The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-22

of the station that the engineer Of the
express noticed anything wrong he
Immediately set all brakes and Whistled
the warning but II was TOO late u
# crashed into the rear car splitting it
asunder and completely demolishing 1t
with the exception of the roof. Its speed
was not slackened until the engine had
penetrated fully five feet in the rear OF
the second car. The escaping steam en-
tered the car and badly scalded num-
ber of the occupants. Ihe rOOI OF Ine
last car was forced on top of the en-
gfne of the express and remained there
as the only portion of the car intact.
Trainmen Jumped.
Engineer Getchen and Fireman
Holmes of the express, both jumped
when they saw that collision was un-
avoida BILE Getchen was cut and bruis-
ed about the head. He stated after the
accident that he left Mansfield prompt
" on time and there was no incident
until he was within 400 feet of the
Mansfield train Then he saw the rear
lights of that train and shut off all
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 explanation of the fact that the
number of fatalities is not larger is that
the passengers were all in the forward
at the station. There were about 30
people in the last car and most of them
at the time of the accident were either
upon the front platform or standing by
the door.
Mary Fitzpatrick. 10 years old, was
taken from the wreck but unconscious,
and died just as the special train bear
ing the injured started for Boston.
Twenty-Five of the injured were taken
on this train and four others whose
names they refuse to disclose remained
in Sharon
Sharon was a terrible one. A large
corps of surgeons and two undertakers
arrived soon after the accident and I'M
mediately set at work to relieve the
suffering and care for the bodies of the
dead. There were very few lights about
that portion of the track where the ac-
cident occurred and the surgeons were
compelled to do their work in almost
total darkness.
The Scene at Boston.
Boston, Aug. 22.-Fifteen ambulances
waited the arrival of the train at the
Park Square station, which brought the
injured from the scene of the railroad
wreck at Sharon. Six were from the
police department, four from the city
hospital. two from the emergency hos
pital. and one from the Massachusetts
general hospital.
A crowd Of fully 5000 people had as
sembled by the time the first train
so policemen was sent to keep them
from croWding down onto the tracks.
Lined up on the platform We're IA
stretcherS with their white pillows and
crimson blankets, ready for the recep-
ton of the injured. Thirty hospital at
tendants and a number of surgeons
were also on hand.
Quite a number of the patients were
taken in charge but the greater number
were taken to their homes.
Daniel @. McCann, an express mes
senger on the New Bedford train, had
his right hand and arm badly lacerated
and his right knee pan injured in ex-
Treating a man who was pinned be-
tween the engines head plate and the
flooring of the telescOped car. Just in
front of the prisoner lay his wife,
crushed and bleeding and he was un-
able to move hand or foot to help her.
The woman died in a few moments.
Steam was rising as in a Turkish bath.
The heat from the escaping steam was
intense. Mr.. Mccain said that many
people were slightly burned. though in
their heroic endeavOr to assist the in
jured the workers did not notice it.
@. B. Frye, a Selectman of Revere,
Mass, one of the injured brought to
this city, is dead.
Four Killed In the Wreck.
Sharon. Mass. Aus. .22-In the excite
ment and confusion attending the clear
ing away Of the wreckage caused by
last nights collision on the New York
New Haven q hartford railroad, II was
reported that seven persons were killed
four of them being given as unknown
Today it was learned definitely that
the total number killed was four as
follows:
Franklin NJ Waters of SomervilIe
| bOokkeeper, Boston, aged about %
Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick of Boston
widow.
Mrs. c. H. Frye, wife of c. H. Frye.
Unidentified woman, thought to be
Mrs. G. H. Bristol of Winthrop.
The bodies of the victims were re-
/ moved to Stoughton today. The identi-
ficatiOn of the body of Mrs. Frye and
the woman thought to be Mrs. Bristo
was delayed and rendered difficult by
! the fact that both Mr.. Frye and Mr.
vic t,T