Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-30

and was caught between the platforms of the
two cars front and rear. He was sitting
upon the platform of the baggage car, the
other one tapping over and resting upon his
thighs. One of his hands was terribly
| bruised. He was in that position over an
hour, and yet bore his pain with the great
est fortitude, talking with the men around
hun constantly. A jackscrew was I'm lily
| procured and be was taken out and put on
/ board the Pullman car.
! One of the first men | saw when got out
| Of the car YVES young man, well dressed,
! holding up his hands, with his face appa-
rently scaided and bruised. The blood was
! dripping from his fingers. | asked him If
/ he was hurt. He said, don't know |
/ feel all on fire | looked and saw that his
clothes had been nearly stripped from his
/ back, and he was somewhat, but not serious
/ " burned. He was very anxious to know
! if bis face was disigured. told him No.
when ali ut once he threw up his hands, and
with yell ran up the track as fast as he
could. and ! saw no more Of him. \ mo-
ment after | saw a woman lying upon the
grass, her right arm fearlully crushed be-
tween the elbow and shoulder, and her face
badly scaIdcd. She must have been suffering
intense pain. asked her what | could do
for her. She replied, There are others hurt
q great deal worse than | am 90 and at
tend t. them. / can bear it She was
taken to a house near by and laid upon the
floor, with bundle OF bloody clothes io-
pillow. She would not let the doctor attend
10 her injuries until she knew thatthe others
had been seen to. There were several others
/ badly hurt in the same house. Alter the
train had been thoroughly cleared got my
wife and little girl a place TO stay, ana got
on Lynn horse car. went to Lynn and
+ al r 20
\ Mr.. Walker OF Salem says that he was
sitting in the rear car a5 the time " the
collision, on the same seat with Mrs. Cheney,
who was killed They knew the express
train was IN the rear, but did not hear tie
whstle,and the tr ash was the first intimatiJn
they had Of their danger. lie was pressed
between the side Of the car and the engine,
and escaped without injury.
\ gentleman who sand he was formerly an
engineer on the road stated that re was On
board the Pullman train aud knew chat they
were close upon the Accommodation lie tcIt
nervous ab lut It. ms dii some 81 the rest OF
tie passengers When passing Everett the
train ackencd speed, but soon attcr p0t on
a ia lead of steam, and was gong mt the
rate Ol 40 miles an hour when the collision
occurred. lie said that the whistle oi th2
train and the crash were simultaneous
The fireman on the Pullman tram said that
after passing Everett and going nj hlgh
rate OF speed he was firing up, when he sa"
the engineer suddenly reverse the engine
without shutting off the steam. lie kne"
there was something wroug,and lmmediat'ly
Jumped. escaping with only lew bruises
Inc station master and the conductor OF
the accommodation train claim that the req
signal was IL the mast head, and the ,"-
signal lanterns az tie rear 81 tuc tram, as ,
warning 70 keep JacE, anu Jhis statement d.
corroboratci by numbers ot people hvnS DC
tue vicinity. VINO say tie ligut, were plainly
pcrrcIvable hait a miic down the track. Iuc
engineer and fireman both claim, however
that the weather was 50 thick that they aouit
not see them. and they supposed the wa. w
clear. The engineer ieapcl from tAe trHf
1T the same time wIlh the fireman
Some Of tue escapes from instant death DO
tine disaster were almost miraculous ou
mau lrum Lynn. VINO had been ON - vacation
was returning nome, with a friend -it-pg OF
the same seat lis friend was Instantly
killed. while he was thrown u the tuF ui th.
engine ana held pressed against -ac ,-.in.
1i the car. He Tcmaiusd In that position
unable u move, uuJIl the sides o' ttc ca
were torn 5f. waeu be rolled down. t1e 3nly
injuries tie sustained being those Hera~f"us s
IS the FAIL
one young man who spran- from tie da9I
Oi the rear car "a second before rae crash I" "A
truck and stunned IN some manner be c1u.-
aJt explain, aud was taken QUO uunur- .rou
uul-r rac rear trucks OF the lrc3-la--1
Another, wA1 was looking ouc 81 on. =
c.c windows. was thrown Qua aeat.nns -n9r
ta, track. cruising one hand ,'i.a. ISL ,ut as
coping t-c death wuIcI wound certainly Htr.
nc-n his rort.on had te remained lu~f.s-
Among those killed VINO are more il.u.a
emily known were Rev. Dr. Ezra IS. Duuuetr