The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-12
Result Of the Collision Saturday
Night on ths Fitchburg
Railroad.
An Expr0OS Freight Dashos Into
the Rear OF = Passenger.
Train.
OSs Coseh Split IN Tws-sIgpsIs Were
Ssss, Hut ths Momentum Was
TOO Great.

E1eJOx. sept. 1.-THE horror of the great
Quincy accident Vas rscsIlsd LAST night
whsn tbs through freight express train.
vsstbornd, on ths Fitchbnrg railroad. ran
| into passsDgeT train standing on the ont
| bound track ~ West Cambridge Junction.
| totese0p,ng the rssr oar, killing six persons
| outright and isjarinR BssrIy forty 0thsrs.
| three Of whom sTs reported 10 have since
died. .PassengsS train No. III, dus 10
icavs Boston at 10:l5 .. m l., started on bns.
When West Cambridge junction was
Ssschsd the engineer found II necessary.
owing to tbs dense fog. 70 ran close TO the
! crossovsr in order 10 see II bs had ths
right OF wsy from the signal tower. While
| standing nsar the Ss0ss0ver the express
freight train cams laundering aioDa, sDd
just ~ the passenger trsin started 70 cross to
| tbs WateTtown branch. the fssiRbt train
crsshs1 into the rear csY Of ths passenger
/ train with the result above described.
Whsn the engine struck the rssr car it en-
tered IL ike wedge. splitting it in two
paris, each Of which fell outward upon ths
track. THE whole roof Of the car lodged
on the top Of the locomotive. The rscoii
from the collision drove the heavily loaded
freight oars bsek. and although the two
csrs nearest the engine were not injursd,
ten or twelve cars behind them were
smashed into kindling wood. The cars
| we're piled up0n ssch other in iRdiscribabIe
confusion. compIstsly blocking both tracks
for fully hundred yards.
A. soon ~ the accident occurred word
| vss dispstcbed 10 the various police sts-
tions in boston. Eomesville and Cambridge.
ssking them 10 ssnd surgeons 10 the scene.
The relief and wrsekinQ trains on arriving
~ the scene founj four Of the bodies re-
moved from the debris snd laid out in the
/ We1t Cambridge passenger station. They
/ HeTs removed 80 undeYtskeYs. ~ were thu
/ Lcdtss of two others recovered later. by
/ ons O'Clock this morning sil the visible
bodies bsd been removed from the wreck,
aud the wounded cared for By willing
bands. On tie re9r end of the Inflated car
q mans lSgs we're dsagliBg, The trunk
was found a quarter Of mile down the
track.
I The passenger ears 0tnsr than the rear
Il one we're not very much injured, but tho
sb0ck 70 the occnDxnts wss only little
| less severe tBan that sustained by those in
| frantic mem snd women rushed about in .
/, pnrposs,sss way, shriskipg sDd gfoaning.
| Fismss soon bsgan 10 bnrst from the
| wrecked freight csrs. Tie fire department
soon put ont the fire. The work Of rescus
| f1en began. One by one tho bodies we're
brought 10 and placed npon the depot floor.
Msnaisd by tise crash OF timber, scaIded by
steam End biscksned by 6re. they presented
sickening appearances. TIE QroAns Of the
injured and ths ctiss OF those searching for
missing friends and relatives added 70 the
horrors of ths scene. Host Of those on tho
the line Of the Watertown branch and were
nssrIy all working people. Il will Diff
cult Iastssr to identify some Of tbs dead.
| Some wore burned to . crisp snd others
! frgbtfuily nanaled.
The complete list Of killed snd wounded
| ~ far ~ known is ~ follows:
Kj'ied-S. J. tuIiivan. of Boston: Leon G.
| Raymond, Of Wincbsndon. brakeman On
the freight train; John Hodsoo, of Water
town: Jas. Isns, Of East WatertoSn: John
H. Barnes. Of Newton; Miss Ksta Fsyier.
| Of Ws!thann; BENJAMIN Tuck, of Wsithsm,
died On toats 10 tho hospital; Miss Mar
9sfie Adams. of Wsitham, died to-day; II.
II. MesIfeid, Of Watertoxn. died to-day.
Injpred-Cornsiins Doyle, Of Waltham,
| probably fatally: John Reagan. of Wster-
| tovn, Frank Mills, Of Wstsrtovn; Andrew
Dosie, Of Wstsftovn; Edmund Doyle son
Of the above; G.sH. spear. OF waithsm;
Thomss OCoBnsII snd Fred Warren, Of
Wsltbam. Robert Orr. Of Newton, Thomas
Ifinds, Of Waitbsnn; Herbert =. Goodwin,
engineer of fns freight. Isry DaTdjs. Of
| Wstertoyn: EIIesnor VHsaTn; Florence
y. Park, of Boston; Kats White. cs C.n-
bridge; l.. b, Murphy Q. VsltEam: Flor
! euce Clark. of BoatoH; william OHssrn,
Peter Whitney, John NcPhee and Patrick
Oates. Of watersown; Patrick Downsy.
Thomas r, Berry. George Good. Mrs.
Fshey. James Smith and G. 4. Hall Of Wal
than; Mrs.. George Wright. Of Cambridge:
Mrs. Mary Ann Elliott and Harry Elliott.
Of Newton, Thomas Cane. Thomas Lenor,
John MnliIn. Michael Nu1lin, Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. WEIGH and Richard Hollis, Of Water
town.
The rear brakeman of tho passenger train,
who shortly before the accident was sent
back 10 notify the freight train that there
yss danger shesd, states tbst DO vent back
AS directed. and signaiisd ths freight train,
and she signal was answered by two
| whistles, which is the usual answer that all
signals have been ssen and noted. The
ress0n for the collision, be feels sure. Was
| that the engineer Of the freight train could
not control his train, wLich consisted Of
| Thirty cars, the greater part containing iBfD-
bef. and all very heavy. Engineer Goodwin.
Of the freight tssin, IL in the hospital suffer
ing from Dsd shskiug up, but 10 not ssfi-
onsly injured. He says: ''As SOON ss saw
! shs sigagi on the fssr of the passenger
| train reversed the engine. bnt the mo-
msptaEG OF the freight cars carried il into
the passenger train"
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