Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-26
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ERIGHFFrx. RAILROAD CASUALTY.
As the evening passenger train on the Vermont
nd, Canada Railroad was, on Thursday last at G
OlGlesk 10 the evening, proceeding soathward at
khe rate of thirty miles an hour, aud when
abouthslf-way between the Milton and Colches-
ter stations, the strong engine, John Smith, sud
dsuily exploded with report as loud as a can
nez, and was. harled, with its cab, wheels and
other machinery, thirty feet intoa ditch on one
side of the track, overturning the baggage car,
and causing the next passenger car to run off
the track The Engineer, Mr.. French, and Mr..
lRichard c. Bush, q Conductor, not then on
duty, were instantly killed, and the Fireman,
Edward Shaw, had one leg and one arm broken.
aud was so badly injured that he died on Friday
evening, the day after the explosion. French
was buried under the ruins of the locomotive
and was not found till the next day. Bush, in
trying, as is believed, to leap from the baggage
car in which, with others, he was standing, fell
under the forward wheels of the on.rushing
passenger cor, and was instantly crushed while
Shaw was found nearly buried in the sand by
the side of the wrecked engine, from which he
probably leaped ut the instant of the explosion.
Mr.. Bush, who was young man of promise
and much popularity, was resident Of Burling-
ton, where he has left young, and now nearly
distracted, wife, to mourn his horrible end.
MIR. French and Mr.. Shaw were of Mortified,
both, We understand, young and much respected,
and the former o husband and father.
OF the cause Of the explosion which was at
tended with such melancholy result, no def
mite or certain opinion has yet probably, been
formed-some attributing it to latent flaw or
defect in the boiler, some to carelessness in the
Engineer in letting the water get too low, and
some believing it to have been struck with light
ming, thunder shower having just passed over.
But the wrecked boiler, We understand, gives no
evidences Of any such defect And to suppose
the water was suffered to get too low, would be
to attribute carelessnees to one of the most ex-
perienccd and careful Engineers on the whole
road ; while it is confidently asserted by those
on the train that no thunder was heard at or
near the time. But is it impossible that the in
terror Of the boiler became surcharged by the
electric fluid, conducted by the smoke-pipe from
the passing cloud, or the wire of the Telegraph
(which from that cause, or the explosion, was
broken) and, being excited to action, caused,
with the power of the steam, the explosion
The thought has occurred to us, but VIC leave it
to those more versed in electric phenomena than
ourself to pass on its probability. The Bur
lington Free Press suggests coroner's inquest,
by way of OH investigation of the causes Of the
disaster. Would it not be we'll to have one!
ANOTHER RAILROAD CAsULTY.-A drinking
man, by the name Of Mcneil, fom Waterbury,
was found dead and mutilated, on the Central
Railroad track near Middlesex, on Monday morn
ing last, having been run over, it is supposed
the evening before, by the train returning from
Mr.. Bush's funeral at Burlington, or the wreck
train that followed it.
DEATH FROM HEAr.-Last Thursday, an Irish
laborer employed on the GAS Works, now build
ing in our village, was sun-struck, as it is
termed, about o'clock, P. NJ, and died in
about two hours It is the first fatal case of the
kind, so far recollect, that ever occurred in
Montpelier.
LATEST FROM KANsAs.-From the Kansas Tri-
June of the 14th, just come to hand, we learn
that, by nearly unanimous vote, every Free
State member have been elected from the legis
lature of Kansas, both in the House..and Coun
Gill;. We are gratifed to hear it, and only re
greet any of them. went there to claim seats ii
that most UNANIMOUSLY elected Legislative bod.
that ever convened in all Christendom.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS, AND STEAMBOAT DIREc
ToRY.-As will be seen by an advertisement il
this paper a book Of that title is preparing b,
j. Z. Lord & Go. of Cincinnati. 1t is needles
work, and cannot fail to meet an extensiv
sale.
HERsEy's AMBROTYPEs. -The attention of GU
readers is particularly invited to the advertise
ment of Mr.. Hersey, in another column. Th
Ambrotype is new thing in the picture-mak
ing art, and is very justly taking the place
the Daguerreotype and every other species g
miniature making. They are certainly bette
than anything of the kind we ever saw, and a
mach surpass the old Daguerreotype, as tina
does pen and ink sketch. 1t is clear, and Dol
in tone, minute and expressive, can be seen i
any light and must, from the manner Of taking
endure as long as the glass on which it is taker
They can be taken quicker and easier than tn
Dagurreotype, and secures at once the admira
zion and preference of the beholder. Spcel
mems in the best style of the art can be seen q
Hersey's rooms, and the public should take
early opportunity to call.
SETH W. FowLE AND HIS BALsAM Amor
the old and we'll established druggists of Bo
ton, isSsth w. Fowle, whose extensive establish
ment stands on Washington Street. But "
did not take up our pen to praise him as dea
&. err, or the superior assortment Of bis medicine
which ale too we'll known to require any I
mark, but to call public attention to the gre
= remedy for Consumption, which we are tn
year advertising, and of which he is the SC
proprietor, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherr
The testimonials to the efficacy of this RENEE
are numerous, and we would not only invite
perasal of our notice respecting it, but ia
trial of the medicine itself, which will be four
ut most of our drug stores in Vermont.
D.. COMMENCEMENT SolREE-- Wednesday Eue.
gust Isl, lS55.-The Senior and Junior elias
of the University of Vermont take pleasure
announcing to their friends that there will b
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