The herald., 1898-08-22
SIX MANGLfD VICTIMS,
OF RAILWAY WRECK AT SHARON,
MASSACHUSETTS
MANY MORE SUFFER INJURY
A Belated Express Train Tries to Make
Up Lost Time With Dread
full Results



SHARON, Mass. Aug. "A frightful
rear-end collision occurred IN the SHARON
station of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road at 1880 o'clock, when an ex-
press train which was running as the Sec
ond section of a long train crashed into
the first section composed of local cars.
AS a result six persons were Killed and
twenty-six seriously injured. The injured
we're nearly all removed to Boston on
special train, which was met by ambu-
lances and surgeons.
The rear car of the local train was COM
pletely demolished and a portion Of the
second car, while the engine Of the express
train was crippled.
Tho List of Dead
FRANKLIN M. WATERS. Somerville,
Mass.
MRS. w. ]. FITZPATRICK, Boston.
MARY FITZPATRICK. her granddaugh-
ter, 10 years old. and her grandson, Is years
old.
A woman supposed to be Mrs. Watson of
Westerly, r. 1.
MRS. H. C. BRISCOE, Revere.
List Of Injured
James H. Fitzpatrick, IS years old, Bos-
ton.
]. H. Whitcomb, Boston.
Mrs. ]. II. Whitcomb, Boston.
Mrs. Jane Ray and her aged mother, ia
maica Plains, N. Y.
Mrs. Crockett. Somerville, Mass.
Mrs. Alice Braman, South Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ericsson and child.
Daniel c. Cantor.
D. C. Mccain, South Boston.
Fred Tudor, South Boston.
]. Ogden, Lowell.
Mrs. J. Ogden. Lowell.
Mrs. Maggie OConnor and two children.
George Quinn, Providence.
Miss Fitzpatrick. Boston, years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gordon, Boston.
c. w. Dadman, Boston.
Mrs. Ida M. Walker, Waltham.
j. A. Philips, Boston.
A. E. Newmark, Pittsburg.
Joseph NJ. Mann, Providence.
Mrs. Della v. Brennan, Providence.
Mrs. Della H. Brennan, South Boston.
Marguerite l.. Grimshaw. Somervilfe.
No Warning Given
The two trains which were in the COLI
sion were usually combined into one lohg
train, but as the traffic today was 80 heavy
It was divided, the first section running q
a local accommodation, while the second.
which started from Mansfield hteen min
utes later than the first. ran as an express.
The local train, due at Sharon at TOO. was
thirteen minutes late. 1t left Mansfield on
tins. making two stops and had lost the
hireen minues between Mansfield and
Sharon. 1t was due in Canton Junction.
the next station beyond Sharon two min
utes ahead Of the express train, which
should have passed 1t there. Sharon is
situated on a curve and both the outward
and inward tracks are protected by cleo
trio block signals. After the accident It
was Thoughts the block signals protecting
the inward track were set at danger, show
ing as 1t was intended, that there was a
train in the station.
There was no warn!as given by the con-
ductov of the Mansfield local to show the
approaching train that the track was not
clear at the statio:, and 1t was not until
ne was withia 800 feet of the station that
the engineer Of the express noticed any,
thing wrong. He Immediately set all
brakeE and whistled warning, but It was
too late then to avoid the express It
crashed into the rear, splitting It asunder
and completely demolishing 1t with the
exception of the roof Its speed was not
siackened until the engine had penetrated
fully five feet into the rear Of the second
car. The escaping steam entered tn. car
and badly scalded a number of the occu-
pants. The roof Of the last car was forced
on top of the engine of the express and re-
manned there as the only portion Of the
car intact.
Engineer Getchell and Fireman Holmes
Of the express train both jumped. Getch-
ell was cut and bruised about the head
He stated after the accident that he left
Mansfield promptly on time and there was
no incident until he was within 400 feet Of
the Mansfield train. Then he saw the red
lights of that train and shut Off steam.
Meanwhile he had whistled for brakes and
used every effort to stop his train
Every one of the killed and injured was
on the Mansfield train, and the only ex-
PLANTATION Of the fact that the number of
fatalities is not larger is that the passen-
gers were all in the forward end OF the
car, In the act of alighting al the station.
There were about thirty people in the last
car and most of them at the time of the
accident were either upon the front plat
form or standing by the door.