Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-10


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Terrible Railroad Accident..CoI-
ission ON the Albany and Hud-
SON RaiIroad.-Three Men
Killed.
We learn from the Troy Times that
serious and terrible accident occurred
on the Albany and Boston Railroad
near Chatham Thursday morning about
eight o'clock, resulting from the col
lision Of two freight trains, by which
three men in the employ of the company,
and residing in Greenbush, were killed
almost instantly. Early in the morning
succession of freight trains daily leaves
Greenbush for Boston-the trains follow
ing one another at the distance of one or
two miles. That morning the freights
left as usual, and when one OF the trains,
ascending heavy grade just touth OF
Chatham, the cars broke in two and those
disconnected from the engine, after COM
ing to a stand-still, slowly at first but
with momentarily accelerated speed, be-
gan to run backwards down the grade to-
wards the train next approaching. Each
instant their fight became more rapid,
until at the moment when the cars col
lided with the engine of the approaching
train, their speed had become perfectly ter
rife-something like mile minute. The
force with which the collision occurred
was simply awful; the engine was smashed
into thousand pieces, the cars were teles-
COPIED into one another and doubled up in
every conceivable shape, and laid in great
heaps of ruins along the track. There
were no men upon the cars which had
run down the grade, but three of those
attached to the train in the rear were, as
statedIabove almost instantly killed. There
were Ethe conductor, Miles Phillips of
Greenbush, who leaves wife and family
to mourn his loss; the fireman, named
Sprung, and breakman, name not known
to our informant. All of the parties re-
sided in Greenbush, where their bodies
were conveyed after the accident. Great
excitement prevailed throughout the vii
lage upon the reception of the news of
the disaster, and when the remains of the
unfortunate men reached their homes,
which they had left only few hours be-
fore in full health and strength, hundreds
of their friends crowded around to see
the corpses, and to express their sorrow
at the great calamity which had so sud-
denly come upon the community. The
village of Greenbush is made mp almost
exclusively of the operatives of the Hud-
son River, Harlem and Boston railroads,
and an accident of this kind, like a ship
wreck TO the mariners of Nantucket, is
almost certain to bring death to some one
of their number and plunge whole fami-
lies into the deepest grief.
NATIONAL TROTTING CONGREss.-The
National Turf Congress met at the Ever
EFT House on Wednesday evening. The
room in which the congress assembled
was very appropriately ornamented with
emblems of the turf VIM. III. Parks, of the
Prospect Park Association, was elected
temporary Chairman; Mr.. G.. FL. Smith
of Narragansett Park, Acting Assistant
Secretary. The early part of the even
ing was devoted to the examination of
credentials.
Vermont was represented by Richard
Bradley, David Goodell, f. W. Brooks
of the Windham County Park Associa-
ton; Henry B. Kent of Manchester and
Dorset Trotting Association, George @.
Hall of Brattleboro was one of the rep
resentatives from the Prospect Park, New
York.
The delegation from New York was
very large, representing the Fashion,
Prospect Park, and all the leading courses
of the State. Pennsylvania was also
we'll represented; New Jersey sent dele
gates from but two societies; Ohio, Hi
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Kentucky were also represented.
After the examination of the oreden-
tials. a committee of nine was appointed
to nominate officers, the meeting taking
short recess. The following are the per-
manent officers elected: VIM. Parks, Pros
pect Park, President J. G. Simpson of
Iowa, Geo. NJ. Toman of Reading, Pa, E.
H Smith of Naragansett and B. G. Bruce
of Kentucky, Secretaries. The following
is the committee appointed to draft rules
for the future govern ment of trotting as
sociations. They will report tomorrow
Isaiah Rynder, New York; B. G. Bruce,
Ohio; Col Russell, Boston; H. Page,
Iowa; T. Vail, Conn; Alden Goldsmith,
New York d. Goodale, Vermont; Jesse
Boynton, Rhode Island; John L. Cassidy,
Pennsylvania; c. J. Hamblin, Buffalo; Geo.
c. Hall, Prospect Park i; S. B. Davis, Mil
waukee; L. L. Dorsey, Kentucky.
After the appointment of the committees,
the question arose as to the votes to be
allowed to delegations, whether they vote
singly or as a body. Mr.. Shaw of Pros
pect Park, speaking of a motion which
was made allowing three delegates to each
association, and but one to parks owned
by private parties, very earnestly protest
ed. His protest was accepted and the
motion was withdrawn. 1t was finally
decided that delegations cast three votes,
but in the absence of any member or men,
bers of delegation, that those present
shall have the total number of votes.
HOTEL CoMPANY.-The friends and
members of the Cancels Hump Hotel
Company, met at Morses' Hotel, Jones'
vile, Monday afternoon, the 31st ult., and
made a permanent organization of the
Company by electing the following officers
for the ensuing year:
President, Henry Gillett, Jonesville
Secretary, N. A. Taylor, Huntington
Treasurer, Hon. Stafford Colby, Jonesville;