Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-02
G. G. BENEDICT, Editor.

A BRACE OF RAILWAY AccIDENTs.-Iues-
day. May 23l, mixed train OF SIX freight
and passenger and saloon cars, going west
on the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad
was run into by couple CT cars loaded
with gravel, that had been left five miles
behind for road repairs. There were iour
workmen on the latter train. They wished
to dump the gravel mile farther down
than the point where they were lett, and
the grade being descending, commenced
dropping down, eneountering on the way
push car. which some boys had placed upon
the track ard were unable to remove IN
season to prevent collision. The push car
was smashed and thrown off. AT the same
time the brakes on the two gravel cars were
broken and rendered useless. The cars
rushed down the heavy grade for five miles,
constantly accelerating their speed, with
the four men lying face down on the gravel
Near the Marshteld gravel pit they over
took the mixed train, telescoped and smash
ed up the saloon car. throwing 1t of the
track into a ditch. and partially throwing
of the passenger car, breaking platform
windows. etc. There was only boy in the
ears. Conductor c. II. Ferrin was on top OF
a freight car, and was thrown from 1t to
another. stunning. but not seriously injur-
Ing him. I. f. Reed. brakeman, stood
between the saloon and passenger cars, and
escaped, with torn clothes and serious, but
not fatal. bruises and scratches The iJar
men on the gravel train escaped miraculous
". their l..5s white IS a sheet, but unin-
jured.
Tuesda Nay 23l, aireight train, south
ward bound over the Central Vermont road,
broke the coupling ana separated near Ran
d,lph. The detached rear portion Of the
train ran into the forward ears, doing con-
siderable damage to cars and property
Flsu CrrrrRE.-Nr Charles Z. Stark, of
Dunbarton. and Mr.. Holmes, Of Wlnches-
ter. Mas, are placing 30, 600 young salmon
in the head waters Of the Pemmigewasset
river. at Woodstock, N. H. Ii is the first in
stalment Of 300. coo which are TO be placed
in the river. The fish are furnished by Fish
Commissioner Bracket, of Massachusetts,
and the expense Is borne by thst State.
Full UorsE There are now AZ inmates
at the B-4ttlebo7o Asylum. one-half Of
whom are said to be hopeles-ly insane
The TEMPERANCE Reform IN REDMOND
Henry Ballard, Ed, of this city, being IN
Richmond the other day,was importunei by
some Of the good people Of that village toad
them in starting in the grand march OF the
temperance reformation. Thursday evening.
of last week. Nj Ballard and Messrs. f. P.
Shaw and {. p. Frissell, with the president
and some twenty members of the Burlington
Reformed Mems Club as body guard went
to Richmond and held a meeting. with most
encouraging results.a goodly number OF the
citizens having turned out to meet them. Mr..
Ballard addressed the meetingat some length
and was followed by Mr. K. 5 Styles in some
remarks, while the Burlington delegation
furnished spirited and appropriate singing
ct the close Of the meeting. t0rfy-tir1s sig
natures were obtained for the IRON clad,
or reformed mems pledge, and some thirty
persons, mostly ladies, signed the general
pledge.