July 27. West Andover, Hiram Flanders, trespasser, stepped on track in front of express train, was struck and instantly killed. July 28. Dover, Woodbury Davis, passenger, attempted to board moving train and fell between car and platform; rear wheel passed over his arm. July 28. Enfield, D. Simmons, trespasser, had his left leg crushed by train passing over it. Was evidently asleep on track. August 9. Newton Junction, J. B. Frazer, freight brakeman, was found fatally injured on top of car. Evidently struck an overhead bridge. August 15. East Lebanon, J. L. Doucett and W. S. Stearns, employés, the former instantly killed and the latter internally injured in collision. August 18. Salem, Wm. Davis, Bradford, passenger, jumped from moving train and fell under wheels. Both feet were run over, breaking right ankle and necessitating amputation of six toes. October 4. Hampton Falls, John McDonnell, brakeman, fell from train and was killed. October 22. South Newmarket (now Newfields), Walter Weeks, trespasser, walking on track, was struck and killed by engine. October 20. Salmon Falls, Frank Jenkins, trespasser, walking on track was struck by train and leg and arm crushed. December 19. Nashua, Silvia Leblanc, brakeman, fell off car, was run over and fatally injured. GENERAL INFORMATION. Highways and Railroad Crossings in New Hampshire on Number of crossings on highways at grade 66 66 66 over railroad Number of highway bridges 18 feet above track. Number of highway bridges less than 18 feet above track Height of lowest bridge above the rails Number of crossings at which gates or flagmen are maintained Number of crossings at which there are neither sig nals nor flagmen Number of railroad crossings at grade Rockingham Junction (Western division) and Concord & Montreal R. R. Rochester (Northern division) and Portland & Rochester R. R. Rochester (Northern division) and Dover & Winnipesaukee and Portland & Rochester R. R. Number of railroad crossings over other railroads Salmon Falls (Western division) over Northern di vision. Number of railroad crossings under other railroads Salmon Falls (Northern division) under Western division. 145 16 8 5 11 14 ft. 7 in. 34 111 3 1 1 New bridges of over ten feet span built within the year on roads operated in New Hampshire (including those replacing old structures and those built where none before existed.) Bridges on roads operated in New Hampshire. Total length of pile and trestle bridging Harrisville, Mud Pond, trestle filled. No. Wakefield, Pine Brook, trestle filled, see above. So. Lyndeborough, Gulf bridge, new ties. Total amount expended for repairs and renewals of bridges Number of new ties laid in New Hampshire: Eastern division: Eastern R. R. in New Hampshire Portsmouth & Dover . Western division: Main line West Amesbury Manchester & Lawrence Northern division: Conway Wolfeborough Dover & Winnipesaukee Somersworth Southern division: Tons of steel rails laid in New Hampshire Miles of iron track replaced by steel in New Hampshire: 6,839 4,319 " NAME AND RESIDENCE OF OFFICERS. Lucius Tuttle, President, Boston, Mass.; T. A. Mackinnon, General Manager, Boston, Mass.; Solomon Lincoln, General Counsel, Boston, Mass.; Wm. J. Hobbs, General Auditor, Malden, Mass.; D. W. Sanborn, General Superintendent, Boston, Mass.; W. F. Berry, General Traffic Manager, Winchester, Mass.; M. T. Donovan, General Freight Agent, Somerville, Mass.; D. J. Flanders, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Malden, Mass.; Amos Blanchard, Treasurer, Andover, Mass.; Sigourney Butler, Clerk of Corporation, Boston, Mass. NAME AND RESIDENCE OF DIRECTORS LAST ELECTED. Lucius Tuttle, Boston, Mass.; Samuel C. Lawrence, Medford, Mass.; Joseph S. Ricker, Portland, Me.; George M. Pullman, Chicago, Ill.; Richard Olney, Boston, Mass.; William T. Hart, Boston, Mass., A. W. Sulloway, Franklin, N. H.; Joseph H. White, Brookline, Mass.; Walter Hunnewell, Wellesley, Mass.; Henry R. Reed, Boston, Mass.; Aretas Blood, Manchester, N. H.; Lewis Cass Ledyard, New York, N. Y.; Henry M. Whitney, Brookline, Mass.; Henry F. Dimock, New York, N. Y.; William Whiting, Holyoke, Mass.; *M. V. B. Edgerly, Springfield, Mass. AMOS BLANCHARD, Treasurer. WM. J. HOBBS, General Auditor. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. SUFFOLK, SS8. BOSTON, October 8th, 1895. Then personally appeared Lucius Tuttle, T. A. Mackinnon, Amos Blanchard, and William J. Hobbs, and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed, according to their best knowledge and belief. SIGOURNEY BUTLER, Justice of the Peace. |