The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-10

Exeter, n. H., June 10 Tho most seri-
Gus freight wreck on the Boston and
Maine Railroad in many months occurred
on the western division about quarter of
a mile east of this station, at 80 o'clock
this morning. Train No 600. known as
the Portland and Boston through night
freight, ran into washout mt Fernald's s
oulvert. The locomotive and seven cars
were demolished and three men were
killed. The dead are:
Charles Rankin, engineer, of Portland.
A. q. Young, brakeman, Portland.
Albert Chandler, brakeman, Portland.
Fireman King was badly burned and
otherwise injured. He Is at tho Cottage
hospital here. 1t is thought the chances
are good for his recovery.
The train was heavy one consisting
of 20 cars and was about half an hour be-
hind time. 1t was speeding along at
good rate and the engineer apparently had
no warning of washout ahead. Those
who were in the rear of the train were
suddenly thrown down by violent
shock and the cars came to a complete
stand still.
Rails Were Undermined.
The locomotive left the rails, which for
distance of 20 feet had been undermined
by the swollen stream beneath the cul-
vert and the mogul and seven heavily
loaded freight cars went over forty
foot bank The engine and cars,
and contents of the latter, were
practically ruined. The engineer and
two brakemen, who were on the front
portion Of the train, We're dead when
found sometime later. They had no
chance to Jump and were caught In the
wreckage.
The fireman, Daniel King, went down
nearly the entire distance with the engine
and was badly burned and scalded.
Twelve freight cars and the caboose re-
mained on the rails, and beyond q severe
shaking Up. Conductor Eugene Thurston
and the third brakeman, Edward Clarke,
were not injured.
Held Only by Fish Plates.
An inspection of the wreck this forenoon
shows TINT the water In the culyert
swslled TO a good sized stream by the heavy
rains had washed away tho embankment
and roadbed for distance of 20 feet leav
ing tho rails practically held only by the
fish plates. The road Is completely
blocked and traffic will hardly be resumed
before late this afternoon. All trains are
stalled and the tieup Is more complete
owing to wreck on the eastern division
uttT ItaDIOth. dsctbBtls uio btiIk
ried in barges around the scene of the
accidental distance of three-quarters of IA
mile. Wrecking trains from Portland and
Lawrence have been hero since before
daylight and several gangs of workmen
are clearing the debris. The loss TO the
road is very heavy and will probably reach
SO, 600.
Caused by Heavy Rains.
Manchester, \. H., June 10-The heavy
rainfall of the past "a hours has worked
havoc with railroad travel In New Hamp-
shire. Reports received early this morn
ing state that trains on the eastern
division ana Portsmouth branch OF the
Portland and Maine railroads are stalled
A bad landslide occurred on the Concord
division and the track on the Portsmouth
branch is badly washed.
Reports from Exeter where disastrous
freight wreck occurred early this morning
on the western division OF the Boston and
Maine railroad are that four men We're
killed aud several injured. A freight
train was also wrecked this morning near
South Seabrook on the eastern division of
the same road "A dispatch from there
says 10 cars and the locomotive ran into
washout and went over the embank-
ment. As far as known no one was
killed.
Several washouts have occurred in
northern New Hamushire and express
trains are from two TO four hours behind.
The Wreck at Seabrook
Boston, June 10 "A bad freight wreck
due TO washout on the eastern division
of the Boston q Maine railroad occurred
about "A quarter of n mile north of sea-
brook station at 2 10 this morning. Train
No 253, drawn bv engine 557 in charge
of Conductor George Lightbouy, ran into
the washout and the engine and eleven
.nI ..,.l
embankment Three cars were smashed
TO splinters and the others badly dam
aged. Three cars now lis directly across
the tracks and IL is doubtful II any
trains can pass In either direction until
night. A wrecking train is on the scene
and at q o'clock has succeeded in re-plac-
ing tho engine upon the rails and trans
fers of passengers arc now boing made
on each side OF the wreck. Ii Is con-
sdered q miracle that no one was killed
or injured. The only deaths resulting
from tho wreck are those of two cows that
were in box car. The total damage
will probably amount TO about $1,000.
Dcrailed at Crockett's Crossing.
Somersworth, June l0-Traflio on the
Rollinsford branch Of the Boston & Maine
railroad was stalled today by the derail
ment OF train at Crockett's Crossing
by n wnshout at $3.50 o'clock this morn
Ing. There were IL passengers aboard
none of whom were injured. The less
To rolling stock will reach several hun
dred dollars.
swollen Rivers I'm Vermont
Bellows Falls VT, June 10. For the
past 36 hours the rainfall in this section
has been continuous Tho Connecticut
River has risen several feet and all It's
small tributaries are badly swollen.
The highways are badly washed out and
n boom just north Of here containing
IL go, 600 feet of logs belonging TO the
Vandyke drive, burst this morning. There
are 40, OO0, 600 feet north of this boom.
Unless the boom at Turner's Falls, Mass,
holds, large part OF the drive will go on
fnwnrd the sen Two trestles We're wnshed