Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-25
Terrible Accident.
MRS. MARSHALL OF CLARENDON
AND HER CHILD KILLED.
MR. MARSHALL PROBABLY FATALLY
INJURED.

INJURED.
we have to record this morning, one o.
the most frightful accidents which result
ed In the death of two persons, and prob
ably third. Mr.. Myron E. Marshal
and wife, and child, 81 years old, on Mon
day afternoon, started for Rutland about
one O'Clock. On arriving at the railroad
crossing, on the Rutland & Burlington
Railroad, at North Clarendon, the eastern
freight conductor Henry Holden, and
engineer Martin Ross,) due here at 1.3O
p. m, came along running at their usual
speed at that point. Mr.. Marshall at
tempted to drive across the track
ahead of the approaching engine, prob
ably not seeing or hearing it, although the
whistle was blown and the bell rung, but
at this point there is deep cut in the
road, which prevented Mr.. Marshall from
seeing the train, or the engineer observ.
ing the team. The engine struck the
sleigh, hitting Mr.. Marshall and throw
ing him up in the air, coming down
some sixty feet distant and dashing his
head against the depot with such force as
to break a board upon the building. Al
though alive at the last accounts, he can
not probably survive
Mrs. Marshall was thrown upon the
track and fourteen cars passed over her,
mangiing her limbs and body in horrible
manner. Her head was not crushed, but
the flesh was torn off, starting from the
temple near the left eye, and passing
obllquely across the forehead over to the
right side, leaving the skull perfectly
oars-the face but little bruised. DR.
Allen carefully restored the covering to
the head, aud sewed the parts together,
rendering the features as perfect as pos
sible
The child received blow upon the
back of the head, crushing in its skull but
not breaking the skin, and was thrown
outside the track, the cars passing over
one ankle and the other foot, and the face
Of the child was not married, and appears
hfe-like
Mr.. Mershali received no external
wounds, except severe wound upon the
head, thought to be caused by a stone
upon the ground, upon which he fell, after
striking the side of the building. He
struck the building at some distance
from the ground, striking oblioeuly
and glancing to the ground The
shock had produced conclusion of the
brain, from which he had not rallied
at midnight DIR. Pond and DR.. Allen
We're Doth sent to the scene of the acct
dent immediately on the arrival of the
train here. DR. Pond remained with the
man till evening, and then visited him
again in the night. His report after the
second visit gives bat little encourage
ment of the recovery of the patient. He
was still unconscious. though his pulse
and general warmth indicated partial re-
action.
Mr. Marshall is about 80 years old, and
was manufacturer of chairs at North
Clarendon. He was .. private, serving
nearly two years In Company |, Second
Vermont Regiment Mr.. Marshall was
among the prominent business men of CLAIR
endon. Mrs. Marshall was about the
same age, and lived for many years be-
fore her marriage in the family of Henry
Hayward, Esq. The child was their only
one, and about 21 years of age They
were on their way to Rutland at the time
of the accident to have u photograph of
their child taken. These parties were
widely known, and this accident causes
profound sensation iii the community. |
A deputation from the Rutland Young
Mems Christian Association held meet |
ing in Mr. Marshall's neighborhood on
Sunday evening last, and they were en-
tertained by him, and himself aud family
were present at the meeting.