The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-28

rate ~ flirN fs, n b.. iour .Hu.
mun f1nuH1 umt tttr, aa- b.r q
slight curve 'p ib, r,nf npd ou p, ,iitue
roand H, h"srl Thompson cr, on M
the utmne' paerr of hi. lung. turi Of
mnrh arreunH iu %. sure n ih- dp o.
the engipr)
~Thcr. b. something oa the runi --
Hold on for s"ur lives
Aud as he -aid this, be pa, ih. .lrl.
force on the engine. and bet oh the lall
power of the whistle in Shrek OF such
concentrated agony that II appeared a.
Il The entire chorus Of Pnnicmnnnm
had been let loose. and then. IN another
second. there was tremendous cra.h.
y mighty jar, that threw me flat on the
floor Of the engine, and an universal
crashing Of timber. rnttling of wheels
and something like the death-,hriek OF
man or beast.
And in another seconl 4 all this agony
was ovcr the engine was reversed. the
brakes put on. and Thompson exclaim.
ed, We have run down train. Mr.
Collins. and though our time j. short. |
believe il is but duty 10 run back and
and see il anybody is killed Thomp-
son and thereupon jumped of and ran
back about twenty-five yards. when we
saw in an instant the terrific danger we
had past, and the nature Of the accident
party OF Irish laborrrs were now
standing BY the side Of the road. and
the engineer Of the train we had run
down, red headed lowland Scott. hy
the name Of McGillies. told us how il
had all happened. You see mon"
said Mac. II had come along down
to back up into the gravel pit. with about
| thirty mru on board the dr ears. aud u
/ car with two horses in it; knrw YOU
would be- along and believed had
time enough TO SIT the switch. back OF
my train, and put everything in order
before you would he hear Bat a,
true rs ! live at thi- moment. | hadn't
! run more than far enongh TO yet m,
last car to the gravel track. and a. fur
| the switch. had not seen il hrf,rr |
heard you. believe ] considered II
second ahoni il, and said To my>rlr #
sci this switch now both train. will
be altogether broken mp; il lrav4 the
train. my men will NJ least be- safe, and
he will have some chance of running
over or through ii, Jump men-.jnmp
we did. and cleared ourselves. and that
is jus, it; and what will the Govenor
be spaking about 7" The nature of the
ground was all that saved the mail train
A hiile plane on one side had been cut
down for gravel, aud the ronI laid sidl-
ing. while on the right hand an rmhnnk
mrnt went down considerable distance.
and in n small pond or pool at the bot
tom OF this bank were the victims Of
our speed and Thompson'- presence OF
mind, namely. the locomotive, the dirt
cars, and the ear in which were the
horses. the latter. Of course, kilt infirp-
ly.' Our engine struck the hndmost
of The dirt ears with ,he most terrific
force, and literally piled the whole train
one over the other upon the engine,
and the impetus still keeping up. with
a violent strain TO the right, the loromo-
tive. and in fact the whole concern. had
gone over in one mass off the road and
out of the way. Come. Mr.. Collins, ''
cried Thompson. "wr have not half n
minute TO lose on board !" and spring
ing on the machine. we were piling
down the road at an awful raie, to make
up for losi lime.
On reaching the next station. We
found that everything moyeabc in front
Of our engine had been carried away.
our lamp, cow~killrr. rail, aud wood
work bu, the heavy. solid engine
head bad LITERALLY acted like cannon
ball, and swept the whole gravel train
off the track. as if they had heeo 50
many bundles of straw
You look pale. man. said Thomp-
snn. u, wc got down from the engine ia
The station house al W
+ feel laic,' -aid !, by the way. it
appears Ia me you iai.rd yaur steam
When you Jaw that train shrad. Dd
you knoW II Wa q train
Il cannoi .ay much about that" b.
rcplird with a ,irsnge lUpk ahoni his
ewes. "Thr fact j.. knew there WAS
something ah,.nd that wc Nrr, auiug
3j mir- an hour. and thai 10 bring up
Wa- totally out oi the question The
ouly chaHr' Wa- go running ih, lhlng
doan have played the -amr game
brior-. and -ho,hd again II my life
pa- hanging "n IL. You musl do II IN
short mrtrr. But lri mr trll ysn one
fhing. M Collins. il !. the lat day
ihai-----red hesd~d Scoirhmau. the
plague nj him. ull dn,r train on
ihr W rad.
What ha. happrnrd. Charlie. = ak
I'd my wife ~ me- =, ! eniefrd the
sitting mom # my h"a-- in W. for
! s-n, 10 further ilan ibis place you
look more ike ghost iban living
man"
Om Of sarin.ii, lDakri Ia lh- sla-s,
s,,i if ss- lti,raii, ih~ Tact. iliai ny
ri,rk. w-r' ghaaly Ahiir. fny hair
u. 49, a. u bad JUS b'en daekrd IN
ih- ri,rr iu fssr ua- ihs rAar pc
tarr ~ criminal a ho b bed ou' tor
ekrraii.in.