The daily gazette., 1883-09-03
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Thirteen Persons Injured on Boston Ex-
press Train in Vermont.


ST. ALBAN, VT. Sept. 2.-The fast train
leaving Boston at O'Clock Saturday after
noon, for Chicago via Central Vermont
Railroad, collided with the fast New York
express, which left here at 9 25 p. M, at
Colchester at 8 o'clock. Colchester is the
meeting place for these trains. The New
Express arrived first and had turned the
switch, preparing to setting off on the side
track but before the engine of this train had
reached the side track the Boston
express came along at great
speed. Engineer Jones, of the Boston train,
applied the air brakes, but they did not
work. The engineer and fireman of the
New York train jumped and saved their
lives. The hands of the other train stuck to
their posts, and both were badly hurt. The
New York train was nearly at a standstill
when the collision occurred, and this fact
alone prevented most terrible accident
The engines and tenders of both trains were
wrecked, and the baggage cars behind them
were telescoped, one tender going almost
through baggage car OF the Boston train.
A large number of gravel men were
in this baggage car and six of them
were slightly hurt. The thirteen
persons on the Boston train were
injured, as follows: G. +. Jones, engineer,
badly bruised; his son, g. s. Jones, badly
bruised; w. H. Chelson, severely hurt in the
pack; Michael Finn, baggage master, bad
scalp wound; James Rooney, collar bone
fractured and a number of bruises about
The body;' Felix Larnett, thigh fractured;
Andrew Osier, severely bruised about the
body; and six gravel train men. Everything
is being done for the injured by the railroad
officials. The track was cleared about 10
O'Clock this morning. The night express
trains were delayed on account of the acci-
dent. As far as can be learned the accident
was due to the failure of the brakes of the
Boston train.
sEAsHoRE TRAINS COLLIDE.
New YORK, Sept. 2.-The train on the
Long Island railroad leaving Far Rockaway
for Hunters Point at 7.30 p. M, was
stopped on the curve near Springfield
Station to put off person who refused to
pay fare. While standing on the curve a
train from Long Beach dashed into the
rear of the Rocksway train, completely
wreeking the two rear cars of the latter, and
the engine and first car of the Long Beach
train. Two men, whose names have not
yet been learned, were killed, and several
passengers were seriously i'jured.
ANOTHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
BALTIMORE, Sept. "A collision occurred
/ at Highland Park Station, short distance
/ beyond the city limits, on the Western
Maryland Railroad at 5 O'Clock this morn
ing between regular and an extra freigh
train, both coming East. The regular traiI
had stopped on account of a hot box, and /
| few minutes afterward was run into by tht
extra, going at a speed of 20 miles an hour
Joseph Cruise, engineer of the extra, jumped
from his engine and got off with spraineC
ankle; William Abel, brakeman Oh 9Th
road, who was coming to the city to spenc
Sunday, was killed; Joseph Dorsey, a Cattle
drover, OF Frederick county, Md, stained
injuries from which he died at 6 o'clocl
| this evening. William Fleigh, fireman
was injured, but not seriously. The verdic
of the coroner's jury tonight charged tn
collision to gross negligence.