The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-31
THE VERMONT RAILROAD WAR
Col. Foster Beaten at His DIVA Game
Track Torn up and His Train Block

Col. Foster Beaten at His DIVA Game
Track Torn up and His Train Block
AIDED.
NEWPORT Vt Oct 3O-The tables are turn
ed and the Passumpsic road has full possession
OF the South Eastern road to Ricbford, with
Col. Fosters morning train blocked between
Mansoovlle, 2. @ and East Rchford. Ever
since Foster made his grand coup, the Passump-
sic officials have been on the lookout for a
chance to retrieve their fortunes, and they have
accomplished the task. Last MI ht garg of
men was started from this village in teams for
East Richford, distance of % niles, arriving
there al one o'clock this morning. At 1.30, un-
der charge of Toadmaster G. e, Aulis, accom-.
panied by high sheriff with instructions to
make arrests if any disturbances occurred, they
began to tear up the track at this point, taking
up about forty lengths, destroying a trestle
work across the Mississquoi river. They then
proceeded to the Central Vermont Railroad
junction, spiked the switch and tore up doz-
en- lengths of iron, and then proceeded from
thence to the boundary line, one mile north of
Richford, arriving at $50 a. M, aud began
tearing up the track, taking up some sixty
lengths. ALI the iron was conveyed to the en-
CINE house at Richford and stored therein, and
placed under guard During the night tele
graphic commun cation YVES cut off on the en-
lire line so no despatch could be sent eli her tc
Newport or Montreal. This was supposed to
have been done by tho party who tore up the
track. Fosters train early this morning, being
night, started to make the regular trip to Mon
trea but the danger signals warned them of
the destruction of the track and they are block
ed IN between Mansonville and East Richford
MIR. Foster was in Montreal at this time but he
Immediately left for the scene of the distuy-
bance with E A. Golf, President of the Mon
treal, Portland and Boston Railroad and the
directors of the Southeastern road aud arriv ed
at the break about p. m. After short con-
sultation they returned to Montreal. Between
the break made by Mr. Fosters train and the
boundary line to Troy and that made by the
Passnmpsic road near e. Richford are enclose ed
five cars OF the Central Vermont and the en-
CINE Albugh which has been hired to Mr.. Eos
ter by the Central road. A gang of men ac-
companied by the high sheriff to make ARE SITS
in case of riot are still at work tearing up the
track. President Raymond with other officials
visited the scene of destruction early this
morning returning at late hour this evening
and seem we'll pleased with the proceedings
thus far. No trains will be run BY the Pas
sumpsic road except mixed train from New
port to Troy
The public feeling of course is divided,
though at North TrOysgenerally in favor of the
Passnmpsice. AT Mansonville and other points
the Canadians are especially demonstrative at
Rchford. TIE citizens are greatly excited.
Foster personally has a great many friends
there, though public sentiment is against him
for the position he has taken. Business and
passenger traffic is greatly Inconvenience at
the present state of affairs and business men
are urging an adjustment between the two cor
porations. The future inntentious of both the
Passumpsic aud Southeastern officials are I'M
known, but some move will undoubtedly be
made in the next twenty -four hours