New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
The Cape Colder, New Haven Road Flier on First Run of Season, Flows Into Wreckage At Fifty Miles An Hour-Three Killed.
Three SIeepers DeraiIed; Passengers Escape-Lo- C0mOtive Boiler Brown 135 Feet Away, While 20 Foot Hole Is Blasted in Ground.

Kingston, R. L, June 26 P-Ih the great swamp near Kingston, scene of the last battle with the Narragansett Indians, three lives were snulfed out early today in To- comotive explosion which was fol- lowed by the crash of a fast pas scnger train with the wreck of a freight at Kenyon, on the main line Of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, Three railroad men were Killed and two seriously injured. whGe several passengers suffered slight injuries.
 Explosion Causes Deaths
 The deaths were due to the eXplo- sion of the locomotive of the 6O-car freight train, bound from New Bed. ford for New Haven with a load of oil and cotton cloth. At 3:37 o'clock when the train was in the center of the great swamp, q big stretch of marsh near Kingston, the loComo- tive blew up. hurling to their deaths the three men riding in the cab. Three minutes later the Cape Cod der, fast express from New York to Hyannis, Mass, drove at high speed into the ureckaGe. blocking the eX- press tracks. The locomotive was thrown from the rails and the first car of the flyer dived in;o the swamp.
 Dead and Injured
 The dead:
 William Mutton. Roslindale, Mass, engineer of the freight train.
 George Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass, fireman on the freight train
 James J. Mulvaney of Providence, spare man employed by the Proyi- dcnce division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, who was riding in the cab of the freight locomotive.
 The injured:
 Chester Frasier. New Haven Conn, engineer of the express train, injuries to back and severe shock.
 Andrew Bennett New Haven Conn, left side scalded, back and hip injuries.
 Explosion Was Terrific
 Frasier and Bennett were taken to the Westerly hospital where the latter's condition was said to be cri- tical. Moulton's body was hurled 10 cars back when the locomotive of the freight exploded. It was found covered with pieces of cloth under the wheels of a freight car. Hatha- way was thrown 75 feet into the swamp. Searchers found him in the ooze with only his head above the surface. It was believed that Null vaney had been blown to pieces.
 The boiler of the freight locomo- tive left its truck with the force Of the explosion and was hurled many feet into the swamp, a twisted mass of scrap iron. Twelve New England oil refinery cars were tossed from inc rails and two of them were punctured. allowing black streak of crude oil 10 creep along the right of way. Many of the shattered cars of the freight were filled with finish ed cloth - with bundles Of Ameri- can flags being shipped from the textile cities for the July 4th cele- bration. For a great distance the track was strewn with oil-bedrag- gIed flags and bolts of cloth.
 No Warning At All.
 Thro was no warning for the en- gineor Of the fast express as his train rushed eastward through the darkness towards this scene of chaos. The locomotive drove into the wreckage which filled the express track, and left the rails. The first sleeper of the train plunged past the wrecked locomotive into the swamp. The three cars following were stop ned partly on the rails and partly in the swamp. Fire broke out in the third car from the crude oil spilled from the leaking tank cars but this was extinguishel speedily.
 Because of the quantities Of oil on the right of way it was believed that the danger Of fire would be i'm minent while tracks were being cleared. and the wrecling crews which were rushed to the scene from , Providence were instructed to keep a sharp lookout.
 Passengers Shaken Up
 In the crash of the Cape Codder l with the wrcckage the passcngc. on ! the fast train were shaken up se- , yeroly and several suffered minor | infuries. Railroad officials said that | none required hospital attention, and | refused to disclose the names of l those hurt.
 As the first car of the passenger | train was partly in the swamp the l first efforts of the rescHe crews were | directed to releasing its passengers and making d thorough search to , ensure that there were none left be- hind. More than 2o children from ! three to 15 years of age were among i the passengers. Many of them, who {