Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-09-01
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From All Quarters.
THIRTEEN WERE KILLED.
Accident on the Boston and
Albany Road.
CARS PLUNGE INTO The river BED.
Men and Women Crushed
and Mang|ed.
AsROISh OF WOUNDED SURVIVORS.
They Cared for the Dead
and Injured.


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PLUNGED FROM THE TREsTLE
Fr1ghtful Accident on the Boston
and Albany Road at Chester,
Small Station-The Bridge Cav
| Way Under the Train-several Car
Were Sent Crashing TO the Rtve
Below, n Distance of Twenty Zee
The Inflated Train Was tn
Chicago Special, the Fastest Eek
press on the Road-Cars Wer
Piled on Top of One Another an,
| Were Smashed in a Fearful Man
ner-Thirteen Bodies, Some O
Them Horribly Mangled, wer
| Taken From the Wreck-An AppI
! Orchard Near the Tracks Wa
Used as a Horsue and the Bodice
| Were Laid on the Apple Strewr
| Ground Covered With Red BIan
| kets-There Were Many Deeds O.
Heroism by Wounded Men-A Lit
| tie Girl, Her legs BADLY Torn
Anxious Only For Her Mother
Several Persons Injured, Perhap.
Fatally-Ltst of the Dead and
Wounded.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 51.-The Chi
cago limited express train for Boston
broke through frail iron bridge on the
Boston and Albany railroad, one and one
half miles east Of Chester about 1890 to.
day and four Wagner cars were crushed,
killing at least thirteen persons: fatally
injuring several others, while at least q
score are badly hurt. The wreck is the
worst ever known on the railroad.
The bridge was bang strengthened for
the big locomotives and the workmen who
were putting on the plates were at dinner
when the crash came. The locomotive
passed over the structure, but was
smashed, the water tank being thrown a
long distance. The buffet, two sleepers
and dining car were smashed to kindling
wood when they struck the stream twenty
feet below, but two day coaches and a
smoker in the rear did not leave the
track.
The train was seven minutes late at
Chester and tho railroad hands say it was
going at the rate of twenty miles an hour
when it struck the first of the two spans
across the West6eld river. The locomotive
seemed to leap across the bridge as the
trusses collapsed and fell over to the south.
The conductor was taking tickets in day
coach, and although thrown violently
escaped serious injury.
There are only few houses in the
vicinity and man driving by whipped his
horse and gave the alarm through the viii
lage street. In a few minutes hundreds
were on the spot. The shrieks of the i'm
prisoned were most terrible, and scores of
people looked on completely unnerved.
The heroes of the hour were DR.. George
r re Tn115po,fI1a xuhn x,cot 70 bn
train to meet his wife, and the colored por-
ters and walters in the dining car. Al
though their faces were bruised and cut
and covered with blood, they did splendid
work. The village people soon recovered
from the shock and were hard at work.
The hospital was group of apple trees in
an adjoining orchard, where scores were
taken. Ok teams arrived with loads of
straw, cushions, bedding and food.
The wounded were coon removed to the
houses of N. A. Harwood, Washington
NAMED on the apple strewn ground were
thirteen bodies covered with red blankets
from an adjoining stable-the dead-many
of them horribly mutilated, their heads
crushed in, limbs torn, and often only rec
ognizable from the clothing.
Mr.. Scull of Philadelphia WAS with his
sister, Mrs Bisham, in Wagner car. She
was instantly killed and he was pinned
down, but finally extricated. When her
body was laid out wrong name was af-
fixed to the breast and the officials called
him to see the mutilated body, which he
had avoided. care you cure she is your
sisters" the official asked. "My God, 1t is,
it is" he protested, while the bystanders
turned away and wiped their eyes. The
body of Miss Susie Getting was identified
by Miss Andrews, daughter of Edward An
drews, president of the Security Safe De-
post company of Boston. Mr.. Andrews
was unable to get seat In the Wagner
cars and so went into day coach with his
daughter and Miss Beal of Boston. They
were not injured.
e. Dewitt of Portland, Ne, president
| of the Union Mutual Life Insurance com
pany was reading magazine. M. W. KIRK
| of Chicago started to sit with him, but see
/ ing that he was absorbed, excused himself
| and went into the rear car and was saved
| Mrs. John J. Howard of Boston, whose
stage name Is Hattie Blanchard, was ont
of the five saved in the sleeper next II
front of the dining car which was tn,
worst wrecked. She left Albany wher,
the John L. Sullivan company had ap
peared the night before.
She says that she felt the car going dowl
and reached for her hat in the seat il
front. In an instant she was pinned dow
by a beam across her waist. A chandelie
had crashed down overhead. She extri
Gated herself, and turned to Mrs. Bispham
who was crying for help. Her head wa
ved9ed under a Car seat arm. When sh
saw that 1t WAS impossible to extricate tn
woman the poor victim squeezed her han
with "God bless you, good bye" Sh
pulled a car seat off from man and the
started out. She stumbled over COO
pinned down near the kitchen, and noun
ing the ruins Of tho next car was taken o.
safely.
E. n. Talbot of New York, for fftee
years editor of the Iron Age, was on a da
coach. His clothes were torn and he WE
badly bruised, but he did splendid wor
in taking out the dead and injured. 3
said they came out go fast 1t did seem as
the passengers would never stop oomin
out of windows. He rides on rear Cal
from principle, believing 1t the safe
place, and thinks his theory was proved
this case. He thinks the railroad is
fault for running q heavy train twent
miles an hour over a bridge under repair
people are aroused to do their best {
such occasions" he said, land never ga
!. noblsr deeds. 1 took out little girl who
legs were bruised and torn, but she new
uttered cry. Go back after mamma "
all she said. The woman who scream'
: most was wringing her hands and moanil
because the railroad would never pay
/. sealskin sack she lost. I helped O.
# woman seventy-six years old out, and 8
begged me to 60 back after her son. s
= was most unselfish and terrible sufferin
When I put carriage cushion under b
% she said Il can never repay you for ii
ii Kindness"
3 The killed are Miss Emma Delarty
IL Columbus, O.; d. @. Ives of Chicago;
Everett Sedgewiok of Palmer, EXPIRE
messenger; James McMasters of Sprir
field, brakeman; J. b. Murray ,Greenbus
- N. Y, baggagemaster; George 81. Morse
Boston, Wagner car conductor; C.Stas
& pole of Hartford, Conn. B. Q. Hitohco
Y Of Bellows Falls, VT; ]. E. Dewitt
Portland, Me-, president Of the Mutt
Life Insurance company; Thomas Kell
of Boston; Miss Susie Getting of Boste
Mrs. @. Bispham of Philadelphia; Mrs.
8. Winchen of ONEIDA, N. Y; an I
known woman, plainly dressed, apparen
about twenty five years old.
The wounded are: Mrs. Rev. DR.. Level
- Pratt of Norwich, Conn, cut right hal
no right thigh sprained; Robert Cuckson
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