The record-union., 1898-08-22
Second Section OF a Train Telescopes
The First.
Fatality Would Have Been Greater
Had Not Many Passengers Been
Leaving the Cars-Sir Henry
Strong to BE Sole Arbitrator Of
the Disputed Claims Between
United States and Chile.

SHARON (Mass), Aug. PA fright
full rear-end collision occurred in the
Sharon station of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad at 1870
O'Clock tonight, when an express train,
which was running as the second sec
1ion of long train, crashed into the
first section, composed of local cars.
AS result six persons were killed
and twenty-six seriously injured. The
injured were nearly all removed to Bos-
ton on a special train, which was met
by ambulances and surgeons. The rear
car of the local train was completely
demolished, and a portion of the second
car, while the engine of the express
train was crippled.
The dead are: Franklin NJ. Waters,
Somerville, Mass; Mrs. w. j. F1tZpat-
rick of Boston and her granddaughter,
Mary Fitzpatrick a ten-year-old girl,
and her grandson, 10 years old; a
woman supposed to be Mrs. Watson or
Westerly, II. l.; Mrs. H. c.. Briscoe,
Revere.
The injured: James H. Fitzpatrick,
is years old, Boston; j. II. 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 c. Cantor; D. c. Mccain,
South Boston; Fred Tudor, South Bos-
ton; j. ogden, Lowell; Mrs. j. Ogden,
Lowell; Mrs. Maggie O'Connor and two
children; George Quinn, Providence;
Miss Fitzpatrick, Boston, 10 years old;
Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon, Boston; c.
w. Dadman, Boston; Mrs. Ida NJ.
Walker, Waltham; j. A. Phillips, Bos-
ton; A. Z. Newmark, Pittsburg; Jo-
seph NJ. Mann, Providence; Mrs. Della
V. Brennan, South Boston; Marguerite
NJ. Grimshaw, Somerville.
The two trains which were in the col
,ision were usually combined in one
long train, but as the traffic to-day was
so heavy it was divided, the first see
tion running as a local accommodation,
while the second which started from
Mansfield fifteen minutes later than the
lirst, ran as an express. The local
train due at Sharon at 1:02 was thirteen
minutes late. 1t left Mansfield on time,
making two stops. and had lost the
thirteen minutes between Mansfield
and Sharon 1t was due in Canton
junction. the next station beyond
Sharon, two minutes ahead of the ex-
press train, which should have passed
II there Sharon is situated on curve
and both the outward and inward
tracks are protected by electric block
signals After the accident it was
thought the block signals protecting
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 approaching train that the
track was not clear at the station, and
it was not until he was within 3oo feet
of the station that the engineer OF the
express noticed anything wrong. he
Immediately set all brakes and whistled
the 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 or the
roof It's speed was not slackened until
the engine had penetrated fully hVe feet
into the rear of the second car. The es-
gaming steam entered the car and badly
scatded a number of the occupants. Ihe
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 Getchel and Fireman