The Portland daily press., 1891-01-23
A BAD REAR END SMASH.
Engineer Honney's Engine Runs into
Passenger Train.
TWO Tralnmen Seriously Hur,-
several Other Slight injuries.


WORD was received In this city that an acct
uent nao occurred on the Western Division
Oh the Boston & Maine, at Scarboro. The
wires were working badly and no inform.
atlon could be received. A representative
OF the PRESS was Immediately despatched to
the scene and obtained the following facts:
Inc kennebunk local train which leaves
tne Union Station at 1015 a. m. daily was
wrecked at Scarbor0 Beach station.
Inc number of this train is 1854, Chas w.
Oousens OF Kennebunk as conductor and
VIM. Titcomb baggage master. The train
was made up of passenger car No. II and
combination smoker and baggage car No. 10.
In the baggage car was VIM. Swazey, a bag
gage master In the employ of the road, but
VINO was In the car as a passenger. This
Train was drawn yesterday by the engine
"Andoyer." Engineer Geo. Smith and Fire.
man Fred Tibbetts.
seems mat 1t is the custom of the engine
MAINE" OF which Roland Bonney is en-
g'neer and Chas. E. Fisher fireman, to run
Wild out to Biideford to do shifting after
making tnelr regular run. Usually they pre-
csde train No. 154. but yesterday they fol-
lowed it. Conductor Cousens' train was on
time to minute; had stopped at the station
and Conductor Cousens had just stepped into
Tue depot when some one shouted "look;"
the shrek of locomotives whistle then
rent the air aud Baggage Master VIM. Tit
comb OF the Inflated train was seen rushing
up the track with red flag, but it was too
late; engine maine" was going at terrific
speed. and although Engineer Bonney re-
versed his engine and Fireman Fisher APP
Piled the brakes. the crash came almost in
stantly. With a will the train men set to
work to find and care for the injured. Fire
man Fisher was thrown over the tender
brake wheel and buried In the coal but he
crawled out and climbed over the side of the
tender and male his way into the station. A
doctor made partial examination and said
at least three OF his ribs were broken.
Engineer Bonney escaped without bruise:
not SO those in the baggage car. The Maine
went half its length into the car, and from
the ruins William Swazey and f. Tuttle
were taken and carried int) the station,
Drs. Kinsman, Langmaii, Thornton and
Sawyer residing iu the vicinity, were
sent for and responded. The passenger
car was terribly shaken up, likewise its
passengers. Emma Andrews of Old Orch
ard. was taken from this car. Her family
doctor. DR.. Hill of Saco, was sent for and
found her injuries to be spinal and internal.
She was taken to her home on the 24O train
from Portland. Messrs. Swazey, Tuttle and
Fisher were sent to the Maine General Hos.
pital by the local train which arr lived here at
1905.
One or two gentlemen were more or less
injured, one having his head cut quite badly,
another cut by glass on his arms and legs.
They preferred that their names should not
be mentioned. Miss Vera Lord of Saco. and
Mrs George W. Fisher were also badly
shaken up.
In the meantime the wrecking train which
was at North Berwick, had been sent for
and arrived at about II. 80. and by 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-
yond repair. The stringers of both cars are
broken and the cars pretty well smashed up.
Only the the tender Of the engine "Andoyer"
was injured.
Engineer Bonney of the 'Maine" felt very
badly over the wreck, taking much of the
blame himself, saying he never thought of
the train ahead Of him he was SO much In
the habit of going before it,
Upon receipt of news of the accident. a
special train was made up to carry physi-
clans to the scene. Drs. Pendlet0n and w.
l.. Dana were sent for, and responded to
the call. but word coming from Scarboro
that the number of injured persons was
small the train was not sent
Engineer Bonney is one of the oldest and
best known engineers on the Boston &
Maine, having for years RIM the local train
between this city and Kennebunk. He was
almost the only engineer who was running
In 1877, 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 Bos-
ton in three hours with the mails, stopping
only In the middle IF long stretches of open
country. for fear of violence from the strik-
ers ard their sympathizers. In consequence
of his fidelity, William Merritt, then super
intendent Of the road, agreed to give Mr..
Bonney an engine as long as he was able to
run, and promised him pension when he
had to give up on account of old age.
Fireman Fisher is nearly as we'll known as
Mr.. Bonney Is, having been with him for
dozen years, preferring the short run as fee
ing obliged to do more difficult work.
At late hour this morning, Fisher and
futile were doing well, but Swasey was ex-
pected to die at any moment.