Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06

NJ cah A 1lSs 800 is IUts0 ~ sasdt
point " placsd "A n hii ~ II Nh ankmsnt
N IN y valley between Two mountains
sAs WV come down. the road curves from
south east to south, md NJ the place
where w were blown over there u !
tnUtch m the RIDGE of the east side.
The wind swept through the valley
lof this notch. which il the place where
Morrssey ma Sullivan fought two years
ago. II u three-qu 81 4 mile north
of Boston Corners. 4 stts s,5
Mrs. an Vechten, residing al Pits
field, whose husband IL d master me-
chariic on The Western road. was in the
middle car. and BY her attentions to-
wards others, regardless Of her own in
jiuries, showed that she was 4 woman Of
spirit equal q my emery ncy, She as
sisted Is dress lie wounds ofthree ladies',
The news-boys md several others, and
/ finally, utter the lapse DC several hours,
il was ascertained THAT her injuries were
more extensive than any she had assist
ed The first i1timation she had Of dam
ger was the gentle raising Of the car,
and her impression was that they had
run off q very high bridge and were
[whirling down into stream Of water.
Seats and various missiles were flying
about ia all directions, tearing the dress,
bonnet and cloak nearly Off her. All At
Eonce they struck the ground and she was
l5standing upright on mass Of ruins !;
Hall was dark and still, not even = groan
to indicate the presence Of q living be-
ling "a moment before the accident she
WAS conyersing with Mr.. White the
lconducior She. called Out for Mr.
White, and be replied that he was safe.
/ He then procured 4 lantern and with
Mrs. Van Vechten proceeded TO extract
the ladies' and others from the ruins and
make them as comfortable as possible,
by spreading mats and cushions for
them to lay upon. After some three or
-four hours all the injured persons were
4 conveyed 10 the hotel at Middleton
4 The neighbors gathered around and
looked on while Mrs Van Vechten
dressed the wounds Of three ladies and
then attended to the news-boys. Il
was then for the first time that discove-
~ was made that she was injured. She
4 received several severe gashes about
1.-THE head by striking against the top o.
/ the car and from flying missiles, and was
4 injured in the back. II,
4 Yesterday she returned home.
i DEAD.
4 Francis w. Rathbone, White Mills,
\ Chatham Four Corners.
i WOUNDED.
i Mrs. Coburn, Chatham, seriously
l. Mr.. Coburn, her son, slightly.
4 Mrs. Coburn, his wife slightly.
i James Hart, conductor on the trair
running from Chatam to Dover, had hi
back hurt, his face bruised, and clothe.
!, slightly burned.
Mrs Sarah H. Hawcs' Of Spencer town
!. Columbia county, received fiesl
wound over her eyes, some bruises, no
! of d serious character however.
Mrs. Van Vechten, Pittsfeld, fou
cuts in the head and considerably injur
ed ii the back. never saw such
woman the blood was running down
. bul she would look out for other people
9 After she had done all she could 70
4 them she tainted twice.
Harvey Gaylord, brakeman, Of Cha
Il than, lies in a very precarious state
! having FIVE ribs, broken, his lungs rup
: tured by the the points or the broke
n ribs, his skull depressed, and his rigi
Il shoulder, chest and face severely bru,s
We'd.
] MI N Soules, Of Floyd, Oneid
!. county, 81, his way TO Dover Plain
slightly injured Proceed % his plac
e Of destination yesterday .,s5
III r III Freeman, 81 Armenia, escape
4 with slight bruises. N.
j Mr.. Perkins, of Ida, Tyoga count.
4 GA his way 10 Croton Falls, was som,
g what hurt, bit was enabled to resulr
" his journey yesterday.
I. The road at this point for three-quar
u ers of a mile forms an embankme
4. about thirty feet high. with curve 60
IL responding IN a course with a range
y mountains half mile eastward 5ot il.
" From close examination made
III the track and lamentations ii the ties,
i is evident that the wind raised the en-
s. and carried them distance Of six fe
~ four inches westward, 50 that the ca.
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