Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-19
FRlGHTFuu WRECK.

Fatal Railroad Accident Near HaverhH1,
Mnas-Over Twenty Pers0ns Killed and
Seriously Injured.
HAvERHILI, Mass, Jan. ia frightful
accident, caused by the rails spreading on
q curve, befell the Portland express train
which left Boston at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon, near Haverhill bridge, which
spans the Nerrimac river between Brad
ford and Haverhill. The train consisted Of
eight cars. in charge of Engineer Thomas
French and Conductor Weymouth. This
train did not stop at Bradford, the station
this side Of the bridge, and was going ut.
great speed. The Georgetown branch train
was standing ON the track near the water
tank house at the Bradford end Of the
bridge, waiting for the express to pass.
over to Haverhill.
{ As the express rounded the curve two
cars LETT the rails and went crashing into
the water tank house, demolishiny it. In
this q number Of section hands were eating
diuner. John O'Brien, a retired merchant.
Of Bradford, was talking to the section
hands and was killed, together with Will
liam Taylor, one OF the laborers. The car
that crashed into the tank house knocked
the foundation out, letting the heavy tank
down, crushing the cars TO pieces and did
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scoped the one ahead, adding to the havoc.
The people in the SMOKER had a fearful
experience. One Of the wheels on the for
ward truck broke and the car bumped
against the end Of the bridge, causing it to
careen. 1t ran upon the bridge for some
distance over the sleepers, then careened
to the right AMI rested upon the frame
work. The passengers, OF whom there
were about thirty, found themselves at the
top of the car, while it seemed 10 some that.
the car was tumbIing of the bridge into,
the river below. They managed to crawl
out, none of them being very seriously in
jured. As soon as they reached the ground
such as were able rushed back to help
those who were imprisoned in the wrecked
Car.
The list CT killed is as follows: G.. N.
Cole, wife and child, of Lawrence, Mass;
Josephus Shaw, of Boston, Of the firm Of
Shaw & Thayer; Clarence Hazelwood. of
Boston Highlands; A. s. Walker, of Harri--
son, Me. {; William Tay lor and John o. Brien,
OF Bradford.
The following wounded are at the city
hospital: George b. Wentworth, of Dover,
N. H., scalp wounds and shoulder blade
broken. Rebecca Mckay, of Somerville-
N. b., compound fracture Of one leg. Fred
McKeon. Somerville. newsboy, scalp.
wounds and severe head conclusions. Niles
Boylin, of Brockton, head and arm in
jured. Hugo Sle,tengern. of Brociton,
back and leg injured. W. F. Kimball, Of
Kimball Bros, Boston, fracture of leg.
John Madden, of Bradford, compound
fracture OF right leg Mr. Hart, of Port
land, Me-, bruised arm and bad
scalp wounds. Dennis Shannon, Of
Bradford, feet and leg badly
crushed and soap wounds; probably
fatally injured. An unknown woman ap-
parently about thirty-five years old, with.
dark hair and wearing a breas: pin marked
81" injured on the head and internally;
probably fatally. Mrs. John p Felt, Of
Wareham, Mass, injured, not serious; at.
the res dence OF William Smith at Brad
ford. Miss Eta Owen, right leg and hand
badly bruised; at the residence of Richard
Dwver. Bradford. John Kellogg. Of Bos--
ton, several scalp wounds. but so slight.
that he continued his journey. Ernest
Hatch, Of Boston, the fireman, injured in
ternally.