New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-12
THE FITCHBURG DISASTER.
NINE DEAD AND NEARLY TWO SCORE
INJURED.
THE TRAINS CRASHED TOGETHER IN A DENSE
NOTIFYING TO FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY
STORIES OF TRAINMEN THAT
no NOT AGREE

DO NOT AGREE.
Boston. Sept 1.-THE horror Of the great
Quincy accident was recalled last night, when
through freight express train, westbound. on the
Ftchburg Railroad ran into passenger train
standing on the outbound track at West Gam
bridge Junction. telescoping the rear car, killing
ak persons outright and injuring nearly forty
Others, three OF whom are reported TO have since
died. The following is the list of killed and in
iured as far as known:
KILLED.
ADAMS. Malseri. Of waltham watch factory employs;
died to-day al the hospital.
BARNES, JOHN H., of Eaple-st, Newton.
FEYLER, Retta, OF Watban
HUDSON. John. aged hisy-one years, Of water'own
leaves q widow and eight children.
LANE James OF East Watsrtown
MkKRIFIELD IL. H. OF Wstertown dito To-Day at his
RAYMOND. Leon O.. Of winchendon, brakeman on the
freight train
SULLIVAN, s. j. aged hfoy years, IaWnhrokcr or NO
IL Nemsn-st. Boston
TUCK, Benjamin. al old Of wsltham; died to
Cambridge Hospital.
BERRY Thomas T.. head cut ana bodily injuries.
CLARK Florence, of No. 15S Werceserst, Boston both
legs injured below the knee.
CANE Thomas, of wstertown; painful bodily injuries.
pARDIS, Mary OF WatertoNn, slight bruises and cuts
DOYLE Cornelius OF walthsfn receiving clerk the
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and severe injuries probably fatally.
DOYLE Andrew, OF Watertown bad fracture Of the leg
severely scs,ded on the ana hip with bad scalp
wounds
DDIL LIZ, Edmone, son OF above; scalp wound anu cut
near right eye.
pUwNEY, Patrick injured about the head
AA.lIVuT. Mrs. Mary Ann, Of No. 90 Moore-st, New
ton cuts bruises.
rLLIOeT, Harry, Of No. - Moorest., Newton cuts
and bruises
FAHEY, Mrs. slight injuries.
GOODWIN Herbert p, engineer Of freight train
probably cracked rib; Hnal diagnosis not made but
injuries serious.
GOOD, George; ubs broken.
h4NDS, Thomas. of Watham; scalp wound and badly
bruised.
HOLLIS, Richard, of wstertown side and chest hurt
HALL, c. s., Of waltham head cut
LENNOX, Thomas, Of watertOwn cuts and bruises.
MILLS Frank OF Watertown; bad scalp wound hands
and sprained.
McPHt.E John Of watertown; ribs and bruises
MULLIN, John, Of wstertOwn; slight injuries.
MULLIN, Michael ot WOteltown; badly hurt.
MURPHY G. $, OF No. 105 Pine-st. Wslthsm cuts on
the head and face.
ORE Robert Of Newton; fractured coar.bo pain.
ful scalp
OATS Patrick. watertown; sid. and head inIur'd.
O'CONNELL, Thomas, OF waltham scalp wound
O'HERN, william; hands And face and contusions
o'HERN, Eleanor; head injured ard burns
EEAGAN. John. Of watertowl spiained knee and arm
serious. but painful.
SPEAR, G. NJ, OF Weitham; fractured fios ana bruises
SMITH, James; slight injuries.
STEVENS, Mrs. painful injuries.
WEIGH Mrs., Of Wetertown back injured
WARREN, Frederick, Of Watlam slight face WOUNDS
and badly shaken up
WEIGHT Mrs. George, Of Concofd-ave., Cambridge !;
slight injuries
WHITE, Kate OF Cambridge; slightly cut and burned.
WHITNEY, Peter, OF Woter hip injured
Passenger train No. l3l, scheduled TO leave Bos-
ton at 10: rs, started on time. When West Cam
40 ~ ,,a1i
necessary owing to the dense fog, to run close to
the cross-overs in order to if he had the right
of way from the signal tower which is located
close by. The passenger train was said to be
five minutes late and about the same hour the
local passenger train from Waltham, scheduled to
leave there at 80 O'Clock due at West
CAMBRIDGE Junction also The westbound train
which left Boston had come TO a full stop, In
order that the eastbound train from Waltham,
which had the right OF way. could pass that point
before 10 crossed over to the WatertOwn Branch.
While this train was standing near the cross
over. the express freight train, which was bound
west. came laundering along, and Just the pas
seneer train started to cross to the
Watcrtown Branch, the freight train crashed
into the rear car Of the passenger
train with the result already described.
The passenger train engine and the forward truck
Of the sinolsing-car No. ~ had crossed over on
the branch track which left passenger cars Nos
80 and 15s on the cross-over, and No. 3s, the
fatal car standing on the main west bound track
Engine No zoo 10 which the freight train was
attached. was powerful eight -drive-wheeler OF
the rnogul pattern. When the engine struck the
rear car it entered it like wedge, splitting IL into
two parts each of which fell outward upon the
tracks. while the roof of the car lodged on top
Of the locomotive The rccoil from the collision
drove the heavily loaded freight cars backward
and although the two cars nearest the engine
which were a refrigerator car and Burton STOCK
car were not injured, the ten or twelve cars DC
hind item were smashed into kindlng wood SeV-
rral Of these were loaded with lumber ana 'his
was strewn all along the track. The cars were
piled upon one another in indcscribable confusion
completely blocking both tracks for fully lOo
yards.
SURGEONS HURRY TO THE SCENE
As soon as the accident occurred, word was sent
by telephone 10 the various police stations III
Boston. Souervic and Cambridge. asking them
TO send surgeons 10 the scene. Among those VINO
quickly responded were Drs. Mccarthy and Dwyer
OF Cambridge The train despatchers once III
Boston WAS informed at once. Superintendent
Adams Was quickly on hand and gave Instructions
to have all the medical assistance
available sent by special train
DR. w. \. Dunn and Or Collins both OF the Nor'h
End went out OH the special train which lett mere
at II 80 p IN. Fifteen minutes later The wrecKihs
train: consisting of the tool car and derrick cai'
WAS sent ott, bat owing TO the fact That man
was forced 10 run foot In advance TO 90 nag
duty the relief and wrccdng trains were SLOW IN
reaching their destination. bn arriving at te
scene they found that six of the bodies had been
removed from the wreck and laid out in the West
Cambridge passenger station Ihese ooules were
uoved 70 the undertaking rooms of A. f. Long,
No o2s Nortb-ave.. Cambridge, as were the bodies
90 two others recovered later. BY o'clock this
nornino all visible bodies had been removed from
the wreck. and the wounded had been cared for by
willing hands.