Connecticut western news., 1882-03-08

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 Last Friday nlght conductor Polards milk
 train going east met with most extraordlna.
 " accident, and witnessed an escape iron, death almost miraculous A short distance. this side of the N est Norfolk station, the
 Conn. Western road wmds- around the south side of steep, rocky mountain, at au altitude of about 4u0 feet above the base. At this spot, appropriately named Stony Lonesome
 passengers sitting on oLe side ot the Car, cal see nothing but huge, dark wall of jagged rocks, towering hundreds of feet above the car, while on the other slde one looks hun -d dreds of feet down a .dsciyity aErnost perpen dicular, strewn with large rocks,--Rlest O. wmch were dumped there when the road was in process ot construction. There is not |, spot on the whole hue oI the road-Ir, lnde ed
 there is on any other road in the state -wher, an accident would be attended with mo1e danger than at Stony Lonesome, and here k where the accident occurred last Friday nlgnL
 As the train was running at it's usual speed, large rock weighing five tons, which had become loosened from the bank, proba- ply by the late wet weather, was started from it's position by the jarrlng of the train, aud cane crashing down against the locomotive, striking her between the driving wheels and rrowdlng her off the track and over the bank where she struck on her side and wem laundering down over the rocks, half way to the loot ot the 4aeAfhtain, wrere she Tested, bottom side up Engineer John Savage, anG hrer an John Greer had no time 10 jump, anu went with the tumbllng englne distance ol 75 feet when they were thrown out, together with the cao, winch was smashed of, the ten the etnbankneut, where 1t remained. TLe forward car was aiso pulled from the rails when tie engine turned over. The escape from death UT trlghttul mangling, of two meu cliuging to a locomotive tearing and tum bllna down ledge ot rocks, would Seem ulmos, miraculous, and yet Savage came of without a scratch. and Greer received only lew slight scratches ou the face. Conductor Poi. Lard, who chanced to be standing at the bag gage car door, Saw the engIne leave the tr. cA and go down, and heard the crashing He Ju:upeu oil, (,ile traln having come to sudden stand stlil,) and rushed tol ward, expecting to tiud the engineer and fireman dead or mangled, but was as,ounded to See them both standing up on the inverted rooi Of the cab, unhurt The conductor and a brakeman immediately walked to Norfolk sta 1 ton, the nearest telegraph office, and teIe- graphed to road master samuel Greer at Win. l sted fer assistance, and the wreckiny tram arrived at about halt past ten. with gang of 1 who cleared the track, bei 2 l obliged to blast the mischievous rock. On Saturday the wreck was visited by droves of l the native relic hunters, who carried off every loose part of the engine they could lift, hs On Sunday Superintendent Jones and Master Mechanic Barton of Hartford came on with large gang of workmen, pu, he tender on the track and began the work 'f takiug the engine to pieces tor trausporta- lop to the companys shops. After inspect ug the wreck carefully, MT Barton expresseu oA PhASO lAak tAo cASluS WAS not QdLuaPeQ nore than it was aud said that $2, O00 would ut it in rnnnlng order.
 Superintendent Jones was ln Milertor o1 allroao business when he was notified of tue ccident, and his first inquiry was for the aiety of the engineer and fireman, and he xpressed untelgned eradication on learning [ their fortunate escape, The first thought some officials would; have been, "Who can e cuss for it?' In tms particular case your aronic fault finder will have to hunt high l. IT a culprlt, the accident being a sequel hlch no man could ioresee. H. T. Oatman, the Republicans Berkshire | porter, talked temperance and intemperance e
 the North Adams.ses last Sunday after. b oou. .-- Iy
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