Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-04-15
FRlGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
a Passenger Train Plunges Down an EN-.
bankment Two Hundred Foet-Thirteen
Killed and Many Injured.

a Passenger Train Plunges Down an Em-
bankment Two Hundred Feet-Thirteen
Killed and Many Injured.
GREENFIELD, Mass, April 6.-A terrible
disaster occurred on the Fitchburg railroad
last night midway between Bardwell's
Ferry and West Deerfeld station, the east
bound passenger train due at Greenfield at
sos p. m. going over an embankment 200
feet high. Six bodies have already been
taken out Of the ruins and it is not known
how many others have been killed. The
train was the eastern express and con-
sisted Of baggage Car, smoker, Q sleep
ing car, mail car and two ordinary pas
senger cars. 1t was in charge of Con-
ductor Foster with Herbert Littlejobn as
engineer. The point where the accident
occurred is the most dangerous on the road.
The train runs on the edge of an embank-
ment 200 feet above Deerfeld river. The
bank is steep and covered with huge
powders and masses of rock. When
the train arrived at this point the track
commenced to settle unde. il for distance
covering its entire length. The coaches
broke from their trucks and rolled over and
over down the precipice. The engine broke
from the tender, tearing up the track for
twenty feet. Below rolled the Deerfeld
river, on the very edge Of which the cars
were thrown. AS soon as they struck they
caught fire frOM the stoves. The sleeping
car was an entire wreck. 1t was occupied
by several passengers, not one OF whom at
this hour is known to have escaped injury.
One man, whose name is unknown, was
imprisoned in the wreck Of the sleeper,
where ae was burned alive. One little girl
was picked up dead. AS soon as the news
reached Greenfield special train was
made up and sent to tie sceue of the dis
sster, having On board several physicians,
section men and few citizens. On arriv-
ing at the scene of the wreck horrible
sight was witnessed. Far down on the
river bank could be seen the smouldering
embers of the holocaust 1t was impOssi-
bic to tell who was hurt ind who was
killed. StOut-hearted trackmen were
lowered cautiously down the t:eacherOus
height and the work of rescue began.
Merritt Seeiy, superintendent of the
National Express Company of Boston, was
found in the wreck and taken into the re-
lief car. He had wound of four inches
long and half an inch wide over his left
temple. His left thigh was broken and also
his left leg at the knee, besides which he
sustained internal injuries from which he
will die. ID. l.. Cranda!I, postal clerk, was
plunged into the river and got ashore with
difficulty. lie was wounded about the
head and his arm was fractured. Tho
Fitchburg coach was the only one that
escaped the cOnhaeration. Deputy Sheriff
Bryant, of Greenfield, who was in this car,
rescued two children from the flames, but
one was dead and the other dying. Tic
parents were on board but could not be
found. Some of the injured and dead were
taken to Shelburne Falls and some of the
wounded TO Greenfield. C. p. Bell, of
Nashua. n. H., was cut slightly on the
head and leg, but not seriously hurt. He
was thrown heaGfOremOst into the river
and went to the bottom, barely escaping
drowning. Conductor Foster is reported
safe and but slightly injured. ID. S. Wells,
of AndOyer, had his shoulder hart and his
head cut. The car in which he was riding
was broken in two and stood on end within
a few feet of the river bank. Nicholas
Dorgan, of Greenfield, had his left arm and
ankle broken and was seriously injured inter-
nal!y. A little girl who was passengfl
ON the train died in his arms from injurit,
received. j. E. Priest, of Littleton, n. H.,
had his face and head cut Engineer Lit
tiejoin, of North Adams, was badly scalded:
it is believed fatally. A. X. Warner, chair.
man of the Greenfield Beard of Select,nen,
was badly hurt but his injuries
are not fatal. 1t was reportt
in SheIburne Falls that thirteen welt
killed outright, but this was not verified,
though fears were entertained that the morn.
ing would increase the list of deaths and
casualties. A portion of the mail is re-
ported lost in the river. 1t is learned that
the injured at SheIburEe Falls number
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