St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-11-29

would he likely TO diminish the commits
sions allowed 10 collectors, and failed.
But the other important suggestions OF
the Governor were adopted and OF the
resulting legislation, that tor the devel-
opmcnt of manufactures i'll the state and
for the reformation OF the attachment
law, will make his first term OF office
memorable, if nothing else does.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT-A
terrible accident occurred on the Cincln-
natl, Hamilton and DAYTON broad gIage
road, Thursday morning. The express
train due at Cincinnati at 6 o'clock, was
detained AT Lockland. twelve miles north
of the city. by a freight tram coming
from the south, AMI while waiting for
the freight TO take q side track, another
freight train came d;,shing along AMI ran
into the rear of the express tram before
the man on the lookout could get out HE
flag TO stop it The collision upset the
Stoves III tine express train. AMI set II on
fire; and four ladies and one gentleman
were burned to death, AMI 4 number o.
Other persons were severely injured. The
train Itself was burned to ashes. Tire,
of the ladies killc! were sisters, and
named Morgan, They had tickets 10
Detroit and Louisville The other wo-
man lived at Detroit. AMI the IMAM. NAM
cd Jackson, was from Boston, Others
were badly injured 10y the shock Of tie
collision.
HILL PARTICULARS OF TIE CALAMITY.
ihr Cincinnati Commercial oi FRIDAY
gives the details Of the distressing rat
rond slaughter which occurred on the
Cincinnati and Dayton road on Thursday
evcming rs follows:
A terrible calamity occurred Yesterday
morning on the railroad cumonlv known
rs the Cincinnati, Hamilton and DAYTON,
but which l. used in common bv several
roads, 4 short distance above LJrklamd.
D.ilo al about 4 quarter OF SIN o'clock.
Tie darkness oil carly mornin. WAS ma,l,.
impcmctrablc bv 4 dense tog. An extra
freight tram ut thiriy-siN cars. drawn hy
the engine ''l.rchrt." was Obliged tu halt
on. and north and south OF. the bridge
above the LucklamI station. uwin- TO the
breaking OF the engines pilot. The cn-
glmccr immcdiatcl y sent back man IL
tiag the express tram that he knew was
following hIm-a combined eastern and
norther.i express. male UP of passenger
Coaches OF the Atlantic aud Great We>i-
ern Railroad, throu"h from New York.
and the DAYTON ana Michigan road. from
Detroit, connected at DAYTON This tram
lett Hamilton III twcnty->cvcn minutes
after five, and took about twenty min
Ute. to reach this bridge The tia.man' :
lights for this train were discovered in
good time, and it was promptly halted.
Here, then, behind the freight train OF
thiriy-six cars. and within couple o.
rods ut the caboose. stood the engine.
Stccdman. OF Il train of ten cars-;wu
express, two baggage. two Atlantic and
Great Western sleeping coaches. two Al
lantic and Great Western passenger
coaches, one dayton and michigan sleep
ing coach and one Dayton and Michigan
passenger coach. The Dayton and Mich
Igan sleeping car WAS the last OF this sec
ond tram, and next 10 ii was the Davtou
and Michigan passenger coach. All the
cars, save tine Ias:. We're well filled In
the last car sat (tor those who had occu-
pied bcrths had risen and made their toll
et) four ladies and two gentlemen. Ono
OF these gcntlamen was Mr.. Allison, IN,
Cur builder. The other was unknown.
Three OF the ladies' appeared 10 he init
mate and sat together The fourth lady
appeared TO have made their acquaini
ancc, as size occasionally spoke 10 them.
She, however, sat hy herself in 4 seat Oh
the other side from them This car wa,
the death trap, and ali these ladies' were
soon roasted 10 death.
As soon rs thi. tram halted its con-
ductor, William III. Sitter, gave order.
10 his tlagman, Theodore Cre>>. 10 start
back with a light TO 90 As fast as he
could and us far as he could and stop
the Hamilton accommodation and freight
mixed, that WIS following rapidly and
would soon be up with them. Cress was
seen TO start back at a rapid pace, bear
ln8 red light and white light. While
be went on his errand the conductor
walked down along the freight train Its
entire length Of nearly twelve hundred
ieet, to see what damage the Beckett had
sustained. He then started back, and
walked onl " 4 third Of the distance in
return, when he realized that something
was wrong. Three-quarters of a mile
away, IN the darkness and through the
log, was coming 4 train of sixteen cars
two passenger and the balance freight
l-whlzzing along with the speed Of much
stea IN and a steep down grade He
heard the whistle of brakes on once. and
knew that the fagman's signal had been
noticed. He heard the whistle again,
and wondered that it should have been
repeated. lie heard it third time, and
saw the dim glitter of a swiftly approach
ing headlight, and knew, although he
could not comprehend why. that death
and destruction were at hand.
W hlstllng the brakes down, turning
ITS wheels with reversed motion, doing all
that 1t could to avoid Its fate, the Frank
ill., an unwilling agent of death, slid
along the wet rails, propelled by the mo-
mentum Of its train, and plunged half its
length into that rear sleeper The