The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-10-17

. hsssLi q between 40 AID 300 iesi 10 I
space a psrtsps 1000 ieei CO less Tvs
cars are snployea. Gee on each if.es
They ore dnvn by two reel sifs cable
ihsi are veapA upoa sdrum 81 the op q
The blll BY an sngiss located There Nice
psssbssrs bad catered tho car Al The fool
IL ID, plans and gambler .sfe os The o,hs'
ear 81 ibs top The passage Of tse Ascrna
ssg car va Al righ, until a resched ,hs
,op. When 10 bis nrspestshle horror the
isiilinl engineer ionnd that ibe mschiusry
vould DO. fespond and that be oould moi
,iop The engine osly one result vas pos
slhle The car vss arrested by tho strong
bsmper shich stops ito progress. add ~
toe engine eon,,nusi all iis force vas eI
pendei 90 The two cables aud they snap
ped liie vnpping THREAD under Us rnor-
nous power. Then The car, With ito nice
inmates locked siihin, begsu the descent
81 thsi frishsfEl slope. WIZ, zere the feel.
iass and thoughts q The ia,ed nine eau
hardly be imagined The crash 81 the
foot Of The plane Vas ifighiful A eloud
Of dns, srose that hid The wreck from ,ieu
moment. bat xber II WAS dispelled The
scene vm horrible. The iron gate that
formed the lover end Of the irnck on
which the car rested Vas thrown 60 feet
down the street. The top Of the car was
lying almost ~ i1 10 the gutter The
truck iiself aud the floor snd seats OF the
car formed sbspeless wreck mingled with
the bleeding aud maagled bodies OF the
nine passengers. Tso were killed. five
were injured. perhaps fatally. aud one man
escaped mifaculously with bat slight in-
iury. This. inelined plane was built twenty.
one years ago, and this is the fret accident
attended with loss OF life aii.ny Of the four
Inclined planes now in use. There have
been two similar cases 10 the history OF IN.
clined PLANES here, but 10 both, the en-
gines we're got under control before the
cables broie,
MANCHESTER DEPOT
Mrs Il. NJ. Pratt bad two beautiful
blossoms open on Der night blooming ce'
rsus recently. About fifty peishbors aud
friends gathered TO see their beauty aud
enjoy their perfume
"A CARD; | wish 10 thank my neigh
bors and friends through the JOURNAL for
their help and sympathy during the sick
ness and death OF my husband. / assure
them all that ! appreciate their kindness
and trust that they may be blessed with
the consciousness Of having greatly cheer
cd and encouraged me.
MGs. Il. 7. BouRs.
r. 4. Bourn, notice OF whose death
appears in this issue OF the Journal. was
injured by falling from car which he
with others was unloading of timber at
Bennington, he being in the employ OF the
Bennington and Rutland Railroad Go. as
bridge builder. Mr.. Bourn was using 3
= CROW bar aud the tool slipping fell from
bis hand end fret TO the ground and be
fell QUITO the point Of the bar, il striking
him over the bowels. An sbcess forming
caused his death. Mr.. Bourn was severely
injured last season while at work on the
Ames barn at Manchester Centre by fall.
ing shout thirty.hve feet to the ground
narrowly escaped death. The symysthies
81 the entire community arc with the
Iamily OF the deceased as he was highly
and an exemplary man in the
&C. Is. Gilbert has taken permanent
Dosrder. II is q son.
Mrs. Kenyon Of South Dorset is very
II with no hope OF recovery.
Mrs. Sweet OF st. lawrence Co. N. |
I. is guest Of Mrs. II. A. Williams.
John Reed and Allen Roberts are on |
he sick list and under the doctors care.
Mrs. Samuel Matthews Of Massachus
IT'S. formerly Miss Hsrwood. is visiting
riends in town.
Mrs. q, w. PArmenter OF Brandon
vas called to town Monday by the serious
Illness Of Mrs. Geo. Kellogg who died
Tuesday.
-Dea Kellogg has lately placed large
amily monument OF Barre Granite 10 our
cemetery and Mrs. NJ. d. Smith has also
me OF the same stone, Estabrnok putting
Up both.
AT the burial OF John Bohan OF Man.
chester at the cemetery in East Dorset.
lanes Kelley, a resident OF South Dorset
rho was acting rs one OF the pail bearers
iropped dead The cause Is supposed to
nave been bear. disease.
EAST RUPERT.
Clifford Danfortb. youngest son Of 0.
i. Dsnforth Was accidentally sho. last Sat-
irday and lived but two hours. A party
u boys had been shooting at a target with
email rifle and then vent bunting. There
,sd been some vranglins among them
bout their turns TO shoot the weapon and
o some way 1t vas sccidently discharged.
be ball entering Clifford's right temple
md coming out =. the top OF his head.
There seems TO have been = carelessness
'lmost II not quite criminal 10 SLOWING
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