The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-18


collision of two trains on the New York
New Haven & Hartford railroad last
night was still in progress to-d day in al
effort to determine whether it contained
any bodies in addition to the five per.
sons known to have lost their lives II
is believed that many were able to ex-
tricate themselves from the burning
mass.
The Known Dead.
The known dead are:
! THOMAS BOARDAIAN of Westerly.
JEANETTE CLARK of Westerly.
/ WILLIAM BARBER of Westerly.
MARGARET BLISS, address unknown
MRS. OSCAR MARTELL of South.
bridge, Mass, (died at hospital),
Among the injured were:
Alfred Martell aged IL, Southbridge,
Mass, cash in head.
James Martin, New York, head and
scalp wounds.
A. /, Williams, Groton, Conn, head
cut and right leg and right knee and
foot severely injured.
Simon Connor, Old Lyme, Conn, head
badly mangled.
Mrs, James Hogg, Westerly. right an
kle broken, right arm fractured, cut
about face
Alfred NJ. Davis, Winthrop, Mass,
shoulder dslocated
James Z. Ackland, 81 Broadway, New
York, badly sprained wrist, cuts and
bruises.
Miss Smith. 60 Broadway, Newport,
R. l., side badly injured.
More than 80 we're injured All the
victims were occupants of the rear coach
Of the local train which was about to
run on a siding in front of the station
when the Gilt Edge express ran into it.
The wreckage took fire and the flames
spread TO the station and freighthouse,
which were destroyed together with the
four wooden ears of the local train No
one on the express train was injured.
The trainmen are at variance in state
ments as to the signals set against the
express train. They agreed that the sig
nal nearest the local was set for danger
Charles II. Mansfield, the express en-
gineer, said the signal next behind
showed a clear track and when he caught
sight of the danger signal through the
fog il was too late to prevent a crash.
Engineer Mansfield remained here to-
day, not under restraint but with the
understanding that he was not to leave
until the several investigations already
started had been completed Mansfeld's
record, ii was stated, showed that this |
was the first time in his 20 years service |
as an engineer that he had been in an
accident of this kind.
Great confusion followed the collision |
and it was a long time before definite
of the extent of the disaster /
,ould be obtained As the flames of the T
burning ears and buildings died out, the
train yard was left in darkness and those
who went to the assistance of the in
ured, worked under great difficulties.
The only telegraph lines in the town
vent out Of commission with the burning
If the station and the only communi
,ation with the outside world was by
iingle telephone wire. Over this help
vas summoned from Providence and New
london, the former sending a wrecking
rain and physicians and the latter city
hospital train.
A brakeman Of the local train SAID
here were 81 passengers in the rear
ar and that he had been able to locate
My seven Of these This gave rise to
he report that thirty passengers had
,een killed but later investigation threw
oubt on this estimate. A report that
o bodies had been recovered was later
isproyed
The local train, which is operated be q
ween Boston and New London, left Bos.
on at 5:03 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
was made up of two coaches, smok =
lg car and baggage car and locomotive !
hat according to the conductor, was in
rouble much of the way. Between J
.ingston and Westerly the engine failed t
, make steam properly and there were g
syeral stops. The train had stopped in a
'ont of the local station when the ex- u
ress that had left Boston at 1884 c
clock emerged from heavy fog and
mashed into it, The rear car of the {
cal train took the brlnt of the blow 4
ike the two other passenger cars, 1t t
as Of wood and a moment after the 2
ash was in flames. a
The Gilt Edge Express lett Boston at
.34 o'clock yesterday afternoon and "
as due in New York at ll:l5 p. m. The a
lis stop outside OF Boston before the 4
.cdent occurred was at Providence.
here the train arrived at O'Clock The
press was within six miles OF Wester-
+. whore il was due at 1855, when the q
ash came. The express was made up
parlor cars, Pullman smoking car.
ming car and coaches.
The explosion Of the boiler Of the ex- RI
css engine spread fire rapidly through T.
e wreckage Before the FIRE depart
ant could reach the scene from Wester. -
after a six mile run. the cars which o.
ught fire had been destroyed bv the W
mes, and the station and adjoining g
sight house were smoking ruins. y,
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