The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-09
Twenty-Five Persons Killed and
Hundreds Wounded,
REAGAN THE OARSMAN KILLED
OUTRIGHT.
A Misplaced SWitcI, The Cause.
Partial List of the Killed and Wounded

BOSTON Oct San accident on Old Colony
Railroad occurred between Atlantic and VOL
laston Heights, about o'clock this evening.
The scene of the accident is about miles from
Boston, and as soon as news reached this city
reporters drove out and a large number of cots
and stretchers sent out by the city officials At
midnight no intelligence of the accident had
been received, but it is known that at least 10
were killed and about 100 wounded in greater
or less degree. The train to which the accident
happened was one returning from Silver Lake.
and was composed of % cars and two engines,
carrying about 1900 persons who had been out
to witness the race between Reagan and Davis.
The train was not going at a high rate of speed,
perhaps 20 miles an hour. 1t is not yet posi-
lively known what was the cause of the acct
dent, but it is stated freight train had Just
been switched off to make way for the excur-
sion train, and as the accident occurred at this
had not been properly locked. Both engines
jumped the track and went over an emb ,nk-
nent, and are total wrecks The engineers and
flremen escaped death, only one as far as known
being seriously hurt.
At least five of the cars were wrecked in
Guiding baggage car and passenger coaches.
Among the latter was an English coach in
which were many oarsmen and newspaper
men.
These cars were piled upon each other in a
huge mass and the wonder is that the loss of
life is not greater. Patrick Reagan, the loser
of the race today was sitting with Mrs. Falk-
ner. wife of his old boating partner, and both
were killed. Chas. A. Morgan, son of the
editor of the Express, was killed.
Among the injured are Mrs. Blake, wife OF
of the Associated, Press, Walter Lafford, re.
porter of the Express, Mike Mahoney of the
Shawmut crew, two of Gen. Buffers Sous, who
are reported seriously hurt.
1t is stated that Jas. Flynn, manager of the
Silver Lake regatta, was fatally hurt. The list
of ki1lad far q q ia I'll To.
phen Grady of Boston, j. A. Hasy of the Bos
ton Express, Chas. Morgan, do; Mr.. White OF
South Boston, John Day of Cambridge, Michael
Clatey of Boston, Patrick Reagan of Boston,
Mrs. Faulkner and child, also Reagan'5 father
in-law, name not yet known.
The following is list of wounded: Cornelius
Sullivan, Boston, injured about the head; Rich.
ard f. Condor, CharlestowD, both legs bruised
Bernard j. Brogan, East Cambridge, collar
bone broken; G. j. Callsghan, Bunker Hill
district, head and leg bruised; James Flynn.
common Councilman, serious injuries to head
and internal injuries; VIM. Brown. Boston,
legs badly bruised and sprained; Walter SAT-
ford, Winchester, right leg broken; John T.
HamliD, Boston, not seriously; John Quinlan
Boston, not serious; Michael Mahoney, right
leg broken; James Carney, Boston, leg broken
james Gilreather chief baggage master Old
COLONY depot, internal injuries, probably fatal
Geo. E. Perkins, Boston. one leg broken; VIM.
Carroll, Cambridgeport, injuries in left side
James Gray, Boston, ribs broken and ipjuries
to head; James Mutually, Boston, leg broken;
Thos. McMorrow, engineer, Boston, injured on
head; John OBriep, Boston, both legs and one
arm injured; John Taylor, Boston, injured in
head, foot and hand; H. A. Dennison, fireman
of locomotive, Dorchester. badly scalded, prob.
ably fatal; Frank Stickney, fireman of locomo-
tive, So. Boston, slightly injured; Chas. West
colt and Chas. B. Rowe, engineers, both
slightly injured.
Later returns from the scene state that addi-
tons to the list of killed will raise the total
number to % or more. Most of the killed were
In the baggage car coach and two passenger
cars. The TWO latter were telescOped partially,
and in these many were injured. About 800 OF
400 persons were in these cars, and not less
than half the number were hurt. In addition
to the dead above named are John Boyle, coal
HEAVIER, John Wright (colored) of Boston,
Maurice Green of Boston, and Paul Crowley,
brakeman.
At this hour no additional names of dead are
known, but several are believed to be under the
wreck.
Portland Men lpj ared.
left leg and head injured, and Daniel L. O'Con-
nell. mi aries to head and internal injuries
both of Portland.
1t is stated that the following are fatally
hurt: VIM. Carroll, Timothy Donovan, Mr..
Jackman of Peabody, Jno. Davis of Bost Oh,
VIM. Crossman, Pullman car conductor.
Among the additional killed sare Thomas j.
LOBBY, employee on fire boat, Stephen Grody,
of the firm of s. & P. Grody, E. Boston.
IA Boston dispatch received since the above
was in type says that it is only small part of
very long list of those injured. Ed