Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-02
Accident, Monday, Three Miles
from Westboro, Mass,
Affair Occurs at Noon on Curve a
Steep Incline Due to a Mjsunder.
standing Of Orders-More Tb,,
Score Injured.


ing in serious injuries to II persons,
one of whom has since died, while the
death of d second was momentarilv
expected, tonight. MRS. Caroline Stew
art was injured internally and died at
the hospital in birmingham few
hours after the accident. Edward Doe.
one of the mOtormcn, was frightfully
injured and it is said he cannot recover.
The dead:
Mrs. Caroline Stewart, Winthrop
Beach.
The injured:
Edward Doe, mOtorman of Wellesley.
internal injuries. fracture Of ribs ana
compound fracture of Jaw. Doe is un-
conscious and his death is expected
e. Iwar Westerburg, Lynn; fracture
of leg.
Mrs. L. G. Stone, Spencer; compound
fracture of leg.
Miss Maude Mcclure, otherwise
Thornton, (actrcss), of 1O5 Union Park
amputated above knee.
Miss Amelia Woodward, Millbury.
slight injuries.
Henry Herrick, Holden; minor in
juries.
Mrs. Henry Herrick, cuts and
bruises.
Addie Bonnie, Charlestown; COM
pound fracture of leg.
Mrs. Lydia Lock, Springfield; dislo-
cation of hip and fracture of leg.
Miss Grace Moody, Thompsonville,
Conn; leg fractured.
Rowena Whitney, Springfield; slight
injuries.
James Kchoe, Worcester; slight in
juries.
John Murphy. South Boston; leg in-
jured.
Mrs. George Wesson, Worcester: hip
injured.
Several others were slightly hurt
but were able to proceed to their homes
without assistance.
The accident occurred at noon on a
curve at steep incline and was due
to a misunderstanding of orders relat-
ing to the crossing of two cars on a
single track. The officials of the COM
pany claim that Conductor BalcOm and
Motorman Dun. in charge of the car
bound from Worcester to Boston,
should have waited at turnout, near
the scene of the accident, until the car,
in charge of Motorman John Doe and
Conductor Metcalf. running to Worces-
ter, had passed. Usually the men are
furnished with written orders, but as
nearly as can be ascertained the orders
were telephoned to Balcom and Dun,
hiIt r,,ic fo,.c hn
for Worcester was running down
a grade and had just turned
the curve, when, without a mo-
ments warning, it struck car
heading in the opposite direction. The
wcst-bound electric was running at the
rate of about 25 miles an hour, but the
other car was able to reduce speed
somewhat and was not running swift
ly. Both cars We're badly damaged by
the impact, but were not thrown from
tho road bed. The west-bound car car
ried 81 passengers and the other, 35, all
OF whom were thrown forward with vi
olence and crushed by the bent frame
work. The passengers on the front
seats of both cars received the worst
injuries and in addition to broken
ing glass.
A number of workmen who were en-
gagged in constructing a second track.
which is nearing completion, assisted
in eXtricating the seriously injured
from the wreckage and messengers
We're dispatched to the nearest tele-
phone. over mile distant for the pur-
pose of summoning physicians from
Marlboro, birmingham and Hudson.
Superintendent E. p. Shaw, Jr. and his
assistant. E. H. Richards, were noti-
fled and hurried for the scene.
The most seriously injured, after be-
ing given medical attention, were placed
in two cars and sent to the hospital at
Framinglam. Mrs. Stewart, whose in
juries were internal, died at the hos
pital at 43O O'Clock. Her home was at
Winthrop Peach. A daughter of Mrs.
Stewart is bookkeeDer for James F.
Shaw, the head of the company.
A message from the hospital states
that James Kehoe's condition is crit
ical and that he undoubtedly will sue
cumb. Miss Maud Mcguire, an actress.
is another who is seriously hurt. She
is known as Maud Thornton. Her leg
was fractured and crushed so badly
that it was amputated above the knee.
The wreckage was cleared away
within three hours and the passengers
who were not hurt, were transferred to
their destinations soon after the acci-
dent.
The collision occurred within three
miles of similar accident which hap
pened one year ago. Car No. 104, one Of
those in todays wreck, was in last
years accident, which occurred near
the westboro car barns. The officials
of the road are making thorough in
Tho roofs of nlanfa are found fQ