Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-12

great Quincy accident was recalled last
night when q through freight express
train, westward bound on the Fitch
burg railroad ran into n passenger train
standing on the outbound track at
West Cambridge Junction, telesc1ping
the rear car, KILLING six peTsons out.
right and injuring nearly forty others,
three Of whom have since died, Tho
complete liat Of the killed AMI injured,
as far az known, II NJ follows:
KILLED.
s. j. Sullivan OF Boston, Leon G..
Raymond. Of Winchendon, brakeman
ON the fr6ight train, John Hudson Of
Wateri0wn, James Lane Of East
WATERFOWL, John II. Barnes Of New
ton, Miss Rctta Feyler OF Waltham.
Benjamin Tuck OF Waltham, died en-
route TO tn, hospital; Margerie Adams
OF Waltham, died today; III. MCfri.
field Of Watertown, died today.
INJURED.
Cornelius Doyle Of Wnltham, prob.
ably fatally; John Rogan Of Water
town, Frank Mills OF Watertown; An.
drew Doyle iof WATERFOWL; Edward
Doyle, his son; q. NJ. Spear Of Wal.
than; Thomas O'Connell; Fred War.
rem Of Waltham, Robert Orr Of Newton,
Thomas Kinds OF WalthRm, Herbert
f.. Goodwin, engineer " the freight.
Mary Dardis of Watertown, Eleanor
O'Hearno, Florence Il. PARK OF Is siou,
Kate White OF Cambridge, l.. $.
Murphy Of Walihnm, William O'Herne
OF Port Whitney, Patrick Oates Of
Walertown, Patrick Downey, Thomas
Il. Berry, George GOoi, Mn. Fahey,
James Smith, G. 5. Han of WRlthaal,
Mrs. George Wright OF Cambridge,
Mae. Mary Ann Elliott. Harry Elliott
Of Newton, Thomas Cancy, Thomas
LonnOX, John Mullin, NJ chael Mullin,
Mm. stevens, Mrs. Welsh, Richard
Hollis OF Watettown.
Passenger train No. 1871, due 10 leave
Boston at l0:lb y. M, started on time.
When West Cambridge Junction was
reached the engineer found Il necessa-
~, owing 10 the dense fog, TO run close
10 the crOss.Over in order TO 70 II no
had the right Of way from tho signal
tower. While standing near the cross.
over the express freight train bound
west came laundering along and Just
Ms the passenger train started 10 cross
10 the Watertown branch, the freight
train crashed into the rear car OF the
passenger train with the result above
described. When the engine struck
the rear IL entered 1t like wedge, split
ting II In two pnrts, each OF which lell
outward on the track. Tbs whole root
OF the car lodged ON top OF the l1com9-
tive. The Tecoil from tho collision
drove the heavily loaded freight ears
backward, and although tho two cara
nearest the engine were not I'M ured ten
or twelve cars behind them were
smashed into kindling wood. The cars
were piled up on each other Ia indie.
scfilnhle confusion, completely block
ing both tracks for fully u hundred
yards.
AS soon Ms the accident occurred
word was dispatched TO the various
police stations In Boston, Someryillo
and Cambridge asking them 10 so1d
surgeons to the scene. The relief und
wreckins trains on arriving at the
scene found that six Of tho bodies had
been removed from the debris and laid
out In the West Cambridge passenger
station. They were removed TO an
undeItaker's, rs were the bodies OF two
others discovered later. by O'Clock
this morning all visible bodies had
boon removed from tho wreck aud the
wounded cared for by willing hands.
on the rear end Of the Inflated car
mans legs were dangling. The trunk
was found quarter OF "A milo down the
track.
The rear brakeman OF the passenger
train, who shortly before the accident
was sent back to notify the engineer Of
the freight train Of danger ahead, says
that he went back IA directed and
signalod the freight train, aud the
signal was answered by two whistles,
which IN the usual answer that all
signals have been reen and noted. The
reason for the collision, he feels sure,
was that the engineer OF the freight
train could not control the train,
which consisted OF thirty cars,
the greater phrt containing lum.
Der. Engineer Goodwin OF the
freight train Is In tho hospital suffer.
ing from bad shaking up, but II
not seriously injured. He says; "As
soon "a saw the signals on tho rear
Of the passenger train | reversed the
engine, but tho momentum OF the
freight carried II into the passenger
train"
Tho passenger cars other than tho
rear one was not very much ipJurcd,
hut the shock TO the occupants was
only little loss severe than that sus.
tained by those in the rear car. AZ
soon as tho crash came frantic men
and women rushed about In u purpose
less way. shrieking Rnd groaning.
Flames soon broke from the wrecked
freight cars. The IRE department
soon put out the flames, and the work
OF rescue soon began. One by one
by ono bodies were brought in and
placed upon the depot floor. Mangled
by the crash OF timber, scalded by
steam and blackene1 by IRE they
presented sickening appearance. The
groans Of the Injured and the cries Of
those searching for missing friends
and relatives added TO the horror Of the
scene. Most Of those on the passenger
train were residents ON the line Of the
Watertown branch and nearly all were
working people. II will be difficult
matter 10 identify some Of the dead.
Some are burned to n criBp and others
frightfully mangled.
u. ". HusscI Indicted.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. l0.-The
grand Jury OF this county has returned
indictments against III, w. Russell.