Wreck Report Links Bridge Design and Neglect to Disaster
The Bussey bridge collapse is attributed to undersized hangers and poorly spaced ties, with derailment ruled out. Investigators fault management for inadequate bridge examinations, lack of guard rails, absent test records, and failure to equip cars with automatic brakes and sufficient brakemen, urging strict reforms.
Call for Regular Bridge Inspections on Railroads
A long standing record of safety on the Boston and Providence line prompts calls to abolish unsafe car stores and to require state supervised, biannual bridge inspections. Experts argue bridges demand full time study by a civil engineer with reports to the railroad board and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston & Providence Railroad
Roxbury
Busseyaris
George ¥. Folsom
Econstruction
Clemens Herschel
Commonwealth
Boston & Providence
Board of Commissioners
George G. Crocker
Epwamp W. Kinsley
EverrtTtrr A. Stevens
Business Troubles Sweep Notable Firms Across Cities
The report lists multiple failures and insolvencies from London to New York and beyond. The Messrs. Short, W.L. & C.J. Prescott, and Greene Bros. are among those with liabilities or assignments, with figures from £50,000 to $85,000 and assets in the same range. Additional names include Walter Wilbur, Mark Johnson, E. A. Holder, J. W. Connor, and T. P. Lowe & Co., plus a roster of other assignors and creditors across North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Short
London
Birmingham
W.L
C.J. Prescott
Boston
Greene Bros
Cabinet Makers
Alexandria
W. Mela
Shoes
New York
Walter Wilbur
Montague
Boots and Shoes
Mark Johnnson
Hallowell
E. A. Holder
Lynn
J. W. Connor
Maynard
T. P. Lowe & Co
New Bedford
Pipin & Boire
Montreal
James Kavanah
MacIntosh's
N. Y
James Finnegan
Syracuse
J. S. Monroe
Urbana
How Boucicault Keeps Young An Interview Reveals His Methods
The account describes Denis Boucicault claiming to transform from 64 to 20 in seven minutes with no makeup beyond costume and wig. He touts temperance, a lean waist of thirty one inches, and a preference for Shakespearean and refined company over tavern chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Inc
Shakspere
Voltaire
Sheridan
Swift
Dante
Queen Victoria Jubilee Observance Sought by Boston Reader
A Boston letter asks readers if any public observance of Queen Victoria's Jubilee will be held on May 24 in churches. The writer notes American sympathy for the Queen and cites recent Lambeth events and her past gestures to the United States. The piece is followed by an ad for steel gun life expectancy and claims about whiskey as a stimulant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston
Westminster Abbey
BE. D
G. C. Taylor
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Boston Auction Sale Notices and Related Securities
Auction sales on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 PM by Hadley Co and others list numerous railroad and bank securities, manufacturing stocks, and bonds. The notice includes locations, dates in 1887, and names of participating brokers, with appraisals offered free of charge and specific items to be auctioned or sold by order of executors and administrators. A separate sale at 40 Union Park features fine furniture and valuables formerly owned by Hon. Edward Everett with viewing the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Square
Elm Street
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Washington Street
Boston
Jurgensen
Frodsham
Thomas Rice
Ada C. Rice
Robert B. Williams
William J. Williams
Hanna BR. Williams
Suffolk
Boston Street
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dorchester
Samuel B. Pierce
Brasford & Badger
Thomas
Howard D. van Norden
Robert Gb, Williams
William B. Williams
Edward Everett
Chickering Piano, &c
Campbell & Cabot
Congress Street
Time Table of Local and Through Trains in Lowell Area
Time table listing frequent rail departures from Lowell and nearby towns including Billerica Bedford Lexington Arlington and Concord with AM and PM symbols and Sunday times. Full timetable available at stations. dated signatures C. S. Mell n and George W. Storer as general superintendent and assistant general passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Owilmington
Walnut Hall
SUN. LM
Stneham
Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
College Hill
Concord
Mass
Billerica
Bedford
Lexington
Arlington
Ledford
Mellen
George W. Storer
Pass
Train Schedules for Central Massachusetts Route 1887
Central Massachusetts railroad timetable starts Monday February 21 1887 with express trains from Boston to Jefferson and Way Stations at 5 05 PM and 9 10 AM for Sun runs. Stops include Sudbury Weston Belmont Waverley Waltham Belmont and others with 1 15 PM and 6 PM options and notes by GEO W STOREK assistant and C S Mellun general superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Massachusetts
Boston and
Lowell
Causeway Street
Boston
Jefferson and Way
SUN
Bduddsen
Rockbottom
Sudbury
Weston
Belmont
Waverley and
Waltham
Geo. W. Store K
Pass
C.s.mellun
New York
Shore Line
Mheturn
Providence
Heeturn
Pawe Tucket
Brodgeville
He Puville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Diamse Field
East Foxboro
Sharon
Beauville
Wyde Park
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
Forest Hills
Jaemaica Pisin
Moviston
Hoxbury
Dedham
Heturn
Spring Street
West Roxb
Brighlands
Stoughton
Canton
Barton
Warren
Bristol
Mansfield
A. A. Folsom
Boston and Maine Through Trains to Various Cities Schedule
Train times list for Boston and Maine routes across Augusta Haymarket Causeway stations with departures at 8.30 am 1 pm and other slots. Includes connections to Saint John Halifax New Brunswick Portland Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and Maine Central Knox Lincoln lines with assorted station times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Franklin
Lebanon
White Hiver Junction
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlinton
St. Albana
Montreal
Warren
Haverhill
Woods Ville
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Bristol
Claremont
White Mountain
Pullman
Central Vermont R. R
Passumpsie
Milford
Amherst
SUN
Greenfield
Nashua
Augusta
Haymarket St
Causeway St
Bunnor
St. John
Halfax
Provinces
Haymarket Sq
Pam
Lastport
Calais
N. B
Halifax
Portland
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North
North Conway
Portland- Haymarket Sq
Western Division Train Schedule Outbound From Boston
Trains depart Boston Haymarket for Alton Bay Rochester Farmington and other stops with frequent morning and afternoon times. The list includes Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Maverick Hill Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence Melrose Malden Medford Newburyport North Andover Salem Wakefield Wilmington and more with numerous daily departures and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvera
Exeter
Great Falls
Maverhill
Georgetown
Kenanebunk
Biddeford
Saco
Lawrence
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Malden
Medford
M. Melrose Highlands
Stoneham
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Salem
Wake Eld
Lsvam
Wilmington
Eastern Division Train Schedules and Stops
Reeded timetable for Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Great Park Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Epswick Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Hevere Rockport Gloucester Salem Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Sunday trains with numerous listed times Stations and branch notes plus notices about Pullman cars and city offices James T. Furbur and J Flanders indicated as officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Bmverett
Great Park
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Epswick
Lynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Hevere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Saugus
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn and Way
Aim
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Halifax
aVia Saugus
wWorkingmen
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
City Teliet
Washington Street
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Old Colony Train Schedules to New York and Nearby Points
Detailed weekday timetable effective April 18 1887 for Boston to New York via Fall River Line with return trips and numerous intermediate stops including Ashmont Braintree Brockton Buzzards Bay Wareham Cape Cod divisions. Includes special notes on connections and days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW
Stonington
York
Boston & ProVidence Railroad
New York
Washington
State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J. W. Richardson
Boston
Folsom
Sept
Fall River Line
OAK Limited
Old Colony
Fall River
Mlusic
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Old Molany
Fallover
Ashmont
Harristable
Myasit
Warmouth
Sand Wich
Hyannis
Braintree
Bridgewater
Return
Brockton
Buzzards Bay
Wareham
Buzzard’s Bay
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Ell Fleet
Cohnaset
Hingham
Cohasset
Cottage City
New Bedford
Wood’s Hall
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
West Guiney
West Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Boad River
Taunton
Marshfield
Mattapan
Milton
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Middleboro
Nantucket
Wood's Hall
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Guiney
Scituate
North Scituate
Sea View
Shawmut
South Duxbury
Dean Street
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Wood's Mall
Weymouthsymouth
Duxbury Road
South Braintree
J. R. Kendrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bussey
George F. Fossoi
George F. Folsom
Groven FY
Fonsom
E. 8. Philbrick
Thomas Doane
Westinghouse
Chilson
Boston Fire Department
Board of Directors
Boucicault
Lewis J. Bird & CO
General Auctioneers
Bromfield Street
Lane
Noyes, Cobb & CO
Schreyer
Berne
Pist
Kowalski
Karlowszky, Michel
Coomans
Verboeckhoven
Horatio Harris & ¢ & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Samuel Hatch & CO
South Russell Street
Russell Street
Truster
Beach Street
Utica Street
Utica Place
Court Street
Samuel W. Creech, Jr
Tremont Street
Dr. Bethune
English
Cornhill
George E. Hall
Holbrook & Fox
Postoffice Square
Richards & CO
Reade St
John C. Wilmerding
Wilmerding Hoguet
White St
Townsend & Montant
Leonard Street
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
The
Boston Stock Exchange
Fitenburg Are
Hadley Co
Chicopee Mfg. Co
Tale Raat
Wowene Auta
Middlesex Mills
Edison Electric Lt. Co
Hamilton Nat'l Bank
Freeman’s Nat’l Bank
Second Nat'l Bank
Nat'l Fagle Bank
People's Nat'l Bank
Boston Lead Mfg. Co
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Buseil Trimmer Co
Concord RR. Co
Kansas City & Southwestern RR
Essex RR
Atchison, Top
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Mort
Northern RR
Fitchburg RR. Co
Detroit, Lansing & Mo. RR
Cabot Mfg Co
Atlantic N. Bank
R.L. Day
Ompany
State St
Merchante’ Exchange Building
Turday
Sagadahoe
Bank of
Bath
Lobe Nath Bank
Atlas Nat'l Bank
Faneuil Hall Nat'l Bank
Cottage City Gas Co
State Nat'l Bank
Blackstone
Nat’ Bank
Lowell Mfg. Co
Old Boston
Nat'l Bank
Holyoke Water Power Co
Freeman's Nat'l Bank
Washington Mills
Old Stock
Nat’l Bank
Exeter Mig. Co
Pfd
Howard Nat'l Bank
Naumkeag Steam
Salmon Falls
OH Mfg
Chi
West
Michigan Rd
Boston Gas Light Co
Tits Metallic Fast
Brunswick Se
Muner Co
Kansas
Burl. & Quincy
Ice
Federal Street
Alex
S. Porter
J. RK. Hall
A. F. Lauten
Paul Wes
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Salesrooi
Kaytheny
Massachusetts ‘Title Insurance (Co
Milk ST
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Arnold A. Rand
Montreal & West
Vermont
Chicago
Fitchburg
Central Vermont RR
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
St. Albans
R. Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
Concord RE. KR
H. E. Chamberlin
Railroads
SUD
No. Billerica
Boston & Maine
Blowell
Reading and Way
Boston Station
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