The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-03

lAsrs a4Fe sgln several sAlss u lsIszs
as5 fsrsn property or aceaaut af he death
0f owHert
-Katra UB.su Mecaags have 5eeu
hid Pr ne Eagtlsi srd Congregational
Charchrs aysry wees. slnog tie weck of
PRAYER, and lie Interest stla eout.uues.
some dogsn hopeful o0urerssens arr rr-
ported Quite q revival Interest EXISTS
a.za .a its West village
sHt.HaN.
a terrible accident occurred 90 toe
night express train over be Rutland 4
Washington division ct the Rensselaer, x
Saratoga Railroad. dae 90 Rutland at lao
3D.. sunday morning Ii appear. that
the surface water had undermined ghc
track ss point about ono and bali
miles South of Shushau stati0u, aud when
the tfalu reached this point, between
eleven and twelve O'Clock, the track sip
peared 20 BE- all right, hnt SIS soon as the
locomotive struck the treacherons spot,
tie track and ties suuk precipitatiug The
locomotive, baggage car, passenger and
sleeping coach of the track aud down The
emhaukmeni. TIE locomotive went
down the eubaukment on The right hand
side, about forty feet, turning complete
Is over. On the locomotive WAS Henry
Conner. the engineer, Patrick Monaban
the fireman. Mr. Ryan, an engineer, aud
Fred. Downs, a conductor. Downs aud
Mouahsu were instantly killed. Henry
( Conner had TWO or three ribs broken.
aud was considerably bruised up. II is
How thought there is no doubt about his
recovery. Engineer Ryan was not
badly hart. TIE baggage car, passenger
and sleeping coach went of on the OPP
posite side ofthe embankmeut to the loco
motive. which on this side was but q few
feet high. The cars were badly wrecked
hot s whole seat being lett in the pas
sengcr ear, it Is said. Conductor -. G.
/ Pierce twho was temporarily running the
traia ia place OF Conductor Wetherley)
was in the baggage car with the baggage
master and several Others. They were
all more or less bruised, Mr.. Pierce be-
ing struck by q flying piece OF baggage,
aud somewhat bruised, but Il is tho't
he will soon recover. The baggage car
took fire, and the through mails for
/ Northern points were about half burned
up. catching probably from the stove. --
The passengers Ia the two rear cars were
all shaken up badly hardly any escaping
without some scratch or bruise. The iol-
lowing is the list Of those materially in
iured among the passengers:
! Dr. : :. Fitch New York, badly
bruised but not thought dangerous.
j. Houston, 81. Adams, Vt, head cut
badly.
John Jordou, Saratoga, \. y, head
cut and otherwise cut badly.
VI. Fairchild, Salem, n. Y, hurt on leg
aud cuts around head.
l.. Halves, Poulmey. cut and bruises
on the head.
Frank Brown, (residence not given,
bruised and cut on the head.
Philip Lefebre, (residence not given)
scalp wound and bad foot.
Miss \. NJ, Cushman, Middlebury,
hurt in the hips.
G. ID. German, Lafayette, Ind, injur-
ed on the leg and breast.
Charles o, Miner, Burlington, some
severe bruises and scratches.
SUNDERLAND.
The rain on Saturday caught cold and
spliced the sleighing with ten inches of
snow which insures six weeks OF sleigh
ing in March as was predicted.
On Saturday last, +. II. Graves lost
two ducks, shot in the river near his barn
by sportsmen who mistook them for wild
ones They made liberal compensation
for their mistake and will probably con-
fine their efforts to wild ducks in future.
AT the annual school meeting the
) following officers were elected: Il. II
Graves, Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer
l.. G.. King, Lewis Corey, 5. p
Meeker Prudential Committee; Il. j
Bowen Collector; S. Bentley, f. 6. Ba.
con aud l. w. Marble, Auditors. Voted
to raise a tax Of Is per cent. Of Grand
List,