Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-18
Others Fatally Hurt

An eighth Mrs Oscar Martell, Of 65
Plympton street, Southbridge, Mass,
died later from her injuries. Thirty
five others received injuries and in
some cases it was feared that death
would follow. Early today a hundred
men under the direction Of Supt.
Woodworth were searching the ruins
of the local train and it was feared
that other bodies would be found.
rloughed tWO-thirds of the way
through the passenger coach, but held
the rails and Engineer Charles H.
Mansfield backed out of the wreckage.
Goals from his fire box started the fire
that destroyed the four wooden coach
es for the local, the railway station
and the freight house.
The local had left Providence at
eos last evening and because of en-
glne trouble was II minutes late on
arriving at Kingston. The engineer Ia
ter said that he had trouble in making
steam and when he arrived at Brad
lord he wired to New London for in
structons
he was told to draw onto siding
at Bradford to let the express pass
ana was just moving his train from
'he main track when the express bore
GOWN on him. There were only about
So passengers on the local and the toll
ana most severe injuries were suffered
pF those in the rear car.
Identified Dead
The identified dead are:
lHolnas Bordman of Westerly, an
employee Of the Bradford Dye Associa-
ton
Miss Jeanette Clark, daughter of Will
nam Clark. president of the Westerly
'",.i VI the American Thread Co.
margaret Bliss, address unknown.
D. r. Barbour of Westerly.
Wrong Signals
me accident was due, it is believed, to
"'ohs signals or failure to properly read
""e signals. When the local started for
ae siding, j. w. Coombs of Boston, a
Daehah' went back to flag the express
""'h mad left Boston at 5.34. just 81 min
'es later than the local, and was nearly
a'e al Bradford. Coombs said that he
"u gotten as far as the home signal,
Nn'ch is 200 feet east of the station,
""eh ne saw the express bearing down
ma rate he thought, of 80 miles an hour.
me nome signal was properly set.
engineer Mansfield stated that the dis.
.a''ee signal further to the east showed
e.h' indicating a clear track, when il
aen' TO have been set yellow. demand.
e caution. When he saw the home
s.snal set for danger he attempted to
~, MY MS train. but was unable to do So
.ne heavy Pullmans slid on the rails
..i 'he brakes had been set and, &C.
lung to Mansfield, the collision could
~. nave been averted by him.
o'eat confusion followed the collision,
s'u @s names from the burning cars and
rnl luhss keeping back the little knot of
"aeers who were about the station at
a. ume. The telegraph wires were burn
oot and only single telephone wire
a. ' left by which aid could be summon
~. physicians were brought from Prov
noa snce and New London as quickly as
,ts ,tss'oe, but it was several hours after
l.' collision before a definite idea of the
W. W. o1 life could be had. Officials of the
~, ~" Haven first estimated the dead at
n,sn. Sn one to three persons. but toward
r.ieht four bodies had been recovered
), v. three other bodies were found and
a, g sehth passenger, Mrs Oscar Martell
!. 'outhbridge. Mass. died at hospital
which she had been removed.
one man insisted that he had seen
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