Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04

children to his home as soon az the at
tending physicians deem practicable.
My wife and / were sitting together
toward the rear end of the car when
the accident occurred said l.. w.
Murray Of New Bedford, Mass. yes
terday. We had no warning of the
impending crash, and 1 realized that
there was nothing amiss, until Il great
tremor shook the car and l turned over
backwards and landed in a heap in the
middle of the car. 1 was only semi
conscious Of my condition and where
abouta, but / tried to grope around in
the darkness and find my wife. but with
out success. Then I smashed out a WIN
dow. and crawled through the jagged
space to fresh air and freedom. Later
found Mrs Murray, and we were
brought TO this place. (qardiner) by
special train
Mr.. Murray was taken to the offices
of the Drs. Strouts and soon as he ar
rived and placed on the operating table,
where his injuries. which are quite Sc
we're, were attended to by DIR. Strout.
Mr.. Murray's face was Il network of
scratches and abrasions and he sus-
tanned cuts and bruises about the face
and hands. the most serious injury is
a long Jagged cut across the top of his
head, extending about four inches.
Mrs. Murray, who was accompanying
her husband, was also quite painfully
injured. Her escape from the steam
st1ffling car was quite sensational. and
had she not been possessed of pluck and
endurance. she would have persisted in
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accident as follows:
I'VE were on our way to my mothers
to spend our vacation. While We were
waiting at the South Gardiner station.
there was q great crash, and q sound of
splntering wood and breaking glass.
Ny first thought was to save myself.
but there was no time, and l found my
self pinned under mass Of something.
and separated from my husband. My
body was free, hut my clothing was
fastened to the wreckagc. l broke Il
window that was by my side with my
elbow, and cut some OF my clothing with
a knife which l fortunately had The
light was very dim, but / cav some
people running around. and l shouted
to them for assistance. Some men ran
over to the window. and pulled me out"
Mrs. Murray's hurts consists of injuries
to an ankle and a deep cut on one of
her wrists The injuries, while of an
extremely painful character are not
dangerous, and the injured woman will
recover soon. The Murrays live at 20
Congress street. New Bedford. Mass,
and are now at the Johnson House,
where DR.. A w. Strout Is attending
On, tnt of hn
of Mr.. Murray's injuries. they will prob
ably be unable to leave the city for sew
eral days.
Eugene f. Maxcy of SomervilIe Mass.
was also among the slightly injured.
Mr.. Maxcy was en- route to Gardiner,
accompanying the remains of his moth
| er. Mrs. Anne Maxcy, which We're to be
| inferred in q cemetery in this city. Mr..
| Maxcy was not seriously injured and he
made light Of his bruises. which were
| of a painful character. Mr.. MaXcy re-
| ceived the attention Of physicians at the
sceEe Of the accident. and WAS sent to
Gardiner ON the special train, and he is
now staying at the johnson House.
A number of rescuerS, while looking
| under the wrecked car, found the pros
trate form Of Clarence c. Ramsay lying
under the car and the man was dragged
out and sent to Newtons' house where
he received medical treatment. 1t was
found that he was suffering severely
from the shock. and his legs were both
badly bruised Mr.. Ramsay IS employed
IN the Portland office of the Postal Tele-
graph & Cable Co. and he was en- route
for his former home in Bangor. At his
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Bangor, where he was reported, Sunday.
| to be resting comfortably at the home
of his father -in-lsw, George W. Parker
When DR.. +. e. Strout was looking
over some of the less seriously injured
at the wreck. Saturday morning. he was
somewhat startled to find an old class
mate DIR. J. r. billing. i'll need of medi-
cal did. DIR. Dilling WAS on route from
| Everett, Mass, to EaGton. Me, and he
was in the wrecked car. He sustained
burns to his face and hands. and was
also bruised about tho body
There, was, of course, a great number
of passengers who werc less seriously
| injured than thoGc mentioned. and many
who received thu attentions of tho doc
tors refused to divl,lge their names Two
young men went through on tho special
train up to Augusta. both with their
hands blistered. and one with his head
bound in bandages. and with blood
trickling over his shirt bosom They told
the Journal man that they did not care
to give their names for publication, as
they we're on their way to Northern
Maine to spend months vacation. and
they feared that should their relatives
in Boston read of their injuries. that
they would make a needless trip to give
them assistance.
This was the case with many others.
proba bly, dozen or more. and the doc
tors performed many little services for
the slightly injured, who immediately
climed aboard tho train. and their iden-
ity could not be- ascertained, either by
the reporters or the railroad officials.
Other Maine people who were injured
in the wreck were T. c. Sergent of Btdde-
ford T. W. Peiensky of Bar Harbor.
Perley S Tobcy. Klttery Point, and En-
ma NJ Burk. Cherryfield.
Seven Bostonians were injured In the
wreck. and all escaped serious hurts,
save two James ~. Francis and Andrew
Hall.