Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-25
ONE IS DEAD.
Bad Accident at Hyde Park
on the N. Y, N. H. & H.
Express Crashes Into Rear Car Of
Passenger Train in Station.
over Twenty Injured. Two FaiaIIy-Cause OF
Accident Mystery.

HYDE Park, Mass, Oct 24-A tail-cnd
collslon by which two persons were
fatally hurt, three or four seriously in
lured and some 90 Others more or less
bruised. occurred directly in front of the
Hyde Park station of the Providence divi-
sion of the n. Y, n H. & H. Railroad,
ahou5 $50 p. NJ today.
The passenger train which leaves Sharon
Tor Boston at 5lS, was trif1c late, and
was standing at the HYDE Park station
taking on and discharging passengers, be-
ing directly on the time of the passenger
train which left Providence for Boston at
415
The latter train crashed into the
stationary train. The engine of the Provi-
dence train was forced through nearly
half the length of the rear car, which was
well filled with passengers, and practically
all the injured were occupants of that car.
After this accident all the physicians in
town were summoned as quickly Us it
was possible to reach them, the depot tenn
porarily converted into a hospital, and
everything done to relieve the sufferings
of the injured and make them as comfort
able as possible.
Two persons, one n brakeman on the
Sharon train, and the other a woman, were
probably fatally hurt. being terribly in
Jured about the head and body Their
names at present are unknown. No other
train hands, SO far as known were injured.
The passengers were mostly men, and
their injuries for the most part were in
the nature OF confusion or bruises caused
by being thrown to the floor or against
the seats by the force of the collision
The trains were not derailed, and after
the injured were removed from the wreck,
1t took but comparatively short time to
clear the track.
The signals are said not to have been
set against the Providence train, and as
the track ON this section of the road is per
fectly straight for nearly seven miles, it is
difficult to understand, with the informa-
ton at hand, why the engineer of the lat
ter could not have seen the train standing
at the station in time to prevent col
lision.
1t is believed that the recent change in
running trains on the right hand track
instead of on the left, may have had some
thing to do with the accident.
AT 9, tonight. c. NJ. Austin the brake
man, reported as probably fatally injured.
lied. Seventeen were seriously injured.
all residing in Boston and adjacent places.
Mrs VIM. Ross, Cambridge, was probably
fatally injured.
After the crash came the escaping steam
md smoke covered everything with a
iense cloud. In an instant the fire bells
IF Hyde Park were ringing and a general
alarm was given for help along the streets
The quick response of the Hyde Park
iremen, with crowbars and every avail |
able implement, served to relieve the sad
situation at once. The injured passengers
were removed as fast as possible to the |
'tation, where their immediate wants were |
attended to by physicians and citizens
That no instant death occurred was
as the crash threw passengers,
eats and chairs in confused mass.
Brakeman Austin of the forward train. |
vas injured in an awful manner, both /
Eggs being broken, bis abdomen pierced by |
ron bars, and he was jammed between
he two rear cars in such position that it |
vas nearly half an hour before he could |
DC extricated. He was carried to the rail
Dad station. but his injuries We're so seri-
'us that he lived but a few hours
Congressman Elijah A. Morse was a |
passenger on the Sharon train. He re-
eived slight cuts on the fingers, but other
wise was uniDiured. He occupied one of
he rear seats in the train and received a
borough shaking up, his escape from
leath being very narrow.
Mrs. Ross had attended the wedding of
Ter son in Hyde Park, this morning, and
he wedding party was entering the car
When the collision occurred. Mr. and Mrs.
]. f. Mcclure, who We're injured were on
heir wedding trip.
So far as can be learned, no good reason
an be given for the fatal occurrence. The
lrst train being late there should have
'een sent back rear signal, which, it Is
laimed, was not done. The engineer of
he Providence train claims that darkness
'revailed to such degree that he could
lot see the signals any distance and that
cloud of steam INSTRUCTED his view. The
racks were cleared before 10 o'clock.