The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-27
INJURED NUMBER
THIRTY-0N PERSONS
wreckage Caught Fire and
Many Of the Victims Caught
By The Timbers Met Hor-
ribIe Death.

Lincoln, Mass, Nov. 27.-Elghteen are
nov reported to have been killed in
the wreck Of the Fitchburg line of the
Boston g. Maine railroad last night,
with thirty-one seriously injured. It is
the worst railroad accident in Massa-
chusetts for many years. The regular
Sunday night express which left Boston
at T.45 o'clock for Montreal via the
Rutland system, crashed into the rear
OF 4 local train which started from Bos-
tor al 7:15 for points on the main line
and Marlboro branch.
The Identified dead are;
Lyons, fireman OF the Montreal
tarin.
Anna Hillbridge, aged years, Acton,
died in Pullman car of express shortly
after being taken from wreckage.
Daniel Weatherbee, Acton.
May Campbell, Maynard.
William j. Barris, Maynard.
Three year old child Of Mr.. Barris.
Nav Collins, Concord Junction..
Nellie Sweeney, Concord
Magano, Concord.
fsss Partial List of the Injured;
Ihe-ss y ~ i<S y persons wswere
taken to zoe Massachusetts General hos
pital in Boston:
Harry Broadbent, Maynard, scalp
wounds. cnncussion. condition fair.
Andrew Carlson. Maynard, fractured
pelxis. internal injuries, dislocated shoul-
der. condition very serious.
Tho wreekage caught fire and several
Of the passengers were caught and in
ciuerated before they had a chance to
be released from the debris. Few per
sons live in the vicinity of Bakers
bridge station and no fire department
was available, so that the flames prac-
ficaliy burned themselves out. The un-
injured passengers and a number of
train hands assisted by villagers went
to the aid of the injured, and many
persons were hastily carried or otherwise
assisted out Of the ruins and out of
danger from FIRE.
A special train was sent from Boston
BY the Boston s. Maine management
at 1856 o'clock and reached the place
inside of half hour. The train brought
a number of doctors and appliances for
aiding the injured. Dozens OF doctors
from Waltham and other places in this
tftfllH NtIt Stlb ~ ihC DLrHC III Atli
riages and by train. The railroad sta
tion and q number of dwelling houses
were turned into temporary hospitals,
and many volunteer nurses assisted ma
terially in relieving the suffering Of the
injured men and women. just before
1890 o'clock a special train carrying
those who were most seriously hurt and
who could be moved in safety left for
Boston, where arrangements were made
to have all the available ambulances
convey the MANNED to the hospital.
Reasons for Accident
According to the statement Of per-
sous who were at the depot there, a
brakeman was sent to place fuse or
red fire torch some distance in the rear.
The night was unusually dark, ow-
ing to dense mist, which came up
from the Sudbury river. According to
those at the station, the torch had not
been set more than a minute before the
roar of heavy train around curve
a short distance east OF the depot was
heard. Those on the station platform
we're helpless, for within a few seconds
the headlight of an on-rushing locomo.
tive penetrated the mist and before d
hand could be lifted to warn the pas
sengers in the local train, the two pom
derous enginees, travelling at an es-
timated speed of 35 miles an hour,
crashed into the standing coaches. The
impact was so terrific that it was heard
by persons living in mile distant and
the spot where a train load Of people
had stood a moment before became an
indescribabIe scene Of death and ruin.
Following the crash, the shrieks Of the
injured and the shouts of those who
hastened to the rescue could be heard at
times above the hiss of escaping steam.
The leading locomotive telescoped The
rear car of the Marlboro train and the
second engine forced the demolished mass
acainst the third car Of the local and
completely wreck it. In these two cars
All hut two Of the fatalities occurred and
practically all Of the injuries. The col.
ision destroyed the forward locomotive
II ihe Montreal express and the engine
following, although considerably dam
aged, did not leave the rails. None OF
~ cars Of the express was thrown
s,om the track and the collision appar-
emily had little effect upon those in