Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-19
The Tarin'NiIle Nccldent.

Concerning the accident on the Connecticut
Western Railroad, the experience Of Conductor
I. NJ Elmer IS much like that of many Of the
passengers. lie describes the accident as folio VS.
had been ia the mail compartment ia the bag
gage car, where ] left Mr. JONES' the Superiu-
,endeur. asserting tickets. had started to 90
through the uaiu and had got just by the front
doom Of the baggage car and was about to open il,
when l felt the rear end settling and heard a loud
crash; MY band was almost on he door knob +,
close by IN the corner to my night was the stove
in which there was a verg hot fire. Alv fret
thought was to get away from the Lle, so as not
TO be burned. The rear end OF thee went down
a little forward aud settled. aud then the whole
ctt dropped down, with bnl very mule pitching,
on one side aud struck.
had Jumped back from the dooI aud vasa. W
seat, BAGS cIuse 10 thc window, wien TIE ,aI
brought up. just "a 1t struck, "a heavy beam tell
down upou The roof aud came through, -tiAiug
me on The head and knocking me doWn. Iuerc
is cut near bis lett temple, bat hot a -cillu,
one was stunned by the blow, but soon saw
" haL the situation was. There were three UtheI
men in the car, whom | dd not know. II was
yeiy dark IN the car, 20 that could see LUiAiug,
except a streak OF nslt, Wh CD CdJlV Though the
hole M The root made Dy tue beam. IhI- beam
had come down cnd hIst, and had crushed ia the
roof 50 that there plenty of room for a man
to crawl though the opening, and We uIed 10 gel
out but found that we could not each the root.
Meanwhile the water was coming lntO the car
through tue floor aud Windows, and was rapldR
using. l. GOT up 10 point above out WaIsts anu
stopped, when We knew the carua struck bottom
aud then we ie!t safer. lnele were no eNptes-
SONS OF alarm by either Of Us. " q waited Ion the
time being without making an effort 10 get out
through Tie mole; but WhtH every lhIug came 10
a staudstll We went 10 wpik to fcscue ourselves,
winch was accomplished by lifting one man up 10
the ruoi and alteI he get tuIOugh he ass Ell an
other, aud then the others were Ac.pld out.
Alter getung out We went - the can behind, bach
OF tue one winch was lying COrhelways, cut OF
winch the Passengers wele craving Though the
windows. lAis car was pitched down. aLd 1t al-
peated a. # more OF the passengers must D,
Jsmuled ~ Tue lower end.
A theory llat Que OF The locomotives lcr the
track on HE bIIdge and broke the umOers, caus-
iBg tue Whole span 10 give way, Is not supported
by any reasonable explanation. some OF the
most experienced faiiI oad men, and the most dis
interested, who looked tue runs over carefully,
agree thai the accident was wholly caused b, tuu
Tremendous weight Of Two locomotives passing
over at tue SAME time; that witn Que cnL me tnc
tram would have gone over IA safety. Tue loco
motives were Of tue beet class, though one was
beaver, by several tons than the UtAer one wcigh
iug, as reported Dy the road Officers, y tons. anu
the Other -. IhtN are Ol the class repUTl cd to
The Railroad ComMIs ,i0ncrs a. a Ton engines
that Is, including equipment Ot coal and water.
boln { llaiuN WSiSutI OV lou-, auu pOs.iDl
more.
Inc fj.lJwinS is a revised list of the killed ami
wounded as tai is reported. Mn. benz amin Car
men, Miss Minnie Amen, The Two Misses Nc Anger
OF MlLsled, George PIHneS iIam GILMAN,
Henry Muuay Benz Amiu G.lHs Of New Hart
ford, Eugueei Ge,rse Hatch oil ilsItiofd, Mis-.
MIlAam Jones OF LakcVile, Janet Warner 0,
Last Canaan, Howard l.. " atuer If Canton.
Badly wounded-tie eli lodchNiss OF Canton,
Frank f'inn,y OF West Nin~ied, Kew " lillian
H. Thomas VI WIusted, Austin y lams aud Mrs.
Humphrey OF Canaan.
Shshuy wounded-llenly Pratt and Theodore
Dexter, vi LakcvllIc, Rev. Il. HUT and we and
>. L. Btckley and Wiic If Canaan, Nln. ".
" nlIans, ii. Is. Ham. 10, >. Il. Woodward, { has.
Barnett, Chls. b. DAkin OF Sha. on, George ii
Peckham Of Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. o. ;.
Thompson, Air. aLd Mrs Water Gates, Mrs. scott
Goodwin OF New Hartford, Dwight l.. Case and
wife, Frank ~ Case OF bukhamstead. Joseph
Riggs OF Norfolk, Ntn. BecAley Of Norfolk, Mis-
NJ. ). Spauiding OF Canaan, Euglucer Inoma,
Franey Of Hartford.