Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-27
FRE|GHTS CRASH
At South WATERFORD
Three Trainmen> Killed.
Special Freight Going on Siding
Is Struck by the Regular.
Engineer Of Former Supposed He Had Right
Of way--.Engineers Save Themselves.

South WATERFORD. Me-, Nov. &c.
Three Boston & Maine railroad en-
ployes We're killed and two others in
jured in a crash between two freight
trains here. early today.
The dead:
l.. A. Hutchinson, fireman, 46 Han
over street. Portland.
Richard H. Proctor fireman, 90 years
old, Nashua. N. H.
Alfred A. Jeannotte, brakeman, q
years old, Nashua, N. H.
The injured:
S. 3. Woodbury., engineer, Portland,
Ne; bruised and cut.
5. w. Daniels, engineer, Rochester;
bruised and badly shaken up.
The trains in collision We're the reg
ular freight which left Nashua, N. H.,
at 7.25 O'Clock, last night, over the
Worcester, Nashua and Portland di-
vision in charge of Conductor Charles
r. Valentine of Nashua and drawn by
an engine in charge of Engineer j. Pc
terson Of that city, and a special
freight which left Portland at 9.O5 p.
M, drawn by two locomotives, Nos. 257
and 662, in charge of Engineers Wood
bury and Daniels.
The special, it is understood had or
ders to pass the regular train at this
station, and supposing that the regu-
lar train was waiting upon the siding
for the special to pass, the engineers of
the latter considered that they had a
clear track
Only the engine and seven cars of the
regular train mac passed from the main
track, however. when the double-head-
err made its appearance and before it
could be brought to standstill the two
engines struck the regular freight
about in the center, piling up the loco
motives ard three cars of the special
and six cars of the regular train in
great mass of wreckage
Both engineers of the special Jumped
when they saw that a collision could
not be averted, and escaped with slight
injuries. The two firemen, Hutchinson
and Proctor, and Brakeman Jeannotte.
who was riding in the cab of one of
the engines, were unable to escape and
were crushed beyond recognition in the
Wreckage
The engineer and fireman of the reg
ular train We're unhurt
South WATERFORD has but few inhab-
ltants, but as news of the accident be-
came known party headed by Drs.
w. j. Downs and F. H. Hills, at once
set about the work of rescue 1t was
soon ascertained that the men impris-
oned under the debris were beyond the
reach of human aid. The heavy mass
of iron and timbers that bore them
down could not be removed without the
aid of wreckage appliances
The two engineers were able to assist
themselves after their injuries had
been attended to. and after the body of
one of the firemen had been taken out
all that could be done was to await the
arrival of wrecking crews.
These were sent from Portland.
Nashua and Boston, and the two re-
naming bodies were recovered before
noon.
AL! three were removed to Odd Eel
lows hall, where an inquest will be
held at o'clock, tomorrow afternoon.
by jury which Coroner George M.
Phoenix has summoned for the DUR
pose.
The engines and tenders Of the dou-
ble-header were thrown crosswise of
the track. completely blocking traffic.
No passenger trains were run here on
Sunday and all freight trains were can
celled.
Fireman Hutchinson was well known
I'm Portland and vicinity.
Fireman Proctor had mother and
Wife and a Antohtor In,
last.
A mother and sister of Brakeman
Jeannotte. living in Nashua, survive.