Storm Forces Multiple Railroad Wrecks Across East
Blinding snow and high winds yesterday caused numerous train accidents and wrecks, delaying services across the eastern United States as railroads faced widespread disruption.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
5
Railway wrecks due to storm disrupt several routes
A Boston storm caused multiple rail incidents near North station. A slight collision disabled a locomotive and left passengers shaken. In East Hartford a Boston express and a freight collided injuring passengers and piling rolling stock. Valley Falls saw a shifter and a local passenger train collide injuring several passengers. In Gloucester a passenger train struck a snow plow with a Salem man slightly injured. In Lafayette Indiana a Big Four train derailed injuring 15 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North Station
East Hartford
Conn
Boston Express
Valley Falls
R. 1
Gloucester
Salem
Wreck Near Prison Point Delays Boston & Maine Train
A rear end collision occurred just outside the yards after 6 PM on the Boston and Maine line due to a storm and frozen switches. The western division Salem train, crowded to capacity, collided with an eastern division train stalled by the storm. No serious injuries. the forward engine undamaged, rear engine damaged, about an hour delay before a replacement engine was secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Western Division
Salem
North Station
Frison Point
Eastern Division
Train Hits Snowplow Near Gloucester on Boston Line
A passenger train from Boston struck a snowplow between Gloucester and Rockport on the Boston and Maine road. Snowplow worker John Egan of Salem was slightly injured, passengers were shaken but unharmed, and the track remained blocked for hours with moderate rolling stock damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Boston
Boston & Maine Road
Rockport
John Egan
Salem
Quinona marketed as a general health tonic in Boston ads
A Boston advertisement features testimonials from Mrs Johanna Crowley and others praising Quinona as a strength booster, blood purifier, and skin clarifier. It claims the product improves appetite, stomach function, nerves, and vitality for all ages and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from The Quinona Company at 1 Hartford Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannah Crowley
Williams St
Roxbury Dist
Boston
Harry M. Costin
East Springfield St
F. J. Dolan
Tremont St
Cambridge Dist
Quinona Company
Hartford St
Mass
Boston Express in Wreck Shakes East Hartford Trains
The Boston express on the Highland division collided head on with a freight train near East Hartford yards. Five passengers were wounded by broken glass as wrecked engines and coaches spilled across the track amid heavy snow. Freight traffic interruped and passenger shock reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Boston Express
Highland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
East Hartford
Connecticut River
Valley Falls Collision near station injures several
A head-on crash between a shifting engine and a train from Woonsocket to Providence near Valley Falls station caused no serious injuries but many aboard were shaken or lightly hurt. Eva Blouin and Clarinda Pickard of Fall River sustained facial cuts and dental damage. Edward Champlin and H N Crippen had leg injuries. Coffin of Whitinsville and the local engineer had minor injuries. weather may have contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Crippen
Ballston
N. Y
Coffin
Whitinsville
Mass
Collision Near Blum Delays Santa Fe Trains
Santa Fe passenger train No. 6 departing San Francisco collided head on with No. 41 from Stockton at Blum station, about 45 miles west of San Francisco. Ten to twelve people were seriously injured in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Blum
Here
Derailed Big Four Train Injures Fifteen Near Lafayette
The Big Four passenger train en route from Chicago to Louisville derailed near Lafayette Indiana today. No fatalities reported though fifteen people were injured and transported to a Lafayette hospital. The engine stayed on track while nine coaches left the rails and the last two cars, a Pullman, rolled down an embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Chicago
Lafayette
Ind
Storm isolates Stoneham as routes to Wo burn, Winchester fail
Storm cuts off communication with the outer world in Stoneham today. Steam and electric car service to Wo burn and Winchester could not run their usual trips after several vain attempts. Cars were obliged to concede to the elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoneham Stoneham
Woburn
Winchester
Snowbound Suburbs Grind To Halt As Storm Paralyzes Transit
Snow kept suburbs north of Boston in snow drifts and impassable sidewalks. Steam and electric railways struggled to stay open and trains ran well behind schedule. The city streets were deserted and business halted as residents stayed indoors. The storm prompted comparisons to the worst since 1898 when roads froze workers in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston & Maine
Newport Gunboat Seeks Shelter in Portsmouth Harbor
The US gunboat Newport, used as a mark boat for testing the new cruiser Maryland, entered Portsmouth Harbor in dense weather seeking refuge. It steered too near Wallis Sands beach and was warned off by life savers who burned cotton signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
United States
Newport
Maryland
Portsmouth Harbor
Wallis Sands
Italians Halt Snow Clearing In Freezing Gale
New York January 25 Italian snow shovelers numbering about 150 had worked since early morning to clear lower Broadway but at noon announced they would stop. Exhaustion from long exposure left many practically helpless in the freezing gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Storm Kills Birds Reported Across City and Suburbs
In multiple city blocks and nearby suburbs, birds perished from the cold. Behind City Hall three pigeons lay lifeless as residents watched the storm take its toll on innocent wildlife.
Bitters Promise Relief for Monthly Irregularities and Weakness
The pitch claims many women benefit from Bitters, noting its toning and strengthening effect on new organs. It asserts hundreds use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters exclusively, inviting a trial bottle and promising cures for Sick Headache, Dizziness, Nervous Spells, Nausea, Cramps, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion.
Noted Hair Tonic Thirteen Case Testimony Seals Rexall 93
Five report no answer two adverse and ninety three enthusiastic reports detail the splendid effect in each case. We selected NINETY THREE HAIR TONIC as the best preparation and invite scrutiny of the test. If not satisfied a refund is offered by JAYNES & CO Se Foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
J. C. Hall
Palmyra
N. Y
Blizzard Hits Boston With Ten Inches Snow And 40 Mile Winds
A severe East Coast blizzard dumps about 10 inches of snow on Boston as a 40 mile per hour gale rages. By noon the wind eased to 28 mph while street traffic stalls, streetcar lines limp along, and plows and crews fight to keep transit open. Water floods Beachmont tracks and ferry slips, tides flood docks, and Beaconsfield streets flood. City crews plan full street clearing today as weather improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
Elevated
Boston & Northern Road
Beachmont
Schooner Ashore at Provincetown
A two masted coaster lay sunk on the southwest harbor bar at Provincetown after dragging anchors in a northwest gale. The Wood End life saving station waited to rescue the crew as bitter cold and heavy seas threatened to flood the vessel by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Wood End
Storm forces early closing of Wolf's Clothier store
Severe storm prompted Wolf's Clothier on Hanover and Portland streets to shut doors early to keep staff from travel hazards and ensure they could reach home safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
AXATIVE BROMO QUININE 25 CENTS
A brief ad item lists a medicinal product named AXATIVE BROMO QUININE priced at 25 cents. The fragment offers no further details about origin, manufacturer, or usage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prison Point
Fall River
Rexall “93” Hair Tonic
ReEsatts
ALLL
Charles River
Craigie Bridge
Beacon Street
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