Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
II LIVES WERE LOST.
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cars and two locomotives, crashed into
the rear The impact was terrific and
probably a majority of those killed met
death almost instantly. The forward To-
connective telescoped the rear car and
partially demolished the coach inime-
diately ahead. The second car of the To-
cal train was badly damaged, but the
first car and locomotive escaped. The
leading engine of the express was prac-
tically destroyed in the collision and the
work was completed when fire, which
Immediately broke out in the heaps OF
wreckage, destroyed all the wood Work
of the two rear cars which renamed
on the roadbed, and Moderated NUM-
Der of the victims The fireman OF the
leading locomotive, Chas. +. Barnaru'
was burned to death in his cap. Dul
the engineer managed to escape III
some strange way At first it was sup
posed that he persisted, but some tiilc
after midnight report was received
that he mad been found near tree on
The embankmeEt. His injuries were not
regar ded as serious and he was able 10
vail, Early Monday. the engineer could
not h. found at Bakers Bridge.
The second locomotive of the express
uas badly damaged. The engineer ana
fireman of this engine escaped INJURY
and one person in the coaches of the
Montreal train was injured.
All the ears remained on the rails.
MANY of the passengers of the train
assisted in the work of rescue and for
a tim the rescuers had difficulty. The
glare of the burning wreck lighted the
whole scene and even the noise of eS-
Gaming steam could not entirely drown
The shriaks and cries of the victims.
Several of the passengers in the rear
car of the Marlboro train had evidently
been unable to eXtricate themselves
from the ruins on the locomotive and
coaches and the crown driven back by
the names was obliged to abandon them
to their fate.
I Calls for assistance and medical aid
We're sent to Boston, Concord and other
places The fire department of Lincoln
arrived within half an hour, but they
were unable to make much impression
on the burning pile. They succeeded,
however, in saving portions of the third
car.
Z The Pullman car of the express was
used as a temporary. hospital ana seF-
eral of the most severely injured We're
conveyed to the sleeper. Two OF the
victims, little Anna Hil;bridge, ana a
man died in this car. 1t was necessary
while the work of rescue was beng car
ried on to lay dead and injured togeth-
err by the side of the tracks at safe
distance from the burning wrcckage
until the separation could be made
Whel the flames died down bonflreS
were lighted at various points to assist
the surgeons and their assistants.
The injured were carried to the home
of A L. Eldridge and to the little sta
ton house. At 11.30 o'clock special
train which had brought additional
surgeons. and appliances from Boston
returned with 13 bodies Of dead and Ii
of the most seriously injured. The
living were taken to the Massachusetts
General hospital When the accident
occurred the Marlboro train was said &c
have been a few minutes. Late and the
express was close behind. 1t is Claimed
that Rear Brakeman Gauthier who
was killed set red torches indicating
! danger. Wherf lhe expressTtraiu pass;
ed Lincoln sta ton. about al Iale'and
half, east of the scene OF the wreck, tht
7 Montreal train was running at Its
. usual rate Of speed, estimated all tbs
way from 40 to 50 miles an hour. Il
is also said that a green light was Sci
! against the express at Lincoln station
A green light denotes that the track
is not clear ahead and indicates thai
the engineer should exercise caution
But when all the true facts are re-
garded the Lincoln signals cannot be-
leaned at this time as the statements
of those who were near the station DC
not agree in all details. The theory o
railroad men who visited the scene
Monday, is that smoke from the engine
of the local train as it passed under thu
Baker highway bridge obscured the rec
lights in the rear. From the bridge
back to the Lincoln station the track il
straight and the collision occurred jus
before a curve west of the bridge va
reached. The night was dark and a
times during the night a mist from tn
Sudbury river hung over the road.
. was apparent that the first engine o
$ the Montreal train. whose duty it wa
}. to scan the signals did not see tn
danger signals until too late to avoid =;
collision for the speed had not BEEF
greatly reduced when the crash came
1t is not known whether proper pre-
cautions were taken to warn tn
engineer but it is understood that TIL
responsibility will be placed by the rail
road authorities.
= 1t was hours after the accident be
fore the wrecked engines could be dis
entdngled. The top Of one car rcStc
on the head engine All night and pOr
tons of the sides Of another ear Wer
Kicked up along the embankment.
The scene OF the wreck is in Il dee
cut ana it was With difficulty that til
LOGON olives Wore removed.
The body of Il woman ana the re
.-Gins of Fireman Barnard were take
ION beneath the Wrc, kase OF the frs
-, onotive. Parts of 4 third loIy an
a mans head, supposed to be that 0
the seventeenth victim We're also founl
\ number of the bodies were unre,og
niZable and Identification was pnsSibl