Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-07-01

une 2S.-Mr. Arthur Osborne OF Ian
caster, n. H., has been the guest of his
brother William.
A very strong wind threatened our
shade trees tor an hour or so the begin
ming Of last week.
Mr.. Fritz Young claims the honor of
hauling the biggest load of lumber ever
hauled over Avcrill road with one span of
horses, namely 1860 #.
MIR Henry Marsh is not behind the
times. He has been making great i'm
provements among his buildings. His
store is well filed and inviting. He has
built new street leading from his store
to the street near the hotel and station
We believe never before has there been an
opportunity. and VIC hope there never will he
again, for our people to witness such terri
bic railroad accident as occurred on the 2Oth
inst, on the G. T. below Coaticook. A
great many went from this town to view the
wreck, and though 1t rained hard all dav, pco-
pie gathered in crowds, by trains, by team
| and on foot
The Inflated train which plunged to des-
tuction in the washout was due at that spot
| n little past n. m. Conductor Mundy OF
Montreal had charge of it, with b. NJ Dale
of Island Pond, driver, and George Reed OF
Richmond, fireman. few freight trains had
passed over during the nigh and early morn.
ing, and although the rain fell in torrents
nothing wrong was disccrned. As near as
| possible the facts are these: Conductor
Mundy said, Il had just left the front part
water on the track. and was standing at the
| door in the rear car, which Is a first class
coach. when suddenly / felt n check on the
train by the air brakes being applied
knew there was something wrong The next
moment the greater portion of the train wen,
down. but the car was in did not leave the
track, as you see (pointing to the as II
| was hanging over the edge OF the precipicc -
and it seemed as ifit would only take the ef
| fort of one man to send it where the other
cars were Piled. You see it is chained &c
keep 1t from falling assisted some lady
passengers out who were crying for help II
their great fright. My going to the rear o
the train to see the water, and to look out
for bad places, which must necessarily exis
after so much rain believe saved my life"
The theory advanced by many Is that bu
little of the sand remained with the tics onl,
enough to deceive the eye. and before tn
engine could reach the other side il wen
down, with three cars on top of il. So com
pletcly covered up was it that Canon Foster
Cwho was passenger on the train said tina
when he got out he thought the engine ha,
gone on to the next station.
Many miraculous escapes occurred. Freigh
Conductor c. Jones and his two brakeme
were passengers on the train returning t
Richmond, and were in the second class ca
No. 1885, extra gang. foreman d. Calvin an
men, were also In it. After this car struc
the baggage car (this latter was piled on to
Of the engine) it rolled back down into tn
rushing water. and laid on its side, the waite
pouring into It, Conduct or Jones burst opc
the door, thereby making n passage way 70
the water, and giving the occupants of tn
car an opportunity to get out through tn
windows. No one was killed in this car, bu
. ali were more or less injured, d. Calvin tn
. worst.
Baggageman b. Caron said, IL cannot tie
just how felt; everything was smashing an
flying around me. When was able to ov
l looked around for my ncphew-who ha,
stepped into the car a minute before the acc
dent to speak with me-and | found hir
pinned in the wreck by the legs wa
endeavoring to help him out when l wa
stunned by blow on the head. My lcgtoo, 1
badly hurt My nephew was killed" Th
| Of NJ l..
known that the other two occupants OF tn
car-Mr. Caron's nephew. and the expires
mcssenger-were killed.
Underneath the wreck lay poor Mart Dal,
one of the oldest and best known drivers o
the line When his body was taken from tn
debris it was discovered that part of his lei
leg was gone. The body of his fireman, Gee
Reed, was found the day after the accident
few rods down the stream, against n roc
whittier the current had washed 1t. Ma
Clerk A. Denis was, after some hard wor
extricated by DR.. Stevenson and d. Calvin
Not more than five minutes had elapsed afte
the rescue of Mr.. Denis when the car agai
started down the precipice and toppled ovei
Mr.. Denis is still alive at this writing, and
the hospital at Montreal. Alfred Clement,
blacksmith of Coaticook, was badly hur
Father McCauley and Rev. John Foster {
Coaticook. Miss Wiley and Miss Wells ,
, Dixville, Mr.. Arthur Ward of Barford an
Rev. h. Watkins Of Bishops college, Lenno,
vile, (the latter had officiated at the Episct
pal Church In Island Pond the previous day
) were passengers in the first class car, all wei
more or less shaken up. One man was so b
wildered and frightened that he tried to z,
out of the car by the window, but bio,
from Canon Foster brought him to his sense,
and he got out by the door.
The opening from bank to bank is abo,
one hundred feet, and fifty feet deep DR.
stevenson and Ives of Coaticook and deput
coroner DR.. Pelletier of Shcrbrooke attende
the wounded. Three doctors from Islam
Pond were also present. tits estimated tht
the company's loss will exceed $4,000
J Coroner Woodland OF Sherbrooke empani
eled jury to investigate, and the jury ga,
5 this verdict:
I 1--WE find that the accident was caused b
the insuffciency of the culvert TO carry Il
flow of water Mt the time fthe present storr
First-we do not consider the culvert sui
S able one for the position occupied Second
the company or some officers are to blame {,
not either ordering the section foreman