Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-07
RAILROAD MATTERS.
commissioners Dispose of I'M
portant Business, Monday.
Report on Accident at West Paris, on
Grand Trunk Road.
6rdge Construction Company and Engine er
Blamed by the Board.

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petitions We're disposed Of and the fol.
ioWinS report on the accident which oc-
Cured al Yves; Paris on the Grand Trunl;
DEC. 10. 1910. was given out:
Special renort Of the board of railro. !
occurred at West Paris. on the Grand
trunk Halfway, on the 10Th ,iay Of ~
Scmber, y. ID. 1880.
a serious acc.uent occurred ON the
N;ranu trunk Railway at West Paris On
lhe l'th DAY of December A. ID IAN
= bridge construction train,I consistin =,
!. 4 locomotive. Il derrick car. a fiat ear
HI cahnnHc or van car. being HEADED,
tdSt or towards Portland. was furnished
ny the aforesaid railway for one III il :.
toEt!actors. the Detroit Bridge and J,nn
orks: which WAS building or replacing
the bridge known as Whitman's hritna
West Paris. '' Vi
To To clear resular trains, this brdgs
other way, west. 10 Bryant's ond ar-
Cord;ng to the direction Of Tho ~, ~
ne cleared. ~ the time Of the accident.
TIE bridge train came to West PARIS
f.dSt OF v est I3riS station. only n short
distance. practically in tha Yard VA 4
through truss. Phoenix hollow column
nrlasr. Inc orISlnal portal brac:ng had
been changed, by taking out the cross
hracinS and lower iarcc. and putting in
W.nd-hrdcCs made Of angle iron, from II,
posts Ia the lbior nunco.
p,,,.N MI ,yidtE ~ tbe 49, 'Ht t iidtht
single mas. t;d ii WAS about Il feet from
frame .trnut n. f,t lict. 'ur II ~
aral il, s..i,,~ i. iii tn,, h .tiHi tlte ~
III NJ rirja an.I INK hn, IN, WALL,
The fIN length OF the train was about
siv ferr ANA njght i,i,e' VI vu an" III -
hridae - bafws.I -, N,$1 vi tn5
w est Paris station. was a switch Icttfu.
h,% 'i1osn n S thi rUnhims "gst IN
tn W. pa~is ,,,i ,,os - -; t t
~ - t l-9 -, - ~" ~ lt!.t!lniHS 70 pack
MI th,e r,i,, bni,, J,NII ~ ts'tld
III nmr, ~ hri,ia,, ih -, - III Y! .up
afnrns'.i came III 7ni,t5rt yyitH VII tn,.lT
said ,virIhracint KIN t'i,tu III q" ~ i,
tnr tr,I4srs an Am c,i4in,r IN, hr ,ti.,7
X br,,k drv., thrnv.jnts rbs lt,,,.,,,t.;,t
derrick car ard lat car down into The
river, killing The fireman pan'ei - NJ, H.
- '''T JuranS tiiG 'hTin.er anom2I
been in service ON thar train four d1W,'
Some care had been taken at the Quarry.
so called west Of West Paris 10 see
whether the ton If the derrick wnlld
clear th- g,Iy over the Quarry No one
whaieyer IL determine I'LL comnarutiro
'h.i=ht Of he derrick to the opening il.
tn~ NeSl t7.Ls IrlhGt. ,.-.,,,-,,.,- ,.,
sentafiv,s had given any inEtrIirfions as
to height of derrick. and The train was
allowed to run some 90 or % leet 1urIhSr
The switch they were 70 use. and crash
into the bridge.
i seems 70 lIe LoaI u tlat t'lgIe WI III. IL
nart of the Bridge Comnanv's representa-
tVes in not impress!ng the lact upon the
tLalhinen tnat IT, n'!Ii ,I VIZ w. nlsii"r
tha enainser in nnt making himself sur,.
as to its height. and in running 50 far
BEYOND the point necessary 10 Hh"he inc
nh. hoard finds that Daniel d. Nathe-
son came to his death al West Paris. in
me ro'',ts "i 1919 ~. 80 "a Io5u
sbv reason Of The falling Of a bridge al
said West Paris: the properly OF the
Granu irlihh I. fil IA. ,b-cur, ~ IA,
frarne Of n derrick on a derrick car in
use by the Detroit Bridge and Iron Com
Dated at Augusta. this 9Th cay OF May,
y. -. 1871.
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PIREF,R SPOFFORD.
Railroad Commissioners Of Maine
~, ,r,ic1as If association If the
1sla,,d poiIvr.v "a ,vnra dis miss
=, "a nov. a,n,iration was ordered.
49,. t-,io+ O. south Rarvick Railway
- ,7;,,,,;ssad The nroiect mas