The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-28
FOG HID SIGNALS
impact Was Terrific Killing Many
Instantly.
ONE OF WORST ACCIDENTS IN
YEARS OCCURRED SUNDAY
NIGHT NEAR LINCOLN, MASS,
WHEN EXPRESS AND LOCAL
PASSENGER TRAIN coLLlDED.
By Associated Press


Lincoln, Mass, Nov. 25.-The revis
ed list Of casualties in the rear end
collision on the Boston & Maine Rail-
road last night shows known dead
nineteen, missing two, injured twenty
two.
The Montreal Express, containing
nine cars, drawn by two locomotives,
crashed into a local passenger train,
which had been delayed by heavy traf-
fic. Although the signals were set
against the express, the fog and dark
ness prevented the engineers from
seeing lights.
The Track Cleared.
The track was not entirely cleared
of wreckage until today. During the
night a number Of trains were trans
ferred around the wreekage. The
Montreal express, which left Boston
at 7:45 last night and crashed into the
Marlboro branch accommodation train
resumed It's journey to the Canadian
city about 3 q. m
List Of Dead
The following is revised list Of
the dead
May Campbell.
William Walsh.
Fireman on Montreal Express.
Annie w. Hartwell. q years old.
of Littleton.
Anna Hinbridge, years old, Of
Acton.
Mary MOsweeny, Concord, Mass.
Josephine, MAYNARD, Mass.
John Barris, Maynard.
Barris. child of John Barris,
and Depriu, residence unknown.
Seriously Injured.
The most seriously injured, all Of
whom were Of Massachusetts. are;
Andrew Karlson, Maynard, internal
injuries, condition serious.
Savario Vando, Concord, internal in
iuries and scalp wound, very serious.
Mrs. Clara Fuller, Leominster, com
pound fracture Of the nose, fracture Of
left clavicle, condition critical
Mrs Albert Battley, of Maynard,
crushed thigh, may die.
Mrs VIM j. Barris, Maynard frac-
tured clavicle. fractured ankle, condi-
ton favorable.
Anna Haven, address unknown,
amputated arm, lacerated wounds on
les
A Terrific Impact.
Those WAC were witnesses Of the col
lision say the train. which consisted
of four cars. three of them passenger
coaches, bad Just pulled out Of Baker
Bridge depot. a small flag station
about a nile and a half west Of Lin
coln station Just west Of the flag
station Is a highway bridge over the
railroad. The train had entered
deep culveTt after passing under the
bridge and the rear car had just
cleared the structure when the Mon
treal Express. consisting of nine cars
and two locomotives, crashed into the
rear. The impact was terrific and
probably a majority of those killed
met death almost instantly. The for
ward locomotive telescoDed the rear
car and passed part Of the way
through the coach Immediately ahead
The second car of the local train was
also badly damaged. but the first ear
and locomotives escaped. The leadins
engine Of the express was practically
destroyed in the collision and the
work was completed when a fire
which Immediately broke out among
The three heaps of wreackage con
sumed all the woodwork Of the two
rear cars which remained on the
-oadbed.
Fireman Burned to Death.
Teh fireman Of the leading locomo-I
i've. Charles r. Bernard, was burned
10 death in his cab, but Engineer
gonnors managed to escape in some
strange manner. He was found under
! tree on the embankment nearby. 4
His injuries were not regarded as Sc.
'ious.
The second locomotive Of the ex-
press was badly damaged The en-I
yneer and fireman Of this engine es-
,aped injury and no persons in the
coaches OF the Montreal train we're
injured. All the cars remained on the
racks. When the accident occurred
IND he failed to observe any warning. (
he local train was said to have been
! few minutes late. and knowing that
he eXpr IS was a few minutes behind. i