National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-07-15

terrible collision that occurred on
the Northern Railroad today, took
place about one mile north of this
station. The trains that met were
the noon mail from the Junction,
and the forenoon accommodation
IRON, ConcgrJ. The former was in
charge Of Conductor Barnes and the
latter was under Conductor Shat.
tuck. The two trains, when on
time, meet at West Canaan, four
miles north Of here. To-day the up
train was late, and Conductor Shat
tuck gave Mr.. Barnes, as is stated,
until twenty minutes past one to
reach Canaan. 1t appears that at
forwards Conductor Shattuck re-
voked his telegram, sending his mes
sage to Barnes, at West Canaan.-
The message was received at West
|, Canaan and repeated back to Mr..
Shattuck at Canaan. When MIR.
Barnes with the down train reached
West Canaan, he had seven minutes
in which TO get to Cana"", q Al
lance of four miles. His stop at
West Canaan was short and the
train moved off quickly. After the
train had got few rods from the
West Canaan station passengers on
board saw man at the station
waving paper that looked like a
telegram, and it is reported that one
of the passengers pulled the signal
rope, hoping to stop the train. 1t
seems, however, that Mr.. Barnes
did not see the waving signal, and
the train went on. One version is
that the operator at West Canaan
had finished repeating back Mr.
Shattuck's message to Mr.. Barnes
Just as the down train reached the
station, but that he did not hav,
time to get out on the platform be-
fore the cars moved away.
A terrible responsibility rests OIL
some one, but it is now unknown
who is to bear the blame. A mis-
understanding of the kilograms, o
the failure Of Mr.. Barnes to get MI
Shattuok's second message, was tn
/ cause of the. disaster.
,, When they met, the down trai
: was going at the rate of probabl
, forty miles an hour, while the Il
train was proceeding at much slow
er rate. The trains were on a curv
and some five hundred Yards ar.ar
S Mr.. Barnes was on the engine. wher
+ he Went to compare his watch wit
,'-c engineers. Seeing the up tran
coming, Mr.. Barnes said, "Charle.
the train is comiue," and immedl
a ately jumped off. 1t is suppose
Y that the engineer reversed his Ell
h CINE, and that he and the frema
: Jumped, or attempted to leap, fro
:. y the train. On this engine there WI
a also spare engineer, named Alb
/. Hurlbut, of West Lebanon.
+ Mr.. Grant Of Concord, the eng
+, peer of the up train. saw the smol
:. of the down train above some bull
l. ingS, aud shouted ont to the firema
and the employees Oh the expires
y and baggage cars to jump for the
= lives. All OF them did so, when Il
, trains met. The two engines we
% made a complete wreck, nothing r
d naming whole of either of the
u excepting some driving wheels. Pc
= tons of'the engines were throw
n. fifteen rods. The first baggage c;
d on the down train was complete
\ demolished, but fortunately no OF
; or car OH either train was mu,
N damaged.
IT AS soon as possible the wre,
+. WAS examined. Chas. Clark of Go
" cord, the engineer of the down trai
4 WAS found To have been killed o,
right. His body was discovered
Il ditch in some water, and was &C
- sidcrably mangled.
y Loren Badger, n brakeman, W
!, found under the ruins of the dem
~ ishcd baggage car; mosO of
il. limbs were broken, and he was b;
~, ~ hurt internally.
~ Mr.. llurlbut had one leg broke
IS. Mr.. Grant was badly bruised a
ITO severely cut, but was not dang
III ously hurt. ThUmws <silnsOre, Il
nc man, of West Lebanon, was brui,
nj about the head. Edward York
lit West Lebanon, fireman, had I
OF thigh broken. Tilscy Summers
''' Concord, a passenger, was iujure'
bout the head. No other passene
EN. were seriously injured, but quit
led number were considerably brui'
s,n' The damage to railroad prop,