The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-22
ONE. TRAIN In THE STATION
WHEN THE OTHER CAME AROUND
THE CURVE AT GREAT SPEED
And TelescOped the Rear Cars-SOme
of the Passengers Seriously Scald-
ed by Escaping Steam.


as the second section of a long train,
crashed into the first section. composed of
local cars AS a result six persons were
killed and twenty-sx seriously injured. The
injured were nearly all removed to Boston
on a special train which was met by ambu-
lances and surgeons The rear car of the
local train was completely demolished and
a portion of the second car, while the en-
CINE of the express train was crippled
The Dead
FRANKLIN M. WATERS, Somerville,
Mass.
MRS VIM. j. FITZPATRICK, Boston.
Her granddaughter, MARY FITZPAT-
RICK ten years of age, and her grandson,
five years old.
A WOMAN, supposed to be Mrs. Watson,
of Westerly, r. l.
MRS. C. II. BRISCOE, Revere.
The Injured
JAMES H. FITZPATRICK, Boston.
MR. and MRS ]. H. WHITCOMB, Bos-
ton
MRS. JAMES RAY and her aged mother,
Jamaica. Plains.
MR. CROCKETT, Somerville, Mass.
MRS. ALICE BRAMAN South Boston,.
Mr.. and MRS. ERICSSON and child.
DANIEL C. CANTOR.
ID. c. MCANN, South Boston.
FRED TUDOR, South Boston.
MR. AND MRS ]. OGDEN, Lowell
MRS. MAGGIE O'CONNOR and two chill
dren, Boston
GEORGE QUINN, Providence.
MISS FITZPATRICK, eight years old,
Boston.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN GORDON, Bos-
ton.
C. W. DADMAN, Boston.
MRS. IDA M WALKER. Waltham.
j. A. PHILLIPS, Boston.
A. E. NEWARK, Pittsburg.
JOSEPH NJ. MANN. Providence.
MRS. DELLA V. BRENNAN, South Bos-
ton
MARGUERITE NJ GRIMSHAW, Somer-
vile.
The two trains which were in the col
lision were usually combined into one long
train, but as the traffic yesterday was so
heavy it was divided, the first section run
ming as local accommodation, while the
second, which started from Mansfield fif
teen minutes later than the first, ran as an
express. The local train due at Sharon at
1902 was thirteen minutes late. 1t left Mans
field on time, making two stops, and had
lost the thirteen minutes between Mans
field and Sharon. 1t was due in Canton
Junction, the next station beyond Sharon,
two minutes ahead of the express train
which should have passed it there Sharon
is situated on a curve, and both the out
ward and inward tracks are protected by
electric block signals. After the accident
it was Thought the block signal protecting
the inwardTtrack was set at danger. show
ing, as it was intended, that there was a
train in the station.
There was no warning given by the con-
ductor of the local to show the approach
ing train that the track was not clear at
the ~vtation, s&hd it was not until he was
within four! hundred feet of the station
that the engineer of the express noticed
anything wrong He Immediately set all
brakes and whstled 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 excep-
tion of the roof. It's speed was not slack
ened until the engine had penetrated fully
five feet into the rear of the second car.
The escaping steam entered the car and
badly scalded a number of the occupants.
The roof of the last car was forced on top
of the nine Of the express and remained
there as the only portion of the car intact.
of the express, both jumped when they saw
that collision was unavoidable. Getchell
was cut and bruised about the head. He
stated after the accident that he left Mans
field promptly on time and there was no
incident until he was within four hundred
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 eXpla-
nation of the fact that the number of fatal
tiles is not larger is that the passengers
were all in the forward end of the car, in
the act of alighting at the station. There
were about thirty people in the last car,
and most of them at the time of the acct
dent were either upon the front platform
or standing by the door.
Mary Fitzpatrick, ten years old, was
taken from the wreck, but unconscious, and
died just as the special train bearing the
injured started for Boston. Twenty-Five of
the injured were taken this train, and
four others, whose names they refused to
disclose, remained in Sharon.
The scene about the little station at Sha-
ron was terrible one. A large corps of
surgeons and two undertakers arrived soon
after the accident and Immediately set to
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 accident occurred and the sur
geons were compelled to do their work in
almost total darkness.