Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-02


pace over the London Southwestern
Railway, the American Line Express,
carrying AZ of the steamer New York
passengers from Plymouth to London.
plunged from the tracks Just after
passing the station here ut Is o'clock
this morning and mangled to death in
it's Wreckagc % passengers and four OF
the trainnen. Besides those to whom
death came speedily, I dozen persons
were injured. some of them seriously.
Following is the list OF the first cabin
passengers dead:
Barwick, Walter, of Toronto. Ont.
Cassier. Louis, of Trumbull. Conn.
Cossitt. Frederick, Henry, Of New
York.
Elphicke, Mrs. G. w. of Chicago, Ill
Harding, Dudley r., Of 16 West 95lh
street New York.
Hitchcock Mrs. L. N, 2G1 Central
Park. West. New York.
Howieson, Miss Mary f., 81 West
street New York.
King, Rev. F.. L.. Toronto. Ont.
Koch, Frank w, Allentown. Pa.
Mcdonald. John L. New York City.
McMcekin, c. T., New York City.
Pipon, G. A.. Toronto. Ont.
Sentell. Mrs. +. FL. New York City.
Sentell. Miss Blanche NJ. New York
City.
Sentell. Miss Gertrude NJ, New York
City.
Sentell, Charles T., New York City.
Smith, Mrs. Walter W., Dayton, Q.
Smith, Miss Eleanor, Dayton. O.
Smith, Gerard. Dayton, O.
yIa,ta Mrc jlliaS Hnrl Lo4 Fifth
Avenue, New York.
The following second cabin paSSen-
gers are dead:
able.
Keller, Jules. address unobtainahle.
Thompson, w. H., address unobiain-
able.
The following are the first cabin pas
sengers injured:
Allen. G. II. ", Fairhaven. VT.
Criticized. Robert s.. Chicago, III.
Griswold. Miss /. S., address I'M
obtainable.
Hitchcock. Miss NJ, New York City.
Koch, Mrs, Allentown. Pa.
Koch. Miss Anna T.. Allentown. Pa.
Sentel, f.. w, New York City.
The following second cabin passen-
gers was injured:
Rask, Miss NJ, address unObtainaDle
The late hour of the New YORK ) ar
rival ut Plymouth saved many h'es'
| She carried more than 60 travellers Tor
London, but many of them elected TO
| travel on comfortably to Southampton
| In preference to the late. landing Al Fly
mouth and the long night ride across
| tho country. If the New York had
made faster passage the sompfe roS-
| ter Of the dead and injured would nave
been longer. The big American Line
steamer reached Plymouth at 9."o
luclock Saturday night, and half an
hour later there was a tender alongside
| to receive passengers for England
| The train which awaited the LONDON
passengers consisted of a powerful ex-
press engine, three first class corridor
coaches and one combination guards
van and buffet. The pa -sengers We're
soon entrained and at lis the express
pulled out. It was given 4 clear track
| right of way on the run of $50 miles to
London on which the express Iqaih-
tains an. average speed of mile
minute. Driver Robins quickly gave
the engine it's head and, the express
was soon speeding swiftly through the
night. 1t ran on safely and without
incident, until it entered the long rail-
way yard at SALISBURY, when the pas
sengers noted that the coaches begar
swaying from side to side.
Suddenly at the end Of the long plat
form. where the track begins to curve
towards the bridge spanning Fisher.
ton street. the main avenue Of the CITY
that giant engine leaped nom the
track to the destructia4 of itself. its
training coaches and their occupants
The engine leapcd across the adjoin-
ing track. striking with terrific force
and destroyed the guards van Of a
milk trai that was slowly steamine
in the opposite direction, killing
guard occupying the van. Lurchine
forward, the wild locomotive plunged
against the standards and Orders OF
the bridge. Tie bridge withstood the
impact. .st ..~
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