The Portland daily press., 1897-10-02

Over Thirty Passengers Morc or Less In
jured-Depot Converted Into Temper
ary HospitaI-None of the Cases VIII
BE Fatal.
Medford, Mass, October 1 The Cana
dian Pacific express over the Southern
Division of the Boston & Maine due in
Boston at s. 80 O'Clock tonight meet with
an accident at West Medford at $50 where
by nearly 80 persons were more or less in
jured, but none, it is believed, fatally
hurt. There were eight cars on the train
which was on time, and running rapid
ly, and the three rear coaches were de-
rallied. Those injured most seriously are
as follows:
A. A. Serva, 11O, Perkins street, Somer-
vile, Mass, back injured.
R. W. Fuller, Harvard student, resid
ence unknown, hip injured.
Mrs. A. NJ. Allen, n. Clark avenue.
Chelsea, Mass, serious injury to spine.
Mrs. A. c.. Fiske, 1876 Riversstreet,
Cambridge, Mass, general bruises.
George Baker, Montrose, Pa, left hand
and fingers crushed.
W. A. Bond, Z City hall avenue, Lynn,
Mass, injured about head and back.
Mrs. John W. Palfrey, ls Watts street,
Chelsea, Mass, injured about back, hips
and side.
Geo. F. Jenkins, Washington street,
Whitman, Mass, right leg broken and
back badly bruised.
| Mrs. Rowend Ely, 10 Blossom street,
Boston, spine injured.
Miss Soughcott. St. Johns, N. f., gen.
eral shaking up.
Mrs. A. Anderson, St. Johns, N. F.,
spine injured.
John t. Ely, 10 Blossom street, Bos-
ton, badly bruised.
Maine car No. 427, Canadian Pacific car
No. 997, and the Canadian Pacific Sleep
er Oculto. Conductor George Thayer
was in charge of the train and Charles
Hall the engineer. AS far as the latter
could see everything was all right, but
just as the train approached the West
Medford station and when about 300 feet
from it, car 997 jumped the track, owing,
1T is claimed, to defective track. The
rear truck turned completely around,
throwing the car partially on it's side,
while car No. 427, the next ahead, wae
partially derailed and the sleeper was
thrown over its side. The passengers on
all GneSe cars were pltCnou OUT OF UnelT
seats and precipitated into a struggling,
frenzied mass. Many were bruised about
the limbs and bodies while every one on
the train was badly shaken up. The three
cars broke apart from the rest of the
train and were left behind. The air brakes
were applied as quickly as possible after
the engineer received the first intimation
of danger, and the train was soon brought
to standstill, the engine and remaining
cars being mir iur00
Patrolman William Golding chanced to
be near the patrol box and in full view OF
the accident and rang in call for medi-
cal and police assistance. Doctors were
soon on the spot.
The depot was converted into.a tempo
rary hospital and upon the settees, bench
es and improved tables the wounded were
placed as fast as they could be removed
from the wrecked cars.
After an examination of their patients,
the physicians expr9 ssed the opinion that
no one was fatally injured, although they
ordered the removal of several of the more
seriously injured to the hospitals in Bos-
ton, where they were taken on the ex-
press The others were sent to their
homes on their destinations by the rail-
road officials A wrecking train arrived
from Boston at 9 10 and by midnight the
wreck was pretty well cleared up.