Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-05-13

u'cu y"rGS IRON II; l saw 1t plainly heard
| 'he Whlstle and saw the tram at the same mo
| tneht heard bat one whistle; | should think
The tram was going ut not less than % miles
per hour; faster than ever saw a train turn
that curve before have often noticed all the
| trains THINK the tram was guiuu at the rate
OF about miles faster than ever before saw
Tie engine strike the opposite ubutmcnt, abou,
Ten ieet IRON the top; the opening is 80 feet :
inches III Wldth: the depth of water at that
| 'lihc was about II feet; the bottom there since
ne uraW was punt has become SOFT II was hard
before; the mud is think about four feet
urcp; that Is the soft mud | turned my back
when saw the engine strike the abutment; /
afterwards took II boat aud went to the scene :
found one car, think the baggage car, on
the top OF the engine do not know of any
'hlng that could be mistaken for the bail.
J'neS a R,noua, Enrjneer ofMe Pac;fc.
Sic0'h As we passed the draw 4 distance of
one hundred or one hundred and iit1v feet. /
heard whistle which drew my attention. and
| stepped on the guard Of the boat; the engine
men lld l'tst come on to the bridge: it sui
followed thc motion ti,i Il strlck the ubu,mcut :
L went the entire distance oi the draw before 1t
struck Tue water; don't think It settled more
ina" or ~ rect; the distance from the high
water mar 10 the love. OF tie road is II feet A:
covered bv the frs I,n.sn,,,,r
dows OF the first passenger car were rndcr
water; the second passenger car fell on the
Hfst, ana then went over uto the water: the
windows AM sides u. The second PASSENGER
car were out ot water, one row of seats was
ullder water al the forward end about two
hirds ni the car was out OI water; tn. forward
"' was "'"N'h II remained IN thal position
u"'i u'c oo'i'S were removed; the iHrd pas
~ I'' was "'"Neh III ,W"' about onc-ihlrd
II '.' III" '"H water nave often noticed
'' 'N"'T' "t'n PISS over; thnk It was
49, ~" 'c97 IVA" % 70 ~ mics per hour;
j. '@' ''o"l "NI"T seen II often and cnqnlrcd
''' '''e I'll speed mat IS tHeir usual rlle
"NP o''''' t"g'n's ana started tnetn, but never
"a ''. 'hf''I' continued To observe the
''" 'f"" 'hi Nm" ufSt saw It until 1t was in
zoe ""lcr; th' ara" mud not been open less
'''h " Tee" iI.n 'u'S; ne IL was down be,
'"'c VT "'"''" IA oar ~ plank at the upper
"'"' '' "'t' cut occHed about ihrce or
'pur minutes after we passed the draw | WIS
On tlt dect At tllc tlme | do not think the
Grnw tender had ume to close the draw before
lAe TT II" cAne up; he was inlhc act OF clos!nu
It "hen the tram cam On; have been an en-
lhe1r Tor thirteen years; nave had Il grcat
Geli OF cNPenc"ce saw what / suppose to
rave been the fireman Jump J.t DIST before
A.. " S@ 0'S'''
~ ~ W.
THOMAS |Ihle Jr., one Of the survivors.
SWorH: ! am 4 resident Of MariJotonrh, \.
H.. ! was GA board the tr.in | was in the
forward passenger car last Friday. have been
IN this locality before | lave Teen over the
road before; noticed particularly where we
"elc; before We arrived at the Geunt the sreed
WAS very high; should say the speed going
around tie curve was not less than thirty mics
per hour. and not over iocy; there was geu-
emen from tie south on my right hand who
have Understood was killed remarked 10
him That Thought they would throw us Of
the track; knew We were on the curve: |
4 discovered a peculiar shaking of the cars and
very soon heard lie whistle. aud Immediately
Inc crash came; tie time vas lust long
enough tor me 10 eXc!am on, God we're
gone; and beto 4 gone was out | was in the
water; ! Sunk ana dew my LcLy fall Of wa
ter, and became seuseless believe sntnr,lio,
70 led On me, afterwards recovered and fell
as II s'iHtt'"T roIed OH ron me- found
my sen 10 IL" "a'e7 ana nay 'o"cr c%'rcmtics
IN ne Wnd; struggled and finally reached
the top tie car; ! do not kuo~ the engineer,
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