The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-27

Lincoln. Mass, November 26.-Eighteen persons were killed, twenty-five were seri- ously injured and probably score Of others cut and bruised in the most disas- trous railroad wreck recorded in this state for many years.
 The wreck occurred at s:15 o'clock to- night at Bakers Bridge station, mile and half west of Lincoln, on the main line of the Fitchburg division of the Bos- tion and Maine railroad. The regular Sunday express which left Boston al 1:4o D. m for Montreal by way of the Rutland system, crashed into the rear of an ac- commodation train bound for points on the Marlboro branch iiee, afst which started from Boston at .ll
 Of the dead, a dozen were passengers in the two rear cars of the Marlboro train.
 No passenger on the express train was injured.
 Of those who lost their lives, number apparently were killed instantly in the collision. while others were either burn ed to deatn or died from suffocation.
 Partial List of Dead. A
 Fireman Lyons of the Montreal train
 Anna Hildbridge, aged years, Acton.
 Daniel Weatherbee, Acton
 May Campbell Maynard.
 William J. Barris. Maynard.
 Child of MT. Barris 3-years-old.
 May Collins, Concord Junction.
 Nellie Sweeny, Concord. -. Magano, Concord.
 Seven unidentified bodies. The Injured. The following injured persons were taken to the Massachusetts general hos pital in Boston:
 Harry Broadben, Maynard, Andrew Carlson. Maynard, condition serious; Sa- vario Wander, Sanford, condition serious; Andrew K. Lane, address not known Mabel Hastings, South Acton; Nicholas Hobeck, Maynard Harry Want, South Acton condition critical Matthew Camp bell condition serious; Mrs. Clara Fuller, Ieominster, condition serious; Mrs. Albert Bentley, Maynard crushed thigh, condl- ton serious; Mrs. William Barris, May nard Anna Klauen, Peter weston, May nard.
 Among the others injured who were treated near the scene of the wreck were the following: Hoke Smith. Concord; MT and Mrs. John Davis and their daughters
 Bessie and Maud, of Concord. Caused by Thick Weatner. The wreck was primarily due to thick weather, which apparently opscured sis- nals set by the forward train, which at the time of the disaster was standing in front of the Bakers Bridge station. The Montreal train was drawn by two | locomotives and consisted of nine cars, | and crashed into the rear Of the MarlDoro | branch local. demolshing the two rear | cars.
 All the passengers killed and seriously | inf,,red were in these. The passengers | lived In Concord West Acton. Maynard, | Hudson, Marlboro and several smaller | towns in the Assabet valley. None or the | pa assengers on the Montreal train WAS se- | riously hurt, but the engineer and nre- | man of the leading locomotives were | killed. The wreckage caught fire and some or I the passengers were incynera:ed. Few per l sons live in the vicinity of Bakers Bridge
 station, and no fire department was avail able, and the flames practically burned 1 themselves out. The unin1ured passeh- l gers and number of train hands assisted | bv villa gers went to the aid of the in 1 iured. and many persons were rescued. A l special train was sent from Boston py I the Boston and Maine management at | 9:35 o'clock and reached here inside or | a half hour. The train brought mum
 Der of doctors, while many doctors from l | were sent to the scene in carriages ana l by other trains.
 Was Through Train. The Montreal train does not stop at the small stations, and after passing Wal I than does not stop ordinarily until 1t reaches Concord, two miles west of Bak- CTS Bridge station. Owing to heavy local l traffic the Marlboro branch was behind | time when 1t reached Bakers Bridge Ac- cording to the statement of persons who were at the depot, there was brakeman | sent to place fuse or red ire loren | some distance in the rear. The night was
 unusually dark, partly owing to dense I mist, which came up the Sudbury river l According to those at the station at the 1 time the torch had not been set minute | before the roar of heavy train around the curve short distance of the depot
 was heard. Within a few seconds the l headlight of an on-rushing locomotive
 showed through the mist and before d
 hand could be lifted to warn the pas
 sengers in the waiting train, the two pon. derous engines, travelling at speed or 35 miles an hour crashed into it. The im- pact was terrific. and instantly there wal | .---~-~.-<~>---s-------- >-.->-.-->------
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