Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-10
AN OPEN SWITCH.

AN OPEN SWITCH.
A Careless SwitchMan in Fau1t-Revised
List of the Killed and wounded-Eatal
Railroad Accident in Neutrality-suspicious.
Disasters.
THE OLD COLONY RAILWAY DISASTER.
Boston. Oct. Booth tracks at WILLIAMSON.
of the Old Colony road were cleared at 80
this morning, and the inward train passed the
scene of last nights disaster at 6:l5 this morn
ing. Superintendent Kendrick when asked
who was to blame. said so far as he had learned
those in charge of the train from Silver Lake
were all right. He of opinion from what
he had learned. that the conductor of the
freight train was to blame. This was all he
had to say in relation to the affair.
DEAD AND INJURED.
In addition to the list of dead sent last night
the following are reported: Edward Doherty
grocer, Boston, Edwin E. White, Boston, in
stead Of Mr.. 8. J. White, of South Boston;
John Aver Boston: Polk L. Avery Boston; and
Councilman NJ. T. Wells whose body was found
late last night. Reagan's fa' her-in-law is not
among the dead reported last night. The
death list up to noon to-day comprised nine
teen persons.
The following are additional to those al.
ready seriously wounded: Pat Finn. B. Devin.
Internal injury, T. Donovan. Patrick Morgan
East Boston. Badly injured about the head
and legs: Edward Gill. of Charleston internal;
J. +. Gill. Boston. hurt on leg and face; VIM.
Davis, Boston, in head. The total list of in
iured at noon to-day foots M about 1so
1t is now known the list of killed will receive
no additions. save those who may die from
wounds. The names of twenty more injured are
reported.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Engineer Westgate says, as to the cause of
the accident, that when near Wallenston sta
ton he saw freight train moving over the
connecting track. His engine struck corner
OF this train. an empty fiat car. bnt not with
Sufficient force to throw it from the track
Westgate asserts positively that the inward
track was clear, and that the freight car was
cross the connection when he passed over the
switch by which the inward is connected with
the outward track. He discovered that some
thing was wrong, his first impression being
that the switch omen, and this was con-
firmed bv the observation of Others. He in
atantly whstled down brakes ond reversed the
engine. The switches are about 100 feet apart.
and the engine having passed the fret switch
in safety. the engineer hoped that it would
hold to the iron IA the only means of saving
the train. hnt the second switch being also one n
the locomotive left the train and the catastro-
phe followed.
NOT KILLED.
Boston. Oct. 9.-Mrs. Blakey. wife of John
Blakey boat builder of Cambridge, was not
killed in the Old Colony accident.
BosToN. DC. 9.-Stephen Grady. reported
killed nv the accident. is alive and we'll. The
body identified as his has been classed among
the unknown.
RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNED.
LITTLE Rock. Ark. Oct. 9.-Last night the
Howe Truss bridge across Little Mulberry river,
on the Little Rock Fort Smith railroad,
burned. Origin Of fire unknown. Suspen-
sion of trains for few days.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
A Democrat special SAYS the boiler of Burns
mills. near Hope, exploded this morning, Kill
ing Edward Reem and Samuel Langstcn.
Reem was from Louisville, Ohio. Several
others severely injured.
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.
WILKFsBARRE. Pa. Oct. 9.-Last night while
four miners. named jenkins Lewis. George
Lasker Joe Williams and James Rome, were
| endeavoring to disperse the accnr, nlation of
gas in shaft of the Lehiqh Valley Coal COM
panv. one of them made his appearance with a
| naked lamp. An explosion instantly followed
| inficting Injuries which resulted in the death
| of the entire party.
| LAKE SCHOONER WRECKED.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. "a Free Press
special from Muskegen, says the schooner
Tempest from South Haven. bound for Muske-
| gen, went ashore this morning and is total
| wreck.
| OFF THE TRACK.
NASHVILLE. Oct. "a freight train ran of
the track at Hendersonville, on the Louisville
q Nashville road this forenoon killing Geo. O.
| Burr, fireman. and Charles Strattle, engineer.
| KENTUCKY SHOOTING.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. "a special dispatch from
Harrodsburg, Kv., to the COtrier-Jo,t,,tal says
| @. G. Bonita. farmer living near Nevada,
small town in Mercer county. six miles from
Harrodsburg, shot and fatally wounded q
vonng man named Hamilton. residing at the
same place. this evening. The shooting wa.
the result of previous quarrel about money
matters.
PROBABLE SUICIDE.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. "a Kansas City, Mo-, dis
patch says man named J. B. Wilbur dice
suddenly to-day at the Delmonico house. 4
paper of morphine and bottle of some kind O
drug was found in his room Init the canse o
death is not certainly ascertained. No one
knows who he is bnt he is supposed TO he
travelling salesman for New York or Chicago
house.
KILLED BY OUTLAWS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "a Galveston Mem
special says: San Antoni's stage driver report
that on Monday party of ninety soldiers wer
seen thirty-fve miles distant from Laredo 90
ing sonth in the direction of Corpns Christi
They killed two Mexicans and one American O.
the lower Mences.