Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-20
A RAILWAY HORROR.



Boston. August l9.-One of the most
disastrous railroad accidents that ever
occurred in the vicinity of Boston. and
oue that rivals the famous Wollaston
disaster OF October 3, 1875 occurred
shortly after one o'clock this
afternoon ou the same road. the old
C0.onv,aud very near the same locality.
In the WOllOSt0u disaster lJ were killed
and nearly l5O injured To-day fifteen
persons were killed. twelve Instantly,
twcuty-three were seriously injured.
three fatally, aud several more sustain
cd slight Injuries.
The train which was wrecked to-day
was che Woods Hall express, which left
Woods III an at lO:5O and was due at BOS-
ton at 1910 D. Do. 10 consisted of loco
motive. baggage ear, smoker and Pull
man ear and passenger cars heavily
loaded. Just beyond Presidents
Bridge. and about One-cighth OF mile
towards Boston the engine left the track
from cause 40 present undetermined
and plunged into an embankment
twelve reet high and was buried upon
ono side. The tender. baggage car
smoker. aud Pullman passed 10y the
engine and were stretched along Tor
.5iS-gr.. of 100 feet beside the track.
Tho foremost truck SwcrFed To the
l.fr and plunged diagouai.y through the
.ar fonr The ear then fell upon It's
.l.rf .ff. upon the engine. The lower
forward uorrou was torn tO pieces, and
.f rho Messengers 300 the ear, some nifty
fr rrrher many were thrown into the
-..r corner from which eleven
tl..T bodies were atterWuru taken.
The escaping steam aud smoke
and steam from the engine instantly
filled the car SD that those within could
see nothing The following dead were
-.ler from the wreck: Mrs. Orcutt Al
r.n. Philadelphia. Mrs. Mary f. Fennel-
fr.a a-el cd. Louisville. Ky; j. d. john
SON. MONTPELIER Vt; John Ryan;
South Boston: fireman of the train and
four women. twomcu and TWO children,
ono % I1v of u. unidentified. TOta,
f. Tho following died during the
afternoon and evening. Mrs. a. {.
Wells. Hartford. Conn. daughter of IL.
W.rh. of Wdtc>yille. Conn.
The following are critically injured;
Mr., Oscar Tcuuelly, Louisville. Ky,
,.aIi.l over her whole body. C.. VI. Copp.
Cleveland. Ohio, >calded over whole
h0.y. ro- expected to live tIll morning;
f. D. Bailey. ot Dorchester, formerly
rr.rr..-.r Of the Boston Hcu'd Scaided
.. f..e.rl hands. Mrs. Geo. j.. .Welch, of
Cleveland. Ohio. sca'ded head arms
rIr..,. Mrs. Abbie X. Abbott, Louis
y.ne. ky.. face and hands scalded. COM
no.rI fracture .cft thigh: Mrs. Mary
J. SNOW. of ClarlcStOwu. face and
hand, badly >.a'Ied and internal n-
lr.e,.
Tlc following were seriously but not
fatally injured.
Mrs Martha Z. Chase. Santa Rosa,
CaI. aee and 'eft arm slightly burned;
E.r I VI. D.mmick. Los Angeles,
Cal. tacr, arm and hip scalded; Mrs.
u. s.. Addison. Chelsea face and arms
and thighs bruised; Mrs Andrew
Tower. Charlcst0wu, spine injured and
back sca'dcd, Mrs George VI. Snow,
of Winter Han. face and hands
scaIdcd. Capt W. *. Abbott, Louisville.
kv.. hands scaIled; 81. &. Brown. Law
renee. slightly scalded; B. +. Benson,
Pullman ear conductor, right side OF
face cut and ear nearly torn OIL; R. w.
Edward. Louisville, Ky, wrist cut;
Elizabeth Feuuely. arms and legs
burned. Jos McA,GStcr, Ft. Wayne.
lud.. face side and hands burued;
Ruth n. Blackburn, Lowell, confusion
left .cg. aud severe shock 90 system;
Iuch . negro maid of the IennellyS.
badly burned; Engineer Babcock. wrist
broken and head and legs lacerated, and
some tenor twelve others, who received
slight bruises and Scalds.
The fire department of Quincy, aud
|aI available surgeons We're sent to the
scene at once. also surgeons and physi-
clans were ordered from Boston ON
a special train. Meanwhile the injured
were a. wen cared for as possible, while
. thc CHASTITY dead were teuderly stretched
under tree awaiting an undertaken.
The following are additional names
of those mentioned as dying during
afternoon and evening:
Alice and Cathariue, daughters of
Mrs. Oscar Fennelly, Of Louisville, Ky.
The most plausible theory Of the ac-
cileut , that the engine was thrown
from the track by spreading rails. some
workmcn had been repairing at that
place. aud may have left some rails i'm
sufficiently spiked. Appalling stories
of suffering aud death are told by the
few who escaped from the one fearfully
fatal CAR