The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-10
MASSACHUSETTS.



| Boston, Oct. 9.-The accident on the
Old Colony railway occurred between
Atlantic and Wallanstan heights about
Z O'Clock last evening. The scene of
the accident is about seven miles from
Boston, and as soon as the news reached
the city a large number of cots and
stretchers were sent out by the city Of
ficials. AT midnight no intelligent ac-
count had been received, but it is
known that at least ten were killed and
about one hundred wounded in greater
or less degree. The train to which
the accident happened was one return
ing from Silver lake, and composed of
twenty-five cars and engines, carrying
about 1,500 persons who had been out
to witness a race between Reagan and
Davis. The train was not going at a
high rate of speed, perhaps twenty
miles an hour. 1t is not yet positively
known what was the cause of the acci-
dent, but it is stated that freight train
had just been switched off to make
way for the excursion train, and as the
accident occurred at this switch there
is reasonable supposition that it had
not been properly locked. Both en-
gines jumped the track and went over
the embankment and are total wrecks,
but the engineers and firemen escaped
death, only one, SO far as known, being
seriously hurt. At least five cars were
wrecked, including the baggage car and
four passenger coaches. Among the
latter was an English coach in which
we're many oarsmen and newspaper
man. Three cars were piled upon each
other, and the wonder is that the loss of
life is not greater. Patrick Reagan, the
loser of the race yesterday, was sitting
with Mrs. Faulkner, the wife of his old
boating partner, and both were killed.
Charles II. Morgan, son of the editor of
the Express, was killed. Among the
injured are: Mrs. Blake, wife of a
Cambridge boat builder; George c.
Kimball, of the associated press; Wal
ter Stafford, reporter of the Express;
Mike Mahoney, of the Shawmut crew,
and two of Gen. Buffers sons, who are
seriously burt It is stated that lanes
Flvnn manager of the Silver lake re
gatta, is fatally hurt. The list of
killed, as far as known, is as follows:
Stepben Grady Fast BOSTON. i A.
Hasy Rostop tExpress. Charles Nor.
gan Boston Exnress. Mr. White Soutb
Boston: John Dav Cambridge: Michael
C,afrav Roston. P.trick Reaoan Ros-
ton. Mrs Fanlkner and child and Abe
Reagan residence not known rro
BOSTON Oct o-Tbe canse of ,he
disaster on tile Old Colony railroad ves-
ter,av is now explained Inv the state
ment of Charles Westpate engineer of
tho leading locomotive nm the wrecked
train He save that after leaving VOL.
laston station. while travelling, Mt the
rate of 90 miles an hour and when
about o,arter Of a mile of yyol,aston
he saw about three hundred wards ahead
n freight car nm a train running on to
the main track from the siding. and he
instantly wbistled down brakes and re-
versed his engine. He and his fireman
,Denn;sor, STAYED on the engine and
when it struck the car tbey were both
thrown off Dennison was very badly
scalded westpate claims that he did
all in b;s mower to stop, the train but
that he had the RIGHT of wav. He did
not expect to see the freight car so sud-
denly emerge from the siding. which is
seldom nsed
On the Old Colony roads all trains
RIM tn the left instead of the right. as
ia the custom ON other roads. and the
freioht car was being switched on the
r;obt track and had nearly crossed
when the accident occurred.
Further returns from the scene state
that later additions to the list of killed
will raise the total number to twenty
five or more. Most of those killed were
in the baggage car, English coach and