Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
NARROWGAUGE ACCIDENT.
THE MIXED TRAIN ENGINE DTroHKD IN A WASH
OUT ovER JOY BROOK, TowHsHKND-G. p.
NAM, TIE ENoINKER. sERIoUsLY HURT.

OUT ovER JOY BROOK, TowNsHKND-o. =.
MANN, THE ENoNKER, SERIOUSLY HURT.
The nArroW-gauge mixed train met with an acct
dent Just above ToWnhhend, on ita way down Mon
day afternoon, which ditched the engine and came
resulting fatally for the engineer, Geo. +. Mann.
on account Of the heavy storm Of rain and snow,
which had raised all the streams to an unusual
height the conductor j. b. Worthen, did not attempt
10 bring down any freight, but started from South
Londonderry with only the locomotive Londonderry,
a combination passenger car and an empty freight
car the freight being placed in the to
found between winhail and Jamaica where the track
was somewhat washed, and these were blocked up.
The engineer proceeded with great care and no fur
Their trouble experienced until the culvert
JOY brook reached between DeA. stebbtns's aud
Thos. EvAna's, about half q mile above Townshend
station: Everything appeared TO be All right here;
and track sunk under II and the engine went down
and turned over nearly bottom side up, landing on
the narrow strip Of level ground between the rail-
road and the river. The coupling broke rs the en-
CINE fell and the passenger Wasleft hanging about
halfway over the hole the weight Of the freight car
fortunately saving Il from falling H. The passenger
contained the conductor two passengers and two
brAkemen, none Of whom were hurt. These went i'm
medAtely TO the relief Of the men on the engine, OF
whom there were three, the engineer, Mann. the Are
man, Ned Prentice, aud Thomas Devlne, roAdmAster.
Mr.. Mann found IN the cab insensibe, badly
scalded and otherwise hurt Deyine had been throw
across the cab through the window the opposite
side from where he was sitting and found himself
fireman was uDiDture As soon a. possible Mann
taken TO Nj. EvAnss and physician summoned
.
pertntendent Brooks at Brattieboro, who summoned
Dr. Gale aud started at once with an engine and car
for the scene Of the accident. Examination Of Nj.
Mann showed he had been very badly soalded aud
had sustained serious bruises and Commissions. His
worst soald the right hand, which was burned
deeply. His face was also badly scalded, especially
the right side and the right eye, and the injury
tends around upon the neck. There was cut over
eye aud other bruises the head. His right leg
was very badly bruised though not crushed. He
seems not 10 have suffered any internal injury and
will undoubtedly recover, and in time Will probably
get the use Of his right hand. When found his leg
under the throttle and bis head under the stea
gauge. Mr. MAnn's regular run is on the passenger
train, bat on Saturday be and N. J. (Aurt0 KERN,
the engineer on the mixed train, had changed od.
The ION Of the dome OF Inc boiler blew on A. the
engine FELL which allowed the steam 10 escape aud
probably aAved all the engine from worse injuries.
up, but he not disabled from taking hold Of the
work Of clearing up the wreck aud repairing the dam
age to the track.
Termination showed thst one Of the Abutments Of
the culyert had been undermined by the water 90
that the whole thing caved in when the engine struck
II. The depth OF earth upon the culyert some
feet and the hole left about 10 feet deep and
"a or IL feet long. Monday nights passenger train
only went As far as ToWnshend but the break WAS 30
far repaired that the train passed In safety Tues
day night
Mr.. Bean the Central Vermont roadmaster, came
down Tuesday and went up to superntend the work
Of repairing the damage and getting the engine back
on TO the rails. The work Of clearing up fully
completed on the following day and the engine and
cars brought 10 Brateboro. The engine, ~ brought
up out OF the mud, rather . sorry-looking ma
chine, but the real damage to II IL comparatively
small and consists mainly 10 the wreck Of the cab
Some castings broken and will require replacing.
The steps and front platform Of the passenger viii
require repairs. II probably will not be necessary
TO send the engine TO St. Adams
DR.. Gale visited Mr.. Mann on Wednesday and found
him doing we'll He Is carefully attended by his wife
and other friends and could not have fallen into bet
ter hands than al the Evansa. The swelling OF the
face il subsiding and he his eyes. He ID
cheerful and full Of courage and will undoubte eddy bt
able to be brought to his home in the Stevens house
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