Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-03

Henry Downs. one of the oldest employees
of the road, was in this car and was thrown
into tie end Of the car and vas crushed BY
an enDrmous sample trunk, which had to be
liftedpf him before he could be released.
He WIS found to be injured internally and
very everely. and an internal hemorrhage
havin set in, there are but slight hopes Of
his recovery. Being convinced that he
shouH die, he made his will, after being con-
veyedso neighboring farm house. The
other ersons who we're injured were Lewis
p. Clalz, of Portland, express manager, and
NJ. A. Atkins, Lewiston, cut about the
head aBd legs Fortunately the ac-
cident occurred near some farm houses to
which the most severely we're conveyed, car
doors ami cushions being transformed into
stretches upon which the victims were plac-
ed WIDOW Boothby's was the nearest house
and TO this the worst cases were Immediately
carried and the small house was soon filled
with sufferers Tie list Of the dead and in
jured, as far as ascertained, is as follows An
unknown man. black hair and mustache, with
face mashed almost to jelly and terribly
| crushed. From his appearance laboring
| man, supposed to be A o. kidder Of Haver-
hill, as there was a note in his pocket paya-
Bile to the order of such aperson. He also
had an open faced silver watch, and in his
pocket were also some physicians prescrip'
| lions. lie lived but fifteen minutes, breath
| ing with difficulty when carried into the
house. Henry Downe. Berwick. mentioned
| above. C. X. Tibbets, Boston, paddy sprain-
ed ankle, broken nose and badly bruised
about the head. James kenney, at present
| working in Lowell, but native Of Pittsfield,
! right leg badly jammed. Leland kenney,
same place as above. injured about the head
! and internally, The case of these brothers
is unusually sad as they were on their
way to Pitts6eld, to visit their mother who
was dying Oliver VIM, York. arm broken.
l.. D. Parrish, Salem, injured about the head.
VIM G. Mills, Portland. face and head bruis-
ed. |. s. Gennett, Weld, bruised about the
head. j. L. Keep, Wilton, hip bruised. j.
Fl. Smalley, Boston, injured about the head
and internally Annie NJ. Haskell, Portland,
wrist hurt. John Switzerland, PictOn, n.
S., back injured. VIM. Heseltine, Lowell.
rib broken. Gray Heseltine, young son of
the above, badly hurt about the head.
and face mashed almost to jelly. Mrs.
Henry G. Timmons and daughter, Portland,
both bruised W. II. Purdy, Old Orchard,
eye, head and leg injured. Lewis P. Clark,
Portland, cut on the head. NJ. A. Atkins,
mouth. conductor of the train. terribly cut
about the head, having a cut about six inches
long on the scalp and another five inches
long, extending from under the eye over the
ear, opening the cheek wide, delirous and
badly hurt, Z. Smith, Great Falls, road.
master, injured about the head and leg and
bruised. Mrs. George A. Clark, No. 3
Deering Place, Portland, injured about
the head. W. A. Hill, Rockland, cut on the
head and wrist. T. Gallery, Ballarsville,
cut on the right hand S. A. Roberts, Law.
renee, slightly injured internally. H. S.
French, Brockton. leg jammed. George
w. Lane, Leeds, head badly injured. John
Jackson, Norway, arm bruised severely.
Others were injured, more or less, severely.
Soon after the accident one of the engineers
ran down to the kennebunk station with the
news, and the doctors in the immediate vi.
cinity being collected together with nurses,
brought them to the scene of the accident
where they were soon busted attempting to
alleviate the sufierings of the victims