Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-07

Pelham, N. H., Sept. 6.-Through a
head-on collision here, today, between
two electric cars, one running, it is
said, at rate of more than 25 miles
an hour, four persons are dead and 10
so seriously injured that they are
under physicians care and several
passengers on the two cars many
others received cuts and minor wounds
which did not prevent their reaching
their homes.
The accident occurred just before
noon on the line which runs through
this town between Lowell and Nashua,
and one of the cars which was coming
from the latter city was nearly filled
with people on their way to a summer
resort. The collision, according to the
officials of the road, was due to a mis-
understanding of orders. The accident
occurred on a curve, either side of
which We're long stretches of straight
track.
The dead as reported up to 10 o'clock,
tonight, We're as follows:
Charles H. Gilbert, so years. Canal
street. Nashua, N. II.
Gabriel Collette, II years, dry goods
CLERK, son of Frederick Collette, Nash
ua, N. HI.
George G. Andrews, Sc years, post
master, Hudson, N. H.
Samuel Mays, motorman on the
Nashua car, Hudson, N. H.
The seriously injured:
At Lowell General hospital, Lowell:
Mrs. Mary l.. Beauchemin, Lowell,
compound fractures of legs.
Mrs. Mary Costello, Nashua, N. H.,
broken leg.
Nellie Costello, Gardner, Mass,
bruises.
Unknown woman, probably Mrs. An
drews, wife of Postmaster Andrews,
Hudson, who was killed, compound
fracture of knee cap, fracture of thigh,
wounds on face.
Annabel Measher, suffering from
shock.
Mrs. Sylvia Gilbert, Nashua, N. H.,
left leg amputated above knee, condi-
ton critical.
Charles Gilbert, Nashua, N. H.,
sprained back.
At st. Johns hospital, Lowell:
John Mccoy, Marblehead, Mass,
sprained back.
Edward Mccoy. Marblehead, slightly
scratched, sent home.
At Lowell City hospital:
Paul Thibault, Derry. N. H, sprained
shoulder and ankle.
Sherman Smalley, Chelsea, Mass,
left shoulder, knee and leg bruised, dis
charged from hospital.
Michael Glynn. Nashua, N. H., scalp
wound, condition critical.
Removed to their homes:
Charles E. Gould, As Howard street,
HayerhN wrist injured.
G. MAWebster 35 Davenport street,
Haverhill, arms bruised
Mrs. G. M. Webster So Davenport
street, Haverhill, leg hurt
Mrs. Edward Mayor and child. 81
Hale street, Haverhill, leg injured, child
bruised on forehead.
At Hale hospital in HaverhjIl.
Mary A. Sleeper, West Derry, N. H.,
head injured.
). Beiknap, Beverley, Mass, hip hurt.
The dead and seriously injured were
all ON the Nashua, or eact bound car.
Gilbert sat on the front seat and was
instantly killed. Collette died four
minutes after being taken from the
wreck. Postmaster Andrews expired
while being removed to the hospital at
Lawrence and Mays, the motorman,
died at the Haverhill hospital. tonight
The injured We're removed to HOSPITALS
at Lowell and Haverhill.
The westbound car carried but 1G
passengers. and, being the lighter OF
the two, when the collision occurred
was thrown on the forward part of the
heavier loaded car and it's passengers
escaped serious injuries. The forward
part OF the eastbound car was crushed
and those on the front seats suffered
most.
The accident occurred on the Hud-
son Pelham and Salem division of thu