The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-18
IN A CRASH.
Remarkable Accident st Sessions New
Unfon station.

Uafon Station.
Boston, De,smbsr i6.-whiis waiting
on sharp curve under the Breadway
bridge, Just outside OF the new South
station, the rear oar Of local train to
Dedham ON the Providence division Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford was telescopsd about 5.y0 this sve-
ming by tn, Mansfield express Thirteen
persons are known to have been more
or less iHj ursd and II Ii miraculous that
none OF them we're killed outright for
the engine of the Mansfield train passed
completely through the local car untii
it rested on the forward trucks.
The pulling out Of draw-bar OF an
other train, the Providence express. ~ the
Back Bay station. about mile from the
South station. was the Indirect cause Of
the accident. The tower men ut the
Back Bay station telephoned the tower
man at the Broadway bridge 10 switch
the Dsdham train from track No. 8, on
which was the express. 10 track No. 1,
but when tn, Dedham train came out
round the curve at b.1s the engineer.
Robbins. could not understand why the
change Was made, and stopped the train.
He waited thers under the bridge until
be was assured BY tbs man In the tower
that Il was all right for him 10 60 ahead.
wuils he was waiting, the Mans1eld
express which isft the South station at
8. Is, came round the curve at rapid
rate and before Its ensinesr was aware,
crashed into the rear end Of the local.
The delay was SO short that no aasman
Of the Dedham train protected By any
ssmaphors signal. Ths force Of the eol-
iision was 90 great that the engine passed
through this entire length Of the rear pas
sanger car and whom IL finally stopped the
engine pilot was resting on the forward
trucks Of the Passenger coach. There
ware not over 30 or 10 people on the West
were In the rear oar, otherwise there must
have been frlghtful slaughter. Ambu-
lsnoes were quickly summoned, but only
four Of the injured were taken to the hos
pital. one Of these being able to 60 home
after having his bruises attended to.
The occupants Of the entire train were
badly shaken mp, but - far AZ known
those In the forward oars received no ma
terial injury. Those who were abba to 60
to their homes were placed on the train,
which proceeded after nearly an hours
delay, and as they are residents of the
suburbs and their homes widely scattered.
1t win be almost impossible to ascertain
their pames or to the extent of their In.
juries IL they sustained any. Traffic was
also delayed for about an hour at the end
OF which time there was not trace Of
the accident to be seen.
As all the victims were quickly trans-
fsrred either to the hospitals or their
homes, 10 IL impossible, just at present,
to ascertain accurately just how many
were In the wrecked car and received in
juries.
II 10 understood that the engineer Of
tho Mansfield train has assumed ths re-
sponsibilisy for the accident. stating that
he disregaFded the block signals protect
ing the rear Of the Dedhsm train and ran
by them.
The injured are:
Daniel BeIley, East Dsdham, Q ompound
fracture of both bones OF the leg, knee
wounded and COMMISSIONS on faoe-badly
hurt; at hospital
James Murphy. Rosiindale. compound
fracture Of leg and wound on knee-bad-
ly hurt; st hospital.
Eugene Washburn, fireman Of the rear
train. arm broken; badly scalded; sent
to his homo In Stoughton.
John Jane son, JamaioA Plain, slight
injuries about body. Sent to hospital,
afterward went home.
kdwin L. Noyss, Roslindale, lacsra-
ton Of left eye, hand scaided.
Cherries Durham. Roslindals, bruised
and slightly scalded.
Mrs. Vinal, Roslindale, wife of Pc.
iiceE,an Vinal. badly shaken up.
Robert f. Thomas. employed by Brown,
Durreli q Co., Boston, slightly bruised.
Frank Wakefield. Dedham. slight In
jur.es about the body.
Mrs Crawford Brown, Dedham, jureti
by being tramplsd upon IN the car.
George p. Loring. badly shaken up.
John ID. Cobb, assistant register Of deeds
for Norfolk county. injured about the
head.