Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-13
CAR JUMPED 3OfEET..
Freight Smashup Near
Slaughter Houses.
TRAFFIC BADLY BLOCAOED.
Air Filled With Pigs. Sheep, Beer
Kegs and Gents Furnishings.

People who started for Providence last
evening at the usual time to go to any OF
the theatres got sadly left on account Of
the blockade caused by freight smash
up near the slaughter houses. II was
the second freight on the Worcester divi-
sion Of the N. Y, N. II. and ii. railroad
and the wreck occurred about 8 O'Clock p.
m.
The train consisted OF about 40 cars, all
box, the first six or seven cars being heavy
swine cars, and all equipped with the
Westinghouse air brake. The last batch
of cars was taken at the Pawtucket freight
depot, and on the straight line which be-
gins at the Woodlawn depot and ends at
the slaughter houses the engineer opened
the throttle a little and the train was con-
sequently going at a good rate of speed.
He desired to leave the cars containing
sheep at the slaughter houses side track,
and In order to do so and not lose any
time he was going to make q flying
switch. He shut on steam at the proper
place, uncoupling the pin between the
sheep car which followed the swine cars
and the tox car next to It, ard then
opened the throttle again.
His engine suddenly shot ahead, and
took the swine and sheep cars with It,.
Then without any warning the coupling
between the locomotive tender and the
first car broke, and in a moment the hose
of the air brake was pulled apart. This
had the effect of bringing the swine and
ha nj In m
abrupt stop, with remainder OF the train
rushing on with considerable speed and
crashing into the sheep car. This car be-
ing heavily loaded retained Its position
on the rails, but the next car-the box
rode up on top OF 1t, and left the rails, and
six others followed, piling themselves up
in the utmost confusion.
The rear Of the sheep car was crushed
In, but was not otherwise damaged, al
though one of the sheep inside was killed
Ivy the shock, while another had its leg
broken. The only person injured was f..
8. Berry, the rear brakeman, who had an
ankle sprained. Brakeman James
O'Toole, who was on one OF the cars which
mounted the others, escaped injury. Two
of the cars we're smashed up 30 badly that
II was hard work to find them. Another
car mounted the three next to the sheep
car and twisted around so that one end
crossed the two passenger tracks, thus
blocking traffic for time. Another car
went on top OF this and stood up 80 feet
In the air, filed with lager beer, and be-
yond having its trucks taken from under
II was not damaged.
The merchandise, consisting of wooden
suitings, rubbers, gents furnishing goods,
lager beer and a varied assortment OF ar
ticles, was strewn about and the trucks Of
the smashed-up cars were twisted about
In every conceivable manner.
A wrecking train was sent out from
Providence, and In 45 minutes from the
time OF the accident the first passenger
train went north, using the slaughter
house track to pass upon at the scene of
the accident. Still travel was delayed
away into the night.
The loss will amount to several thou
sand dollars.
A large number Of persons from this
city visited the scene of the wreck.