Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-24
Archbishop Of Canterbury
Has Exciting Experience.
His Special Train Crashes Into
Regular, at High Speed.
No One Seriously Hurt. Thouuh PARTY
Is Shaken Up.

OF Canterbury from Bar H.,rh,, No
To Washington, was wrecked on thn
Boston < Albany division Of the E.w
York Central Railroad near the STA
ti"n here. Friday morning. TIL. arch
bishop was not injured. although can
siirrHbly shaken up. J. Pierpunt Nor
gan OF New York. VINO was also ON
board, WAS shaken up, but not hurt.
The special Was running at the rat,
"t 50 miles an hour and was just pass.
ing the station when Il detached To-
connective which had been drawing the
II .tin on tn" North Hrookfi.!d branch
ram onto the main line for some .;,sor
unexplained. The engineer of the. spec
i'll sighted Il danger signal, hut owing
to the high speed Of the train and The
slippery condition Of the rails he found
1t impossible to do more than slightly
reduce the speed of his locomotive. The
engineer of the branch engine heard
the onrush of the SlrriHl, but he had
not time 10 move out of th,- way.
The ar"hbshnrs train struck the
North Hrookficld engine with Il terri
tic crash ANA demolished it. The other
locomotive WAS thrown from the irons
ana landed across the eHStbOuild track
near the remains Of the branch engine
The ears did not leave the rails. al
though most of thos" in them We're
thrown about violently. With the arch
bishop were Mrs. Davidson ana two
chaplains. Rev. Hyla Holden ana Rev
J. Ellison. Rev. Mr.. Ellison. who is the
archiiiShop@ secretary, stated that no
one was Injured in the ears 50 FIR as
he knew. Ii was runnr-d that Il maid
Was hurt. but her injuries Were not
held to be serious. Traffic on the road
WIS blocked for some time.
Although several Of the train hands
We're injured. none was fatally hurt.
When the special train sGuck the soil
tary engine. the latter was carried
along fully 100 yards before its remains
dropped on the eastbcund rails. The
tracks were considerably damaged.
The injuries to the railroad employees
We're confined to cuts and bruises All
of the men are able to attend TO their
duties The porter Of the special train
was somewhat cut.
Just before 10 O'Clock another loco
motive which had been ordered here by
the rdilroad officials arrived AMI i'm
tnt'lllttlN Sl;lGlttl WILL tilt III .
train. The track was temporarily re-
plired and the cars We're carefully
pulled over the damaged section of III"
roadhed.
The arrhbishcnS party is due in Al
bany. Friday afternoon. From that
city the special VIII proceed 70 Phila-
del,hi;t and thence to Washington. II
was intended to reach the latter city
by afternoon hut on account of the ac-
cidcnt the train will not be able to
reach its destination until late at night
The snccial train which had been en-
gagged by Mr.. Morgan to carry the
rrchblahnp's partE. WIS in charge Of
Conductor John Fox Of Worcester. and
F.nscinncr John Lord Of that city. Ed
ward Gallup was the fireman. It is
stated tnat Mr.. Morgan desired Z"
make good time on the run to Albany
in order 10 make close connections in
tn f citv. He desired to be in Albany
IT G.,1 about two hours and 90 min
utae AFTER passing the East Brooktield
station.
Tho LOCOMOTIVES which had drawn N
IN. MIXED train over the branch roa!
from North Hruoliel1 about FIVE miles
north. WAS switching cars in the yard.
The rnpinna,, OF tho branch is O. Or:rn
merrill ;n1 the fireman is r. Il. Finch.
The branch engine had lust switched
n lorornotivc and was going "h"Hd t.
switch on the main line when sudden
IL the locomotives Of til" special APP
I,cared around the curve about 100
yards distant.
Engineer Lord saw thot the danger
signal had been set against him ana at
once anplioi the air brakes but the
r,,Is we're slippery and although he
enrinklod them with sand freely it Wns
imnossihle TO prevent striking the local
engine. The latter was struck ~
,,oint about 80 feet west of the station
building. head on.
All tho train hands STAYED i'm their
cabs. but Fireman Gallrn of the special
decided that he would attempt TO jump
MT lust as he reached the entrance
of the cab the tender of the bran"n
locomotive. which had been Wrenched
,oos> h. the impact. was thrown
auoir;.t IT,, side Of the speciaTs cab.
thus hloc':ing the attempted egress Of
CaIlup. In was slightly hurt.
The boiler and cab Of the branch To-
cnmotive were carried along i'll front
of ,he other engin" for a distance Of
200 feet and We're finally deposited.
shattered wreck. OF the east bound
track. Through some popularity the
cab itself was not badly damaged and
tho occupants We're not injured except
for slight bruises. Lords engine kept
tho irons for some distance but finally
tho wheels struck the ties and tore UP
the roa died. The engine had been bad
l., damaged in the collision but it was
~ overturned. and when it stopped it
,yas nterlocked with the ruins of the
branch locomotive
The two cars on the special did not
leave the rails. None Of the occupants
had left their berthS except Mr.. Nor
eon who was eating breakfast at a
fable when the crash came. Large |
fCOntinued m No 6N