Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-23
A WILD ENGINE
SmEhes Into 4 Local Train at
ScarborO Beach.
Six Persons Ipjured-..1hs Ba6eiss Iis.
Ter Probably win Die.
Brakeman D. A. Patch Run Over ard
Kflisd At Windham.

PORTLAND, Jan. 22.-At about i o'clock
this forenoon word was received in this city
that an accident had occurred on the west
ern division Of the Boston and Maine, at
Scafboro. The wires we're working badly
aud no Information could be received. The
hennebunk local train which leaves the
Union station at 10 10 A. M. daily was
wrecked at Scarboro Beach station. The
number Of this train is l54. with Charles
Cousins Of kenrebunk a. conductor
and William Titcomb baggage master.
The train was made up Of passenger car
No. II and combination smoker aud bag
gage car No. 10. In the baggage car was
VIM. Swazey, baggage master in the en-
pioy OF the road, bat WAS in the car as .
passenger. This train vas drawn by the
engine "Andover," Engineer Geo. Smith
and Fireman Fred Tibbets. 1t seems that
1t is the custom Of the engine MAINE, of
whirh Rolard Bonney and Chss. E. Fisher
is fireman, to run wild cut Of Biddeford
and to do the shifting after maxi their
regular run. Usually they proceed train
No. 1874. but today they followed it.
Conductor Cousens' train was on time to a
minute. It had stopped at the station. and
Conductor Cousens had just stepped into
the depot when some one shouts Il Look, :"
The shrek Of the locomotives whistle then
rent the air, and the baggage master, VIM.
Ti,eomb, of the i'll fated train was seen
rushing mp the track with red flag, but it
was too late. The engine MAINE" was
going At top speed. and although Engineer
Bonney reversed his engine and Fireman
Fisher applied the brakes the crash came
almost instantly. With a will the train men
set TO work to find and care for the injured.
Fireman Fisher vas thrown over the tender
brshe wheel and buried in the coal, but he
crawled out and climbed over the side Of
the tender and made his way into the sta
ton. A doctor made partial a examination.
and said at least three of his ribs were
broken. Engineer Bonney escaped without
a bruise, not so those in the baggage car.
The Maine went half its length into the
car. and from the ruins VIM. SwaZey and
+. Tuitle were taken ard carried into the
station. Drs Kiosmsn, Lsngmaid, Thorn
ton and Sawyer, residing in the vicinity,
were sent for ard responded.
The passenger car was terribly
shaken up, likewise its passengers.
Emma Andrews Of Old Orchard was taken
from this car. Her family doctor, DR..
Hill of Ssco, was sent for and found her
injuries to be spinal and internal. She was
taken TO her home on the II 40 train from
Portland. Messrs. Swazey, Tuttle and
Fisher were sent to the Maine General
Hospital on the local train which arrived
here at 1905. One or two gentleman were
more or less injured, one having his head
cut quite badly and aootber cut by the glass
on his arms and legs. They preferred that
their names should not be mentioned. Miss
Vera Lord of Ssco and Mrs. George W.
Fisher were als1 badly shaken up. la the
mean time the wre cking train which WAS at
North Berwick had been sent for. and
arrived ut abou. / 80, and by 3 o'clock
had the wreck in condition to proceed
to this city. where it arrived at 4.15. |
The engine Maine" is total wreck be- |
gond repair. The stringers Of both cars
are pretty well smashed up. Only the
tender of the ergine "Andover" was
wrecked. Engineer Bonny of the Maine"
felt very badly over the wreck, taking
much of the blame upon himself. saying
he never thought of the train ahead of him,
he was so much in she habit of going before
1t. Upon receipt of the news of the |
accident special train was made |
up to carry physicians TO the scene. |
Drs. Pendletop and W, L. Dana were sent
for and responded to the call but word |
coming from Scarboro that the mum Der of
injured persons were small the train was
not sent. Engineer Bonney is one of the |
Oldest and best known engineers on the |
Boston i Maine bsving for years run the |
local train between this city and Kenne
bunk He was almost the only engineer |
who was running in 1871 at the time of |
the great strike of the engineers
who stood by the company. |
He is the man who made the famous run,
to Boston in three hours with the mails, |
stopping only in the middle of long stretch
es of open country for fear of violence from
the strikers and their sympsthizers. In
consequence of his fidelity, William Merritt. |
then superintendent Of the road agreed to |
give Mr.. Bonuy an engine as long as he |
was able TO run, and he promised him q
pension when he was too old to run. |
Fireman Fisher is nearly - we'll known
as MIR. Bonny is, having been with him |
for dozen years. preferring the short
run as fireman, to being "set up as an
engineer and being obliged to do more diff
cult work.