Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06
A BAD WRECK.
Freight Train No. 81 Has an
Accident Near Iceboro.
] rain Parts Twice and Second Section
Crashes Into Head One.
eight Or Ten Cars IeraiIed Passenger Trains
0eIayed-No One Hurt.

a journal reporter was passenger
on train No. rs, Monday evening and
viewed the wreck Of freight train No
81. which met it's fate about tbree-
quarters of mile east of of Dresden
station, near the water tank, late that
afternoon
Freight 81, due in Augusta about 4. 20
T.. NJ, was in charge of Conductor
Clements and Engineer Wade. and was
running about on schedule time when
Dresden was reached. Here. some or
10 cars parted from the train. and
there being no way of notifying the en-
gineer, the train sped on it's way. In a
moment or two the train again parted
and at this juncture came the disaster
The first section OF the train with
the engine attached, Stacked speed con-
siderably after the second section had
parted, but not until it had sped some
car lengths ahead: and in an instant
before one had time to collect their
thoughts, the second section came
crashing into section No. /. with
terrific force. Fortunately, the break
man who was on that section Of the
train. saw the impending danger and
jumped. thereby saving his life.
The above solution of the accident
seemed to be generally accepted, al
though ii was said that possibly the
rails might have spread. The train
officials were very busy and could not
be interviewed.
From general view of the wreck
gained by means of a few lanterns. ii
could be stated that from To 10 cars
We're either sent over the bank or
smashed to kinding wood A box car
laden with baled cotton was turned
bottom up. and laid parallel with the
track. Another car containing barrels
OF Kerosene oil was sent over the bank
and large rock, only kept it from
sliding into the kennebec. a car of
hard pine lumber was completely de-
rallied, and the huge sticks of timber
were thrown premiscuously about on
either side. Many cars left their
trucks and were piled up in a general
mass.
The wreckng crew was notified at
Waterville to Immediately repair to the
scene, and Conductor Wight was tel
cgraphed to run the Accommodation
train to take the belated passengers
and mail from train No. %.
1t was not known how soon the
wreck could be cleared away, but as
the railroad crews work with great
CELEBRITY it will be removed in short
time
The Accommodation train went
Waterville. with the passengers and
mail from train No 25
Train No. ?. the west bound Pullman.
was sent around by the back route, by
the way of Lewiston.
Express train No s, due here at 1.45
a. NJ, did the local work along the
line. stopping at every station. and be-
ing about half an hour late into this
city
Train No. Il was delayed by the
wreck, and at the time of going to
press, it was evident that it would not
arrive here before A. NJ, or later.
a wrecking train was sent to the
scene from Brunswick in charge of the
Veteran Ted Dolan. A second wreck
ing train went through Augusta at
1.S0 from Waterville in charge of f.
c. Lasele
1t was thought that the combined
efforts of these two expert crews
could not clear the track before or 6
o'clock, Tuesday morning.
Old railroad men say that for an ac-
cident caused in that way the result is
one of the worst they have ever seen.
The Accommodation train went
through on its return trip to South
Gardiner at 1910.
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Heavy Gale in Vineyard Sound.
Nantucket, Mass, Oct. 5-A heavy
gale has prevailed here for
several hours and shows no signs of
tonight. The wind is
blowing 40 miles an hour The steamer