The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-22
Bad REAR-END COLLISION.
SIX PEOPLE KILLED AND rWENTy~
SIN SERIOUSLY INJIRED.
The second section of n Fast Train
Crashes Into the Firxt. While the
Latter II at = Station. Completely
Teiescopfnw the Two Rear Cars


SHARON. Mass. AaE. s'--A frightfnl
fear-end collision occurred In the sharon
station Of the New York. New Haven 4
Hartford Railroad at 80 O'clock sonignt.
~hsa an express train which was running
as taa second section OF long train c.Ash-
ed Into The first section. composed Of local
cars.
As n result six persons were killed and
twenty-s!x seriously injured. The injured
We're nearly all removed 10 BOSTON on e
special train. which WIS met by agahu-
lanees and surgeons. The rear car of the
local train was completely demolished and
PARTON of the second car while the
engine of the express train was crippled.
The dead are:
Franklin NJ. Waters. Scmervllse. Mass.
Mrs. w, J. Fitzpatrick. Boston.
Her granddaughter. Mary Fitzpstrick, .
io-year-o!a girl. and her grandson. Is years
cid.
woman supposed TO be Mrs Watson.
of Westerly. r. /.
Mrs. ". G. Eriscoe. Revere.
The injured; James Fitzpatrick. IS years
old. Boston: James III. Whitcomb BOSTON:
Mrs. ]. H. whitcomh. BOSTON. Mrs. James
Hay and her aged mother. Jamaica riainas
g..
zee Bramas, South Boston: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ericsson and child. Daniel c. Cantor, DR..
e. Mccain. South Boston: Fred Tudor.
South Boston: ]. Ogden. Lowell. Mrs. r.
Ogden, Lowell. Mrs. Maggie oConnor ana
two children: George Quinn Proyidsnces
Miss Fitzpatrick, Boston. years DID, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gordon, Boston: G. w.
Dadnan. Boston: Mrs. Ida NJ. Walker.
Walthaia: ]. a. Philips, Boston: A. E.
Newmsrk. Pittssnfg: Joseph NJ. Mann.
Providence: Mira. Della V. brennan. South
Bos.os; Marguerite NJ. Grimshaw, Somer-
vile.
The two trains which were In tho COLI.
sion were usually combined into one louR
train. hu, as The traffic today was ~
heavy 1t was divided. the frs, section run
ning as local accommodation, while tho
second. which started from Mansfield fif-
teen minutes later than the first. ran a.
an express. The local train due MT sharon
at 7:nz was thirteen minutes iAta II iefe
Mansfield on time making two stops, and
had lost the thirteen minutes bctWeeD
Mansfield and Sharon. 1t was due In
Canton Junction. the next station beyon0
Sharon. two minutes ahead OF the express
train. which should have passed there.
Sharon Is situated on q curve. anil both
the outward and inward tracks are, prc-
tected by electric block signals After the
accident IL was thought the block sig-
nails protecting the inward track wAs 80
al danger. showing. as Il was intended.
that there was train In The station.
There was no warning given by the con.
duetor Of the Mansfield local 10 show tho
approaching train that tho track was no4
clear a, the station. and II was not untu
he was within 80 feet Of the station that
the engineer OF the express noticed any.
thing wrong. He Immediately vet all
brakes ana whiztied warning. but II Was
too late TO stop the express It crasbe6
Into the rear ear, splitting II asunder and
completely densoi.shing It. with tho excep-
ton OF the roof Its speed wac not slack
ened until the engine had penetrated fully
i've feet into the rear OF the SECOND car.
The escaping steam entered the car ana
badly scal5ed number Of the occupants
The rcof Of the last car was forced On
top of the engine Of the express. ard re-.
manned there as the only portion OF the
car intact.
Engineer Getcheei ana Fireman Holmes.
Of the express train. both jumped. Get
cf.il WAS eut and bruised about the head.
He stated after the accident that be lefe
Mansfield promptly on time. and there wo0
no Incident until he was within ~ fees
Of the Mansfield train. Then ne SAW tho
red lights OF that train and sfsu, of steam.
Meanwhile, he had whistied for brakes
ana used every effort 10 step his train
Every one of the killed ard injured was
on the Mansfield train, and the only exc
ulans ion OF the fact that IN. Humber %
fatalities is not larger tn that the pSrsen-
gers wer. all In the forward end Of the
ear In the act Of ailghtfug at the sta
ton There were about thirty people IN
~. Last car and most of them at the time
Of the accident we're esfhsr upon the front
platform or standing hy the door
Mare F;tsr,trfck 10 years OH was taken
from the wreck unconscious and died Just
aa the special train bearing the intureA
s.sx5 al b.
fniurea we're taken ON this train. and four
others whose names they refuge to dis
s,oSe. remained In sharon. The scene
anon, this little station ai Sharon was .
terrible one large corps Of surgeons
and two undertakers arrived soon AFTER
ne accident ard Immediately act TO work
=, relieve the suffering and care for the
ladies ~ ,aas dead There we're very few
gightr saou; that portion OF the track
ssnsre she accident occurred. ard the sur.
gezps.x yxera soyoueIied 10 do their WORK
IN almost sofai 1aTGEe~s
BOSTON. Aug Il Fifteen ambulancco
xai,ea the arrival Of the train At the Fafk
9auars station which brought the tntgHsd
srefss the seems az the wreck. a gfeas
crowd nd asaernbsed aud force Of psascA
xesga 4refs. necessary 10 keep them from
erowalag oato tne tracks.
Lined ap On tae sistfoT.~ xerr fourteen
sfrstcaerT while thirty hospital attendants
assS & NUMBER 8s EstfEsS1@ Nsss tta ssnssJs
Daniel G. Mo 'anD. az express hess~ns~F
s.7s tne Sew Bedford ,Tssn. had his rtgne
hard and arm badly i4ce-atess and bio
,{gat knee painfully injured To extrteatsng
= rnam who was pinned Defwssn the en-
ggrssss Hsza-psxfs aa3 ine hoo-inx OF The
tese@resaea rar Islss In front of the pyfs-
ssrssr lay Tia wife. crushed sr4 bleeding.
ara he seax unalsss - move hand or foot -
hello beT TIE ssnTaaEi died IN few mo-
ruer,rs Steam xas rising - In a TtrktsS
fasn The beat from the ssesfsfssg sfexrn
was Intense Mr. MeGsnr sssd that many
fse1JIr wgfe szIgfisty Ssruea. though IN
tier i4-a4e erssssAgeFs 20 assist tns iEtafM9
ne soskeya did nat kncw IL.
e. II FRYE, II Revere. Mas. cre OF tho