The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-09
FROM THE WRECK.
Latest Reports from the Scene of the
Fitchburg Railroad Horror.
Ten Persons Known to Have Been
Killed and Twenty-E Eight injured.
other Bodies Supposed to be Still in
the Ruins,

GREENFIELD, Mass, April Sat the
scene oflast nights disaster on the Fitchburg
railroad the work ofrescue went onall night,
and continued this morning Nineteen in
jured were accounted for last night at mid
night. Since then others have been found,
and many bodies have been recovered.
Merritt Sealy, superintendent of the Ma
tional Express Company ,'died this morning
at o'clock. Brakeman Spencer's body has
been found in the wreck with the bodies of
two unknown commercial travellers. Mr.
Littlejohn was living this morning, but it
was doubtful if he lived the day out
Two bodies were brought here this morn
ing by the wrecking train. One was identi-
fed by his order book as E. E. Hayden agent
of the Fisk Manufacturing Company of
Springfield, Mass. His right hand and head
were badly burned The other man was
about 65 or 70 years of age His handker-
chief bore the name of J. r. Gould An Odd
Fellows pin was found on his clothes, and a
key ring was marked j. r. Gould, Abingdon,
Conn.
Nicholas Gorgan of Greenfield, agent for
FleiSchman'S Y east company, had his shoulder
fractured and was injured internally. w. III.
Wilcox, living near Syracuse, n. Y, was
slightly injured.
c. p Bell of Nashua, N. H., was injured
about the back and left leg, but not danger
eusly. He fell into II feet of water, battled
with the swift current, and saved his life by
grasping jagged rock. He swan ashore as
sood as he recovered his breath He says
that several were in the water below him,
and he noticed none get to land. He believes
that they were drowned.
Letters were found at the wreck addressed
to j. W. Priest, Ltteton, New York. He
was found this morning only slightly hurt
John Crowley Of. North Adams, Mass, was
on the train and is mildly insane.
Three bodies which have been found and
taken to Shelburne Falls, are those of Viola
Littlejohn, 0cce LittlejOhn, E. +. White
house of Boston. The body of Ed. White
house was brought to Greenfield this morn
river under car, with terrible cash over
the right eye across his forehead. He was
probably stunned and then drowned.
Another body found at the wreck is be-
lieved to be that of man. named White
house, New England travelling agent OF the
New England and Boston line. He passed
through the night before with large emf
grant party for the West
Other bodies found were those of Charles
Durkin of Boston, Mark Spencer, brake
traveller for small wares, and well known to
dry goods dealers throughout New England.
He was high in the order of Masonry.
Nine OF the dead are now recovered
THIRD DEsPATcH.]
Engineer Littlejohn died to-day. Among
the dead identified to-day We're Charles
Dugan, a drummer of Boston; Chas. Temple,
a drummer of Waltham; Ed. Whitehouse of
Boston, E. E. Hayden of Boston. Thousands
OF people have visited the scene to-day.
Many of the dead recovered died evidently
in horrible agony judging from expressions
ON the faces and the positions in which they
were found.
TSrroNn nLrspATrIr
1t is believed tonight there are number
of bodies still under a car in the river, but
the work of recovery has been suspended.
The following is complete list of the killed
and wounded so far as found:
KILLED.
Merritt Seeley, Boston.
=. e.. Hayden, Beanford, Mass.
Charles Temple, lWaltham, Mass.
]. II. Gould, Mlllbury Mass.
Charles Durgan, South Boston.
Viola Littlejohn, Occe Littlejohn, Engineer Her
bert Littlejohn, North Adams
Ed. WhitehOuse, Boston.
Mark F. Spencer, Waltham Mass.
INJURED.
Michael Dorgan. Greenfield, seriously.
A. ID. Cornell, Shelburne Falls slightly
G. f. Bell. Nashua N. H., badly but not fatal.
Conductor John Foster, slightly
4. B. Stone, slightly.
j. z. Fowler, Cambridge, slightly.
A. c. Harvey, Boston, badly but not dangerous
A. X. Warner Greenfield seriously.
F. S. Hagar, Greenfield, slightly.
Miss A. Derby, slightly.
Mail Agent Putney, Eagle Bridge, slightly.
Henry c. Couillard, Charlemont, badly.
J: E. Priest, Litteton, N. H., slightly.
Charles Richardson North Adams, slightly.
D. L.. Crandalt Athol, severely shaken up but
not seriously hurt.
Express Messenger p i. streeter, Troy, N. Y,
Slightly.
Edward HI. Arnold, North Adams, slightly.
Miss Cornell Shelburne Falls, slightly.
A Mr. Wilcox living near Syracuse N. Y.,slight-
ly.
Elisha Cornell, Shelburne Falls slightly.
Aaron Lewis, (coored), porter of the palace car
slightly.
j. B. Sturtevant, baggage master, slightly.
Walter Parker, Cambridge, N. Y, brakeman,
badly
G. w. Dunnell, Boston, badly bruised.
Miss Mary Gowing, Poughkeepse, N. Y, Sc
Henry A. scribner, mail agent, watham, slight
ly.
J. NJ. Watkins, Oswego, N. Y, internally.
G. NJ. Peckham of Orange and F. f.
Finch of Boston are yet missing.