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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Death of Brigham Young.

Brigham Young died at Salt Lake
City on Wednesday, Aug. 29th, at the
age of 76. He was born in Whiting
ham, Vt, June |, 1901, the son of
farmer. His education was very limit
ed, and he learned the trade of a paint
er and glazier. He was member of a
Baptist church, and is said to have
preached occasionally. Joining the
Mormons in 1882, becoming immedi-
ately an elder and apostle, he succeeded
Joe Smith as elder in 1874 After the
revocation of the charter of Nauvoo,
ILL.,, and the cannOnading of the city,
Young and his followers marched west
ward and founded Salt Lake City in
1847. He was the absolute ruler of the
Church of Latter Day Saints, and was
at heart rebel against the authority of
the United States. In 1849 he organ
lied the state of Deseret and applied for
admission to the Union. Congress re-
fused the application, but in 1850 or
ganized the territory of Utah, and
Young was made Governor for four
years. The orthodox Mormons hold
that it is still the state of Deseret, ruled
by the church, and to great extent
this has been practically true. In 1854,
on the appointment of new Governor,
Young began to defy the authority of
the government. In 1857 President
Buchanan sent out Gov. Alfred Cum
ming and military force of 1000 men,
under Albert Sidney Johnson. The
breastworks still exist on the cliffs of
Echo Canyon, which the Mormon II oops
threw up to oppose them. But the
MermOns backed down. In 1852 Young
announced polygamy as the Celestial
law of marriage" declaring that it had
been revealed TO Joe Smith in 1913,
which the widow and her four sons pro-
nOunced a fraud. Young has had sew
enteen or eighteen wives and fifty or
sixty children by them, besides whom
he has several dozen spiritual wives"
1t has always been alleged that Young
had taken to himself great wealth, but
that is not certain, though he raised a
great revenue and despotically control
led it. 1t is possible and to be hoped
that the differences of opinion known
to exist in the church may be seriously
manifested now, but it is not to be over
looked that there is powerful bond of
union aside from Young's personal in
fiuence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Judicial Farce.

Millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed, lives sacrificed, our govern
mental authority defied, and the insti-
gators of the great strike almost abso-
lutely scot-free from punishment. If
ever gigantic farce was allowed long
run, it is "retributive justice" in this
country. It's down right, open,
shame-compelling fact, that the whole
number of these lawless devils, brought
to justice, or any show of it, will not
exceed dozen, and so far as fear of
any painful consequences are concerned,
every man of them stands ready to re-
peat his deviltry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Programme of Fair.

FIRST Day, Tuesday, September Is.
$50 A. NJ. Cavalcade of all oxen in two
teams, and all oxen and steers will
pass around the grounds inside the
inner railing of the track, where they
will remain until 1920, when they
will be examined by the awarding
committee.
RECESS FROM IL A. NJ. ToIP.M.
lP. NJ. The awarding committees of
third and fourth class cattle, of sheep.
swine and poultry, will attend ex-
aminatiOns in their several depart-
ments.
2 P. NJ. Trial of all draft oxen and
steers. A. r. Hovey, chairman, will
have full charge of arrangements of
the trial.
3 P. NJ. Brood mares with foal imme-
diately followed 10y the one, two and
three years olds, will be brought to
the judges sta d for the inspection of
the awarding committee.
Second Day, Wednesday, September 10.
A. NJ. Examination of draft horses.
$50 A. NJ. Examination in front of
judges stand, of stations three wears
old and under.
1000 A. NJ. Examination of stations,
four years old and upward.
1880 A. NJ. Examination of geldings
and mares.
Ii A. NJ. Examination of matched geld
lngs and mares.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Fatal Carelessness.

Wednesday evening, as the Lowell
train carrying the eXcursiOnists by the
steamer Plymouth Rock was running
down Pennsylvania pier at Salem, it
struck group of five persons, killing
two and injuring two others seriously,
and one fatally. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Swazey, residing at Salem, were in
stantly killed, their bodies being terri
bly, mangled. Wilbur F. Swazey, their
son, aged IL, had his shoulder dislocat-
ed, and died next morning. Miss Rachel
Clifford, a sister of Mrs. Swazey, about
so years old, living on Mason street,
North Salem, had both collar bones and
her ribs on both sides broken. She
died about midnight. Another victim
was man belonging at Lowell the ex-
tent OF whose injuries could not be as
certained. The accident is attributed
to the carelessness of the engineer of
the train in running it down upon the
crowded pier with no headlight or Ian
tern to give warning. Several ladies in
their fright jumped overheard, but all
are believed to have been rescued.
We mentioned last week the death of
Richard Baldwin of Coaticooke, who
was killed in the station at Sherbrooke
Monday evening, while watching the
approach of the Grand Trunk train,
which he was to take to go to his home
He was hit by the Passumpsic train
which was backing out of the station
The corOner's jury made the following
return:
''We do by these presents censure
the said Passumpsic and Massawippi
Railway Company fol. not using proper
care in seeing that the track was clear
before backing said train, and not hav-
ing person on the platform of the rear
car; and they recommend that in all in
stances when cars or a train are backed
there should be person on the rear
end of the last car, and that more care
should be used in moving cars in the
depot yard"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
The Brandon Scales.

1t seems to be settled that the Bran
don scale works will go to Rutland, the
Brandon people being unable to raise
only about one-third of the sum neces-
sary to secure the retention of the works
the following as Hon. N. T. Sprague's
statement of the condition of the Howe
Scale Company, made to the town
meeting:
He (Sprague) bought them the 9th
day of May, 1869; then took in Gov.
Page; then they bought out the Samp-
son scale company; then they put in
more capital and watered the Sampson
stock some and got their capital stock
up to $250,000; $4,000 of this has been
retired, leaving the capital stock at
S240,0 now, of which Gov. Page con-
trolls 1928, 500; he would sell this for
the small sum of $97 ,l25. Mr.. Sprague
would take Onehalf of this stock if
the people would take the other half,
and they had until Wednesday morning
to take it. Mr.. Sprague said the in
debtedness of the concern was $1,000
The News says that Mr.. Sprague was
questioned as to what assets the COM
pany had to offset its Indebtedness, but
did not answer the inquiry; and it
attributes the failure to raise the $50
900 necessary to keep the scale works
in Brandon, to the fact that the citizens
were not sufficiently informed as to the
financial condition of the company. The
News says:
The papers are signed transferring
Mr.. Sprague's stock in the Howe Scale
Company, to Gov. Page, and that Mr..
Sprague will put in other business as
soon as the scale works go out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
A Long Chapter of Horrors.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED.

A train of cars ran from the track OF
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad into the east branch of the
-Four Miles creek, seven miles from DeS
Moines, Ia, Wednesday morning about
4 o'clock, and 20 persons were killed
and many were wounded. All the train
but the sleeping car went down into the
stream. Barnum's show car went down
among the rest, and 1t is said that all OF
the IL occupants but one were killed.
The accident was caused by the wash
ing out of bridge.
The stream which formed the grave
for so many unfortunate travellers is
small, and was never before known to
be as high as it was made by the I'M
precedented rainfall of Wednesday
morning. The bridge is approached
from the east round a curve and down
grade. 1t is thought the rails were left
standing after the bridge went out, and
the engineer, who had slackened his
speed till he came in sight of the bridge,
supposing that all was right, dashed
upon it. The channel of the stream
was forty or fifty feet wide and the
banks about twenty feet high. The To-
connective landed at the foot of the west
ern side and half buried itself in the
earth. Barnum's Car was next to the
engine. 1t dropped into the channel,
and the baggage and mail cars followed.
They passed directly over it, MASKING
it to pieces, but going to the bottom, a
bar of iron running clear through it. A
man in that car escaped alive. Even
the lamps were not put out. The first
passenger car pitched head down into
the channel, where the water was fif-
teen feet deep. The next car was
plunged under this, telescoping with it
and the next telescoped half through
both of the two preceding. The sleep
ing car din not go into wreck. It's oc-
cupants were Jared, but none of them
seriously hurt. Most of the killed were
in the car in front of the sleeper
The scene at the time of the accident
is described as terrific. Rain was fall
ing in torrents, accompanied by wind,
lightning and violent thunder. The
crash put out the lights, and the scene
of terror ensuing may well be imagined,
Men who were not injured and could
get out went to work at once to rescue
the living and wounded. They had to
go mile to a farm house to get axes to
chop them out. But they worked he
roically, and by daylight had most OF
the wounded rescued. There were
many pitiful scenes and tender incl
dents. One mother was killed while
sitting between two children, who es-
capped unhurt. A little girl who had
lain the water for four hours with a
heavy man lying dead beneath her
was discovered to he breathing and was
rescued and restored and shows no signs
of injury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
The Horrible.

We have more than the usual amount
of the horrible to record this week {:
The terrible accident in Iowa, by which
20 persons were suddenly killed, and
many more wounded; the burying
alive of half a dozen people at Cincin-
natl; the burning and manning of we
don't know how many at Hale's piano
factory in New York on Monday; the
burning to death of the little boy down
at Hartland, and Mrs. Fisher at West
Lebanon, are only a part of the long
catalogue. How many hearts ache to-
night that we know not Of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Sunday Excursions.

Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer own and
run the steamer Plymouth Rock. They
left Boston for Portland last Sunday
morning, with 5000 people, most of
whom were of the worst sort of both
sexes, that can afford to go on a dollar
excursion. Having three bars in full
blast, the crowd became fighting drunk,
and the police force and crew were
barely able to keep the crowd from an
Initiating one another. Nineteen were
in irons on arrival at Portland. When
land, and never was such crew seen
in prohibition city. They remained
in the city but one hour.
The steamer was met in Boston har-
Dor on its return by two police steamers,
and boarded by officers. The men I'M
der arrest were taken before the United
States court, their misdemeanor being
committed on the high seas, as we'll as
half seas over.
Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer were prose
cuted last year in Rhode Island waters,
for this reckless disregard of life and
law. Only one conclusion is satisfac-
tory, as to prospect of shipwreck, with
such a crowd as went from Boston to
POI tland-i. e.-the whole crowd would
have saved Boston "A deal of future
trouble by going to the bottom. 1t was
the worst lot of pleasure seekers ever
known to board a steamer. Now it is
in order to see if Boston has any law
regarding this matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Caught at Last.

Investigation into the New York Gus
tom House, is really assuming a bust
ness-like aspect. A systematic course
of bribery has been discovered. where
by one passengers goods would pass
free, another moderately OUer-charged,
and the others, for lack of ''scaling
funds" would be obliged to pay double
fees, with no hope of redress.
1t may be that civil service will be
yet inaugurated in this country, that
will not disgrace the nation. If so, its a
long way off yet, in departments where
money is handled by Office holders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
RECESS TO Lao PM

1:30 P. NJ. Address will be delivered IN
front of the grand stand by Hon. Geo
F. Edmunds, of Burlington.
2:30 P. NJ. Trotting. County purses
class 1, open to all horses owneG
within tine county. $40 to first SIS
to second, and so to third. Class .
for all horses owned within the countr
that have never trotted for moneT
SIS to first, so to second, and 81. h.
third. 10 per cent. entrance fees i,
both classes.
Committee on County Purses-Geo
l. Higgins, A. S. Livingston, VIM. F
Peck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Great Fire in New York.
MANY PERSONS BURNED OR DASHED TO
PIECES.

MANY PERSONS BURNED OR DASHED TO
PIECES.
j. p. Hale's piano factory, No. 523
West 35th street, New York, was burn
ed Monday with about all the buildings
bounded by 35th and Both streets, and
10th and llth avenues, and a number
of lives were lost, but how many can
not yet be certainly told. Several
bodies are probably still in the ruins of
the piano shop. When the fire broke
out in the factory, the employees were
all at work, and the building being
eight stories high, the escape of many
was cut Oft, and they were suffocated in
their way down, or leaped from the
windows, dashiDg themselves to pieces
on the pavements below. The water
supply gave out soon after the firemen
arrived, and so they had no means of
checking the flames. The fire was,
however, got under control before noon,
having broken out ut 9.45.
The fire originated in the sound-board
drying room on the third floor. Nicho-
las Monk, a varnish rubber, was heat
ing some varnish over Il stove, and
while his back was turned it got ablaze,
and the flames spread like flash. He
fled at once for his lite, giving the alarm
as he ran, but the windows being open
the flames swept through the building,
finding fresh fuel at every step. IL is
supposed that about 200 men were en-
plOyed in the building at the time On
the seventh floor were %, on the fourth
floor 81, and on the 5th, 9th and other
floors about $50. The hatchways in
one corner were open, and the flames
rushed to the upper stories, us if through
"a t1ue. Several tiremen and members
of hook and ladder company No. 4, say
that from the windows of the upper
story of the factory men were calling
for ladders and help, ''for Gods sake
but that the ladders were not long
enough to reach them, and even if they
were they could not be placed in posi-
ton owing to the intense heat. Some
fell to the pavement, and others, after
wildly waving their arms, fell back into
the burning mass behind them. The
great eight story wall on the Both street
fell almost without notice, and who
are buried under it will not be known
until the debris is moved away. The
widest excitement prevailed as the
flames leaped to the adjoining build
ings, mainly tenement houses, and men,
women and children fled for their lives
They saved nothing, and were lucky to
even escape with their lives.
LATER ACCOUNTS MORE FAVORABLE.
The accounts on Wednesday reduced
the loss to one-third of million dol
lars, with perhaps less than half Il doz-
en- lives lost; but of the latter, accounts
are very conflicting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

ing some matches they went TO the barn
and accidentally dropped a match on
the hay, and in few minutes all was
in blaze. The oldest boy escaped and
ran for help, but before succor could be
obtained it was impossible. to enter the
burning building. The father frantical-
ly chung to his oldest boy, while the
mother was almost crazed with grief,
as the other child persisted in the flames
before their eyes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Buried Alive.

A building on Longworth street, Gin
cinnati, fell Monday with terribly fatal
effect. An excavation was in progress
at No. 76 for a new building, and the
digging had gone below the foundation
of No. "a. One of the inmates of the
latter stated that their landlord was no.
tilted last Friday that the building was
unsafe, but took no precautionary
measures. Yesterday the workmen had
commenced to brace up the building,
and were busy in the pit they had dug,
when the wall fell, completely demol-
ishing "a and carrying away a division
wall between that and the house adioin-
ing, rendering the latter unfit for habi-
tatiOn. No. "a was a boarding house
for fancy women, who rented the rooms
from Mrs. Kean, and at the time of the
accident contained seven women and
two or three men. Sue Kean, the land
lady, was instantly killed; John w.
Dustin, visitor at the same house, is
injured internally, it is thought fatally
John Finnegan, foreman of the men at
work in the excavation, is dead and
buried under the debris Hugh Quig-
ley, laborer, was killed instantly and
several others killed and injured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
Free Trade.

We call attention to the article on
the first page upon the question of free
trade, by Prof. Sumner of Yale College.
1t is of vital Importance to all, and es-
pecially TO young men, on whose shoul-
ders the burden of the future prosper
Gus management of public affairs must
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
A Little Boy Burned to Death.

WINDSOR, Sept. IA most affecting
scene occurred last night, about 6
on the place owned by Henry
Walker and occupied by Dana Boyd,
half mile south of Hartland Three
Corners. While the neighbors were
meeting in the school house
two children of Mr.. Boyd's, aged five
and seven, were left at the house. TAX
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

There was heavy snow storm on
Mount Washington, Sunday morning,
with thermometer at 81, at the Summit,
and rain at the base of the mountain.
1t was the first snow storm on the Sum-
NIT since the 22d of June. The month
just passed was the first August without
snow storm there, for years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

SCoRCHED.-Our old friends of the
Claremont Manufacturing Co. were
scorched Sunday night, by the burning
of their paper mill. The office, bindery
and printing department were saved.
The cause of the fire is unknown. Loss
$4,000; fully insured. They will not
be long in getting on their feet again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
ST. cJulmsburg Galedonian.
bloomsbury, vt, Friday, Sept. !. 1877.
The Fairs.

State Fair, st. Adams, Sept. 11-14.
New England, Portland Sept. 81.
Caledonia Co., st. Johnsbury, Sept. 1870.
Franklin Co., Sheldon, Sept. 1921.
Washington Co., Montpelier, Sept. 11-13.
windham Co., Newfane, Sept. 1918.
Windsor Co., Woodstock, Sept. 1921.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

fall. The question at no distant day
must have the suffrages of the people,
and it is well to understand the merits
of free trade, or cumbersome, ineffec
tual, and non-compensating tariff.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

Mrs. Fishers condition ran back to the
chamber and jumped through an open
window to the ground, fifteen feet be-
low without injury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
THIRTIETH ANNUAL FAIR
OF THE
Caledonia Agricultural Society.

To be held on the Fair Grounds IN st.
Johnsbuy, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. l8, 10, 20, 1877.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

KEROsENED.-Mrs. Edwin G. Fisher
of West Lebanon was fatally burned
Monday afternoon at four o'clock, while
endeavOring to kindle fire in her cook
ing stove by the use of kerosene oil.
She poured oil directly from can upon
the flaming wood, igniting the oil and
exploding the can, throwing the burn
ing liquid over her and setting her
clothing on fire from head to feet. In
her fright she ran to an open outside
door and called for aid, but before as
sistance was rendered her clothing was
completely consumed and her body
horribly burned. She died at nine
O'Clock last evening. Mrs. Frank Willis,
living in the house with Mrs. Fisher, in
the second story, when the accident oc-
CURED, hearing Mrs. Fishers cry for
help, came down stairs, but on seeing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

September is always fair month,
that is to say, nearly all the Fairs are
held therein.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

As the train over the Burlington and
Lamoille railroad was moving towards
Cambridge Junction, the 29lh, it struck
Il large tree which had been blown
across the track, this side of North In
derhill. The cowcatcheI of the loco
motive was broken, and the train nan
rowly> escaped being thrown from the
track.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

A man giving the name of Thomas
Miller threw himself under the epoinn
of a moving train at Arlington Salur-
day, and his legs were so badly manelcl
that both had to he amputated. He
died that evening, and his remains were
buried Sunday. He was an intelligent
looking man, and neatly dressed. He
said his motive for suicide was to orr
out of the world as he hadn't friend
in it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07
WINDSOR COUNTY.

A Bethel sugar orchard has natula.
curiosity. Two rock naples about elsn.
inches through, standing three lee'
apart, unite in one trunk four feet ron
the ground. The union is perfect, there
being no seam visible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-07

During a severe thunder storm Oh
Saturday afternoon, lightning strueh
the house and barn belonging to JohU
2. Fields in Weathersfield, consuming
nearly all of its contents, consisting OIL
a valuable horse, farming tools and ten
tons of hay. Loss 5000; insured iO'
1920.
AS Chester Allen of StrattOn was
tending threshing machine, his rIshI1
hand was caught in the cylinder ana
crushed in a shocking manner. Twooi
his fingers were cut off and left in tue
machine, and both bones of the alm
were broken twice. The arm was am
putated above the elbow.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
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