The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
Rear End Collision Near
Smith Street Bridge.
Boston Passenger Train Crashed Into
accommodation from Blackstone.
First Train Standing stln aud Engi-
neer Of Other MA Not see Signal.

:, lust why number of persons were no,
killed 10y collision on the Consolidated
iV"ui near the Sriith street bridge AT s
cIoek inns morning, is something of q
"4nuer 10 tbe officials OF the road.
me accommodation train due i'm this
CITY rom Millville, Mass, at $40 came
Id,o;as oS time, but at the Smith street
plIuBe tne engineer saw the signal set 10
stop. Ihe order was obeyed, and a man
SEM back up the read with flag.
trsit from Boston, also due here at
o'lU came along at a rate of 20 miles an
hour, aud crashed into the rear of the
blackstone train
Inc engine of the Boston train cpt
us way through about one-thira Of the
rear car and at the same time tanned
'Atr car INTO the one just ahead oft.
ne TWO cars that were damaged were
nltehed on the Blackstone train at VALLEY
rfails, and were the property of the New
sa,hglahu road and were from Boston
,Lr I1ar one was passenger car, and
ny o.her was n combination, smoker and
"a = pggage car. I'm less time than il takes
70 leIi, the cars were surrounded ~ a resou-
shg party made up of the swltchmen.
prakenen,, yard hands, and other at
taches OF the road. The doors of the cars
having peen rendered useless the passen-
Sers were taken from the windows.
zone zone was injured 10 any extent, and
Hey1cal assistance was not necessary
There We're but few passengers in thege
Swo cars, Tor as usual thing all passen-
gers get into the front cars lust before
reaching the city, so as to save time and
thls Is the only reason given by the Off
Ss ,hat some one was not killed, or az
least manned for life
me Boston train was in charge Of Sam
nei u. Hudson, conductor, and T.. +.
i(elano had charge OF the engine. S3g
conductor Stephen Holden had charge
S ol the Blackstone train and Albert B.
ourgess was the engineer.
me TWO cars were pretty well wrecked.
and the engine OF the Boston train was
damaged to the extent Of $500.
Inc wrecktng train was on hand i'm a
rev moments, and in less than half an
aour the road was clear.
me broken engine was hauled to the
round house where il was IL wag found |
that the steam chest on the ripht side
me draw castings, and the headlight had /
neen broken. This afternoon II was taken /
10 boston for repairs The broken cars 1
were taken to Valley Falls
Except in the smoking car there was
!llIe !illIe or no excitement, and in this par.
most cool and collected.
DIT Delano, the enigneer on the Boston
Train, Is one OF the oldest in the emnloy
OF the company, and is considered very
careful man. 1t is, however, claimed that
ne men In the signal tower house had
.ne uanger signal set against the Boston
train, but they did not see Delano. he
oelhg al the bottom of the engine doing
some n1ing up and that the collision
was due TO this fact.
Division Superintendents C. A. Anime
ana r. q. Spencer will investigate the
Officer Boss OF the Fountain street SIN
ION telephoned for the ambulance, which
vac soon on the spot, but the services OF
'ne hospital physician were not needed.