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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1895
Page
5
A suburban train wreck left twenty one passengers with light injuries and two more seriously harmed. Rescue workers and physicians arrived from Boston and nearby towns as officials defend a recent shift to right side signals and revised local train schedules amid repair work.
A Providence express crashed into a smoker car at a Mansfield depot scene. Engineer Burnham kept the throttle as passengers were pulled to safety by Hyde Park fire and police. Brakeman Charles M. Austin died after rescue efforts. Miss Minchie Alpower mourns beside him. An inquest to follow assesses blame and damage.
Reeves were turned to Brakeman Austin after a collision left him gravely injured. Doctors, including Sturtevant and Partridge, rushed to his side attempting to save him as the crowd gathered. Austin died within minutes despite extensive surgery and efforts to reach him.
Mrs Ellen Grannan, about 60, of Cambridge, lies near death at Massachusetts Hospital after the Hyde Park wedding crash. She left home to attend Mr Hugh Ross’s wedding and was in the rear car of the accident. Her son Daniel lives in Arlington and daughter Mrs Shea at 229 Franklin Street Cambridge.
General Superintendent E. J. Allen took charge within an hour of the accelns, directing the wreck scene. Mechanic Crombley handled the large wrecking crew, a special train carried the injured to Boston, and physicians and surgeons attended all who were les a, as orders were given for full attention to the injured.
John H. Burnham of 2995 Washington Street and fireman William Hoyt of Roxbury were injured when a rear collision occurred near Hyde Park. Burnham, unhurt except a lame back, said signals were clear though smoke obscured visibility. Hoyt sustained a cut head and broken rib as the engine rear collided with an outbound train. Burnham has a long service record and a Massachusetts Humane Society medal for prior bravery.
Congressman Elijah A. Morse of Canton tells a Postman how he rode the Mansfield accommodation train, was thrown from his seat in the rear car, crawled out to aid the wounded, and noted that both doors were blocked by wreckage and the locomotive blocked the rear.
A witness describes loosening from the wreck and breaking a car window to free two unconscious women, then aiding others before escaping through the shattered pane. He lists severe hand injuries from glass, hastily leaving the scene and uncertainty about the accident’s cause.
Hyde Park resident Frank Tyler describes standing 200 feet from Readville station when an express train, on the same track behind a local, failed to stop in time. He cites signals from Readville, brake application, and a gritty engineer who was aided after the incident, calling it a misfortune with no blame assigned.
Bride Agnes Brannanhan and groom Hugo Ross faced a terrifying moment as guests arrived at the Church of the Precious Blood. A masked assailant cried out as the bridal party returned from a reception along Hyde Park and boarded a carriage toward Boston. The groom’s mother and others aboard reacted, and the cry halted the scene, wounding none but shocking all. The couple planned to travel after a Fall River Line train to New York.
A Boston benefit at Hollis Street Theatre for Massachusetts General and McLean Hospitals drew strong crowds and featured top talent including Henry Irving. The program’s highlights included Waterloo and Too Much Johnson, with Burmah performances praised. the Tremont run will close with a quadruple bill.
A telegraph from Washington reports the death of Captain Stephen G Whipple retired in Eureka California He was born in Vermont and joined the army from California in 187 During the war he served with the Twenty second California Infantry and was brevetted colonel in 186 for faithful and gallant services.
Rudolph Aronson, son, reports the death of Joseph Aronson in New York. Aronson was a noted independent tea merchant and technical expert in the trade. The morning event occurred in his chambers as colleagues recall his professional contributions.
A fragment from the Sunday Post reports the death of ex Senator Van Ska at 4 30 this afternoon. The notice hints at a future view of the United States twenty five years hence. Further details are not provided in the readable copy.
The Wendell Phillips Club held a quarterly dinner at the Crawford House with 32 members present. Thomas J. Riley spoke on Human Rights criticizing greed and warfare, noting unfulfilled promises of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments for African Americans, and urging colored citizens to assert their rights.
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