The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-07
The Railroad Accident.

The bodies of the two men who were
killed in the accident at Richmond, last
week Tuesday evening, were brought to
Montpelier early the next morning, the
greater number of those who were injured
arriving at the same time. There was a
large crowd at the station, as there had
been nearly all night. 1t is impossible to
express the deep feeling of sadness which
has pervaded the community in connection
with the accident, and the sympathy felt
on all hands for those who were injured
and especially for the families of the dead
Mr.. Crossett was a man universally re-
spected for his solid and reliable qualities
A builder OF skill and experience, and an
active participant in the various phases of
social life in the villages Of Montpelier and
Berlin, he had made many friends and had
borne his part we'll The bereaved family
have seen many evidences of the esteem in
which Mr.. Crossett was held by the people
OF this community. Mr.. Brown was
young man just entering upon citizenship.
He would have cast his first ballot this
year, and he had taken pride in the thought
that his support of the republican nominees
was uninfluenced by the political faith of
his father, who has always been a demo-
crat. There is sadness in the fact that he
met his death while engaging with enthu-
siasm in one of the offices of citizenship
that of obtaining instruction on political
questions and assisting in arousng an in
terest among others in the duties of a
voter. He was a young man of character
and promise, whose untimely departure ia
a sad reminder of the mystery of life and
the continual presence of death
The funerals, on Thursday afternoon
were impressive in their soemnity and the
large numbers who were present. The one
OF MIR. Brown occurred at one o'clock, from
his fathers house on Clay hill. Rev. G. w.
Gallagher conducted the service, and n.
w. Tabor had charge of the arrangements
The floral tributes were profuse and beauti-
full, one being sent by the lodge of Good
Templars, of which the deceased was a
member Mr.. Gallagher, in his remarks,
spoke OF the lessons of the accident to the
railroad company and the employees, to the
community, and to the parents. His text
was Genesis V: 8, And he died" The
lesson to railroad officials was that they
should exercise care in choosing employees
and should realize their accountability for
life and limb. The public has right to
demand great care, both on account of
what the roads have received from the
state in the way of franchises, ETC., and on
account of the particular fare paid by the
individual The roads cannot be held to
too strict an accountablity To the en-
ployes of the roads Mr.. Gallagher said the
lesson was one of the responsibility i'm
posed on them. The lessons to the COM
munity are that life is uncertain, that the
principal things do not concern this life,
and that the best way to prepare for death
is to live righteous lives In closing he adj
dressed comforting words to the parents,
assuring them that the soul lives and that
in the soul-life is real life. He commended
them to God, to the thought of rest beyond,
and to the great thought that we are living
in Gods spirit. The interinent was at the
Cutler burying-ground. The bearers were
Harry Webster Arthur Whitcomb, Edgar
Cummings, Willis Cummings, Gilbert Bliss
and Edward Gee.
The funeral of Mr.. Crossett was at half
past two. There was a very large attend
ance, including Aurora lodge of Masons,
Company III, Vermont National Guard (of
which the deceased was a member for many
years up to about two years ago, when he
resigned his commission of second lieuten-
anti, and the Republican League Club.
The contributions of flowers were numer-
Gus. Company IL sent Greek cross, with
Go, III " on it; the relatives sent pillow.
on which was " At Rest; George NJ. Smith
pillow, with Janus upon it; the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor large bouquet; Mrs. Colin G.
Roberts, cross; George Selinas, a horse
shoe; Mrs. Webster and Mrs Hopkins,
basket There were also some twenty
bouquets. Rev G. o. Webster otficiated at
the service, and Rev G. w. Gallagher as
sisted. The former opened the service and
read Biblical selection, while Mr.. Gala
CHER made brief remarks and closed with
prayer. N1T. NdlldRler DdSeu his remarks
on the thought, " How shall we escape if
we neglect?'' He spoke of the general ten
dency to neglect responsibilities We neg
lect many signals, and yet expect to be safe.
Mr.. Gallagher then made remarks full of
consolation to the afflicted family. A quar-
tette, consisting of Mrs. George o. Webster
Miss Sadie f, Wing, G. II. Shipman and
Hermon ID. Hopkins, sang three selections,
" Cannot Always Trace the Way" 80 Cast
Thy Burden on the Lord" and the chant,
Mans Days Are as Shadow" The fu-
neral procession was then formed, consist
ing of Aurora lodge, Company III, the Re-
publican League Club, and other friends.
In all there were 100 men in line and the
procession was followed by thirty-eight car
rages, all but two of which were occupied
by relatives. The remains were inferred in
Green Mount cemetery Clarence 5, Whit
tier superintended the funeral arrange
ments.
The injured persons are doing well in
every case. Mr.. Morse's mind is clearer.
On Saturday he seemed to have a slight
hemorrhage, but he has been better since.
The others are improving rapidly. These
Greene, Harry McAllister and Charles A.
Smith of Montpelier Il. l.. Sault and Irving
Chadwick of West Randolph; III. G. Wiley
of Berlin; Edward Dillon of Wrights-
vile, Henry Carrick of Rutland and Gardi-
ner NJ. Spencer and S. A Batchelder of
Planfeld, 1t is reported that b. A. Mears
of Milton, the brakeman of the freight
train who was so severely injured, died at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington,
last week.
No other explanation of the accident than
that originally offered has been made. The
engineer of the regular passenger train
which preceded the special seems to have
called the attention of Engineer York of the
freight to the signal ordering the latter to
remain on the side track until the special
had el.s l.. a..
bility must be his unless Conductor Stewart
ordered him TO proceed The wreck was
cleared by Wednesday morning.