Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-01

4-t '-','- 5aIHi- give sll-toas- ll-' -4-
Jars u The la-e terrible explosion Oh board a
FREIGHT train rear E.--..-s- lr,..
'''ls '-'' '-e I nm -''l s.eii,l' AS usual,
'-' -7''-e % 'ae COMM rom zee B.
l.s" '-.' -tl yl'i starter "-71 i.r
e-s " 'A '-e- 4. 'l.s eA'.t -o.'it't IA-
--' - 40 "a. A.aeHi -.'li -'-
'e'1 ''.' -.--' ans s1''.y 10 TIE f't5 e. a'-
A,''e AKA mage s'-t'- ia street is t1..el
.'-' '-- " Uses a'.' win oAe % q"
Il .et-'.-7' a.. w.. j. A1- e'-- .a-li.nias i'.l
'Alee u seven .tli'.-r
10 nc tF.-NiA- y AL ,se the rear portions u
t1e'e A.-'s ",'e literally i1su 70 traS-art-.
..l.-i, al -.s '.-- si''. p -''1
ou.rtsr n /. u..', w.. sb,ttersi y. .-,-.s AMI IN
scores u bull. l.r,s tt, ,ashes AMI l1.r- rs-.
h.oxu .l-. BIND. t.r.5f r..r- .I.-rs-ai .. -,..s
aai shingles. aaI in two OPT three instances vt..s
side. at b uses several r,i- isst,r,. v-s-.. +..-
out I-Is -1t.-..-t. % c.n-.- ans ai.....s..
idea q the scene The trs., va torn ma r-
several roi- ,rI tie b-i ,u...ei outs. the --.-s-
Of th. GER were nearly hl-.efi1 tho Oh. ..L
rarrfs. and ths hug, ION axle. t,-..t4} and -.-.
Ike green vTt.s-. t5. rails F.r. -..s7 .-F
..ssei ...s nine. -.I.s. r..fs, AMY f--... .-..t
and the ties thrown b.lt like i,sEsfrs4-
Three other ca-..- IN, -rsin were slt+fs-.i
but a.ue u the men gu the train sustained am
injury. Tie conius.or having l.sba,s,ei m,
c.rs II front. rr5,selel with his t-sl- my
mcat t.f.-ea man had been seen s,...r...- tho
t-5-s. and As it was certain that he wa. s-l--,i
.- kHr.i. AN Immediate search ,r.s -r.l, rr.-
where the car was shattered g. D. sion If me r,-
was picket u-. and near bv it the tongue and p,
portion & The vitsls the heal ami eB-rs., were
found tv the side Of the enbaDkDeu-. Il vas
soon asserta.uei that they formed a ro-tior a.
the remains OF Timothy Irlnan.a Ia--4 sri y4-,
powerful mau. WHO was employed In Bsi-Ieri-
machine shop This proved so 1e the only IN
stance .u slich life vas los. outright, although
seyera. were severely if not dangerously injured
SCENE or psv,,r.r1.y
r-.L;-....- - -.l-....'-.-. $780,,
res-s II -,lrbb-iiys STREE VA. one NJ -.
devastation. The yards and gar lens we're CONE
p.etely covered with timbers, spiute-s. wrecks
u household furniture, fragments Of clothing
ami broken glass. Oue large tree, Fhi-h 81
moment before was q mass Of living green, was
broken IN twain Ike 4 pipe stem, and ever
leaf and vestige Of the bark stripped from il as
completely and clean.y as ifthey had never been.
Il is nguiar fact that the buildings DESTROYED
seemed to have been subject to force from with
in, As the walls were thrown outward Instead
Of being crushed in. In grocery store near
the track the shock burst open . hor-leai Of
molssses nearly smotheriugs w0inan and child
who were standing by.
Instances occurred Of windows being broken
over mile from the scene Of the eIpl9-.5n
The explosion was distinctly heard as far rs
Whitiusyile eighteen miles distant In Nil
curry, SIX miles distant, it was supposed 70 be
IN ,ut mag ana oe''sloneI cons derao'e eT
, y IN marion, we've miles away,
~ w. ~ S-'-el Hu' 81 'e'Il''e tA-l several
4 Sp'1 nel' op1H "'HI3"7 s'ue instance ron
.l1 s-eu' sprung oul anu were seriously 10y 1Iei,
. ~ y'lNs man s'ulen'' pressing ms leg
,, NSiNuitn uislocAtng MS wrist. In the
--.u o.o'uIH 'a1'o's 'le Arger part Oh Inc ma
'''ie' was 'ioAeH ~ tne sAocA-
THE CAUSE
Il vas coniectured. from the t.rrif, effects ~
he explosive materil thar II INNS, b.ve 100,
litro-clycerine and this SUGGESTION NO.
trenrtbened by the 6niing in n, I,,sI;,,.,e.Ll,
disaster coils and pieces ofcSnner n 70 s,e5 ss az
lssd in exploding that article i,..sad IF frsss
Dr. J Marcus Rice at once tele,..,.nbej 70 TsI d
, Shafer, the manufacturer of Thai article s1i y
sked whether any. and # %. now mpcb bs5 q
zen shipped over the road. A dispatch was We O.
eived in answer. SAVING that the snbsrarce 80
ot nitro-gycerine, but preparation as power :
ILL., known as the oriental compound powder. l.
las billed 70 North Adams and destined for use
q the Hoosac tunnel 1t is said that the com :
any were not aware Of its shipment The i'm
iedate cause Of the explosion will probably !
ever be known, nor could it be ascertainel how :.
iuch was in the car
Tue nan .,n vo,-,,,-, a
I'll - -, II
=. iliNo'Hy SlO'au' AiIei Mrs Allison and ;
~. ~ IN a,ouIie' anu ACE h'oert mart y
'.,, ~ u, inc heau hooert Drohan, vile and =
iu 81 lloie OF res pJuTeu IN head ana lace; L
1ult III nead' arms anu SIDE; Ida II
mayer IN lace; Two mayer children, slightly p
= - ~ u.iie, IN hgal "iIi'am ar
~ u sliou'ue' am oneeA Iaeera'ed IL
'uu auI nAiy ICY inJu'ei 10 tne arms, o.
IN a NJ 80 its' lug a. necA anu o4ck p
III IA r';, 10y Imam Ma "
y, NJ p SUI 0niiu' az inJlieu snshty Mrs. u
- = -. C nm "a ne4 AM 81
ns ~, 'NI d Oa'''', Heai 41I NECK Sc al
u.s. 'Is'y pI.l~s' ,et saouiier James al
~ ny ln'eT many hrs SULLIVAN ana ca