The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-11-28
DIE IN BLAZING WRECK
Montreal Express, On Boston and
Maine, Hits Local Train.
COLLISION DUE TO THICK FOG

Of the Dead a Dozen Were Passengers in
Two Rear Cars Of the Local Train-
Heavy Weather Hid Lights OF the
Standing Train-oulck Rescue by Sur
vivors-Only Few or Dead Identified
lincoln, Mass. Sixteen persons were
Killed, twenty-five were badly Injured,
and probably a score. Of others received
minor hurts in railroad wreck which
occurred at g. Is o'clock at nightsat Ba-
kefs Bridge Station, a mile and a half
west of Lincoln on The main line Of the
Fitchburg Division of the Bostohs ana
Maine Railroad The regular night ex
press Which left Boston at T45 % clock
for Montreal. by way Of the Rutland
system, crashed into the rear Of an ac-
colnmodation train bound for points Oh
the Marlboro branch line and which
started from Boston at Tbs o'clock.
Of the dead a dozen were passengers
in tue two rear cars of the Marlboro
frai0. The other two were Engineer
Barnard, of the Montreal express, aud
his fireman. No passenger on the ex-
press vas injured. OF those who lost
their lives a humber were apparently
Killed instantly in the collision while
others were either burned to death by
the fire which ensued, or died from suf-
location
4 partial list Of the dead is as fol-
lows:
William ]. Barris, Maynard
I'hree-y ear-old child Of Mr. Barris.
Qn,sra nrsI ~ al,
Montreal train.
Lyons. fireman Of the Montreal
train.
Anna Hillbrldge. aged i've years.
Acton; died in Pullman car of the ex
press shortly after being taken from
Wreckage.
Daniel Weatherbe. Acton.
May Campbell Maynard
May Collins, Concord Junction.
Nellie Sweeney, Concord.
Magano. Concord
Seven unidentified bodies
On account of the heavy traffic The
local train was delayed, and it was
about six minutes behind time when it
stopped at the little station 1t was
known that the Montreal express was
due. and persons who were at the sta
tioil say that 4 trainman was sent back
to set a torpedo and q red light
The night was unusually dark, part
~ owing to a dense mist which came
up The Sudbury River According to
those at the station at the time the
light had not been set more than
minute before the roar of heavy
train around the curve i short distance
from the station was heard. Within q
few seconds the headlight of an on
cushing locomotive penetrated the mist
and the two ponderuuS engines OF the
express train travelling at an estimated
speed of thirty-three miles an hour,
with nine cars behind them, crashed
into tho iucaf train.
1.-THE impact was so terrific that it was
heard by persons living mile distant.
The leading locomotive telescoped the
rear car of the Marlboro train aud the
second engine forced the demolished
mass against the third car OF the local
and completely wrecked IT. In those
two cars all but two OF the fatalities
occurred and practically all of the inJu-
ries
The forward locomotive of the Mon
treal train was destroyed. The engine
following, although considerably dam s
aged. did not leave the rails. One Of
the cars of the express was thrown
from the track, but the collision appar-
entity had little effect upon the passen-
gers. They stated afterward that the
shock was comparatively slight
Passengers from both trains, railroad
employees and villagers rushed to the
wrecked cars and assisted many per-
sons to escape.
After some delay messages were sent
to Boston, Waltham and Concord for
doctors, nurses, surgical appliances aud
wrecking trains.
Several of the bodies were badly dis
figured
The majority Of those injured were
women
All the sixteen bodies have been TAX
en- from the wreck, Three of the six
teen were alive when taken out, but
death ensued soon afterward