Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-19
ANOTHER WRECK.


Nfne Persons Killed and Over Fifty In
jured by the Collision of a Train with
Tank-House at HaverhilI. Mass.-Lfst OF
the Victims.
HAvERHILL., Mass, Jan. 1.-THE PORT
land express, which left Boston at one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, met with
terrible accident while crossing the Hav.
erhilI bridge over the Merrimac river
The train consisted of eight cars and an
engine. Conductor Weymouth had charge
OF the train. 1t had passed on TO the
oridge from the Bradford side in safety
when suddenly there was great crash
The smoker was hurled upon its sdo and
two coaches were thrown off the track and
completely wrecked being piled up
against the Bradford car house. Two
men were killed outright, and no less than
six Others are expected to die. Eight or
ten more are seriously injured. 1t is said
the accident was caused by the rail
spreading near frog on curve where
the turn is made to run on the bridge, and
the breaking of the forward trucks of the
smoker. The train was on time, and run
ming at the ordinary speed.
The fire alarm was sounded Immediate
iy and the department responded; but
their services were not needed, as the
cars did not take fire. A large force of
physicians were summoned, and the
wounded and dying We're rapidly cared
for.
The work of clearing the wreck was
Immediately pushed forward with energy
and at half past three O'Clock no less than
eight bodies had been taken from the
wreck. Several of them were di.fyured
beyond recognition. 1t was reported
that Mr.. Watson, druggist, of Havorhill,
was among the killed; but the report was
tel ha
uninjured. 1t is now reported that John
OBrien and w. Taylor. of Bradford,
We're both killed outright. Dennis P.
shannon, residing on Blossom street,
Bradford, is reported seriously injured.
LATER.
Five bodies have lust been taken out of
the tank-house, into which one car
smashed, one woman, little boy and
three men. 1t is impossible TO tell who
they are at present, the bodies being so
badly disfigured.
Among the passengers on the train were
Major C. J. Chairman, Portland, Me-, and
Attorney-General D. D. Baker, of Angus
ia, Me. Both escaped without injury.
Following is a correct list of the dead:
r. L. Adams, Newton, Mass.
g. N. Cole, wife and child, Lawrence,
Mass.
Josephus Shaw, of the firm of Shaw &
Thayer. Boston.
Clarence lakewood, Boston.
A. s. Walker. Harrison, Me.
William Taylor and IJohn O'Brisn, OF
Bradford, Mass.
Mr.. O'Brien and W. Taylor We're near
the water tank house into which the car
crashed. John Madden, the boss of the
section hands, was near the tank house
and was terribly injured. He will prob
ably die. The other persons killed were |!
passengers.
There were fifty two passengers wound /
ed some of them badly; many wers tn zen !
to the City hospital.
Y. Thompson, carria gem maker, of Port /
land, Me-, was injured about the head, /
and his arm broken.
Mrs. s. A. Rowe, of Lowell, Mass, was
injured, but not seriously.
John Madden is now dead.
Dennis Shannon. section hand. was
killed in the round house.
Hugo A. Littengren, of Brock ton, had
his leg broken.
Berthe Allen. young boy of Exeter,
received a terrible scalp wound.
George Gardner was badly bruised.
Many of the injured were taken away
by friends, and it is impossible at this
time to learn the names Of all the injured.
Some of the injured. whose names were
not given before were:
The newsboy, head cut and internal in
Jury.
Rebecca Mckee, of New Brunswick, leg
broken and head cut.
w. F. KimbalI, leg broken.
Frank Williams, of Boston, head cut.
G. c. Wentworth, head cut.
George III. Odell, of Boston face cut.
Calvan McKenna, Of Auburn, Me-, hoad
cut and injured about the body.
Frank Litchfield, of Portland, Me-, who
was in the smoking car, in an interview
with reporter, relates his experience as
follows: az was riding in the forward end
of the smoking-car in conversation with
another gentleman, and as we We're about
entering the abutment of the bridge over
the Merrimac river, 1 was suddenly thrown
over two seats and rendered rarity IN
conscious and knew nothing for several
minutes, but upon regaiaing conscious
ness crawled out of the window" He
escaped with several cuts andwas injured
about the body, his clothing being torn in
shreds.