The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-02
HEAPS OF
PASSENGERS.
Wild Effect Of Wreck at
West MedfOrd.
THREE CARS DEPAILED.
Miraculous Escape of Many Persons
From Death.
THREE CARS DERAILED.
LIST OF THOSE INJURED.

Medford, Oct "a serious accident
occurred last night at the West Medford
station of tho southern division of the
Boston & Maine railroad. In which 13
persons wero injured, three of them seri-
ously.
Most of those on the traiu claim that
the accident was due to defect in
truck by one of the cars. the side of
which was torn off. Whether this fol-
lowed or caused tho deralment is not
known.
The accident happened to train lsi, the
Montreal express. due in Boston at s. 80
y. IN. Tho usually quiet town of West
Medford was in a turmoil of excitement.
The vicinity of the station, which mt
dusk each night is deserted. was crowded
with persons from Medford. Arlington
and Winchester as well as from the town
itsslf.
Those who were on the train say that
there had been some difficulty with the
trucks OF one OF the cars Of the train FROM
the time the train left Montreal. I5
bumped and thumped on the bottom Il
the car as If it would come through. The
car swayed from side TO side with
frightening motion. and it seemed Co the
persons in il that some accident would
be sure to happen. The attention of the
train hands was called TO tho humping
nut they claimed that, being accustomed to
the racket of fast trains they found no
RI ason TO fear.
SHOCK AND CRASH.
On leaving Winchester, Conductor
George Thayer called "All aboard - and
swung mis- lantern to Charles Hail. who
held the lever. Engineer Hall opened tho
throttle and started TO let ber out for
the run into the city. The humping at
the bottom of the car seemed TO increase
as the train sped on. Ii seemed but a
couple of minutes after the train left
Winchester when the Canadian Paciflc
car was lifted up. and the passengers
felt shock and a crash. and then were
thrown over. amid broken windows. seats
and the splinters of the side Of the car.
The truck that had given tho fright TO
the passengers all through their long
journey had struck the corner OF a switch
and canted the car. so that it bad struck
the corner of a freight car loaded with
grain that stood on "A siding. The freight
car caught the forward end OF the pas
senger and tore the side completely out
of it.
So violent was the contact that 10 feet
Of the corner of the freight car was torn
off. The passengers were hurled about in
heaps. The shock broke the couplings
connecting the car with the one in front
of il and it was turned almost completely
over, landing on the eige OF ditch.
AID AT HAND.
The train hands and people from the
town were soon at work removing the In
jured.
1he injured;
George f. Jenkins. "a Washington
street, Whitman. right leg broken and
arm and buck badly bruised; condition
quite serious.
W. A. Bond, Z City Hall avenue, Lynn,
Injuries 10 back and bead.
Mrs. Robena Ely, 3S OF 10 Blossom
street. Boston. serious spinal and other
internal injuries.
John 4. Ely, her husband, SO. several
painful bruises
Mrs. John W. Palfrey. 10 Watts street.
Chelsea, serious hin and spinal injuries.
Mrs a. NJ. Allen, az Clark avenue.
Chelsea serious spinal injuries and COM
pleto nervous prostration.
Mrs A. g. Fiske. 1913 River street,
Cambridge. badly shaken up and face cut
by broken glass.
George Baker. an aeronaut living In
MontrCse. Penn, left hand and fingers
crushed.
a. W. Fuller. Harvard student. injured
about the hip.
Miss Southcote, %, 81 Johns. n. f.,
general injuries. not serious.
Mrs a. Anderson.olO, 81 John, y. T.,
spine injured.
A. A. Serya, il0 Perkins street, Somer-
willie. lack injured.
John q. Glaokmeyor, 81 Dubord street,
Montreal, bruises and sprains
Fully dozen others slightly injured.
who left without giving their names.