The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-15

from the stove pipe in the chamber, and so
rapid was its progress that but small part
Of the goods in the house were removed
H1"erhW EeJ,MEcau.
The Accident on the Boston and Maine
Railroad.
The Manchester Daily Mirror publishes
the following additional particulars relative
to the lamentable accident at .Andover. the
account Of which was written for the Mirror
at tn" particular request of the editorbv Rev.
Mr. Fuller of Manchester, who was in the car
at the time Of the accident.
Rev. Mr. Fuller was considerably Jared
and probably will not recover from the shock
for some time to come Professor Packard
OF Bow'oln College, a bro:hcr-n-law of Mrs
Pierce, was passenger. but escaped any ma
tcrIa III urv. Gen Pierce and his lady were
returning to Concord, from the funeral of 4
mos Lawrence. Esq, and had stopped over
"Wednesday night at the house of Mr. John
Aiken. in .inaover where their son had been
visiting some five weeks In detailing fur
Their particulars. Mr. Fuller writes a. follows
Il was looking ont of the window when we
felt severe shock. and the car was dragged
for few seconds. the axle of the front wheel
being broken. Perfectly conscious Of our sit
uation. | remember thinking what was the
| o. l. Il. L.
consciousness In another second the coup
ling which Joined our car with the other broke,
and our car was whrlcd violently round. 50
a. To reverse the ends. and we were swung
down the rnrkv l"igc For once had no
hope Of eS"apin" death. shall never FORGET
the hreathlr>S horror which came over us
during our fall. There was not shrek nor
an exclamation. till the progress OF the ear.
after havIUT turned over twice on the rocks.
: was arrested and with violent conclusion,
. havn" parted in the middle and being bro
ken into many thousand pieces. received
personally a few bruises and flesh cuts. Of no
particular moment, and found myself amil a
mass of broken glass and sIlintcrcd woodland
groanlng men and WOMEN, with no limbs bro
ken. and with heart 10 praise God for hi>
sparing mercy. had no need to get ont a,
any no'f or "ini"". Tor III" ear was a fraI-
mrh'ary rum he next momrnfa man COW
cred with blood him>rlt-a noble trIiuw->aid
we are alive. let rs help others passed
! from one trglt'u part OF the scene to ano'hcr
: ana the whole Is before III" now As fearful
= Vision. Men cam" mp on every sd" dripping
with blood and fr" escaped some cuts and
bruises E"'"rr all w'r" Rescued the top
covered with oIIclnih. took tr" from the stove
anii added to til" general horror and suffer
In9.
wo incidents. among the many terrible
ones. are especially present 70 my memory
On the bank sat mothcr.( Mrs Stokes otthl'
: clty,) cla>rIng her little hoy. of some three OF
four wears OF are: he had been rescued from
the ruin whI"h mad >trrwn the r'ek with
: >phntrrcd fragments, and her own PERSON
was considerably burned 10y the fire, but she
Wa EMBEDDING tears nj gratitude over her res
curd cM.d, and rcl"lrlug III his safety. I'M
; mlnutuI OF her own pain. Bat few step,
e; from her saw the most appalling seen" ot
all. There was another mo'hrr,wh">e AGONY
passes h"yond any description. She could
shed no tears. tNt "Ncrwir!mCd with grIc
uttered such affecting words az can never for
: get. 1t was Mrs flrrrr.thc lad V OF the Pres
ldent eject: and near her. III that ruin Of
: >mvrred wood and IRON. lay more terrible
rum, her only >"nonc minute before )" beau
= tliul. 80 tnll OF life and hope. She was sup.
ported by her husband and Prot. Packard.
ten. Fierce was himself bruised IN the back
but not severely, ana the wounds Of the
SPIRIT tar cNrrrdrd any hodIly suffering, vet
white deeply ai''trd- ne showed all the self
possession ana nerve which only charactrrlIc>
grcat-hrartrd ana noble men. and which f""
would manifest HIi't"r >Imlar circumstances
He "aV" all n""d'nl directions ahcnt the re-
rovcrv OF hiS little boy. still cntangird IN the
= wreck ao"nf him. ana then afforded all tha;
: comfort and sympathy to ms partner IN soy
row winch was appropriate to the time. She
was conveyed to a houS" near hv. and there
= 81" gave vent to the grlct winch rent her
heart while he con~olcd and cont"rted.
may not draw the veil from that picture
" Sacred IS The holy privacy OF sorrow. and the
hearts of those who have suffered can feel
what my pen must not describe.
Soon we were able to convey the wounded
and the dead 70 the nearest house which hap.
pcnrd to he that connected with the poor-tarn
in Andover where every possible kindnc>,
= and attention were rendered. Go with me-
: Mr. Editor, to that house, and look with m,
: awhile on that scene OF suffering and sorrow
, In one room were Gen. Pierce ard his lady
, in the opposite apartment Law the mortal re-
! mains of their little bov-and oh so sad ;
>ioht, The blow, hv which he was Instant,