The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22
Terrible Railroad accident.
A TRAIN on THE NEW BRUNSWICK RAIL
WAY THROWN OFF THE TRACK.

A terrible accident occurred Thursday
night at Peel station, on the New Bruins
wick railway, narrow gauge line which
runs from Gibson, opposite Fredericton, to
Edmunston, with a branch to Fort Fair
field and Caribou, in Maine. The express
from Gibson had reached Peel, sixty y-seven
miles up the line, at 8 p. M, and there be-
ing no passengers, was passing that station
without stopping. The train consisted of
baggage and smoking aud first class pas
senger car.
AS the train passed the station the bag
gage master threw out bundle of grain
bags from the car, intending to throw them
on the platform. Instead of reaching the
top of the platform they struck its side and
bounded back beneath the car wheels,
where they were caught and dragged for
some distance, :he cars finally leaving the
rails and running across q small bridge ON
the sleepers. The instant the bridge was
crossed the cars upset, became discOnuect-
ed from the engine and rolled down an en-
bankment of fifty feet high TO the river,
turning, with frightful velocity, three OF
four times.
The instant the first class car reached
level ground it was seen to be one fire,
and, although there was plenty of help
near, the flames made such rapid progress
that it was almost impossible to render
any effective assistance tn those who were
struggling in their frey prison. w. T.
| Whitehead, Of Fredericton, was standing
on the car platform when it upset and
! jumped off. The car rolled over him, but
| without doing him the slightest injury.
He aud Others Immediately went to the
rescue of the passengers in the burning
car, and every effort was made to save
! them. Some managed to escape by break
ing through the windows, others were
! dragged out by main force while others.
in the extremity of their agony, struggled,
against their rescuers and pershed in the
flames. In a short time the car and all
that remained within it were consumed, a
few bones only marking their remains
The list of the dead is as follows Isaac
| Hacker, store keeper, Fort Fairfield, Me-.
burned TO death Nehemiah Perry, store
keeper; Charles Beattie, newsboy, Freder-
teton, burned to death Mrs. Leslie, Grand
Falls, died of injuries Charles A. Phil.
| lips. Bristol, Me-, died of injuries James
| Turner, died of injuries.
The injured are as follows: Conductor
Yerxa, badly Miss Diab B. NJ. Dow:
brakeman, r. ID. Clark, express messenger;
James Montgomery, Florencevile, badly
! Daniel Kinney; Alfred Kinney; John
Hamilton; John Lovely John keenan,,
Boston; Levi Sears, Fort Kent, Me-; r.
Raymond
One girl, about twelve years of age,
| clam bered out of the window and did not
receive. scratch. She is niece of Miss
Cushman, who is among the killed. This
lady was almost rescued when she violently
tore herself away and fell back into the
flames. Mr.. Perry, one of the victims,
was almost saved, but he appeared frantic,
and being powerfully built man, resisted
all efforts 10 draw him through the window
and so perished. The boy ReatLie was
asleep near the stove and was instantly
killed. Mr.. Hacker never spoke, and it is
presumed must have been killed before the
car reached the bottom of the incline.
ST. JOHN, y. B., November 16.-Turner
| and Phillips, reported last night TO have
died of injuries from the railway accident
near Peel station, are still living, but the
latter is very low, as is also Conductor
Ierxa, who is unconscious. Turner will,
probably recover. The verdict of the
coroner's jury is considered very unsatis-
factory aud a full Investigation is demand.
ed by the public.
Nathan Perry, killed, formerly resided
10 Bangor, and was GO years of age. For
the last fifteen years he has been in bust
ness in Presque isle
Isaac Hacker, also killed, was upward
OF 40, and was one of the foremost men iu
Aroostook. He was trader and lumber
man.