Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-22

rear end collision occurred in the
Sharon station OF the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad at IFS, to-
night, when an express, which was
running as the second section of a
long train crashed into the first Sec
tion composed of local cars.
AS result six persons were killed
and 26 injured. The injured were near
ly all removed to Boston on special
train which was met by ambulances
and surgeons. The rear car OF the
local train was completely demolished
the engine of the express train was
crippled.
The dead are:
Franklin NJ. Waters. Somerville,
Mass.
Mrs. VIM. j. Fitzpatrick, 215 Hunt
ington avenue, Boston.
Mary Fitzpatrick. 10 years old. a
granddaughter and her brother. 5
years old.
A woman supposed to be Mrs. Wat
son of Westerly. r. I.
Mrs. c. II. Briscom, Revere.
c. b. Frye. seiectman Of Revere, died
on way TO Boston. as9 .,dt
The injured are:
James H. Fitzpatrick. Is years old
of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Whitcom. Boston.
Mrs. James Ray. and her aged
mother. Jamaica Plain.
Mr.. Crockett. Somerville, Mass.
Mrs. Alice Braman, 454 East First
street, South Boston.
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Daniel c. Cantor.
d. o. McCann. 274 West Fifth street,
South Boston.
Fred Tudor. South Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ogden, Lowell.
Mrs. Maggie O'Connor and two chill
dren. Boston.
George Quinn. Providence.
Miss Fitzpatrick, years old. Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gordon, Boston.
C. w. Dadman, Boston.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Walker, Waltham.
]. A. Philips, Boston.
A E. Newmark. Pittsburg, Pa.
Joseph M. Mann, Providence
Mrs. Della v. Brennan, South Bos-
ton.
Marguerite M. Grimshaw, somer-
vile.
The two trains which were in the
collision were usually combined into
one long train. but as the traffic yes
terday. was SO heavy, it was divided,
the first section running as a local ac-
commodation. while the second, which
started from Mansfield, Is minutes
later than the first. ran as an express
The local train due at Sharon at
7.O2 was IL minutes late. 1t left Mans.
field on time. making two stops and
had lost the 13 minutes between
Mansfield and Sharon. 1t was due IN
Canton Junction. the next station be-
yond Sharon, two minutes ahead Of
the express train, which should pass
it there.
Sharon is situated on a curve and
both the outward and inward tracks
nails.
After the accident 1t was found thai
the block signal protecting the inward
track was set at danger. showing, as
it was intended, there was a trai in
the station.
There was no warning given by the
conductor OF the Mansfield local to
show the approaching train that the
track was NOT clear at the station, and
It was not until he was within 400 feet
OF the station that the engineer OF the
express noticed anything wrong.
He Immediately set all brakes and
the warning. but It was too |
late to stop the express.
1t crashed into the rear car, split-
ting 1t asunder and completely dem0l-
lshing It. 1t speed was not slackened
until the engine had penetrated fully
Ave feet into the rear Of the second
car.
The escaping steam entered the car
Ind badly scalded q number OF the oc-
,upants The roof OF the last car was
forced on top Of the engine OF the ex-
press and remained there as the only
portion OF the car intact
Engineer Getchell and Fireman.
Holmes Of the express. both jumped
when they saw that q collision was
Getchell being cut and
,ruised about the head.
Engineer Getchell said after the ac- /,
:ident that he left Mansfield promptly
N time and ther was no incident until
le was witlsn 400 feet Of the Mansheldl