Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-27
Fatal Accident,


er accident which resulted in the death
of conductor Lyman Powers of West
Lebanon, well known to the travelling
public between White River junction
and Brattleboro. He has for the past
few months been running the mixed
train which leaves Brattleboro at AN.
arriving at the junction at noon and re-
turning at FIVE in the evening. He ran
his train north through this place as usu
al on Saturday about half past nine, and
arrived at the junction on time and
nearly at the same time with trains from
the north over the Central and PAssump
sic roads, and after doing his usual work
there, started for his home which was
Just across the river in the village of
West Lebanon, by going across the
northern railroad bridge as was his usual
custom, it being much nearer than by
the highway bridge. He was nearly to
the west end Of The bridge when the
northern mail train drew up from the de.
pot to take ON Passumpsic car. There
are two tracks from the junction all the
way across the river and he was walking
on one of them and from the APP
preaching train, which he heard coming
as he supposed upon the same track he
was on, and he stepped across to the 9th
er track, without looking back at all,
and in front Of the engine which was
not ten feet distant at the time and no
time TO give warning before striking him.
He was thrown under the wheels which
passed oyer both limbs near the body al
most entirely severing them, and leaving
him terribly mangled form. He was
tenderly cared for 81 carried to his
home, but hardly to eat the dinner
which was there awaiting him prepared
/ by a loving wife who was in such a ter
rible manner disappointed at his coming.
He was fully conscious to the last and
and knew there was no hope for him.
/ He wished to see his wife and children
(two little boys, the oldest not yet FIVE
years old, alone short time before he
died, and babe them an sfectionate fare
we'll He died about four o'clock of the
same day, surrounded by his family and
few sympathizipg friends. He was 46
years of age and had been in the employ
of the Central road about 90 years, a
large part of the time as through bag
gage master between St. Adams and Bos
ton, and began running train on this
division of the road in the spring CT
1871. He was buried Monday at North
field, VT, where he formerly resided for
many years, and the road kindly fur
nished an extra car for the use of the
mourners, which was heavily draped in
mourning and attached to the express
train, the engine of which was also drap-
ed, and large number of railroad Of
ficials came to the Junction and accom-
panied the mourners to the place of bur
ial, making quite heavy train. Among
the number we noticed Supts. Stone, Ar.
mold and Fletcher, S. w. Cummings OF
the general passenger office and many
others, among them ten or twelve pas
senger conductors, eight of whom served
as pail bearers In fact nearly every
railroad man who could be spared from
his position on all the divisions of the
road attended the funeral which was
held in the Universalist church at North
field, and followed their comrade to his
grave each wearing Grape upon the left
arm. A special train brought the af-
ficted wife and friends back to the
junction arriving about nine o'clock.
: Much sympathy is felt for this suddenly
bereaved family. Mr.. Powers was a
, man very devoted to the happiness OF
his family and faithful to the interests
of his employers as far as he knew them,
g very careful man in the government
of his train and he will be much missed
BY all with whom his duties brought him
in contact.
, SAxToNs RIvER.-On Tuesday eve
ming of last week special school meetings