New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
FATAL WRECK IN BOSTON,
TWO PASSENGERS ON A SHORE LINE
TRAIN KILLED
THE sMoKING-cAR. IN WHICH THEY WERE RID
ING. WAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PROB
ABLY DUE TO A MISPLACED SWITCH

Ah" oMohlNS-CAR. IN WHICH THEY WERE RID
ING. WAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PROB
ABLY DUE TO A MISPLACED SWITCH.
Boston, May Just as the afternoon Shore
Line express train from New-York, due to ar
rive at Park Square at 7:3o D. m to-day. was
about to enter the station it was thrown from
the rails in the yards. One man was killed
outright. another so badly injured that he died
abort an hour after being removed to the
hospital Two others were more or less hurt.
But for the fact that the train was slowing
down to enter the station, the number of
casualties would have been greater. The dead
are:
DOW. w. j., Of Dorchester Mass a Boston mer-
chant; killed outright by overturning of the smok-
ing-car.
LONG. J. E.. OF Watertown, Mass; fracture Of The
pevis and internal injuries; died at Massachu-
setts General Hospital
The injured are:
SHELDON Fl. j.. Of Mansfield. Mass. locomotive
engineer on Providence division Of the road: was
In smoking-car and Sustained cuts and bruises;
taken TO General Hospital.
Providence man. not learned: treated at
Emergency Hospital and started for his intended
destination Readville, Mass.
The train was just entering the station when
the smoking-car. the second in the train.
overturned. Two day coaches behind 1t left the
rails, and when the train stopped one was stand
Ing almost at right angles to the other.
In the smoker were nearly twenty passengers,
one Of whom was killed outright and three OF
whom injured. One OF these died later at
the Massachusetts General Hospital From
papers found on the body Of the dead man he
was identified w. ]. Dow. living in Savin
Hl-ave.. Dorchester He a merchant. at
No. 521 Washngton-st
Immediately after the accident the police am
buance and detail of officers were summoned.
and ]. f. Long, of Watertown. the most seriously
injured. removed to the Massachusetts Cen
eral Hospital, where he died at $40. He was
found to have sustained fracture OF the pelvis
and internal injuries.
II. J. Sheldon, an engineer on the Providence
division of the New-York. New-Haven and Hart
for Railroad. who was riding In the smoking-car.
sustained severe bruises and cut on one leg He
also went to the General Hospital, but later
started for his home In Manshed. His injuries are
not serious. The other man injured was Provi-
dence business man on his way to Readville. He
received only slight bruises. was attended at the
Emergency Hospital, and went away without
giving his name.
struck large iron hydrant standing near the
rails This was broken off close to the ground,
and the water from II flooded the yard near by
to the depth of several feet
There are several theories as to the cause OF the
accident but the most probable one Is that the
first day coach struck the point Of the switch and
jumped the track. taking tho next car with H.
When both cars had gone some distance the for
ward platform OF the first coach probably caught
under the rear platform Of the smoker and threw
IL over on its side.