The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-11
Casualties ia Rutland, I,7a---is,s

FIFTH PAPER.
1868, November S-Anna Lyncl,siagcd
nine years. daughter of John Lynch. burn
cd to death.
1864, January % Thomas Mcaghcr. at
work in the marble quarry of Shcldons Il
Slason, West Rutland, twas employed in
grinding drills, and having finished one,
sat down, and, falling from his scat, en-
PRED almost instantly"
1864, February 1S-Joseph Fernald, of
Rutland, an engineer on the Rutland &
Washington railroad was instantly killed
near Pawlet. The accident was caused by
a broken rail. which threw the locomotive
and passenger car entirely from the track,
completely wrecking the engine and
smashing the car.
1864, February % jah L, Reed, the
fireman of the locomotive last mentioned,
died to-day from the effects of the accident
The conductor, A. II. Pinney, and the ex-
press messenger, and others who were at
the same time time seriously injured re-
covered
1864, September 10-,Jamcs Grady killed
by the cars, as it was supposed, near Cen
tire Rutland. There were some circum-
stances connected with the case which led
to the suspicion that there might have been
foul play, and the body placed on the
track to cover up the commission of u
crime. Some of these circumstances led
to the arrest of an individual, and most
searching examination followed, but moth
ing was developed sufficient to raise Il
reasonable doubt that his death was solely
the result of an accident
1864, September 13-John Horkney, an
employe of the Rutland & Burlington rail-
road company, was instantly killed by be-
ing run over by hand car. He was turn
ing the crank-by which the motive power
was impaired his sleeve became en-
tangled Herewith, he thrown forward and
run over.
1864, November S-Martn Madden
jumped from the express train at Suther-
land Falls and was fatally injured. We
uniformed whether it was the result of an
accident or of design.
1864, November 10--Joseph Savage a
Canadian, while thopping wood near the
town line between Rutland and Mendon,
was hit upon the head by falling tree, or
broken limb, and so injured that he died
the next day. 1t is probable that this
event may have occurred in Mendon, but in
order to preserve a record thereof, and as
it occurred, if not in Rutland so near our
town line as to leave its exact locality q
matter of doubt, we have mentioned it
here.
1864, Nov. 24-Orin Todd, of Rutland,
engineer on the Rutland & Burlington road,
was instantly killed between Pittsford and
Brandon u few minutes after two o'clock
in the morning. He was running the night
express train north, the locomotive, on ac-
count of a broken rail, running from the
track some three or four rods, and striking
with the full impetus of its speed against a
ledge of rocks to the east of the track. Mr..
Todd was found under the cab. with no
bruises on his body, but with his skull
fractured and one arm broken. His death
was, probably, instantaneous The fire
man was severely injured, but subsequently
recovered, and although the train was filled
with passengers not one was injured in the
slightest degree.
1865, February I. 49, James Hincklcy,
aged some eight years, while attempting to
cross the track in front passing locomo.
tive, at the freight street crossing, was run
over and instantly killed.
1865, March 2l.-Michael Gleason. a
switchman in the yard of the Rutland &
Burlington railroad company, at this place,
was run over by locomotive, and so scri
ously injured that he died in about fifteen
minutes thereafter. He had been engaged
in Stacking cars and, having finished, il
stepping back, caught his foot in such Q
manner that he was unable to eXtricate it,
was hit by the locomotive, thrown down
and run over.
1865, May 10. - James McCaulcy, aged
fifty years, was run over and killed by tho
cars, in West Rutland.
1865, June 27.--John Foster, aged sixty
years, was instantly killed, as it is concisely
and graphically expressed in the record Of
the day 'by fall in the quarres,
1865, July 2.-Abner Niles, a returned
soldier from the 9Th Vermont Volunteers,
returning to his home in Bakersfield
remainder of the regiment being conveyed
by the same train-''persisted in riding OF
the top of passenger car" In passing
through bridge, between Sutherland FALL
and Pittsford, he was struck, by the toI
or covering of the bridge, on the back o.
the head and thrown from the car into thu
river his body was not recovered until TIN
next day. He had served four years in TIN
army and, although in the thickest of thu
fray, had come out unscathed only to NEE
death in his native state, as the result o.
his own carelcssness and recklessness.
1855, August 4.-Francis M. Council
John Harvey, Michael Welch and JOIN
O'Heron, all residents of Rutland, with thu
possible exception of Harvey, engaged il
loading gravel train on tho Rutland ant