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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
2
An advertisement extols Gold Dust soap for dishwater hard work. It claims the powder brightens and cleans deeply, dissolves instantly in water, and sterilizes germs and hidden residues without user effort. The text then trails into unclear copy.
Train No. 53 from Boston, a wooden high power express, derailed at a cross over near Saugatuck Westport. The engine and tender were destroyed, several cars damaged, and numerous passengers injured or burned while parlor cars were wrecked. Fire and rescue crews from multiple towns aided evacuations and medical staff treated the wounded at South Norwalk Hospital.
A claim that five minutes will end stomach misery with Pape's Diapepsia. It promises relief from indigestion heartburn sourness belching gas and dizziness and asserts it is safe for millions who now enjoy meals without fear.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a rapid, effective cure for skin conditions including eczema acne herpes rash and itching. It promotes Poslam soap for daily use and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Albert M. Coe, a young mail clerk, reached Springfield to relay his near fatal experience in the Westport wreck. He escaped as timber freed him from the burning debris, described 18 bodies at the scene and said many others were injured. His left hand was split open.
Private inquiries into the train wreck near Westport on October 8 revealed the speed was too high to negotiate the cross over. Everard Thompson, Yale athletics manager, and H L Merry, Hotel Taft manager, were badly shaken but unhurt beyond shock. Merry said the fire spread rapidly and the Saugatuck fire brigade fought flames that were already out of control. He speculated that arson may have occurred as passengers were thrown from seats in the forward parlor car.
Eyewitness accounts describe a train collision where cars derailed breaking wires and sparking a fire after an engine boiler explosion. Passengers escaped. rescuers aided others and a quick return to New Haven followed.
The Brady and Hamilton families in Albany society have long been leaders and now are linked by marriage and friendship. The note mentions Anthony N. Brady and Andrew Hamilton as central figures in these social ties, with further details continued on Page 8-S8d.
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