, 1888-01-12
Another Terrible Accident in
Massachusetts,.
A Long List OF Killed and
Wounded.
Father, Mother and Child Perish
Together.

HAvERHILL. Macs, Jan. 10.-rhe
Portland express, which left Boston for
Portland vt l o'clock, met with seri-
Ous accident this. afternoon between
Bradford station and the Hnverhill
bridge over the Merrimac river, caused
by the rails spreading near frog on
curve where the turn is made to run
on the bridge. The train consisted Of
an engine, two baggage cars, u smok-
ing, parlor, aud three passenger cars.
The engine passed safely but the
smoker and two cars left the track.
The smoking Cur ran on the bridge
and turned over. One coach smashed
into the water tank house and the 9TH
or through the sleeper. Tho crash
was fearful and the cries of the people
terrible to hear. The cars did not
take fire. Six persons are known to
have been killed, and several others
are expected to die, and many are
more or less seriously injured. The
train was on time, running at an Ordi-
nary speed. Physicians were
summoned and tho wounded
and dying were rapidly cared
for. Several of the bodies were
mangled beyond recognition. The
lisiof killed as far as canbe ascertained
Is as follows: John O'Brien, of Brad
ford; John Madden, section boss, of
Bradford; G. p. Goodwin, wife and
child, Of Kennebunk, Maine, and an
unknown man having a. card in his
pocket with the name of J. Hazleton.
Fifty.two passengers, in all, were
wounded, some badly. One of the
IL al. lao a. nf
G. p. Goodwin, Of Kennebunk. who
was riding in second.class passenger
car with her little child in her arms.
Both were instantly killed as was her
husband.
Another account says that fright.
full accident befell the Portland, Me-,
express train, which left Boston at one
o'clock this p. NJ, the scene of the
disaster being near the Haverhill
bridge, which spans the Merrimac
river. between Bradford and Haver-
hill. The tram consisted Of eight cars.
This train does not stop at Bradford
and was going ut grent speed. The
Georgetown branch train WAS stand.
ing on u 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 left the rails and
went crashing into the water tank
house, demoliehing it. In this house
numher OF section hands were eat.
ing dinner. John O'Brien, a retired
merchant Of Bradford, was talking 70
the section bands and Was killed, to-
gether with VIM. Taylor, one of the
laborers. The car that crashed into
the tank house knocked its foundation
out. letting the heavy tank fall, crush
ing through the top Of the car and do
ing fearful work within. The next Car
behind telescoped the one ahead Of it,
adding to the havoc. The killed and
wounded were mostly in those two
cars. The, cars behind these ran down
along sside ofjthe q GEORGETOWN train,
barely escaping collision with the
engine OF that train.
The entire force of physicians in the
city were summoned by telephone and
were quickly at hand, and the wound
ed were cared fOras soon as released.
The list of killed il ~ follows Chr-
ence Haz.lwood, residence unknown;
John O'Brien, Bradford; c.. p. Good.
win, wife and child, Kennebunk. Me-;
VIM Taylor, section hand; A. l.. Wal
Fer, Harrison, Me-; Charles Thurlow,
Newton Junction, N. H.; Joseph Shaw
of Boston. The name of the man re-
ported unknown is Joseph Shaw of
Boston.
The accident is supposed to have
been caused by the switch rod break
ng alter the engine and three forward
cars had passed over the switch.
The train was running, according
to the engineers story, at about egh-
teen miles mn hour, and after the
smoking car had broken apart from
the rear portion Of the train and
bounded forward on the bridge, the air
brake on the car was applied and the
Car was thrown on its side. 1t was
probable that but for this brake the
car would have fallen into the icebound
Merrimac river 100 feet below. There
were about forty passengers in the
smoking car as near ns can be learned,
but they all escaped without severe in
juries. although nearly all were badly
shaken up and number of them had
their clotliing torn from their bodies.
All the cars were equipped with steam
heaters and no portion OF the cars
caught fire. The two passenger cars
are completely wrecked. The loss
To the road on rolling stock will not
reach over $40. 900. The inward track
was cleared ut g o'clock and the trains
bound for Boston were started as us-