The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-01

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 1.-The Chi
broke through frail iron bridge on the
Boston and Albany railroad. 1-2 miles
east OF Chester, about 1;30 yesterday after.
noon. Four Wagner coaches were crushed.
killing at least IA persons, fatally ipjuring
several others. while at least q score are
badly hurt The wreck Is the worst ever
known ON the road. The bridge was be-
ing 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 struc-
ture, but was smashed, the water tank
being thrown long distance. The buffet,
two sleepers and dining car were
smashed to kindling when they struck
the stream 90 feet below, but two day
coaches and smoker In the rear did not
leave the track.
There had been II dead bodies taken out
at 6 o'clock and l2 Of them had been iden-
titled.
The Killed.
The list of the identified dead are:
j. ID. Dewitt of Portland, Me-, president
of the Union Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany.
L. X. Kelly Of Boston.
Miss Susie Cotting Of Boston.
Mrs. c. ID. Bshan Of Philadelphia.
Miss Emma Deterly of Columbus, o.
ii. G. Ives OF Chicago. ...s.sxsZts
Frank Sedgewick OF Palmer.
Express Messenger John McMasters of
Springfield.
Brakeman j. II. Murray of Greenbusb,
N. Y.
Baggagemaster George w. Morse of Bos-
ton.
Wagner Conductor J. c. Stackpolc of
Hartford
X. c. ii itchcock of Bellows Falls, VT.
Mrs. j. . Winchell of Oneida, y. Y.
An unknown woman, plainly dressed,
apparently about 25 years Of age.
There were about ID seriously injured
and five or six may die.
The conductor was taking tickets in a
day coach, and although thrown violently
down, escaped injury. A man driving by
gave the alarm through the village street.
The train was seven minutes late at
Chester and the railroad hands say il was
going at the rate Of 90 miles an hour when
IL struck the first of the two spans across
the Westfed river. The locomotive
seemed to leap across the bridge as the
trusses collapsed and fell over to the
south.
The shrel;s of the imprisoned were most
terrible. The dead were many of them
horribly mudlated Mr.. Scull of Phila-
delphia was with his sister, Mrs. Bishop
ham, in Wagner car. She was instantly
killed. and he WAS pinned down but finally
extricated. When her body was laid out "A
wrong name was affixed To the breast, and
the officials called him TO see the mutilated
face. which lie had avoided.
"Are you sure she is your sisterr the
officials asked.
my God, II is, It is," he exclaimed,
while the bystanders turned away.
j. n. Dewitt of Portland, Me, president
OF the Union Mutua Life Insurance COM
pany, was reading n magazine: NJ. w.
KIRK Of Chicago started To sit with him,
but seeing that he was absorbed, excused
himself, aud went into the rear car and
was saved.
The List OF wounded.
The wounded are as follows: Mrs Rev.
DR.. Lewellyn Pratt OF Norwich, Conn,
cut hand. right thigh sprained.
Robert Cuckson OF Boston, Wagner car
porter, badly scalded.
Murray Graves OF Boston, right hand
fractured and broken forearm.
Ethel Carson Of Dalton, shoulder
sprained.
John Carson of Dalton, bruised.
Louis Buchanan Of Boston, badly
bruised.
John Platt OF Riverton, N. j., bruised.
Mrs John Platt Of Riyerton, N. j.,
sruised.
Mrs DR. Alice Littel Of Brookline, bad
scalp wound
VI. +. Leach Of Rainfall, left thigh frac-
-tured.
Mrs James 4. Eldredge of Boston. bro.
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