Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-20
WITNESSES OF THE COLLISION.
The Terrible Loss OF Life on the Old
Colony Roads.

BosroS, Mass. August The saddest story
OF the Quincy disaster yesterday Is told by
Judge l. W. Edwards of Louisville. Ky tie
was one OF party Of nine ladies, gentlemen
and children from Louisville who were north
enjoying a vacation. OF the party two are
dead a third Is dying and every member OF it
was more OF less injured There we're m the
party besides Judge Edwards Capt W.
X Abbott and wife. Mrs. Oscar Fem
ley and her three little girls and
Miss Susie Fenley, all OF Louisville. They had
been spending ten days at Nantucket IL Was
their pur pose 10 spend three or foar DAYS in
Boston, having engaged rooms at the United
States Hotel. After seeing Boston they we're
gong TO Saratoga for few days
and then TO New York Mrs. Mary Fenley
and her children were 20 meet Mr.. Fenloy,
the husband, who is a Louisville banker. The
latter was coming north TO attend the bankers
convention in New York. Judge Edwards 10
in a bad condition himself. His hands are
badly cut and burned As he stood on the
steps OF the hospital talking TO few friends
the blood tricked down from his hands 10 the
steps. He said he occupied seat on the
LETT front of the car. The accident
as sudden as anything could be. HIS COM
panions were also on the left but nearer the
center. he WAS thrown 10 the opposite side of
the car and for few minutes he in a
dangerous position. The escaping steam flied
the car. He groped about until he reached q
as much as possible. until almost faint
ing from loss of blood. Judge Edwards
clothing from head to foot was covered with
blood. As the conversation went on a friend
OF Judge Edwards who had Just come from the
undertakers llforlasd him that Mrs .. Fem
ley, the mother of Mrs. W r. Abbott and
grandmother Of the Fenley children. was dead
While Judge Edwards was at the undertaker's
the second member of his party, Elizabeth
Fenley, four years old died at the hospital
NAlHH W UQG faA % har
finger smashed, was not on the wrecked train
at all
WASHINGTON MAN ABOARD.
c. r. Brodix of Washington was in the parlor
car near the rear door and when the crash
came he got up and walked out after picking
himself up from the aisle. He had not q
scratch. Mr.. BrodiK said the car was CON-
pletely filled, there being not a vacant seat
The car filled with steam and the groans Of the
injured and dying we're awful. Regarding
the cause of the accident Division Super
intendent Freh of the Old Colony road
said last night: We have not made
an investigation yet, but from what we can
learn 1t appears that the section men who were
at work on the tracks had what we call a
track jack on the rails, ana from all we can
learn they had 1t ia when the train came hving
around the curve. From all indications,
although We don't know il officially, the lack
was not taken out when the train came up
Whether or not the danger signal was set viii
not be known till official investigation on
Thursday.
A Boston Globe reporter in prosecuting his
Investigations found in lot of weeds beside
the track near the bridge the jack which is
supposed to have caused such a terrible loss of
life. Marks OF the hanges of the wheels were
plainly cut in the heavy tool. and il bore evil
dence Of having been run over by a train Of
cars.
The sides of the socket OF the casting 70
receive the handles by which the weight is
raised were pressed close together and a large
hole was cut through the casting and the bot
tom OF the casting WAS broken off The FORE
man OF the section gang. named Neloh, could
not be found last evening.