Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-11
Our 4loung fOla5
SnaS he'd Up

M window looks out on railroad track,
or rather four railroad tracks side 5y SIDE.
Cars pass at all hours of the day and
night-oue every ten minutes on au ayera-
1c. 4 day or two ago | Sat by may win
dow looking at two freight trains which
We're passing each other on TWO tracks.
near together. When one engine was OPP
po-itc the middle II the other train. some
thing happened.
Whether caused by "a misplaced switch.
or what don know. but do snow that
the engine suddenly turned from bis straight
course and irautic4.ly dashed into the other
train I heard dreadful crash, saw three
or tour ear, leap out OF their places into
the air aud fall bIc., saw two or thra e.
other cars ierkcd off the track when every
thing wa- hidden bv tremendous rush Of
escaping steam. or course, hotn t.4lu,
we're instantly stopped In tew minutes
tae steam was all out ana we could ~ee the
wreck aud the crowd, Of Idle men ami
boys vino a.wa- collect around such i
place. C niacror-. engineers. -Vlt-h-teu-
ler-. and others. ~t10iarouul. z STIMULATING
and pointing out this and that but MT a
ching was done for ana lour or moro. uur
tae ARRIVAL Of a man from somewhere.
sh0 evidently he'd head AMI AacE how
10 use it.
had often wondered how m -n cleared
away the wrecs Of smash up. aui uoE
nad splendid chance TO crafty my cuc.
o~ity.
Instantly every man went 10 work
Two engines and Two gangs ot w9rS'nea
arrived suddenly, and they Went to wors
The two euunes. one each SIDE st III,
wreck oh the same track. first drew oa ii,
uuiujureI cars OF both trains leaving
nothing but the ruin, which DOW shove
Itself plainly.
The smoke stack ,a.i on the ground, an,
the whole front Of the engine was uai|s
smashed and half buried under the remain.
of tw0 or three cars loaded with ralroa,
IRON and lumber
04e freight car was thrown half oh III,
track one Set OF wheels gone, and re-tiu.
On the ground. Another was lifted hi.t
M in the air and he'd there ay -ame o
TUG broken cars.
One gang of men went to Work q rails.
ana ~trItgAteu The freight car taat had o-
it, wheels.
FIRST they pried IL up by means 90
plans aud tine weight Oh q dozen met
hanging on the end OF il, til| they got scy
era p.auas under and had raised i per
hap, ty1 feet. Tleu they pat under cae.
corner what looked 30 me, ia ms window
Ike light IRON posts. 1 soon saw however
that they were more useful than posts
they were screws
When they were safely under q ua'
stood at eaen SIDE and worked the screw
up 6y mean, OF an IRON ROD ne held. Ihu
The car rose gradually and evenly u' hl5l
enough to allow new pair OF trucks o
"heeis TO be run under. Inc trucks mean
while arrived from town, were duly roiie'
under, and the screws let down uI' the ca
settled 70 lts place and the engine cam
uP ana are" IL on
+ rs Tor the car that was nc'd IN thc ar
the engine on that SIDE SIMPLY Ore" IL back
when y leli ihto rs place.
lneu an inc energies were concentrate
on lac huge p'ie OF ruoo'sn on 'ne eus'h ne
An immense caoie was brought ana hasten
ed around one set oil wheels PercnoI a.
tride ol inc engine ne olhef euu q %
cable was fastener 10 1ne nearest eng NJ
ana 'neh me c'UniSy -iooNlh9 monster u'e'
. Iy' Oat surely oacAeu OUT oF'u9'n9 uo"'
with IN crash ,l, inc aspiring trucNs'
Iney dldn laII on on 70 the lracA' lor IN
caoIe ran over pu'ey 'n4t was 11sJehe
10 " 9'1NC Oll O"' gu ~ '"C W.,
were pulIed OH one sac mo Tue ditc'
winch ran along Oy the track. oct ai'e
se1 OF trucks were remover 'ols' liio q,