The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-12
4 'FRIGHTFUL FATALITY.
Nine People Crushed to Death on
the Fitchburg Railroad.
fORTY-NINE IN THE HOSPITALS.
Tsrrible Collision Between . Freight
Train and a Passenger Train Probably
Due to tho Dense Fog That obscured
4he Signals.

the Signals.
Boston, Sept. IA loaded passenger
train held upon the main line nearly
eight minutes at a junction station;
fast time freight, more than on hour be-
hind, sent in chase, with q leeway OF
hardly ten minutes; coupled with thick
mist cnshrouding signal lights and tar
gets and an entire absence OF flash lights
and torpcdoes, combined to send nine
persons into eternity and injure and
main upward OF fifty Others IN one OF
the most terrible collisions tho Fitch
burg Railroad has known in many years,
II ever before In its history.
Tho accident, which occurred at West
Cambridge upon this line, between ten
and eleven O'Clock on Saturday night,
was occasioned by the crashing into the
rear car of the 10.15 outward Waltham
passenger train by the Erie fast slime
freight" of 80 heavily loaded cars, run
ming at O speed of 20 to 30 miles an hour.
Saturday night the freight was late in
making up and left the station one and
0ne- half hours late.
The passenger train was detained at
che Chnrlestown crossing by the target
signal and proceeded TO West CAMBRIDGE,
where 1t waited for the branch train
from Watertown.
without any warning the freight
crashed into tSe rear car of the passen-
ger and plough he'd along to its end.
One woman and eight men were killed
The list OF the killed and injured Is as
follows;
Adams, Marjorie p, Waltham, IS years
old, died at 6.15 d. m, Sunday.
Barnes, John H., Maple street, Newton,
Doyle. Michael, waterto~n, IS years
old.
Taylor, Miss Rita F., waltham, q
Hudson, John, watertown, go years
Lane, James, watertown, about As years
Merrifield, H. F., watertown, s5 years
old.
Raymond, Leon O., winchendon, SO
years old, brakeman on the freight train.
Sullivan, T. j., East Watertown, 90 years
Tuck, Benjamin, waltham, 20 years
old.
The Injured.
Anderson, Charles, 90 Federal street,
Boston, badly bruised.
Berry, Thomas E., Watertown, badly
cut on head a. d severely shaken ny.
Caine, Thomas, Watertown, slightly
Clark, Florence F. ,153 Worcester street,
Boston, both legs hurt and severe ner-
vous shock.
Dardis, Mary, Waterfowl, badly bruised
Delaney, Mary Ann, waitham, severely
bruised.
Mary, her daughter, severe : nervous
shock.
Doyle, Andrew, watertown, leg frac-
tured, wounded in the scalp and badly
ncaided.
Doyle, Cornelius, waltham, internally
injured, possibly fatally.
Doyle, Edmund, Watertown, wounded
In the scalp and injured about the face
Downey. Richard, watertown, chest
hurt and finger badly cut by glass.
Elliot, Harry, Newton, arm broken,
head bruised and internally injured.
Elliot, Mrs, terribly cut about the
face and injured internally.
Fahey, Mrs., Watertown, back and
right hip injured and body bruised.
Gilfor, Mrs., watertown, slightly in
jured,
Good, George, watertown, badly in
jured on the left side and about the head.
South Berwick, Me-, three ribs broken
and injured about the head.
Hall, George g., Waltham, badly Gu. on
Che head and internally injured.
Hall, Richard, Pleasant street, Wal
tham, head injured, breast cut and inter-
nally injured, perhaps fatally.
Harvey, Annie, watertown, badly
Ucalded on breast and side.
Kinds, Thomas, waitham, head cut and
body bruised.
s, Herman, Viola, walthau, badly bruised.
Lennon, Thomas, watertown, badly
Mahaney, Margaret, watertown, badly
McAuliffe, Annie, watertown, badly
bruised on back and breast.
McDermott, Ann, walthsm, slightly
McGrath, Mrs., wasersown, slightly
Milmore, John, watsrtown, badly cut
on back OF the head and by being tram
Minis, Frank, wasertown, head and
Goce cut, knee sprained.
Morris, Kate, and sister, Waltham,
Mullin, John, watertown, badly
euised on body.
Mullin, Michael, watertown, severely
Mating, william, waltham, badly
Bruised and shaken up.
Ostes, Patrick, Watertown, bruised on
head and body.
O'Connell, Thomas, watertown, scalp
eut.
o'Hearn, William, watertown, hands
O'Hearn, Mrs, right leg sprained, head
injured and face and hands burned.
Orr, Robert, Newton, scalp wound and
collar bbne broken.
Regan, John, knee and arm spraincd
and scalded.
Slavin, Thomas, watertown, neck
sprnined; badly shaken up.
Smith, James W., Watertown, side
and breast injured: injured internally.
Spear, Guy M, Waltham, several ribs
fractured; severely bruised.
Stevens, Mrs., Newton, injuries not
serious.
vahey, Patrick, watertown, shoulder
and back hurt.
Warren, Fred, Waltham, badly sealded
and injured In the face.
Welch, Mrs. Peter, Watcrtown, badly
bruised and burned on back and right
arm.
White, Mrs. George, Cambridge, badly
hurt about the head; face and hands
scalded.
Whitney, Peter, watertown, cut and
bruised.
Woodfall, conductor OF the passenger
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