Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-03-21

sons on the train; the conductor mad taken 90 tick
cts, and the employees on the train and those hav-
ing free passes must have brought the number to
something over hundred. The bodies Of 70 had
been taken ont Of the wreck on Saturday, and II
was probable that more remained, as the larger
portion Of the wreck Of the cars still remained in
the water.
The occasion of the accident was the running Of
the train from the track--whether by displacement
Of switch or from some other cause, is not known.
The engine ran into the woodwork Of the bridge,
which was Of tresse work very slightly construct
ed, crushing it through and falling into the cnnal,
dragging the whole train afterit. The catastrophe
was sudden and awful, and the work Of death was
instantaneous and complete. The locomotive and
tender we're entirely submerged--the baggage car
partially so. The forward passenger car turned
bottom upward and sunk so deep that the floor was
but few inches above water Every soul on board
this car perished-al by drowning Of course. The
rear passenger car rested upon an end, and was
about half submerged. Most Of the passengers in
the rear Of this car escaped-the remainder were
drowned.
when the train ran of the track some person
supposed TO be the conductor cried out ''iump ~
and he, the baggageman and brakeman did jump,
and were saved. We are also told that a female
with child Jumped from the train just rs il plung-
ed into the chasm, struck upon the ice below, and
was soon after seen Ginning up the bank. There
were but few ladies on the train. and this is said
to be the only one saved. The express messenger,
Mr. -, MIR Richardson, conductor on the road,
and the mail conductor, were with the baggageman.
The latter jumped over the baggage he had piled
up, ready for delivery, and escaped with but slight
injury. while the three others went down, but mi
gineer and fireman went under the ice with the To-
connective, and their bodies have not yet beon recov-
cred.
The excitement at Hamilton, directly the news
spread, was intense. Hundreds swarmcd towards
the Great Western depot, and streamed along the
line to the fatal spot There the scene presented
was such as to battle description. Large locomO-
tive lamps were speedily brought Fires were kim
died and lurid glare was thrown the shatter-
ed remnants. Special trains were despatched to
the bridge to bring home the wounded. II was no
easy task to descend the steep slope to the canal
Ropes we're lowered and ladders attached to them,
on which the dead and wounded from the car which
stood endways were first drawn up. Then the bot
tom Of the car which had partly sunk through the
ice was hewn away with axes, and the unfortunate
passengers, some sadly mutilated and even cut in
pieces, and all saturated with water, were taken
out. Dt#
It is highly probable that if the cars had been
connected as upon roads in the United States, the
rear car at least might have been saved, as the
train was proceeding slowly and the brakes were
vigorously applied. But unfortunately the cars
we're not only coupled, but chained together by
two heavy chains, one on each side of the bumpers
about six inches from them. The consequence is
that the cannot get apart unless both of these
chains as well as the couplings give way.
Among the killed was Marshall H. Farr, former
ly Of Chesterfield, N. H. Mr. Farr was a contrac-
tor on the read and had resided in Canads Yves
three or four years He was man of much en-.
terprise, and his sad fate will bring sorrow to
large circle of friends in this vicinity.