Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
Disastrous Wreck on the Maine
Central Railway.
MANY PERSONS INJURED.
Cars Left the Tracks and Rolled
Down an Embankment,
Wounded Persons Taken to Village Of
orono-Deep Snow and Intense Cold
Hindered the Rescue Work.

Oldtown, Maine, jan 2eJThe ST. Jotn
train No. 20, or what is called down
here the provincial express, was
wrecked in the cut at Orono basin
mills at 3.45 this afternoon. and six
cars, includig the smoker were turned
topsy turvy into the ditch. One of the
passenger cars in which were many
persons, was almost demolished.
Two persons were killed and more than
a score injured, several probably fatal
~. The dead: Jennie S. Murray, St
Stephen N. B.; Mrs. D. Cunningham.
Troy Maine.
The injured: Daniel Cunningham.
Troy, Maine; badly crushed about head
and legs, win die. Howard l. Maddox.
Skowhegan, Maine, student at Universi-
ty of Maine. fracture of skull, may die,
Stanley Bean, Berlin Falls, N H., COM
pound fracture of skull. will probably
die; c, q. Whittier, Skowhegan. inter-
nally injured and cut about head; Mrs
John Treat, Enfield, Me-, fracture OF
ribs, scalp wouncs and other injuries.
Julian H. Merrill Portland, spine in
jured; E. $. Kruger Kansas, scalp
wound; Mrs. Stanley Bean, Berlin
Falls, N. H., severe bruises; r. B. Nc
Lean, st. John, N. b., fracture OF ribs;
Rev. d. ]. McGrath, Winn, Maine, in
ternal injuries; j. t. Hinch, Danforth
Me-. cuts on head; Mrs. Moses p, Wad-
leigh, Oidtown, bruises, suffering from
shock; Rufus s. Pierce, Oldtown, severe
contusions: w. HinclSley, Oldtown, leg
injured; J. b, Russell, Oldtown, face cut,
Il frp oH IN mt saa .
Varney, Hallowell, fracture of collar
bone Robert Carson, st. Martins, N. B..
shoulder dislocated; Oscar Il. Winc1x-
ley, Oldtown, leg injured; Miss Davis,
Oldtown, cuts and bruises; II. ]. Thomp-
son, Pittsburg, Pa, Commissions on back
and chest; Frank jenkins, Vanceboro,
fireman, cut about head; DIR. P. II.
Jones, Springfield, Me-, injuries to chest;
Mrs. John Sweet, Enfield. ribs frac-
tured; Rev. Mr.. Jones, Orono, cuts on
head; Mrs. T.. H. Jones, Springfield,
Me, scalp wounds, injuries to back and
hip; Miss Eames, Oldtown, cut about
face.
The train was running over the Maine
Central tracks, and left Bangor a little
late. AT the time of the derailment
which was due to spreading rails, the
train was running about 35 miles an
hour 1t was made up of a conbina-
ton, baggage and mail car parlor car
Claribel. smoking car. two passenger
coaches and the private car of Presi-
dent F. A. Wilson of the Maine Central
Railroad. which was occupied by Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson and two ladies
on the way to st. John to pass Sunday.
The accident was connected with an
unusual incident. The train is not
scheduled to stop at Orono, but the
conductor found that a number of uni
versity students held tickets for that
Sfs,finn .-0 ba eli ON 1fad tho on crfy, 10
make a stop. 1t was just after his
signal that the accident came.
No worse spot for a derailment can be
found on this stretch of railroad. There
Is a high embankment for miles and
every car save President Wilson'S car
was overturned, al the same time roll
ing down into the ditch. The mass Of
wreckage fortunately did not take fire.
as the cars We're equipped with steam
heating apparatus. The small death
list Is almost miraculous.
hose who escaped uninjured or with
minor bruises. rallied to the rescue OF
the imprisoned in the cars. The Orono
people came quickly and worked rapid !,
ly, improvising stretchers and taking
the wounded to the nearest houses.
Word was sent to Bangor for help, and
a wrecking train responded, carrying
also a number of surgeons. The deem
snow and the extreme cold for it was
80 degrees below zero this morning, was
a great hindrance to the rescue work.
People who could not use horses to
reach the wreck, drew sleighs and
pungs by hand.
After the first excitement, the work
of caring for the wounded was most
carefully done. The injured were car
ried into Orono. The townspeople threw
open their houses, and the village inn
was turned into a hospital Mrs. MUIR
ray was killed outright Mrs. Cum
ningham was Just alive when rescued,
but died a short time after while be-
ing carried to Orono. Her husband
Dea. Cunningham, has no chance to re-
cover. The weather and approaching
darkness made It extremely difficult to
get a correct list of those slightly in
jured, and many Of the passengers took
the electric cars to this town or re-
turned to Bangor. AS fast as the in
jured were attended by the surgeons.
they were sent to the Bangor hospital
on a special train.