dorison"
was not altogether satisfactory, but it presented
many points of excellence. His first scene was
bad in promise, but in the last acts of the play
he gave an easy and natural Interpretation.
This actor constantly gives indications of re-
served power, which, somehow never becomes
apparent. He is always gong to do something
admirable, and never does it. Performance
falls short of promise.
Miss Marsh as ''Mrs. Pinchbeck," was not
altogether pleasing in the first two acts, and in
the third act showed strong, natural feeling and
great dramatic power. The support was good.
Mr.. Morris made rather broadly drawn but
very amusing "Capt. Mantraffe.' Mr.. Bas-
comb was effective as ''Mr. Dorison." Miss
Ulmer was piquant Lucy" and Miss Morris
a natural and pleasing 'Dora." while Mr.. Leon
ard as "Bertie," afforded the best thing he ha 8
yet offered the Portland public.
The play will be repeated this evening and
at the matinee tomorrow.