The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-23
NEW HAMPSHI Re.
shocking Railroad Accident,

KEENE, Oct. % "A shocking accident ac-
Cured on the Cheshire railroad, five miles west
of Keene, last evening. Freight train No %,
east drawn by the heavy class engine John
Falls, going up from Keene without load.
The engine of the freight train was completely
wrecked and Henry M. Staples, engineer and
Lewis Phillips, fireman, were killed. Staples
was crushed against the reversing lever and
fire box by the wreck of the tender, and lived
about an hour in terrible agony, herocally d.
recting the efforts to release him. His body
was terribly burned and mangled. Phillips
body was crushed between the side of the cab
and tender, and was loosened by the rebound
and fell off the wreck, but he was killed in
stantly. Henry Graves. engineer, and the fire.
man Of the Bellows Falls, were not seriously
injured, and the engine had only the forward
works destroyed being free to recoil on down
grade. The John Elliot is complete wreck.
and the freight car was piled on top. The Bel
lows Falls was running wild and should have
kept out of the way of regular trains The
collision occurred as the engines were coming
round curve. 1t would doubtless have been
avoided had they met in any other part as the
empty engine was brought nearly to stand
before they struck A wrecking train was sent
Immediately and brought the collided engines
to Keene about o'clock this morning, where
they were viewed by Hundreds to-day. Staples
and Phillips resided in Keene. The former
leaves wife and two children and the latter a
wife.
Sale of Property.
LEBANON, Oct. 2L-The property of the
Sturtevant Manufacturing Company, in bank
ruptcy, was sold this forenoon by order of the
of redemption, subject to all claims of legal
character known or unknown. The property
was bought for $500, by J. L. Spring for r. w
Craein. J. L. Spring, j. W. Gerrish, L. G.
Pattee, w. R. Heath, Mead, Mason & Co., E.
J. Durant,p. 81. Davis, P. e. Davis, D. B.
Emerson, G. M. Hildreth and s. A. Peck, who
are the holders of heavy mortgage on the
concern. The total amount of the mortgage on
the real estate, as far as known, amounts to
$76y337. SO. There are several other mortgages
claimed to be valid which are not on record.
The terms were one-third purchase money
down, balance November 1, 1876. The public
are jubilant oyer the result as every assurance
is given that in the future the works will be run
by responsible parties.
The New Hampshire Canvass.
MANCHESTER, Oct. pa large number of
leading Democrats held meeting last night
for consultation and business, M. V. B. Edger-
ly presiding Committees were appointed to
act in conjunction with the city executive COM
mlttee to make thorough canvass and make
all necessary arrangements for semi-weekly
torchlight PROFESSIONS from now till election,
and arrange for two and perhaps three public
meetings to be addressed by prominent Demo
cratic orators. There will be torchlight pro-
cession tomorrow night and another Thursday
night. The grand demonstration will be held
early in November. 1t is probable the first
public meeting will be held the present week.
The Republican managers are also actively at
work. and in addition to the grand torchiight
procession for November 1st have arranged
for three mass meetings. The inspectors of
election. appointed by the city government in
pursuance of an act of the legislature, have
posted check lists in the various wards which
are being closely scrutinized by the opponents
and thorough canvass will be made to verify
or impeach their accuracy.