The Portland daily press., 1894-11-30
NONE ESCAPED.
l Team Conveying a Football
Eleven Struck by a Train.
WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR
WAY TO THE FIELD.

Two Were Instantly Killed, Others Will
Die, and None Escaped Injury-AnotEi-
er Irresistible Argument Against Grade
Crossings.
South bridge, Mass, November 29.-
The 9.35 passenger train on the New
York & New England railroad struck a
barge containing the Southbridge Pur-
pie football eleven, as it was crossing
the tracks at Centre street this morning,
on the way to the football field to play
Worcester Polyte chnic Institute eleven.
and as result of the disaster two young
men are dead and three others will
probably die. Eleven received serious
injuries.
The dead are: Charles Gauthier,
aged 80, of South bridge, farm hand,
who leaves widow and two children;
and Joseph Cook, aged 18, a son of Mrs.
Fannie Cook Of South bridge, employed
in the American Optical Works. Those
probably fatally injured are: John
Street, aged %, of Lee, Mass, quarter
back of Williams College eleven, skull
fractured and internal injuries.
Andrew Taylor of South bridge, skall
fractured both eyes lost. and internal
injuries.
Victor Nelson. aged %. of South
bridge, skull fractured, leg broken, in
ternal injuries.
Alfred E. Hughes, aged.19, of South
bridge, skull fractured. internal 1njur-
les.
Charles Simpson, aged.17, son of An
drew Simpson of Southb hbirdge, leg brok-
en- in two places and internal injuries.
The others injured are:
James Taylor, Jr., aged iS, of South
bridge, flesh wounds, head cut and in
ternal injuries.
Jacob Edwards, agedn 1s, of South
| bridge, scalp and face cut, body bruised.
Herbert Clement, aged %, OF South
bridge, knee injured, ear split, seriously
injured.
William Bursaw, physical instructor,
South bridge Y. A., injuries 60 head
and back, badly cut and internal injur-
les.
Edward Durgin, aged IS. of South
bridge, face badly cut.
Elmer D. Cham berain, aged 20, of
South bridge, hip broken, face and head
cut.
Frank Morse, aged Is, of South bridge,
rib bro KEN, body bruised.
Harry Rose, of Southbridge, head and
face cut, and.possibly concussion OF the
! brain.
Lester Eewell, of Southbriage, body
| bruises.
The train for Worcester, due to leave
| Sou tn bridge at elsa. m., was delayed
! at that station by an accident to
| brakeman whose foot was crushed. Tho
| train was running fast to make up time.
The football eleven of the Y. M. CA.
had started from the rooms to walk to
the ground, and meeting the barge that
had carried their opponents, returning,
they tumb bled in and urged the driver to
hurry, as they were late. The hcrses
were on the tracks at the Central street
crossing, when the sharp whistle OF the
| locomotive, hidden by curve and high
block on the left side of the street was
| the first warning to the 16 occupants OF
the barge. Driver E. D. Cham berlain
lashed the horses and the man on the
seat with him jumped. Both were too
| late. The engine struck the barge on
the left side. between the wheels, and
| tore along for $50 yards, crushing the
| barge and it's living contents into a mass
! of broken splinters and dead and dying
humanity. The crowd on the football
| field could see the engine when it came
| to a standstill, and dozens of people
we're soon at work searching for friends
and relatives in the wreck. Charles
Gauthier was found dead near the Cross
| ing, evidently instantly killed by being
| dashed against huge rock. Pinned in
| the debris in front of the engine was
John Street, halfback of Williams
| College, eleven, who was visiting the
| Taylor boys.
| Joseph Cook died ssin twenty minutes
at the electric light station, where the
| injured men were taken. iimproylsed
| ambulances conveyed most OF the smen
| to their homes. Everything possible
| was done for the injured, men. but lit
| tie hope of recovery is expressed for four
| or five.
The Central street crossings has long
| been considered very dangerous. The
| Worcester Tech team returned to the city
on the noon train completely unnerved
| by the accident.
LATER.
Southbridge. Mass, November 3d.
| John Street, one of the injured N the
barge accident, died early this morning.