The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-08-27
FATAL REAR END COLLISION.
SIX KILLED TWENTY SIX HURT
Terrible Accident i'm Railroad stn-
ton at Sharon, Mass.-Tvvo Sec
tions of n Train Smashed Into
Each other, TeIescoping Cars.

Sharon, Mass, Aug. PA frightful
rear end collision occurred in the Sharon
station of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad at 1880 o'clock last
night, when an express train which was
running as the second section of long
train crashed into the first section, COM
posed of local cars. AS result six per-
sons were killed and 26 seriously injured.
The injured were nearly all removed to
Boston on a special train, which was met
by ambulances and surgeons. The rear
car of the local train was completely de-
molished and a portion of the second
car, while the engine of the express train
was crippled.
The Dead.
The dead are: franklin M. Waters,
Somerville, Mass; Mrs w. j. Fitzpatrick.
Boston; her granddaughter, Mary Fitz-
patrick, a l0year-old girl; her grandson,
10 years old; woman supposed to be
Mrs. Watson of Westerly, r. L.; Mrs. II.
G. Briscoe. Revere.
The Injured.
The injured are: James H. Fitzpatrick,
Is years old, Boston; j. H. Whitcomb.
Boston,; Mrs. j. H. Whitcomb, Boston;
Mrs. James Ray and her aged mother,
Jamaica Plains; Mr. Crockett, Somer-
vile, Mass; Mrs. Alice Braman, South
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs Ericsson and child;
Daniel G. Cantor, D. c. Mccain, South
Boston; Fred Tudor, South Boston; j.
Ogden, Lowell; Mrs. j. Ogden, Lowell;
Mrs Maggie OConnor and two children;
George Quinn, Providence; Miss Fitzpat-
rick, Boston, years DID, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gordon, Boston, @. w. Dadman,
Boston, Mrs. Ida NJ. Walker, Waltham;
j. Philips, Boston; A. E. Newark,
Pittsburg; Joseph NJ. Mann, Providence;
Mrs. Della V. Brennan. South Boston;
Marguerite M. Grimshaw. Somerville.
How the Accident Occurred.
The two trains which were in the col
lision were usually combined into one
long train, but as the traffic today was
so heavy it was divided, the first section
running as a local accommodation, while
the second, which started from Mansfield
10 minutes later than the first, ran as an
express. The local train due at Sharon
at :O2 was Is minutes late. 1t left Mans
field on time, making two stops, and had
lost IL minutes 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 it there. Sharon is
situated on curve and both the outward
and inward tracks are protected by cleo
trio block signals. After the accident
it was thought the block signals protect
ing the inward track were set at danger,
showing, as it was intended. that there
was a train in the station.
There was no warning given by the
conductor of the Mansfield local to show
the track was not clear at the station,
and it was not until he was within 300
feet of the station that the engineer of
the express noticed anything wrong He
Immediately set all brakes and whistled
warning, but it was too late to stop
the express. 1t crashed into the rear
car, splitting it asunder and completely
demolishing it with the exception of the
roof. Its speed was not slackened until
the engine had penetrated fully five feet
into the rear OF the second car The es-
Gaping steam entered the car and badly
scalded number of the occupants. The
roof of the last car was forced on top
of the engine of the express and remain
ed there, as the only portion of the car
intact.
The Engineers story.
Engineer Getchell and Fireman Holme;
of the express train both jumped. Get
chell 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