Evening journal., 1893-09-01
FIFTEEN WERE KILLED
Chicago Limited Express
Plunges Through a Bridge.
THIRTY SERIOUSLY INJUREI
Four Wagner Cars Were Broken to
Pieces, and the Water Tank Thrown
Long Distance-Theory of the Accl-
dent.

Pieces. and the Water Tank Thrown
Long Distance-Theory OF the Acci-
dent.
SPRNeFIELD, Mass. Sept. The
Chicago limited express train for Boston
broke through frail iron bridge over the
Westfeld river, on the Boston and
Albany railroad, one and a halflmiles
east of Chester, thirty miles from this
city yesterday, and four Wagner cars
were broken Ia pieces, killing at least
fourteen persons, fatally injuring several
others Thirty are badly hurt.
The bridge was being strengthened
because of the heavy new rolling stock
about to be used on the road. The loco
motive passed over the structure, but
was smashed, the water tank being
thrown a long distance.
The buffet, the two sleepers, and a
dining car were splintered to kindling
wood when they struck the stream
twenty feet below. Two day coaches
and smoker in the rear did not leave
the track.
The dead are:
MISS EMMA DELERTY, Columbus, o.
i II. G. IVES. Chicago.
7. EVERETT sEDGEwIcK. Palmer. ex,
press messenger.
JAMES MONSTERS. Springfield, brake
man.
]. Ii. MURRAY. Greenbush, n. ~, baggage
master.
GEORGE H. MORSE. Boston, Wagner car
| conductor.
]. G. STACKPOLE. Hartford. Conn.
In. @. HITCHCOCK. Bellows Falls, VT.
]. E. DE WITT, Portland, Me-. president Of
the Union Mutual life Insurance Com
pany.
THOMAS KELLEY. Boston, blanket manu-,
facturer.
MISS SUSIE CUTTING. Boston.
MRS. @. BISHPAM, Philadelphia.
MRS. J. S. WINCHELL, Oneida. n. Y!
Unkown woman, plainly dressed, appar
emily about 25 years Of age.
The wounded are:
MRS. REV. DIR. LEwELLIN PRATT. Nor
wich, Conn; cut hand. right thigl
sprained.
ROBERT oUCsKON, Boston. Wagner ca
porter, badly soalded.
MURRAY GRAVES. Boston, fracture o
right thigh and broken forearm.
ETHEL CARSON, Dalton shoulder sprained
JOHN d. CARSON, Dalton. bruised.
LOUIS BUCHANAN. Boston. badly bruised
ROSE sTEPHANE, Springfield Italian, frao
tured ribs.
MARY SADIE, Springfield. Italian. bruised
JOHN PLATT, Riverton. n. j.. bruised.
MRS. JOHN PLATT, Riverton. n. J., bruised
MRS. DIR. ALICE LITTEL Brookline, ba,
scalp wound.
NJ. F. LEACH. Rainfall. fractured left thigh
MRS. JAMES I. ELDREDGE, Boston
broken hip, fractured shoulder.
MRS. II. E. WHITNEY, Cleveland, o., badll
bruised and sea lp wound.
MRS. J. n. WINCHESTER. West Roxbur,
bruised.
SUMNER CUMMINGS. Worcester, bruise
and sprained knee.
MRS. SUMNER CUMMINGS, Worcester
compound fracture OF the leg and bruised
WELLESLEY PORTER, buffet porte
Boston, fractured thigh.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Lenox. bad seal
wound.
FRANK LANG. Chicago, bruised chest an
, back.
WINTHROP WADE, Boston. fracture Of tn
left thigh.
MRS. HELEN RICH. Pittsfield, cut face.
WALTER HAWKINS. Pittsneld, bad seal
wound and serious confusion of mout
and nose.
LEWIS MITCHELL, Albany, badly bruise
and fractured ribs.
/. WILLIAM HORTON, Albany. locomotlv
engineer, badly bruised left hip broke
and internal injuries feared.
j.. wALDRON JOHNSON. Boston, porte
bad scalp wound.
JOHN EMERSON, Boston, brakeman. lei
eye.badly bruised.
w. H. RUSSELL. westfeld. both legs II
jured.
! E. b. ADAMS, Holyoke. head bruised.
MRS. AVERY, Holyoke, hip injured.