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Show CRASHES INTO REAR OF TRAIN Four Emlpoyees of Railroad Rail-road Killed and Several . Injured in Collision on B. a ft in Massachusetts. fHELBURN FALLS, Mass , Jan. 25. In a collision between an express train and an extra freight on the Fiteh-bnrg Fiteh-bnrg division of the Boston k Maine railroad at South River, a station near Deerfeld, today, feur employees of the railroad were killed and several injured. in-jured. No passengers were hurt. The rolling stock was Dadly damaged and traffic greatly delayed. Aa tha expreea was running at tha usual speed the "signal" whistle was blown, for some reason that does not yet appear, and the expreaa came to a sadden atop. While a brakeroan was endeavoring to place signals behind the train the freight canae along and crashed into the rear of the expreaa. The rear car was a "deadhead" coach in which were several employeea of the railroad, and these were the ones who were killed or injured. |