Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-06


.rightiul accident occurred Co q stock
train. near Springfield. sunday morning
The train had been broken 90 switch oh
some ears leaving the conductor and one
brakeman o. contro. the main portion of the
train. The engine ran down the grade Ike
the wind. stopped just below the station
and had backed one oi the two cars upon
the side track. when the balance ot the tram
came round the curve 90 t3riu. speed and
struck the ear next the engine. tossing 10
from the track and over upon it, side. The
engine reared alIit and fell ~idewl-r Tine
first cars stumbled at the PROSTATE l1c0m1-
1--WE. then iumpei over DO. falling hldlong
beyond. the rr~t came m standing straight
up an instant as they struck. and then leap
in- upward. piled one upon another, with
awful crashe- of wuod and ir1n.-uutil III
cars filled with cattle. the engine and the
tender. formed pile 20 feet high hy % few
rods long. The top of the steam escape was
knocked uti and the rush Of escaping steam.
mingled with the groau- and Believing of
the cattle aroused the villagers Who hur
ried o. the place SeveuN-three cattle We're
killed.
Many a- soon a- set free. hULhei off, bat
Others. too severely injured for this. were
obliged t8 suffer unit. some humane human
hand pat an end to their lives. The cars
were reduced almost To- kindIug~. and look
el a- little ike the remains of eleven cars a-
could be imagined
When the wreck was cleared up little. "a
steer wa, found uuiniurri in one ot the cars
at the center of the heap. hut nothing could
make him leave it. Finally the effort was
gnufilinr. picked path to terra frma. but
no sooner had IN, feet rested upon the earth
thah ne rushed nj lhe utaIt>t IaH- 'l VOTE
men. There was sudden uplifting % pick
axe. and ~hoyrl~ tncn a hg~tier scrabble for
S. f.,l,,i IN. ,,., ,,,- f,+ and
III
cuuldn run NE tFltA. Nul luf OK tu'H-ul
of his kindred -lluuhtrrrl hN man. and
.r,;t,aI am fL. man overlook him and rheu
h.: . ..,f,. t.
5IoNH 10 @"H"DHiH man" iiiiii'' 1''"i ~
cl the man INTO brook near hA. lie thrn
scattered a Lrly of uirl~ cha -rl a man into
n,;i...,l ....;.7 l..i..I c.- lin, .,..,,,.}
the hulldlng lew minutes. anu iutN SCI
of for the hills
~ l ,.:fr f f. -f- pao Do. ola.
IA, "a, "a
smash httutI tu' 'Idh'lIiu 'ii"t "d-
left on the train could hold 33 cars. and
didn't tr, or whether the Wet -lipuerN
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.ton belore switcbinr.
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Nit taii'u 10 btilN ur il"-l,ttLt t' ',lN' '"'
af,te-mOrtem statement OF W llllam H. Lee,
o Ia.ent-anueorinfr younu man nearly
-. ll -,,.7 g.. IL I.,, ;, M
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port, t., who had been very dangerously
SIN hbed in the lower mart Of the abdomen
GoE .i1,N I,4,.,, S.+,irIa,- ,,i.rbt while in
NlT'I >i'ej i''' Vi 1"iN'F - "'' "'i''' ''
"a "
Seventh ward outlaws, known as the "Rut-
,rers Cluh " a., who had been drinking
to excess, lives at 2i3 Cherry street. and ON
saturday night had 72me tfonDe win .. Johh
f~it was then @1ipa .n acToss the
49, -. a,,5 H., III
IL, ,b. ,,,,,nort he r.s.baI ,b,. -.ena ,t
-a;. Pa.;J,l tLn .t,L in tbe ,tla,o.,
li "',-l' - 80, .L. i.c I'll a,,J mn,