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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1890
Page
2
Witness recounts a frightening crash where his car tilted, he jumped clear, and he helped a woman escape before discovering severe burns on his hands and neck. He saw others with peeling skin, including two children, while passengers suffered injuries as steam from the car vented. He recovered at the station and headed home to Boston.
Judge Edwards of Louisville speaks of the passenger train wreck that injured Captain Abbott and Mrs Fenley. He recounts the crash, his burns, and his hope for the others recovery while noting his own return to health and concern for his friends.
Reports offer varied theories about the accident with a furrow in the track suggesting engine damage, rails possibly left inadequately secured by repair workers, or the train simply jumping the curve. Some blame late timing and excessive speed for the dangerous curve, while others insist a misaligned switch was not involved.
Quincey residents tell Post reporters that trains frequently derail at a dangerous spot, with one informant noting a recent freight derailment nearby. He accuses the company of neglecting fixes and rushing engines to save time, warning of severe damages in potential lawsuits.
Mr James R Kendrick general manager of the Old Colony road gave his view at the Adams House that a track jack left on the track by workers caused the derailment. He asserted the track men may have stepped back as the train neared and left the jack in place. Other officials offered no clear cause and a nonrailroad observer cited rail spreading on a sharp curve as another possibility.
Thomas Brown, about 23, searched Quincy Hospital late last night for his roommate Albert Johnson who was in the Pullman car when a collision occurred. Brown hoped Johnson had escaped injury as he told a reporter they were chatting merrily about the trip before the crash.
Eyewitness recounts a severe collision on the track to Cottage City with a vehicle rolling over. He escaped injury but recalls the frantic escape and the courage of a young boy, about ten, who helped rescue others amid the chaos.
Mrs G M Snow of Somerville was moved from the hospital at 3 45 P M to the Winter Hill residence with severe burns on hands face and neck though not in immediate danger. She described the crash and recounted how her four year old grandson slept nearby as the train wreck killed others seated in the corner her son had chosen for them had he secured four seats together.
A large crowd gathered at Knee land Street's Old Colony station seeking any news of a wrecked train. Railroad men offered little information while anxious relatives hoped for word about missing loved ones amid irregular schedules and long waits. The scene ended with fleeting reunions and lingering fear of unknown deaths.
An army of workmen laboring into the misty night cleared the wreck and built a temporary switch track around the damaged cars. Police kept crowds back and trains faced delays as a telegraph operator linked directly with Boston dispatchers guiding outgoing service.
At City Hospital the scene was hushed and orderly as doctors and nurses tended numerous seriously injured. Dozens lay under sheets, with only faint signs of life amid quiet whispers and the occasional call for water. One identified victim, Mrs. A. C. Wells of Hartford, Conn., weakened and died after later recognizing her name.
Relatives search grim morgues by candlelight as twenty five injured and nineteen dead are confirmed from the Quincy disaster. Doctors from Boston and Cleveland rush to Quincy Hospital where most patients suffer severe burns. Mrs Thayer oversees a corps of volunteers aiding physicians under Dr Nathaniel Hunting’s decisive leadership.
Mrs Carr watched from her back piazza as dirt flew and a crash shattered the track. The wreck buried cars on both rails, steam and smoke enveloped the scene, and screams filled the air. Mrs Hazelton and her son John H. Hazelton, among ten guests at the Springfield House, were spared by riding a different train. A gravel train had just passed, avoiding the catastrophe by moments.
In New York on August 19 the New Yorks and Bostons played through 16 rain interruptions, with Radbourn pitching for New York and Keefe sidelined by a broken finger. The Giants fielded faultlessly and attendance reached 1,565 as Boston and New York each claimed a win in the doubleheader, including a notable two-base and three-base hit lineup and a late rally by Boston sparked by Long's homer and Rusie’s wild pitching.
In a rain delayed contest the Boston club took an early lead, Long’s home run and a sequence of balls and hits from Nichols and McGarr propel the visitors. Rusie faltered, Bassett struggled, and Powers halted play at dusk after protests from players worried about light. Attendance 2240.
Chicago swept a two game set with Pittsburg at home, wins 11-9 and 15-4. Attendance 1200. Chicago hitters Bochers and Osborn led the offense with 11 and 14 hits respectively, while Pittsburg struggled with eight errors in game one and four in game two. Pitching saw Decker and Nagie win game one, with Luiby and Nagie credited in the second.
Brooklyn scored 3 to 6 against Philadelphias with Weyhing pitching for the Brooklyns and Husted Sanders losing. Rain kept attendance near 1000 as Brooklyns piled up 5 errors and Philadelphias 2. Final: Brooklyn 3 Philadelphias 10.
In Newark Newarks Harrisburgs 4 beat Newark Newarks 2. Baltimore-Baltimores defeated Wilmingtons 9 to nothing. Columbus-Columbus edged Brooklyns 6 to 3. St. Louis Rochesters 14 beat St. Louis 9.
A Delaware and Hudson engine pulling a freight train derailed near Port Henry on Lake Champlain this afternoon. The engine and eight cars plunged down an embankment. Engineer Frank Carrier of Schenectady and head brakeman Fred Terry of Whitehall were killed. Fireman Parks of Sandy Trull was fatally injured and may not survive. The line is blocked.
Friends of the late George W Sumner gathered at Arlington Street Church to honor him with music and tribute. Over a dozen Orpheus Club members from Springfield attended, a floral harp centerpiece with notes from Integer Vitae featured. Rev Edward Hale conducted. Organist E d Lang, choir, and pallbearers including H L Trask and H G Tucker participated. burial in Forest Hills Cemetery receiving vault. Attendees included Mrs Dwight of the Harvard Musical Association and local figures J M Little and Samuel Carr.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 704743 workers directly on railways with about 3,000,000 people supported by the industry including stockholders. The distribution spans the railway sub employments. Senator Kenna has turned to boatbuilding for recreation and mental rest.
Destructive cyclone strikes Wilkesbarre Penn Aug 19 killing thirty or more people and leveling buildings. Widespread ruin reported with trains toppled wires down and many families left homeless. Deaths cited at Hazard Wire Rope Works Brown block and local mines. Sugar Notch and Parsonsville reports of extensive damage and multiple fatalities.
The Naval Battalion of Massachusetts volunteers, organized March 23, 1890, began five days of duty aboard the Wabash at Charlestown Navy Yard. About 175 members paraded from the armory to the navy yard as Adjutant General Dalton presented colors, urging Massachusetts pride and discipline.
A reader rebukes Rev. L. T. Townsend D D for accusing bondholders and the press of blocking veteran pensions. The letter questions promises to soldiers, cites Garfield and pension history, defends bondholders as financiers, and urges responsibility of editors and ministers in pension policy.
Stephen H. Tyna laments Pension Committee missteps during Grand Army week. He argues over $2 billion paid since the war and $150 million this year alone, urging purge of unworthy names to free funds for rightful vets. He condemns critics and calls for fiscal responsibility by Congress and taxpayers. Lexington August 19, 1800.
List of vessels arriving at New York on Aug 19 including Paul Revera Calcutta Elizabeth Harve Loch Awe Belle Wooster Kennebec Harvard Bordeaux Rosa Madre Smyrna Gracie Martha's Vineyard Warden G Thompson New Heedford George Ab Markle Vineyard Haven H I Hallock Taunton Joha Francis Pall River and sailing ships Wisconsin Croma La Flwidre Gluckant Hondo Lucy P Miller Jose Mure and schooners etcCleared Sheawers City of New York Watkins etc with many names and destinations to Liverpool Leith Antwerp Bangor Cienfuegos and more plus brigs KReindeer Strande Bridgetown and schooner Daniel Marey Oston etc. 1
Thorough preparation is made for the Institute of Technology, for Business, and for College. Special Students are received in all classes with attention to girls and young children. Unusual health care is taken. The Windergarten Teachers class is led by Miss Lucy Wacevock at No. 259 Boylston Street.
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