The evening world., 1905-11-27
70 DEAD TAKEN
FROM WRECK Of .
BOSTON TRAIN
Some Victims Burned Be-
yond Recognition in Fire
That Followed Crash.

BOSTON. NOV. 91-Nlnoteen bodies
have been brought to the city from
Bakers Bridge, where the Montreal ex-
press last night craS ed into a local
train on the Fitchburs division Of the
Boston & Maine Railroad, More than
twenty-five injured rea ,hed this city on
the relief spc,it. Tine majority were
taken to hospitals. but some few not
too severely injured were conveyed 10
their homes.
The last two bodies taken from the
wreck were found this morning one
was that Of a man and the other a
woman.
Two persons are missing.
The accident was Of the worst
thai ever occurred on the road. Fire ada
ed its horror to the telescoped cars, ana
victims %pin!oned beneath the hea'y
yr.ekage were burned TO death before
tho eyes Of those endeavorIng to rescue
them. Several OF tae bodies are oadIy
burned.
Crash In Heavy Fog,
The accident. It is said, Vas due to
the heavy fog which prevented the en-
zineer Of the express from seeing the
rear lights OF the local. The trains leit
Boston a half nour apart, The accom-
modation train, madel W Of four day
coaches, left at Ills p. NJ. and the Mon
treaI express followed thirty minutes
later.
Making all stops, the local had
reached Bakers Bridge, a small station
one and a half miles from Lincoln ana
a almost at a standstill, It Just be-
ginning TO move out from the
station al SIS o'clock. 1t was known
that the express was following
Is no curve, but the night
being dark when the stop was MADE
the precautlon OF sending a brakeman to
the rear was observed. He was carry
ing q torch down the track when
through the mist the headlight OF the
express showed up. Those on the plat
form knew nothing could save the local
and ran from the station, screaming to
the passengers TO save themselves,
The express, travelling fifty miles an
hour, was upon the local IN less thar a
half minute after the headlight was
seen. There was a crash that could
be heard a mile as the heavy train OF
carrying two engines ploughed
Its way through the rear car and teleT
scoped It, the greater part OF It into the
n ahead,
Investigation Under Way,
Aside from the work OF Identifying
the rematns which we're removed from
the charred ruins the greatest interest
to-day In tho investigation OF
the cause of the disaster, President
Lucius futile, OF the Boston and Maine
RAILROAD. stated that orders had been
10 institute a searching inquiry,
81 am horrlled more than words can
tell, said President Tuttle to-day, and
/ canno, understand how such a fright.
iul accident could have happened, unless
the signals were In some way misunder-
stood"
Later in the day President Tuttie add
ed this statement:
"All OF the testimony as vet secured
shows with positive clelrness that the
Montreal express passed by az least two
and probably three spacing block sig
nal lights, and three red fuse torches
without paying the slightest attention to
them.
II can only form the opinion that
there was, In this case, some suspension
Of mecbInical brain action In falling TO
note these numerous danger and eau
tionary signals, which was the sole
cause OF the accident"