Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-04
Railroad Accident.
Two Men killed and Several wo"n.

The Rutland Herald of Monday has
the following; An accident attended
with fearful consequences occurred to
the night express train over the Rutland
IL Washington division of the Rensse'
laer IL Saratoga Railroad, due in Rut'
land at lao A. M, Sunday morning. II
appears that the surface water had I'M
dermined the track at point about one
and half miles south of Shushan sta
ton, and when the train reached this
point, between eleven aud twelve o'clock,
the track appeared to be all right, but
as soon as the locomotive struck the
treacherous spot, the track and ties sunk,
precipitating the locomotive, baggage
car, passenger and sleeping coach off the
track and down the embankment. The
locomotive went down the embankment
on the right hand side, about forty feet
high, turning completely over.
On the locomotive was Henry Conner,
the engineer, Patrick Monahan. the fire.
man, Mr.. Ryan, an engineer, and Fred.
Downs, conductor. Downs and Mon
ahan were instantly killed. Henry Con-
ner had two or three ribs broken, and
was considerably bruised up. 1t is now
thought that there is no doubt about his
recovery. Engineer Ryan was not bad
ly hurt.
The baggage car, passenger and sleep
ing coach went off on the opposite side
of the embankment from the locomo-
tive, which ON this side was but few
feet high. The cars were badly wrecked,
not whole seat being left in the passen-
ger car, it is said. Conductor d. G.
Pierce (who was temporarily running
the train in place of Conductor Wether-
ley), was in the baggage car with the
baggage master and several others. They
were all more or less cut and bruised,
Mr.. Pierce being struck in the back by
flying piece of baggage, and somewhat
bruised up, but it is thought nothing but
what he will recover from. The baggage
car took fire, and the through mails for
northern points were about half burned
up, catching, probably, from the stove.
The passengers in the two rear cars were
all shaken up badly, hardly any escap-
ing without some scratch or bruise.
The wounded number IS, and it is
thought all will recover.
When Conductor Downs was found he
was lying in the water and mud, under
the casing of the dome of the locomo-
tive, and it was necessary to dig some lit
tie time before his body could be got
out. Monahan was out oiling valves
when the accident occurred.
| Dispatches were sent to Rutland and
Salem for help, wreck train being sent
from Salem, and a train with Superin
tendent Wilson on board leaving Rut
land at A o'clock A. NJ. Surgeons were
sent to the scene of the disaster from Sa'
lem, Shushan and Cambridge.
The bodies of Downs and Monahan
were brought to Salem Sunday forenoon
Downs lived in Salem, and leaves wife
Monahan lived on Elm street, Rutland
snd leaves wife and two children. Both
these men were old employees of the rail.
road company, and were very much re-
spected by their associates and the off
GERS of the railroad company. Grea'
sympathy is expressed for the afflicted
families.
Engineer Conner lives in Rutland, bu
is not in condition to be moved home
and was left at Salem with brother-ir
law.