Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-10-27
THE NEWS BRIEF.
BAD ACCIDENT AT THE HoosAc TUNNEL-sEv-
ERAL MEN KILLED.

ERAL MEN KILLED.
Last Saturday morning, about G:3O, a col
lision occurred on the railroad between North
Adams and the west portal of the Hoosac
Tunnel, in which some 30 men were serious
ly hurt, and several of them fatally. The &C
cident seems to have resulted from a viola
ton of rules. The engine, Deerfeld, in
charge of Charles Wells, had started to push
a caboose filled with 80 workmen toward the
west portal of thu tunnel, when the Troy and
Boston engine, Sanford, run by Engineer
Watson, and backing down the track, ran in
to them. The caboose, jammed between the
two engines, was showed up on the Deertield's
cow-catcher and its draw-bar pierced the fine
sheet or front plate of the engine. The steam
and hot water rushed out, blowing open the
door of the closely packed caboose and fright
fully scalding many Of its passengers A pan
ic followed, and cuts and bruises were added
to the other injuries in the frightful struggle
to leave the car. The groans were terrible,
but the sight the victims presented when they
were finally taken from the car was far more
heart rending. Some were burned and cut
beyond recognition; the scalded flesh was
hanging in shreds from the limbs of others !;
one mans scalp, nearly torn from his head,
hung down over his face like veil, while
several who had inhaled the hot steam were
writhing in their agony. Several hundred
people soon gathered at the scene half doz-
en- doctors arrived and neighboring buildings
were turned into hospitals. A number of
widows and orphans have been made by the
accident, one man leaving wife and 10 chill
dren. A heavy fog was the direct cause of
the accident, though Engineer Watson was
on the wrong track and violating orders. Six
men in all have died from injuries received in
the collision.
ONE OF THE DEEDS THAT HEROES DO.
The steam and fire of the engine on a
New York and Philadelphia train was blown
into the cab by some accident, Sunday after
noon, severely burning the engineer and fire.
man and driving them from their posts
There were G20 passengers on the train, the
tender between them and tho air brakes was
in flames, and the engine, left without con-
troll, was dragging them to death. An at
tempt was made to get at the air brakes in
the rear of the train, but the block of passen-
gers was too great. Without hesitation En-
gineer Seig rushed through the smoke and
flame back to the engine The engineers cab
was completely enyeloped in flames. Nearly a
minute passed, and then the train came to a
stop, and the passengers knew that the en-
gineer had put on the air brakes and revers-
ed the engine. The train having come to a
standstill, the flames now shot upward and
no longer concealed the tender. Those who
stood nearest to the door saw a mans head in
the water-tank on the tender. Two men rush
ed forward and lifted out the engineer. He
had jumped into the water to extinguish the
fire that was consuming him, and was found
leaning weak and only half conscious, against
the side of the tank. His clothes had been
burned off, and his flesh was scorched on his
body and legs. From both hands the flesh
hung in shreds
Ldter.-Seig died of his injuries Thursday
He leaves widow and several small chill
dren.
"A. Bronson Alcott, the philosopher and
poet of Concord was attacked with paralysis
in his chamber on Tuesday, and, though not
yet in immediate danger of death, may never
recover. He is within a month of SO years
old.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who since
Al has been a Professor in the Harvard med
ical school, has resigned.
Miss Adrienne Phillips arrived on Sun
day at New York, on the steamer Vera with
the remains of her sister, Miss Adelaide Phil
lips, the noted singer. Funeral services were
held Wednesday in Kings Chapel, Boston.
The burial was at Marshfeld.
An attempt was made by burglars to rob
the Conway, Massachusetts, bank vault Mon
day night, but they undoubtedly were green
horns. They broke open blacksmith shop
and stole tools for the purpose of entering the
bank by prying the window open. Five holes
were bored in the soft iron of the vault, but
one reaching the steel lining. The combina-
ton lock was broken, necessitatiug the en-
ployment of an expert to open the door.
The vault contained about $4,000 in cash and
valuable securities Only $3.50 are missing,
| and this was stolen from the cashiers drawer.
I l. a. A 4.
which they escaped. The team was found at
the Union house in Greenfield early Tuesday
morning.
-Ex-Gov. Z. A. Straw of New Hampshire
died at his home in Manchester Monday night
of disease of the brain, which for a long
time had impaired his mind. He was a ma
tive of Warner, N. H., and was SO years old.
For 20 years he was agent of the Amoskeag
manufacturing company, was governor in
1872 and 1873 and was intimately connect
ed with all the material interests of Manches-
ter.
Rev W. l., Woodruff pastor of Emanuel
Reformed Episcopal church in Baltimore,
was arrested last week on charge of open
ing another mans letters. He was caught
with such letter in his possession, which
contained draft for $50. His excuse was
that he needed the money.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Caroline
Wright, residing near Wilmington, N. O.,
saw her child on a railroad track and train
rapidly approaching She hurried to the
spot and had tossed the child safely into a
ditch, when the locomotive struck her, dash
ing her brains out and tossing her body dis
lance of 80 feet.
The Second Parish Baptist church at
Calais, Me-, caught fire during service last
Sunday morning from bad chimney and
was destroyed, only a small amount of furni-
] ture being saved.