Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
TWO KILLED
And Many Hurt in Ex-
pIosion Of Boiler.
Accident Happens Near Utica,
New York.
IRAN Behind Engine Intact While
Special is Ditched.

tlca. \. y, Feb. 5-The boiler Of l
Dig locomotive drawing Il west-bound
New l ork Central passenger train OK
p!cd"d lour miles west of Utica. SAT-
urdhy morning, just as the Buffalo
special, an tdst-bulmd FLYER. was mass
ing en- the next track. BY the most he
culiIr circumstances, one uuiou, i'm
%tilroading, the train behind the
wrecked engine remained entact urnn
The track ana the Buffalo special. Win
its long chain of sleeping ears was
hu'lel into the ditch. Two men wer.
killed and I; large number hurt.
III was the second wreck in a fort
NIGHT where the Inflated trains have
been made up of - Coaches The OH
tr occurred just north of Utica.
The dead We're: james Allen of AL
bany. engineer of the WtSt-bomd train
killed instantly, John Brennan Of AM
st"rdam fireman of the west-boumd
Train. killed instantly.
The injured are: Judge Warren r.
Hooker. Fredonia: Walter l.. Brown or
Buffalo. internal injuries and suffering
from shock: William J. Robinson Of
Buffalo. shock and light contuSions:
Robert We'll of New York. minor
bruises about the head: Sidney ]. West
Of New York, COMMISSIONS ana bad Guns
on forehead ana chin: Mrs. f. ". Ever
est of Bu'fIlo. wife of the division SUI
pcrinteldeIt of the western division of
the New York Central back badly
sprHmed and possibly Internal iniu-
1les; Dr.. Walsh Of New York. scalp
wounds and suffering from shock; Mrs.
f. II. BruAnilg of Buffalo. knee injured
ana left arm Sprained: H. f. Cort-
wright Of Buffalo. right ribs III iured:
+. II. Brrcning of Buffalo. shock ana
sprhins; J. c. Mcknight of Rayside. l..
l.. riGht hip and side sprained: Tulie
GiorlHnc. Rome. Italy shock ana minor
injuries: Mrs. Giordano. Rome Italy.
confusion Of tn" hip. back srrained
and shock: Willam Reynolds of New
York. light cuts and shock: Miss Il. l..
Reynolds. New York. shock ana contu-
si"ns; james McNnughton. Schenecta-
dy; II. Hoseman. New York. &. l.. Per-
~. osWego: u. l.. I.ederer. New York:
II. w. Mostnbaum. New York: ana
Daniel y. Lusk. Randolph. \. ". slight
injuries. the latter being hrmt the most
srv"l, ~. but not in danger.
Judge Hooker WAS severely cut about
the head aud body and sustained inter-
nal injuries. The ear in which he was
i passenger was thrown at least 10
f''et from the track ana one side partly
torn away. The judge was wedged in
between broken seats and was not re-
leased for Il considerable time Prnba
bly, -15 other passengers We're slightly
injured
There We're 13 cars in the Buffalo
special. every one of which left the
rails. Some of The ears ran 80 or 40
feet. the tracks We're torn away. ana
IN" sides ana bottoms of the ears driv-
en- in. y day coach at the head of the
train WAS we'll filled with passengers.
among them being Il number of women.
Hll Of whom We're severely cut BY glass !
ana splnters
Measures were quickly taken to re- |
move those imprisoned in the cars and |
calls for physicians We're sent to near
BY cities.
one Of TIC ears Of the Euffalo special |
vas thrown 40 feet into AN adjoining |
field. but most Of the cars on leaving
the track rolled over a slight embank- /
mclt ana laY On their sides
MI Of the injured. including Judge
Hooker. Wcr" taken to the sanitarium
ut WhiteSboro.
Engineer Allen. who survived the ex-
plosion Of his engine, was carried into
one Of the sleeping cars Of the west
bound train ana given all the attention
possible. hut he died i'm Il short time.
Fireman Brennan WAS instantly killed.
His body WAS thrown from the cab to
4 snowbank alongside the track.