The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-30

car Of a crowded passenger train on the
Boston, Barne and Gardner Railroad was
thrown from the track Just a. the train was
draw log away from North Worcester sta.
tiou, At ais yesterday afternoon, and
hurled with terrific force down
steep enbsnkment, fully twenty-five
feet high. There were sixty.6ve passengers
10 the car, and not one Of them escaped In.
Jury. The car turned wholly over once
and then half over again IN its descent, and
finally rested on Its side at az angle Of for
V-fve degrees. 1t was badly broken up
In the fall. The seats were oil wrenched
from their places and thrown in a
heap, aud the passengers were mixed up
with the broken iron and timber In almost
inextricable confusion. The woodwork OF
ths car caught Gre from the stove In the
forward part, and the horror Of being
burned to death confronted the wounded
Passenger. But assistance was prompt,
and the flames were speedily extinguished.
ASSISTING THE WOUNDED.
Some few Of the passengers extricated
themselves from the wreck, aud with the
occupants Of the other two cars, which re.
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their suffering companions. The suguished
cries Of bruised and bleeding mep,
women and children made the
scence terrible one. Tenderly aud care
fully the injured were taken out and laid on
the grass BY the side Of the track. It was
found that by miracle none were killed,
but several were apparently dying. Ply.
sicisns wsre sum moned from Worcester,
and Doctors Bates, Marble, Dawes, r.
Woodward, Jacques, Wood, Swart.
ward, Adams, and Warren ware soon
on the spot. From then till dark all worked
unremttingly 10 caring for the wounded.
Some were removed TO neighboring houses,
and others we're brought to Worcester In
hacks and the police ambulanees. The
most ser iousy injured we're taken TO the
City Hospital. OF the sixty five persons In
the car all were more or less bruised;
thirty we're seriously injured and six 80
badly hurt that they are not expected to
live.
TIE LIST OF VICTIMS.
The names OF the victims are:
Mrs. Holland Marble, Holden, probable
fracture of skull.
G. A. Clapp, Marlboro, n. H., fractured
collar bone and scalp wounds.
q Mrs. c. A. Clapp, fractured ribs.
Belle Clapp, slight bruises.
Mr.. Hiram Collins, Marlboro, n. H..
fractured ribs and probably internally In.
jured.
Mrs. Amasa q. Davis, Hibbsrdston,
back broken; VIII probably die.
Amss u. Davis, scalp wound and bruises.
Holland Marble, Holden, scalp wound,
cut hands and burns.
Hiram Collins, scalp wounds.
Homer Stearns, wife and child, letter.
sonville; Mrs. SteaSns 10 hurt In the
back.
Mrs. H. B. whittsnox, Jsf'erso nville.
cut over the right eye.
Rev. DR.. X. Thompson, Philipston.
hurt 10 the head ard side,
Mrs. j. NJ. Shepald,oG, hoy xlston, severe
hurts on head and neck; her condition 10
considered serious.
Miss E. c. Shepsrdson, Athol, hack
hurt.
Miss Nettis Eaton, Gardner, hurt In the
| chest and stomach.
Miss Marshall, Gardner, hurt 10 the
back and head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, Gardner, back
hurt.
Mrs. Ellen Moore, Petershsn. very seri.
Gus; nature Of injuries not known.
Mr. Cough, Of Maynard & Cough, Wor.
cestsr, cut In head aud knee; not serious.
A daughter Of George Willis, Hubbard.
ston, cut In the head.
Mrs. Z. W. Browning, mother of the
| proprietor OF the restaurant ct the Union
| Station in Wo, ester, wrist broken, face
bruised aud hand cut.
A child Of Mr.. Davis, Of wslpole, N. H. f,
slightly wounded.
A Mr. Prisslin was thrown out Of . win.
| dow, buried under the car, and had to be
| cut out.
Mrs. Arthur Fsrrar. Of Chicago, slight
scalp wound. Mr.. Fsrrsr 10 unhurt.
Miss Belle Lamont, Of Marlboro, N. H.,
painful bruises.
Joseph Galneheir, wife aud daughter,
slight bruises.
Mrs. Moore, OF 216 Main street, WOrces.
tor, dan gerously wounded.
Other passengers more or less hurt are
| Mr.. Marble, Of Jeffersonville; Mrs. Helen
Moore, Of Petershsm, aud Katy Drasland,
Of Wslpoe, N. H.
The train was In charge Of DR.. Joseph
C. Nichols. 1t was running quite slowly at
the time Of the accident. The two persons
who got abroad at North Worcester got 10.
to the second car, every seat In the third
car being occupied, and 80 escaped injury.
Superintendent Whites and the other OH.
Gals Of the road did everything 10 their
power to alleviate the sufferings OF the In.
jured. A spreading rail or broken wheel
caused the accident. At midnight none OF
the victims had died, bu: two Of those most
| seriously hurt are sinking fast.
Meyer Bros Drug House Burned.
KANSAS CITY, November 29.-Ths whole.
sale drug house Of Meyer Bros. & Co. , ON
Delaware street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, was burned yesterday evening. The
fire originated In the basement and WAS
caused by the explosion on chemicals. It
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