Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-17

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

A Train in Massachusetts Goes over an
E1mbanlIlnent 200 Feet High-Great Loss
OF Life.
CfaEEsF1E1D, Mass, April IA terrible
disaster occurred on the Eitehburg railroad
tonight, midway between BardWelIs ferry
and west of Deerfeld station, the east bound
passenger train due at Greenfield at 6s05 D..
me- going over an embankment 200 feet
high. Six bodies have been taken out of
the ruins and it is not known how many
others have been killed. The train was the
eastern express and consisted of a baggage
car, smoker, sleeper and mail car and two
Ordinary passenger cars.
The point where the accident occurred is
the most dangerous on the road. The train
run on the edge of an embankmeut 200 feet
above the DeeEheld river. The bank is steep
and covered with huge bOlders and masses
OF rock. When the train arrived at this point
the track commenced TO settle under it for a
distance, covering It's entire length. The
coaches broke from their trucks and rolled
The engine broke from the tender, tearing
up the track for twenty feet. Below rolled
the Deerheld river on she very edge of which
the cars were thrown AS soon as they
struck they caught ire from the stoves. The
sleeping car was an entire wreck. 1t was &C
eupied by several passengers, not one of
whom at this hour Is known 70 have escaped
injury. One man, whose name Is unknown
is Imprisoned IN the wreck OF the sleeper
where he is being burned alive. One little
glrl was picked up dead As soon as the
news reached Greenfield special train was
made up and sent to the scene Of the dis
Hster, having on board several physicians,
section men and few citizens.
ID arriving at the scene OF the wreck a n0r-
rille gght VEazVitue messed Darkness had settled
over the spot. Far down on the river bank
could be seen the EmOlderng emDers OF the
holocaust twas impossible TO tell who was
hurt and who was killed Gtout-hearted
tracEmen were lowered cautiously down the
ueacherous height, and the work of rescue
began.
The following wounded were found Mer-
rift S6eley, OF Boston, wounded ia the head.
ID. j. Crandall, postal clerk, wounded in the
head; i. p. Bell, of Nashua, n. H., was cut
slightly on the head and leg, but not sei-
Ously hurt; ID. @. Wells, Of AndoYer, had his
shoulder hurt and his head cut
Nichols Dorgan, OF Greenfield, left arm
and ankle broken and was seriously injured
internally. A little g1ri who was on the tram
died in his arms from injuries received.
j. E, Priest, Of Litdeton, n H. has his
face and head cut.
Engineer Iittlejohn, Of North Adams,
was badly scaldeds and It is believed fatally.
A. 4. Warner, was badly hurt but his in
urIes are not fatal
ii. G. Ldtteiohn, brother of the engineer,
with his wife and child, both Of whom have
since died; A. ID. CARMEL, Allen Lewis, E ID.
stowe, A. @. Harvey of Boston badly hurts
j. b Fowler, A. r Warner, OF Greenfield;
A. H. CORTLAND, Charlemorts j.. W. Dun
nells, Waltham; Miss Darby and May Cow
ing. A Miss Cornett is badly hurt as IS
Mail Agent Pumey. A. H. Warehouse is
missing. The kItchburg coach was the only
one that escaped the conhagratlou- Deputy
Sheriff BRYANT, of Greenfield VINO was ia
flames, bat one was dead and the other dying.
Their parents were on board, but cannot be
found. The injured number nineteen and
the dead ten