Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-18
Railroad Accident.
THE STORY OF Az EYEWITNESS

THE STORY OF An EYEWITNESS.
RI. Siilweil If Oswegn. VINO vas m
he r4rrvtawn train. 4aTs; When me Al
nanv ram passed il WIS running last and
lera seemed 10 1e 4 wheel on Dire. |
,u0se TO one of the men in the depot. and
ne said Those brakes ara down. Tbs
first intimatiOn I hat If fanger vas leei-
ing thnt ne air brakes lad been suddenly
out On. Then came me crash. Tbs men
lnd women IN the Iar we're thrown lead.
lunR over he seats. the stove vas upset
and 20 vns the water GOOisr. The excite
nent vas intense for a few minutes. Two
IT three men we're burned severely, Al
hOugh 1ul dangerously. some we're cut
nv the glass. Everyone rot ont IF The
cars Immediately and vent 20 the Albany
train. As I wont forward [ saw he rear
palace car vas badly damaged. The 1ack
part vas IN ire. and ne car 1ad ap.
1arent.y leen completely .eiescupet Nv
lur engine. Everyone IN the A.han
train seemed 10 ~ out N /. except 4nme
IN lhe mack If lie rear car IN some vaV
zen 1r 5weive persons seemed o lH led
here. ami that purtiOn If he car vas al
IN James. I suppose the shock lore ne
car all 10 pieces anu they we're caught DE-
tween the broken seats. [ G0uld only see
\ woman 1t irst. She vas wing down
with ne stove IN her egg anu arm. Her
Inrieks we're horrible The conductor IN
our rain. VINO vas the only one Around
nat lad ais Wits Inuut lin. lmmediateiv
lr1ke 1ns Of the windows Of the car anu
iva men we're helped IN 10 Try ami ret lGr
ont. Nome Of The other passengers 1eld
IN the car we're IN such a dangerous piaCa
AZ 4ile vas. anu ne irst effort vas % rel
ler ont. Some VOoden bars we're landed
20 he men. and thev maize 4 desperate
-.tfort 20 ret the woman out. Then ne
danes swept around them and the men
Jumped oul If the window Meantime
every one IN ne 5vn trains had gathered
around the lns, cars. and all we're Onklng
At the scene. The conductor again came
20 the rescue and shouted 10 lie crowd 70
bring water ana roll snow balls ind tIrow
1en upon the lanes. Every one went
10 work. On 1nn size Of ne Diace where
ne accident happened vas ne river IN
. ne other lurge hill. Up ms ne men
ran. anu gathering lityle snow v0uld
star. town the nil. b. the lime they
reached ne bottom they lau arge snow
balls. which hey threw IN The tnme-.
anu new checked hem for 4 glmu mt, II
the meantime. Tile cries ~ me poor woman
lnuer he stove Gaase,l. Another party n
men procured 4 adder amt his vas lut
IN agnlnst The side While sumn we're
pouring water anu snow IN the lanes.
others 1lamherHd 20 ne windows. mt L
could ne rot nut Of ma car Thew we're
30 vedged n between me pieces n seats
mat thev lad 20 1e ,r'eu out. The inst
person taRen out vas i puur woman She
seemed lead. out | lid not 20 near inUugn
"a teil certainly Then. Win grra, illf.
Guilty, Two nors women Ind ,yn men
we're taken out. [ could lOl .eiI JheIr
condition. 1ut mink .lev we're iHtIilT Il.
iured. There we're Iever1i mora people
caught IN the cars. In the crowd | saw /
Door woman with a baby n her irlns.
She Was badly cut Nv glass ana lie lloud
vas tr,pDin. over the Inlld. She nat
been II The forward part NJ the rear lar
anu lad a narrow escape. The accident
vas. without tOunt, due. thlnk. q 1t
Harsessness NJ ne man N charge If ne
Albany ram. Every 1ne II he accident
4nd Il lad 40 LANCER SIGMA. mi and ne
irss ntimuJlun nat our engineer -itd u
ne hanger vas when he saw the .ignt5 u
he travlng ruum gar about ittv GHt Il
'front.'.
LACK 8F LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES.
The New York Herald mus tescr'hns
he futile attempts Il ilG lie victims
Bold acts anu miraculous asoapes tverr-
where narHGd l tGw moments winch "
never 10 forgotten ~ me actors m c.lu
dreadful scene. Meantime me residents
II ne nelgnnurnGGd came tnr1ng'ng luWn
n dozens really 70 end what assistance
lhey Gnuid. But heir appearances vas II
~ avail whatever. IltnUugn Lnev showed
III .arnest u he best intentions. The
rain vas lopressiy tevnId II any aDuli-
lnCa nat could IuenGn ne flames. Buck-
cts we're unknown vessels Oh any sind
we're lnheard If. Conductor anu braka
men >ustied about anu made iurtlve aa,iIia.
II Iuest Of axe which could lut De- found.
The passengers 3tuuu about n groups. 1t
er,v InneTved, N wandered ABOUT seeking
Ill sorts NJ Improbable places SOME
method II relief. MANY 1ig, ltalvdt men
utterly OsI 'ontT1l u themselves lnu wen.
ilurrning lbnut iba nadmen. tnd 5ume u
ne inui-leadrd fellows vnu sit n eglsIu.
-lve nails ind Keep perfect ram IN he'll
tongues anu lempers vera IL mpotenL Al
inildran q aCt n lie emergency
4 lew Inlhera,t About he llaang veilI.
cies anu crowded ID 20 hem through ne
iuttucating yapnr, hoping % reach some
IT me nanv arms that yare stratched ii
hem 20 4uppiiuaungiY. But, driven 1aGk
Nv ne lutnurst Ii lame. tney lnG 10 iOin
The rest n ne hunt tur buckets " axes 1l
5tand tameiY Nv while me ira lid us
nurderous WORK.. AZ ASH some people
came ahHut with lxes rriinmen anu I'll
ge..t a hund 70 burst through ne smell u
that tiery prison, rom vhicn nose agOnizet
cries were now Issulng less frequently
The ron any lp"n The metal tnd .mner
Holes we're tnrcsd n AMI gtmpses II ne
rulued anu tAming inferior began 10 ~.
osar, 1ut II spite If me efforts u nj. TIT
ire closed over al ind ne 1nluuRers saw
me appealing arms stretched rom i,
Window 4nrlve n the DANES anu BURN 4
4 crisp.