Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-04
WRECK AND DEATH,
AWFUL CATASTROPHE ON THE ILL
 FATED NEW ENGLAND ROAD.

Three Trains Wrecked Near East Thomp-
 son This Morning-The Boston.Brook-
 1yn Express Goes Down and the Cars
 Take Fire-Several Lives Lost. BOSTON, Dec 4, ii a. m.-A very seri ous accident occurred on the New York and New England railroad resulting in loss of life, near East Thompson shortly after o'clock this morning. Owing to the poor condition of the wires, particu- lars of the accident are SO far meager, but wild rumors prevail.
 According to particulars as now gwen the Norwich boat train due in this city at a. m. crashed into freight train bound the same way. The freight was long one and going at a slow rate of speed, while the Norwich spec ial was making up time. A dense fog was prevailing and it was some time be- fore daylight. The Norwich train con- sisted of two coaches and baggage car. Shortly after the crash which threw all the cars of the Norwich train off the track and demolished the locomotive, the Long Islank and Eastern States ex- press came rushing along in the same di- rection and plunged madly into the wrecks. The fireman and engineer of the express were instantly killed. The easteen states express train consisted of smoking car, three coaches and two pullmans. The cars of the latter train were also piled up in heap and shortly after caught fire.
 2:3O p. m. Word was dispatched to Webster, Mass, for fire engine, but 1t did not arrive until Ii o'clock and the flames were not extinguished until after 12 o'clock. The cause of the acci- dent lies in Hartford. An east bound freight train received orders to run through to Boston on the west bound track, making fast time. At East Thompson, owing to the fog, the train collided with a freight train which was being made up on the west track. The damage was not heavy, but the train men neglected to send out f1agman to warn approaching trains and the Nor wich special crashed into the rear of the east bound train. The Norwich train consisted of three passenger coaches, a smoker, baggage car and engine. Again through neglect no tiagmen were had hardly died away the Long Island and Eastern States train for Boston came along and crashed into the rear of the east bound train, making terrible wreck.
 Engineer Harry Tabor and Fireman Fitzgerald of the express train were instantly killed. Henry Wild, engineer of the east bound special and J. o. Boyce, fireman, were both fearfully injured internally and will probablT die. Two other trainmen were seriously injured, but not fatally. One passenger whose name has not been learned, was injured.
 The express train caught fire and three pullmans and three day coaches were burned. Six freight cars were also consumed. It is not yet known whether any passengers perished in the flames.
 | Physicians were summoned from BOs- ton and Willimantic and large gang of wreckers were early on the scene. Word was sent to the different hospitals in Boston to be ready to receive patients at moments notice.
 One passenger is known to have been burned. to death.
 3:30 D. m.-Engineer Wild and Fire man J. B. Boyce of the Norwich special have, died from their injuries, making the list known to be dead five.
 The ill fated train left Waterbury al 3:46 this morning, twenty-six minutes late, in charge of Conductor Cross. Il was impossible to learn at the New Eng. land station whether any Water bury passengers boarded the train here No tickets are sold here, the passenger paving on the train.