Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-12

seriously injured. He says: II was
running this trip last night as matter
of accommodation for man who want
ed TO be off, 1t was the Erie freight
and was very heavy. We were two
hours late leaving Boston and had the
right of way. Everything was all right
until we got to West Cambridge. The
signals were all right beyond the station
for US TO have the track. We were going
about twenty miles an hour. When
saw the signals were all right, / whis-
tied, and Immediately after saw the
rear end OF the passenger train. was
only short distance away from IL then.
As soon as saw the signals on the rear
of the passenger train l reversed the
engine, but the momentum Of the
freight carried it into the passenger
train. Fireman Eugene Alexander and
/ stuck by our engine. l saw no signal
or flagman on the track whatever"
c. K. Lawson, the engineer Of the
passenger train, and one Of the best
men on the FItchburg road, says:
ave left Boston promptly on time, at
1915 D. m. We were delayed at Char
lestown and made our usual stops. At
TO wait for train from the Waltham
branch. The rear brakeman was sent
back according TO orders. am sure he
went back, because l myself went back
couple OF cars TO make sure OF IL.
'IT WAS A FoGGY NIGHT
and l knew he could not take too many
precautions. The branch train had
come on the main track aud we had
Just started ahead when / felt the
shock OF the freight crushing into US
from the rear. The shock forced US
ahead some and then stopped. can
not account for the accident except that
the night was so foggy the engineer OF
the freight did not see our brakeman
until IL was too late TO stop his train.
1t must have been that the freight was
under such headway that she could not
stop In time"
Shortly after the collision occurred
flames began TO burst from the wrecked
freight cars. Two alarms on the fire.
bells were hurriedly sounded and the
whole fire department OF Cambridge re-
sponded promptly aud soon put out the
flames. Members OF the police force
also appeared and order began 10 be
evolved out OF chaos. Then the work
OF rescuing the dead and injured was
begun. The windows OF the rear car
had 10 be broken In and portion OF
the side cut through I'm order 10 reach
them. The station was turned into an
emergency hospital to which those
taken from the wreck were removed
and cared for
A sIcKENISG SIGHT.
One by one the dead bodies were
brought in and placed upon the floor,
mangled by the crash Of timbers, scRld-
ed by steam and blackenld by FIRE,
the presented sickening appearance.
The groans OF the injured and the cries
OF those who were searching for miss
ing friends and relatives added 70 tho
horrors OF the scene.
The faces of the dead were reverently
covered over with cloths, which from
time TO time were lifted, In order that
searchers might have an opportunity OF
identifying them. Most Of those on tho
passenger train were residents OF places
on the line OF the Watertown branch
and nearly all OF them are working
people.
1t will be a difficult matter TO identify
some OF the dead. Some are burned &c
q crisp, others frIghtfully mangled and
one so badly cut up that unless identi-
fication can be made by the clothing, be,
for IL was a man. may dnally rest In an
unmarked grave.
The complete list OF the killed and
injured as far as known Is as follows:
KILLED:
s. ]. Sullivan, aged so years, a pawn
broker OF No. l2 Norman street, Bos-
ton.
l.. o. Raymond, OF Wlnchendon,
brakeman on freight train.
John Hudson, aged 81 years, OF Wat
ertown, leaves widow and eight
children.
James Lane OF East Watertown.
j. II. Barnes, Maple street, Newton.
Miss Rita Feyler OF Waltham.
Benjamin Tuck, an old man OF
Waltham, died on the way 10 Cambridge
Hospital.
Margarle Adams, a watch factory
employe, died to-day at the hospital.
and II. II. Merri6eld, OF WATERFOWL,
died to-day at his home.
INJURED.
Cornelius Doyle, OF Waltbam, prob
ably fatally; John Reagan OF Water
town; Frank Mils, OF WatertOwn;
Andrew Doyle, OF Watertown; Edmond
Doyle, son Of above; G.. M. Spear, OF
Waltham; Thomas OConnell, OF
Wsltham: Fred Warren, OF Wal
than; Robert Orr, OF Newton;
Thomas Kinds, OF Waltham; Herbert p.
Goodwin, engineer OF the colliding
freight train; Mary Dardis. OF Water
town; Eleanor O'Hern, Florence +.
PARK, No. 153 Worcester street,
Boston; Kate White, Of Cambridge,
G.. s. Murphy, OF Walth-i
am; Florence Clark, OF Boston;
William O'Hern, OF Watertown; Peter
Whitney, OF Watertown; John McPbee,
OF Watertown; Patrick Oats, OF Water
town; Patrick Downey, Thomas Berry,
George Good, Mrs. Fahey. James Smith.
c. S. Hall, all OF Wsltham; Mrs. George
Wright, OF Concord avenue, Cam
bridge; Mrs. Mary Ann Elliot,
OF Newton; Harry Elliot, Of Newton;
Thomas Cane, OF Watertown; Thomas
Lennox, Watertown; john Muffin,
Watertown: Michael Mullin, Water
town; Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Weleh ana
Richard Hollis, OF Watertown.