The Portland daily press., 1900-12-08

SALISBURY Nkoco 0cSoAoocA ss-eANAs -
morning traffic on the Eastern division
OF the Boston s. Maine railroad was In
terrupted by rear end collision which
occrrrsd at 6.l5 O'Clock, one mile west
OF this station. An extra freight train,
bound from Boston TO Portland, was run
into by q ''wild'' engine. Willis b.
Seavey OF Portland Lost his life, and AL
vim Forbes OF Northampton, fireman on
the wild" engine. was seriously injured.
The cabooss of the freight train was
demolished, two freight cars were burned
and ten others sms shed to pieces,
Before the wreckage could be cleared
from the west bound track another freight
train, running from Portland to Boston,
crashed into It, ripping open a number
of car doors, damaging the locomotive
and causing the train to break apart.
The west bound train did not leave the
rails.
tits the custom OF freight trains along
this section Of the road to stop on the
heavy grade before reaching the SaliE-
bury station early in the morning, in
which train men can receive tn cir orders
at the telegraph Office and at the same
time take advantage of the heavy down
grade.
Soon after m, an extra freight,
running from Boston to Portland,
stopped on the down grade near p-o-
nonnced curve in the road, about one
mile from Salisbury. The locomotive
was detached from the cars and the en-
gineer proceeded to Salisbury for orders.
1t is claimed that MIR. Seavey, the rear
brakeman, was ordered to go back and
set the usual danger signal, but 1t Is as
serted that ne neglected to take this pre-
caution. The result was that wild >
engine, bound from Boston to Portland,
crasnsd into the rear OF the train. The
cabooss was demolisne1 and dozen
freight cars were reduced to kindIing
WOOD. The wreckage caught fire and
Brakeman Seavey was burned to o crisp
The head and feet were practically
burned off.
The wild. engine was par TALLY de-
molished. The engineer escaped, but
Fireman Alvin Forbes was caught In the
wreckags and badly hurt. He was re-
moved to the Anna Jacques hospital, at
Newburyport, where his condition is pro-
nounced critical. ss
Several OF the freight cars which were
thrown from the track contained -four,
looss, and this was thoroughly mixed
in with the debris.
As soon as train hands could sum
mon assistance, several pieces Of the New
buryport lire department were sent ont
and at the end of an hour the flames had
been extinguished.
Soon after the collision, freight
bound from Portland to Boston. running
the wreckage. The train was not thrown
from the rails, but several OF the car
doors were damaged, together with
the locomotive. The train broke apart.
but was able to continue after q short
delay. No one on board was injured.
Willis S.Seavey was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Gardner L. Seavey and lived at the
home of his parents on Clemens street,
Knightvile. His father is an old railroad
man, having been in the employ Of the
Boston and Maine railroad in various po-
sitions for the past 30 years. The SON was
born In Portland In May, 1871, and at
tended the public schools here and in
Somerviile. Saco, Palmyra and other
places where at various periods OF his
life his family resided, and Is a gradu-
ate OF the instituts at Pittsfeld, Me.
His parents moved to South Portland
about nine years ago and soon afterwards
he entered the employ Of the Boston s.
Maine railroad and remained continu-
ousIy with 1t up to the time of this fatal
accident. He was member OF Hiram
lodge OF Masons In Knightville, Green
leaf chapter, Portland, Cumberland
lodge, K. OF p, and Elizabeth City
lodge, I. o. o. F., South Portland.
Young Seavey was very quiet In dispo-
sition and possessed OF sterling qualities
which casued him to be respected by
everybody. He was unmarried and Is
survived by his father and mother for
whom sympathy is expressed on every
side.
The body was brought to Portland on
the TO- 10 p. m. train and was taken to
Cushman's undertaking rooms for the
night. The funeral will take place Sun
day at p. M, from the residence of his
parents.