The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-09
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Cars Off Above Cuttingsvillo- TX Peo-
pie Iniurod-No ono Killed-Another Mar
velous Escape.

Two Cars OF Above Cuttingsvillo- six Peo-
pie Iniurod-No ono Killed-Another Mar
velous Escape,
The Boston mail train, due here at two
o'clock Monday, went off the track be-
tween CuItingsyillo and East Wallingford,
about a mile beg ond the high bridge. Two
cars were overturned and six persons were
somewhat injured, none very seriously.
Word was brought 20 Rutland about half
past two, AMI n train Immediately prepared
to 20 To the spot, with Dro. Goldsmith,
Pond and Alien. The news that there was
an accident and several people injured got
abroad and created great excitement. The
depot was soon crowded bat no particulars
coull he learned. The doctors were wait
Ing for the train, but knew nothing of the
nnmber injured, and the affair was believ-
ed to b. much more serious than it after
ward provel.
The train left q few minutes after three,
bearing Superintendent Burdett, Roadmss-
ter Homer, the physicians, and a number
of railroad and newspaper men and others.
In half an hour the wreck was reached.
The engine and baggage car were on the
rails, the smoking car was lying on its side
cast Of the track, and the passenger car
was turned bottom side up, lying on the
roof about fifteen feet down the embank-
mcnt, tic bottom of the car Icing level
with the road bed. The passengers were
at once transferred to the passenger train
and brought back to Rutland.
TIE WOUNDED.
Those injured were Mr.. Nichols and
his son, twelve years old Il. a. Brown,
Wostield, Mass; Edward Grossly, Brattle-
boro j. w. Snow, mail agent, Of Somer-
vile, Massachusetts; Miss julia Conant,
daughter Of John a. Conant of Brandon.
The son of Mr.. Nichols is probably the
worst injured. AS the car turned over he
fell, striking biz nose against the point OF a
brace in the room, eating it badly the side
of his face aud his mouth were ais) cut,
and it was thought his leg might b. broken.
MIR. Nichols Lead vas cut. Both la1 been
carried 10 L ST Wallingfcrd before the mr.
rival of the Rutland train, and i: was i'm
possible to learn accurately the extent Of
their i~rjlIjcs. DIS. Pond and Goldsmith
wera sent to their assistance. Mr.. Nichols
is the agclt for a paten. soap and had been
stoppitg at Ludlow for somo time, selling
territory ia that n%eighborhood.
J. w. Snow, route agent, was injured in
the back aud probably internally. lie was
thrown upon his blck onto the stove in his
department, then thrown against the side
Of the room, the stove breaking loose and
falling on top of him. y drawer also fell
striking his forehead and stunning him.
He managed to cxticate himself and get
out of the car without help. he showed a
good deal of pluck and made light of his
injuries.
Edward Crosby OF Brattleb1ro was sit-
ting IN the last scat in the car with Col.
RedGc,d Proctor. When the Car turned
over he struck on his back on the roof.
Something, probably wood from the box,
struck his forehead, bruisiug him consider
ably. He got up and thought he was no.
hurt. There was o grand rush of ladies for
the door. He cid what he could to quiet
them ami helped some of the lsdie5 out.
He didn't feel his il iu;ics till he had left
the car and reached the railroad track
when, rs he expressed it, he "began to
give gu, and had been giving out ever
=insc.'
K. y. Brown was sitting on the left side
Of the ctr. He was thrown onto his head,
his anc,e was sprain") in some way and
his hand cut. He sad he saw very little
disorder heard but two persons scream.
One was Charley Plaisted calling me, and
the other Wa lady. Many Of the pascen-
gers climbed out through a window. | got
my bag and started for the window, there
were several ladies ahead of me | helped
them through and then climbed out my
s-lf, before | knew that my ankle was hurt.
Miss JUN y, Conant was thrown down
and before she could get up, a number of
passengers rushed over her for the door.
She was not otherwise irjured.
There we're between thirty and thirty
five passengers in the car, eight being la
dies aad no one elsc was particularly in
jared. CO... Redfe'd Proctor occupied the
back seat OF he car with MIR. Crosby and
had his hand slightly cut breaking out the
glass Of the widow through which he
ma lie his exit. lie was the first to leave
the car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gary of Rutland
escaped without injury. john Cain &C.
cupied the seat opposite Messrs. Proctor
and Crosby. The wood from the wood
box smashed his hat down over his eyes
pretty firmly and scratched his face some
what. Charles b, Plaisted, agen. for
Amory's cigar store, was badly shaken up
and his back bruised somewhat. Mrs. c..
II. Samson of Boston was somewhat in
iured.
Conductor L. NJ. Foes was in the smok-
ing car. There we're ten passengers in the
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