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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1887
Page
2
Eyewitness accounts describe a collision and fire on a Vermont Central line bridge near St Albans. Passengers were trapped by seats as flames consumed cars. toll includes multiple charred remains and several severely injured men, with rescuers breaking limbs to extract survivors.
Report from Wake River Junction Vermont dated February six describes a deadly rail accident amid freezing temperatures and scattered wreckage. Officials, reporters, and rescuers cover miles of track with little communication as survivors, wounded, and dead are identified through ticket checks and train manifests.
At Waite River Junction Vermont on February 6, 8000 visitors flock to the scene of a derailment. Five bodies recovered today raise the total to thirty two, with eighty one aboard originally and thirty two accounted for. Rebuilding plans include a new iron trestle costing about thirty thousand dollars.
Rescue teams recovered five more bodies from the Wake River Junction wreck as Hartford officials and Central Vermont crews continued the search. Among the deceased were a Pullman porter from Springfield and a Nashua woman, with one body bearing a $227 roll of bills and a Boston to Montreal ticket. Passenger conductor Smith Sturtevant died near 3 PM. Bennie Bou- is among the newly listed injured.
Langer an eight year old Holyoke boy is identified with a likely missing sister among the saved or unaccounted. Mrs. Edward Blaisdell of Fitchburg is missing en route to Montreal with telegrams from Montreal unanswered. Edward F. Dillon of Springfield Vermont identified with his gold watch recovered from wreckage. Physicians from multiple towns attend the wounded. Vermont railroad commissioners led by Governor Pingree announce a public investigation at Town Hall into the accident.
A long casualty roll from the disaster lists killed identified and missing passengers. Names span New England towns and Canadian cities with correspondingly diverse injuries and statuses, from severe to slight.
Wire River Junction Vt Feb 6 Undertaker Gates lists identified bodies identified tonight including F L Wesson Springfield Mass Edward F Dillon Springfield Vt Mills Trequois Que Miss Nancy Dunbar Somerville Mass Jack Hadden colored porter Pilgrim Saint Albans of Springfield and unknown name M Ki Burgess conductor of the sleeper car details follow the truncated roster.
Pullman Palace Car Company Boston D D Woodard Waterbury Wt Samuel Wescott Burlington and son ten years old were found in arms after a crash. A one story dwelling near the north end of the bridge housed thirty six wounded, fifteen on the kitchen floor. By daylight teams moved most victims to White River Hotel and Junction House.
The Concord region reports false claims that locals were in the doomed train near White River Junction. Several residents had tickets to Montreal but changed plans. Multiple names and towns across New Brunswick and Vermont are mentioned as feared casualties amid the wreck.
Francis S. Lee 33, an unmarried Newark, Ohio native who spent time in New York each year, killed himself with a penknife in his fourth floor room at the Albemarle Hotel. Despondent over illness Bright's disease and a recent life insurance rejection, his death is attributed to temporary insanity. His brother William D. Lee of Broadway mourns as investigators note despondency as the cause. The funeral likely in Sharon, VI.
Two severe shocks hit Terre Haute Indiana at 4 15 6 am with rumbling sounds and shattered windows. Seismoscope at Rose Polytechnic Institute logged the quake duration at about ten seconds and intensity two to three. Reports say the tremor reached eastern areas and was also felt in Louisville St Louis and many Illinois and Missouri towns.
Attorney General Sherman has issued a writ quo warranto requiring Stanley and Conant to appear before the Supreme Court to establish their claimed membership on the Lowell school board.
Verdi's new opera Otello premiered at La Scala. Acts one two and four drew strong cheers, act three less so. Verdi was repeatedly recalled and escorted to his hotel by vast crowds shouting Elvira Verdi. Manuel as Jago, Tamagno as Otello, Pantaleoni as Desdemona shared honors amid a brilliant audience.
Beruin February report notes Catholic reaction strengthens toward the septemate with leaders like Count Strachwitz and Count Mayhauss Cormons pledging support or secession from the Centre party if the bill passes. Bavarian deputies seek harmony while Vatican revisions of the May law ease tensions. Officials estimate roughly thirty Centre and fifteen Socialist votes in play as Emperor William braces for a manifesto before elections. Military notes say Strasburg reserves face indeterminate service to master the new rifle, and velocipedes will ferry dispatches between forts and outposts.
London Feb 6 A Times reply from a West Briton attacks Mr Gladstone for his Nineteenth Century article. It accuses Patrick Ford of crafting Irish policy and leading fund collection, citing Ford's paper with ostentatious mentions of murder, though the charges draw little attention.
London reports Lord Randolph Churchill ill has set sail southward to Europe due to low spirits after failed speeches. He seeks rest as health worsens and awaits potential political rescue, with no public show of support and doubt about a return to ministry. Dr. Robson Roose arranges the overseas trip.
Bewfastr Feb 6 two persons were arrested for rioting on Servia street. A mob tried to free prisoners and police fired injuring a youth in the neck. The district has since been quiet.
The Ohio River stood at 56 feet 3 inches at 8 p.m. locking up rail lines. Central Union depot abandoned and six lines diverted to temporary stations. Roads including Cincinnati Washington & Baltimore Ohio Mississippi New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Bee Line report no freight. Many manufacturers halt operations and about 4000 workers idle due to high water.
Dayton, Ohio ex postmaster Martin Olson was arrested in Minneapolis on charges of embezzling $1800 in January 1834 from government funds. The case ties Olson to Dayton and involves 19th century postal service records.
In San Francisco the unusual winter weather returns as a rain pause ends and snow begins. Five inches of snow were recorded after a sudden shift from rain, bringing a rare, brief snowfall to the city.
A reader argues sympathy for strikers is misaligned with the facts of a coal mine walkout affecting 30 000 workers. The writer contends most strikers lack direct grievances, condemning boycotts and police actions, while urging fair treatment of workers and caution against collective punishment by employers. The piece notes political pressure on Congress and coal costs for the poor. New York February 3 1887. PETITION OF THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD. Meprorp February 6 The Boston Consolidated Horse Railroad Company files a petition for a street railway location from Medford square to near West Medford station.
A Cambridge writer recounts a liquor‑fueled passenger who entertained riders with spitting, swinging on straps, dancing, and kicks aboard a Harvard Square to Scollay Square streetcar. The conductor ejects him into a snowbank and the writer seeks publication to identify the man.
A New York despatch spread a rumor that John L Sullivan was dead causing consternation among his social circle. A Post reporter searched for facts but found nothing to confirm the report. The tale referenced a $3000 gift to his mother as possible motive for the false death claim.
By order of Trustees a ledger lists fractional shares and mortgages including Atlas National Bank 0, Boston National Bank 12, Tremont National Bank 1411 and 6, Manchester Mills 27, Clinton Mills 36, United States Shoe Nail Co collateral 50, Am Electric Mfg Co 11.10, Topeka & Santa Fe Ist mort 3000, Mansfield & Framingham RK 1000, Bowker Fertilizer 2, Cambridge R R 5000, Chicago Burlington & Quincy R R 1000, Central R R 2000, Air Line 8 90, Mass National Bank 24, Shoe and Leather National Bank 15, Columbian National Bank 18, Suffolk National Bank 1 fraction Fitchburg R R.
Stock auctioneers and brokers Day & Company publish their office address at No. S51 State Street Merchants Exchange Building First Floor Room. The notice provides location details for the brokerage firm.
On Wednesday February 9 at 11 30 a m a list records holdings across multiple issues. Notable entries include Am Waltham Watch Cambridge Horse International Button Hole Standard Rubber Market Natl Bank Columbian Natl Bank Pacific Mills Boston Consol St Ry Fitchburg RR Conn & Pass R R Boston Cyclorama Am Rapid Telegraph Concord & Claremont RR and C B Q RR bonds with various maturities and face values.
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