The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-23

ACCIDENT ON THE HARLEM EXTENSION
RA1LRoAp-ONE MAN KILLEp-SEvrRAL
Persons lNjuRfD.-Wc condonse from
abe Rutland Herald an account of an &C.
cideut which occurred on the Harlem Ex-
tension railroad, Thursday, by which one
man, the brakeman, was instantly killed
and several passengers more or less severe
ly injured.
The mixed train, over the Harlem Tx
tension railroad, due there at HAS a. M,
Thursday, was composed Of baggage
and one passenger car, drawn by the To-
comotive Lebanon" with Charles Bate
man, Of Rutland, engineer, with j. j.
Paris, also of that place, as conductor.
When about two miles south of the South
Wallingford station, one of the journals
of a wheel to the tender broke, throwing
the tender, baggage and passenger car from
the track.
The engineer whistled down brakes,
and as Peter Gallager, stepped from the
car to answer the signal, and arrived at
the brake, the wheels of the passenger car
dropped into cattle guard and went over,
throwing him off and under the car as it
rolled over. Gallager was instantly kill
ed. He was a resident of Rutland un.
married, and about twcnty.one years of
age.
The following are the names of the pass
engers injured, 30 far as can be ascertain
ed; William A. Staples Of Claremont,
n. H., an engineer on the Vermont Cen
trail Railroad, head cut; Miss Staples, his
daughter, side bruised; Mr.. Douglas and
son, of Peru, n. y, the formers arm was
badly bruised and his son slightly cut Cd
the head. Two daughters of William
H. Dunton Of Rutland, one with cut on
the head, and the other with sprained
foot.
An elderly lady, residing in Burling-
ton, name not ascertained, was badly in
jured in the back.
Not auy of the above are considered
seriously hurt, but all are more or less
bruised from going over with the car,
which made one or two complete rcvol-
utions, before it came to a stand still. 1t
is possible that there may have been other
persons slightly Injured, but if so, they
have not been reported, and it has been
impossible to ascertain their names.
DEFERRED ITEMs.-The following Of
icers were elected by The Farmers e.
Mechanics Club, Brandon, at their An
nual meeting held Jan. 9th 1872. DR..
Z. i. Case, President Hon. Ezra June,
Vice. President G. D. Pitts, Secretary !;
j. +. Mcclellan, Asst. and Cor. Secretary;
c. NJ. Winslow, Treasurer s. B. June,
Librarian s. b. June, II. V. Marsh, L.
June, Library Com; j. F. Mcclellan,
Reporter for Rutland independent f.
NJ. Pierce, Reporter for Rutland Herald;
Gen. A. S. Cook, Reporter for Rutland
Courier. The Club is in highly pros
porous condition. Its meetings every
Friday evening" are very interesting and
largely attended. Their Library is to be
replenished. Friday eve. the 18th inst,
the question before the club was, wheat
Culture in Vermont. At their next
meeting Jan. 18th the discussion will be
continued on the question, as our Coun.
try in danger from Railroad monoplies.
The discussions of this question was COM
menced the Doth of Dec last and was
very spirited,
The St. Adams Messenger publishes a
lengthy article on the growth of St.
Adams, which shows an unparalleled pro-
gress, and that houses enough have been
built during the last year, to constitute a
large village The population of St.
Adams is probably not less than 5000
St. Adams shows evidence Of becoming
one of the largest town in the State, if
not the largest. The people of that viii
lage take an interest in and avail them
selves of every opportunity that offers to
build up their town, by way of manufac-
lures. They take hold Of everything of
this kind with a will and unitedly. Such
town deserves success and will secure
it, because they pay some attention to
the public interests and upbuilding of the
business Of the community, aud do not
devote their entire time to their own
personal, selfish interests caring nothing
for their town