The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-07
OTHER ACCIDENTS.
Maine Central Has Hitherto Been
Lueky-Rseord Of Memorable Disas-

Maine Central Has Hitherto Been
Lueky-Record Of Memorable Dfsas-
tiers.
Ihe Maine Central has been exception
ally fortunate hitherto In the matter Of
accidents. January 80. 1858 near 0rono.
a passenger train left the rails and four
passengers.w killed, practically out
right. and more the 80 were injured more
OF less, seriously. This was the worst
accident the road had had for many years,
" at all.
On Sunday morning, September 8, car
attached TO MINNIE Central excursion
train. went OH the track because of
broken wheel, and was ditched. Ono
man was killed outright and about 40
people were injured.
Previous 60 this there had bsen no
bad accidents since the year 1871. That
year. in the summer, an evening passen-
ger train coming into bangor, went
through the Hampton road bridge and
four passengers cars and one baggage car
went down to the street below. A pas.
senger andia brakeman were killed, and
several passengers were Injured. The
same summer the axla Of tender troke
two miles from Fresport, and the baggage
car and i've passenger cars were thrown
over. The baggage master aud brake
man were killed. Luck was running
heavily against the road that summer,
for the very next day at Farmingdale III ,
Augusta and Gardiner accommodation
collided with special train returning
from the Democratic State convention.
An engineer and fireman were killed.
Also in the same summer Of 1871 two
freight trains coilided at Vassalboro, and
several passengers were hurt. In the fall
Of 1871, the night Pullman was wrecked
by washout at Farmingdale.
On the whole 1871 was terrible year
for the road But from that time to 1888,
or "a years. the road was exceptionally
fortunate. Lately its luck seems to havs
turned.
IL win be seen BY the list of the dead In
other accidents that the one ON Sunday
is large one. but not one of the greatest,
October "a, 1897, q train on the Now
York Central dashed into the Hudson
river. and those who were drowned or
otherwise killed numbered 10. June "a,
1851. at Cuartla, Mexico, train plunged
through a bridge into the San Antonio
ri GER, and 900 lives were lost. December
%, 1878. passenger train went down
with the lay bridge, in Scotland, all the
passengers, "a in all, persisted EARLIER
than this was the memorable disaster OF
December 20, 1876. when at night and in
| the midst Of a severe snow storm, train
went through a bridge at Astabula, Ohio,
and over 80 psrlshed, half by burning to
death, and over 60 were injured. Febru-
airy 5, lS57,at White River junction, VT,
30 were killed and 81 injured. March IA.
1887, bridge on the Old COLONY broke at
Roslindale, near Boston. and "a were
killed and 115 injured. August 10. 1857,
at Chatsworth, ILL.,, train went through
a bridge and so were killed and 30 iu-
jured. August 81, 1923, Boston & Al
bany train went through bridge near
Chester. Mass, and 10 were killed and
..~@>.t 60 injured. 1he late President De-
sbihpafi5,, xhs AMONG tne Killed.
Perhaps one OF the saddest accidents
was that of July IL, 1856. when a train
carrying Thousand Sunday school chill
dren, was in collision at Camphill sta.
tion, near Philadelphia. Sixty-six were
killed and over 100 Injured.