New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS 10 TRIMS.
rsG1NEMEy BLOWN UP WITH THEIR LOCOMOTIVE
SMASHED BY FRvIGHT TRAIN.

xscrxymyy BLOWN UP WITH THEIR LOCOMOTIVE
SMASHED BY A FRyIGHr TRAIN.
HARTFORD Conn., March es.-Therc was an accident
on the New-York and New England Raiiroan' near
Manchester at O'Clock this morning, by which the
.np,neer and fireman of passenger train were Killed
The train was an accommodation between willmantic
and Hartford The crew was composed OF Charles A.
Grant conductor, James Kelso. engineer. ana
Thomas Bogls fireman 1t left Manchester "ltn threo
cars loaded with commuters, bound for har'iofu'
Half mile west Of the station is high railroad ooso
over tho Hockanum River. As the train approacheo
the bridge the engineer shut on steam 10 s.o"-up,
when. without warning, the boiler burst The force Oh
the shock was terrific The locomotive was shattered
and tho tender thrown from the track The momen-
tum OF the train was sufficient t. push the wrecked
engine 200 fect. Tho front platform OF tho passAse
car was demolished but beyond that no serious damage
was done TO the train. The passengers khe" 'ney
were near the bridge, and when the cars lett inc ras
thoy were psnc-srickon, fearing they were sooa' -
nunee into the river. When the train came 10
atandst they found the engineer near bis locomotive,
unconscious and badly scalded, and the fireman ie"
rods back, dead, with fractured SKULL physician
on the train attended the injured engineer ana ioun0
the ribs of his right side crushed He.died soon a'cr
ward The engine had been condemned anu was 'H
Its last 49,,
Chicago. March os.-The fast night express on the
Michigan Central Railroad which leaves this city at
Q o. M. met with serious accident last nlsnt ~
crossing a little south of Burnsides Loeao, s;ns
wabash and Western freight train ran INTO
car Of the passenger train The engineer ana nremsr
ON the freight engine leaped Just 10 time TO save tn
lives There is a web of nfersectng trncE wnero ,ne
accident occurred The Michigan Central has the rien.
of way at all lines and neglect OF this ruie oroushe
about the collision. Tho gates were down ss usus,
and the signal lights displayed. The express % trsn
was was crossing tho tracks Of tho wabash and Western
wher the freight train under full head OF steam,
broke through tho gates and crashed into Il ,one Tne
!, from s Couplings and thrSw It from the track
The engine was thrown from the rails s,sr Three Of
four freight cars wore piled upon It, Tho tranmon
got lanterns and the passengers six in number, "ero
taken out through the windows. They were -. ~
Magoon Muskegon: back hurt W. r. Jones'
not hurt r. f Burtalena- 103 West Chlc
Chicago, face scratched hip slightly hurt G. F.
Brandt Milwaukee, left arm slightly hnn cbacaso
rabt knee and hp hurt All went to Muskegon.
The car IS badly damaged. Mono OF tho men On 'no
freight train werc hurt 49,, -,-. 4, v.e
stated that the track had already been cicareo au
that traffic would not be interrupted none OF .no
nassenrers were so badly injured to prevent them
kom Continuing their journey. The onicers sy at
tbe blame on the wabash trsnmen, s they say .hs.
their train had the right Of way and thai va % t
that the freight had not obcyed its instruo'o' " f
within 200 feet Of the crossing