Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-06
FOOTBALL PLAYERS KILLED
Their Coach Struck by a Fast.
Express Train.
TWO MEN MET INSTANT DEATH
Fourteen Injured. Some OF
Them Fatally.


SoUTHanrpGE. MASS, Nov. 29.--The 0,35
passenger train on the New York ~ New
England road struck barge containing
the Southbrdge Puppies, q football eleven.
us it was crossing the tracks at Centre
street this morning, ON the way 70 the
foot ball field to play the Worcester Poly
technic Institute eleven, and as a result
of the disaster two OF the young men are
dead three others will probably die and IL
received serious injuries. The dead are;
Charles Gauthler, 80, Southbrdge.
Joseph Cook, Is, Southbridge..
Those who are probably fatally injured
nre.
John Street, %. Lee, Mass, quarterback
on Williams College eleven, skull frae-
tured, internal injuries,
Andrew Taylor, Southbridge, skull frac-
tured both eyes lost. internal injuries.
Victor, Nelson, % Southbridge, skull
fractured, leg broken, internal injuries.
Alfred Il. Hughes. 10, Southbridge, skull
fractured, internal injuries. ~
Charles Simpson, IL, Southbridge, leg
broken in two places and internal injuries.
The others injured are: -
James Taylor, Jr., 10, Southbridge. flesh
wounds, head cut internal injuries. B.
Jacob Edwards. Is, Southbridge. scalp
and face cut, body bruised.
Herbert Clement, IS, Sonthbridge, knee
| injured, ear split seriously injured.
William Bursaw, physical instructor.
Southbridge 7. NJ. G. A., injuries to head
and back badly cut and internal injuries.
Edward Durgin, Is, Southbridge, face
badly cut.
Elmer d. Chamberlain, 23 Southbridge,
| hip broken, face and head cut.
Frank Morse, IS, Southbridge, rib
broken, body bruised.
| Harry Rose, Southbridge, head and face
cut and possibly conclusion of the brain.
Lester Newell, Southbridge, body
bruised. .De4,
The train for Worcester, due to leave
| Southbridge at 9.45 u. M, was delayed at
! the station by an accident to Brakeman
| Carlson, whose foot was crushed, and the
train was running fast to make up time.
i The football eleven of the Y. NJ. O. "A. /
had started from their rooms to walk TO
the grounds, and, meeting the barge that
had carried their opponents, the Worces-
4 ter Polytechnic Institute eleven, return
ing, they tumbled in and urged the driver
to hurry, as they were late.
The horses were on the track at the Cen
| trail street crossing when a sharp whistle
| from the locomotive. hidden by curve,
was the first warning to the l6 occupants
| of the barge. FiAs
Driver Chamberlain dashed his horses
and the man on the seat by his side
Jumped. Both were too late. The engine
| struck the barge on the left side. between
| the wheels, ana tore along for 100 yards,
crushing the barge and its living contents
into mass of broken splinters and OF
dead and dying humanity
The crowd on the football field could see
the engine when it came to standst!ll
and rushed to the scene. Everything was
done for the injured men. but little hopes
Of recovery are expressed for four or five
of them. The Worcester Technology team
returned to the city on the noon train,
completely unnerved by the accident.
TWO MORE ARE DEAD.
SouTuBRIDGE, MASS, Nov. 3o.-Two
more Of the football players injured in
yesterdays accident are dead making four.
shortly after midnight John Street, %
years old, who was the haif-back of the
Williams freshmen eleven. died His skull
was fractured and he received internal in
juries This morning Victor Nelson, aged
| %, died at his home. His skull had been
fractured, ms leg broken and otherseva-ei t-
ternal injuries sustained. The remainder of
the injured are being carefully tended, but
there is liUtlo hope for the recovery Of An.
drew Taylor, Alfred 4. Hughes and
Charles Simpson. The other injured mem
bers of the party will recover.