Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10
Fatal Accident.


highly esteemed citizens of Rutland,
was run over aud killed by the mail |
train coming into this village on the |
Saratoga road few minutes past twelve |
o'clock, (uoon,) yesterday, Mr.. Hannum
had Just stepped upon the railroad track |
near J. NJ. Hall & Cos store and was !
walking towards the depot, A Rutland /
& Burlington freight train was passing .
at the time going north upon track
near to the one Mr. Hannum was walk
inc upou. aud the noise made by thus
train probably prevented him from hear
inc the Saratoga train that was coming
Up behind him. Mr.. j, D, +, Bracket
who was passing at short distance
happening To look AROUND, saw Mr.
Hannah on the track, and the train but
"A few feet 10 the rear. He shouted to
Mr.. II. and saw the latter glance hastily
back and Jump for the west side OF the
| track, but too late, his foot, as is sup
| posed, being caught in the COW catcher
of the engine, and his head and the up
! per part of his body being thrown across
and beyond the rail on the west side.
In this condition he was pushed along
for from three to four rods by the train
which was moving slowly, he at the
same time, as Mr. Bracket informs us,
working his hands one over the other
on the ground to help himself along
with the engine. At this point switch
was reached and Mr.. HIS body coming
in contact, as is supposed, with the rod
running near the ground from the switch
across the track, and the ends of dis.
connected rails, was thrown around
under the wheels of the locomotive
which passed over him, terribly mang-
ling and instantly killing him. 1t was
with difficulty that his remains We're
identified.
We are informed by Mr.. Leland, the
engineer of the Saratoga train that he
shut off steam at the usual place some
distance back from where the accident
occurred land around curve) that he
had the train under full command and
was looking ahead to see that the track
was clear into the depot, several men
in the meantime having crossed the
track near his engine, when he was
startled to see hat fly out in front OF
him. Looking down on one side Of the
engins he saw that mans body was
being pushed along in front. He in
stantly reversed his engine letting on
on the steam, and took all'means to stop
as quickly as possible, ard succeeded in
bringing the train to- full stop before
it had passed more than two Car-lengthS
The entire train did not pass over Mr.
H. before stoppage was effected. Many
persons are crossing the railroad tracks
near the depot at noon, and at Other
2 times during the day, and while we dc
5 not know that any one is ceHsurablo
e now, it cannot be amiss in view Of this
sad and fatal accident to impress upor
o all who step upon railroad track t
v do it with the utmost caution, and upon
J, engine drivers TO run their trains in anC
II out of the village very slowly CAREFUL!
:, and watchfully.
\ Mr.. Hannum was about IS years q
age, and leaves a wife and two children
who have the heartfelt sympathy of tn
entire community in thei2 great ant
most sudden bereavement. The decease
y was an excellent man in all the relation
:, of life, had taken a prominent part, a
- selectman in the business of the town
-" and was held in high regard by all VIII
- knew him. His loss will be deeply fell
- The funeral services will be held a
10 the Congregational Church in this plac
y tomorrow Sunday afternoon at thre
IL o'clock.
IN ATTEMPTED MURDER.-We learn froy
r. the Burlington Times that about thre
(. O'clock on Thursday morning, Garlic
H. Clark Of Underhill, who lives on tn
Hill road to Cambridge, was murder
+ ously assaulted by his hired man, name
d, Parker Loukx, with a tlat-iron. Mr. {