The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
RAILWAY WRECKS.
Two Freight Trains Collide With Fatal
Results-Six Persons Kiiled--,An Express
Train Derailed and Numerous Passen-
gers Injured.


Troy, N. Y, Aug.2.
A,terrible accident occurred on the Troy
& Boston Railroad Wednesday. 1t was due
principally to the neglect of johnson, the
telegraph operator at Petersburg Junction,
to carry out his orders. He was on duty
from six o'clock Tuesday night until eight
o'clock next morning. At seven o'clock
Wednesday morning he received an order to
flag and hold train No. for orders. He
said he placed a flag out, and train No. 9
passed, and he then took down the flag. His
error in taking. down the flag when
No. passed, instead of leaving it UP
until No. 1 arrived at Petersburg Junction,
caused the collision. The two trains came
together on a curve. Each was not seen by
the engineer of the other until both locomo-
tives were so close that it was impossible to
slacken speed. The engines and cars Of
both were piled Unfortunately together,
and the cars Immediately caught fire.
The dead are: Mark Sutherland engineer,
of Troy; Charles H. Marden, engineer, of
Providence; Jack Barrett, conductor, of
North Adams; Thomas Lane, brakeman, of
Gardner, Mass; brakeman just hired /;
l.
ard H. Bruce, operator at Vermont Station.
j. w. Barnes, the fireman on one of the
locomotives, gives the following account:
''The first knew of the accident was when
Marden threw up his hands, shut the valve,
| and said: For Gods sake, look there!' 1
| looked up, and only a cars length ahead
was an engine. My first thought was to
| jump, and 1 started to do it.. Whether
did jump or was knocked out can't tell. ]
aharC
| cars were piling upon me. As the engines
| collided their noses went toward the creek.
was right between them. heard the
| cracking sound of fire. and on
| turning my head l found the
fire only about a foot from me.
was doubled up with a large timber on my
| right leg. The fire grew warmer aud be
came desperate. grabbed up board that
was helping to keep me down, and broke il
in two. Ordinarily it would have taken two
| men to- break it. This lOOSened my legs
and 1 crawled out. thought the cars never
would stop coming. While crawling out
saw Marden and said: Charlie, are you
badly hurt% He said: Il can't move
hand or foot 1 told him
would go for help and try to get him out
On my return I again spoke to him and
told him nothing could be done until the en-
gine was lacked up, as he was held by it
| He then asked me II was hllft, ana sale
No. Then he inquired where the rest o
them were, meaning Bruce and Barrett, ant
1 told him 1 didn't know. l asked him i
there was any woc<l near him, and he re
piled NO A moment later he began t.
moan and scream for help, and that was tn
last heard of him. The fire had becom
so hot by this time that was drifen from
the SPOT"
The bodies of all the victims weie solidl
imbedded in the wreck. 1t was impossibl
to get them out. A portion of the fire dc
partment from this city was sent to tn
scene of the disaster. to extinguish tn
flames, but as most of the cars were loade
with coal the work was very SLOW. Th
bodies of the dead have not been recovere
yet. The track will not be clear befoI
noon to-day, and travel between Boston an
the West is materially interfered with. TIL
pecuniary loss by the collision will reac
$4,000.
ONE KILLED AND FOURTEEN INJURED.
BOSTON, Aug. Q.
A special to the Journal frono Newpor
VT, says that serious disaster befel an e.
press train from that place to Montreal, O
the Southeastern Road, Wednesday evening
} The entire train of engine, two parlor-car
a baggage and one passenger-car were d'
i rallied about three miles from North Tro
T and completely wrecked. Fourteen persor
were seriously injured. A lady from Derh
was killed. Fred Pierce, of Stanstead, an
servant, are probably fatally hurt. The il
jured are being taken to Newport al
North Troy. About fifty passengers wei
on board. The escape of all from deaf
was remarkable.