Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-21
COLLISION AT RICHMOND.
Passenger Runs Into Freight Train,
Saturday Neon.

Richmond. Me. March oO.--(SpeciaD,
"A collision at this place. Saturday,
had the features Of a very serious one
and under the slightest change in the
conditions would probably have re-
suited fatally. Passenger train num-
% from Boston. due here at !1.51 was
stcaming through the freight yard
south of this station and going through
an open switch the locomotive struck
a fiat car loaded with sticks Of spool
wood ANA rs the train was going at q
gooC rate OF speed the fiat car was
rushed along until II struck an empty
Hat farther up the track and these two
ears were pushed through the end Of Il
box car. The train Was in charge of
conductor Jones with brakemcn Mill
ken and Griffin and Hagsagemasta or
Harry Wight was in the baggage car.
The engine W1s in charge of Engineer
George r. HAYNES and Fireman Frank
Hamlin. As soon IS ENGINEER Haynes
sa", that thu accident could not be
avartad he shut off his steam and put
on his brakes.
When The locomotive struck the load
"a car the big sticks of four foot wood
wore thrown in every direction and one
largo one came down through the top
% the cab. The train vas still moving
us the resistance Of the sin2l" car WIS
not enough t. stop it ana as the wood
crashed through the cab Engineer
HAYNES had Just time to escape being
A: hit by it by rolling OFT of the C".b Win
! dow. 10 landed or a calvert striking
on his back ana was severely injured.
/ pr. ". \. Price Of this place WAS i'm :
mcdiltely summoned and upon cyanl-
nation found I severe injury 10 the
hacl: ana fracture of one ankle. NJ"
Haynes was taken to his home in Pu;t-
land on the EeXt train. Fireman Ham
Lin escaped any injury by clinging t.
the sidr of the tender Tie shock Of
the collision was sufficient to throw
| Iiagzage Master Wight III" length oi
his car hut he luckily escaped amy in
! jury except some slight bruises on his
| face. The passengers were not injured
although they were shaken M to some
extent The greatest damage will be
| { , the locomotive number 1H1 which
pulled the train. The pilot was broiI-
rr tn" end or the boiler on which is the
| rnntc piata was dnUtrd in ~ the sticks
| striking it and the two driving rods
| .lrrr hr,rken. The engine trucks left
! ~" I lck :nd tho forward end OF tn"
1,c olaoti." was pushed w onto ii" Two
| eat cars which were entirely demoi-
! ish",l. The forward springs of the
mail car var, broken by tho shock but
! tho othrr cars th1t made up the train
| "a. ~ mt DANA p,l
| EnSirc number rs vas summoned
| ION brunswick and after Il delay of
T, about two hours the train continued
| the run leaving tn" damaged locomotive
and mail ear behind. A wreCking train
! from Watervlir arrived shortly after
two aul Ut once began the work nn
putting the engine trucks back il
| place ana clearing the wrcckag2. I.n-
connective number l0t was taken to Wa
! telville where it viii he nut il III" shpI
| for renairs Tho responsibility FOL
leaving an open switch could not be
LEARNED : 1t was stated that the thro"-
| ing Of switch was left to the one that
! opens il ANA ii vas not KIN pWr who WIs
the enc that last opened the switch
The accident WAS lucky escape from
n serious fatality end those concerned
in il ar certainly lucky II escaping as
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