The New York herald., 1878-10-09
Hospital In vans and cared for by the physicians.
The dead were removed to their homes or lett In
the railroad station over night
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

BOSTON, Oct. 8, 1873.
The accident on the Old Colony Railroad occurred
between Atlantic and wolaston Heights, at about
seven O'Clock tins evening. The scene Of the
accident Is about seven miles from Boston,
and as soon as the news reached the
city the reporters drove out, and large
number OF cots and stretchers were sent out by
the city officials At midnight no intelligent &C
count had been received, but 1t is known that at
least ten persons were killed and about one hum
dred wounded in a greater or less degree. The
train to which the accident happened was one re-
turning from Silver Lake, and composed OF twenty
two cars and two engines There were about
fifteen hundred persons aboard who had been out
to witness the race between Reagan and Davis.
The train was running at about twenty miles an
hour when the accident occurred 1t is not
yet positively known what caused the accident,
but 1t Is stated that freight train had just been
switched or to make way for the excursion train.
and the accident occurred at this switch, there
is reasonable supposition that 1t had not been
properly locked.
THE WRECK.
Both engines jumped the track and went over
an embankment They are total wrecks The
engineers and aremen escaped death, only one, as
far as known, being seriously hurt At least
five OF the cars we're wrecked, including the bag
latter was the English coach, IN which were many
oarsmen and newspaper men. These cars were
piled upon each other in large mass, and 1t Is
wonderful that the loss OF life is not greater.
Patrick Reagan, the loser OF the race to-day, was
sitting with Mrs. Faulkner, vile OF his boating
partner, and both were killed.
Charles Morgan, son OF the editor Of the EI-
press, was killed
Among the injured are:-
Mrs Bakie wife OF the Cambridge boatbuilder
George G. Klmball, OF the Assoclateu Press.
Walter Stafford, reporter OF the EEpress.
Nike Mahoney. Of the Shawmut crew.
Two Of General Buffers sons are reported seri-
ously hurt
1t s stated that James Flynn. manager Of the
Silver Lake regatta, Is fatally injured
LATER-rHE ACCIDENT EXPLAINED.
The cause OF the disaster is now explained by
the statement OF Charles wes,gate. the en-
gineer Of the leading locomotive on the
wrecked train. He escaped without injury and says
that alter leaving Wollastop station, while travel
ling ut the rate OF twenty miles per hour, and
when about quarter Of a mile this SIDE OF
WOllaston, he saw about three hundred yards
ahead o freight car on the train running on to
the main track from the siding, and ne instantly
whistled s.DOwn brakes" and reversed his engine.
He and his fireman, Dennison. remained on the
engine, and when It struck the Car both
men were thrown off, Dennlson being badly
scaded- Westgate claims that he did all In his
power stop the train, but that he had the right
or way, and as the switch all right he did not
expect to see freight so suddenly emerge
from the siding which Is seldom used.
REGULATIONS.
On the Old Colony Railroad all trains run to the
lett, instead OF to the right, as Is the custom
other roads, and the freight being switched
upon the right track and had nearly crossed when
The accident occurred
Ar LEAST TWENTY-FIVE KILLED
Further returns frem the scene OF disaster state
that later additions 10 the list Of killed will raise
the total number TO twenty-five or more. Most OF
those killed were in the baggage, English coach
and two passenger cars The two latter were
partly telescOped, and IN these many were injured.
About three or four hundred persons were on
these cars and not less than half the number
were hurt. In addition to the names Of the dead
tclegraphed heretofore are:-
JOHN BOYLE q coalheaveE
JOHN WRIGHT, negro OF Boston
MAURICE GREEN, OF Boston.
PAUL COWLEY, q brakeman
At this hour no additional names OF dead are
known, but several believed TO be
In the wreck. One OF the HRRALs reporters,
who was on the wrecked tram, says
Immediately at the close OF the a crowd 0
twelve or fifteen hundred persons at once made q
rush Tor the train, which stood on side track In
waiting and soon filed the twenty cars comprising
It the train was made up Of two loco
motives. baggage car, an English compartment
car and eighteen ordinary passenger cars.