Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19
THE LATEST.
BURLINGTON, Dec. I'LL p.

BURLINGTON, Dec. I'LL p. m.
Seventy workmen, mostly educated
mechanics, dined at the Northfield Ho.
tel, at 1890 and Immediately after pro.
ceeded by train of engine and one pass
enger car to Harlow bridge a mile and a
half up heavy grade. The car behind
was moving backward. On approaching
the bridge, about one o'clock, the en-
| gineer could not shut off steam readily,
| yet succeeded when too late, in checking
| the speed enough to save the engine
! falling. As the centre Of the car struck
| the brink of the precipice, it broke into
three pieces, the roof sliding ahead.
Half Of the body fell seventy feet to the
river bed. About twenty five men spill.
| ed out in s pile ON 8 shelving rock TWEEN.
ty.fve feet below the track. The re-
naming half OF the car fell on this
human pile, and the tender on top of that
This pile embraced most of the killed.
| The tender remained on the shelf. About
ten saved their lives by jumping before
reaching the brink. Fifteen were in
stantly killed four more died very soon
| after; still more cannot survive; scarcely
any escaped serious injury. Assistant
Supt. Il, Fl. Locklin, riding on the rear
platform, and Il. Tenny, Master Bridge
| builder, on the tender, escaped by Jump.
ing. The dead and wounded were brought
to Mortified by cars and sleighs. Sur
geons were called there from all eastern
| parts Of the State. The special train
from this city carried physicians and as.
sistants. Many rumors censure the en-
| gineer, yet it is hoped he is innocent.
His name is Frank Abbott, and has been
in the employ OF the Company for many
years.
BURLINGTON, Dec. 12-1:20 3. m.
The following is list Of the casual
ties at the Harlow bridge disaster, re-
ceived up to this hour.
Killed-Louis Rock, Northfield A. L.
Moore, Waterbury Peter Butler, Rouses
Point; George Bancroft, Burlington !;
Timothy McOarty Mortified; Christie
pher Devine, Mortified; Timothy Mott,
Alburgh.
Wounded-Henry Prindle, South Roy
alton, badly, recovery doubtful Louis
Butler, Lacolle, C. E., back, inwardly
and wrist; John Mcmahon, Montpelier,
wrist broken and side hurt Isaac Os-
born, st. Thomas, G. E., slightly Geo.
H. Miles, Alburgh Springs, head and
hip; Christopher Derrick, Canada, do. !;
Peter Laurie, Rouses Point, head, leg
and side; VIM. Wheelock, Madrid, N. T.,
leg broken; T. White, Mortified, in
head, feared fatally; Augustus G. Bron-
son, West Alburgh, slightly; Henry Dur
kee, Lebanon, N, f., feared fatally; John
Hoyle, St. Adams, inwardly and head {;
John Comfy, CRANKY, G. E., arm broken /;
Patrick Mahon, Montpelier, both arms
and one leg broken; Frederick Miller,
Rouses Point, shoulder and side ; Edw
Seymour, Rouses Point, neck and head !;
G. W. Kingsbury, Mortified, shoulder
o. Tatro, Alburgh Springs, head bruised /;
Michael Haley, CRANKY, C. E., leg,
shoulder and head N. Fadden, Swanton,
hip; Charles Young, West Alburgh,
thigh; Charles Bostwick, leg broken !;
George Cook, West Alburgh, slightly !,
Eugene C. Chase, Manchester, N. H.,
burnt slightly; Stephen Horne, West
Farhham, C. f., badly cut; F. Smacal
and Daniel Massen, Champlaiu, N. Y,
heads and jaws Wm. Corbltt, St. AL
bans, head badly cut, B. A. Gage, White
River Junction, badly bruised; William
McGregor, thigh broken; Frank Laurie,
Canada, badly; Charles Fl. Clark, St.
Adams, head cut; Peter Gage, Cham
plain, leg broken; George Randall, tele.
graph operator, Mortified, leg badly
iAmmed. H.