The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-02-02
A Terrible Accident.

| A shocking grade crossing accident Occurr
ed at AS o'clock Wednesday afternoon OF
the BTOwnel street grade crossing of the New
YORK New Haven and Hartford railroad. a.
Fall River. A sleighing party made up Of Is
M MIXERS of the sophomore class Of the B N
G Durfee high school was returning from d
tw O.huurs' ride and was within half a mile oil
home. A hand Car had just passed along the
main line track before the lead horses attach.
Ell to the sleigh stepped on 10 It. When the
sel's Boston train hove in sight around a
bend and was rushing along at a speed of %
milt g an hour. Timothy Connolly, the cross
Ing tender saw the train simultaneously
with Be driver. The latter jerked the reins
and succeeded In getting within two feet OF
out Of danger, The sleigh was an old fash
Toned tfiar. the seats running length wise.
the rear end having lumber cart taIlDoard.
Everett 5. Durfee, teacher in the school
and In charge OF the party, was sitting on
campstooi at the end, and on either side Of
him was Brooks Borden. 16-year old son Of
Col. 8 encer Borden. and ksv thornton, II
year-old son OF Charles D. Thornton, " bile
Orson Swift, the 17-year-old son OF NJ G B
Swift, was sitting In the lap Of Henry Hsw.
kins. WI hen the party saw the rushing train,
the members became terror stricken. B0r
den and Thornton jumped over the tailboard
only to be struck by the locomotive. Swift
was preparing to jump when he, too, was
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and body being crushed 10 and he was killed
instantly. Ray Thornton was dragged along
In the wheels for 100 yards, bis head and
right hand being severed from his body.
Swift was hurled 20 feet and was breathing,
but unconscious, when picked up. He was
taken home in an ambulance, hut died short.
~ after he arrived there Mr. Durfee jumped
with Clark Chase, IT., when they saw the
train, ana they escaped with slight bruises,
the train passing between them and the
sleigh. Immediately after the accident the
terror stricken pupils jumped from their con.
veyance and the young ladies became frantic.
The scene Of the accident is only block
away from the northern police station and all
assistance WAS rendered as quickly ~ possi-
BILE. No one Is blamed for the accident.
The accident crested . profound sensation
In the city. The three boys were the bright
est 10 their class, and we're universal fav0rites
In the scnool. They we're connected with the
known oil over the country IS the owner of
finely bred and trained carrier pigeons.
The Caucs Valley on the Istbmus of Pana-
ma, is Inundated. The food Is the most ex-
tensive and most destructive of the century.
All of the crops have been swept away and
the damage in other respects Il beyond COM
puts,ion. Widespread distress Is certain and
Q famine is feared.
Two negroes dragged girl 12 years old to
the woods at Aurora Mo, tied her to . tree
and assaulted her. A posse of farmers cap
tured one Of the negroes and burned him at
the stake.
A posse of officers locsted o gang of train
robbers With Rob Rogers Is captain, near
vinita, T. last week and pounced upon him
while they were asleep. Rogers and "Dsns.
mite jack were captured unhurt. Dyna-
mites ro'her, kiowa, was killed and Willis
Brown was so seriously won ded thst his
death 10 expected. None of the officers were
hurt. This 10 presumed to be the band which
successfully held up the Kansas and Arkan-
sas Hey train = ehort time ago.
Mrs. Halliday. the murderess, Is now In
chains ON account of her reported attempts to
All her-eif.
Patrick Kirby, accused with causing toe death
Of james Fitzgerald of North Adams, wac tried
II wiiliamstosn Saturday. BE plead not guilty
to the charge and his case was continued until
Feb 5.
William hilhollin died at sprin gfield, o. Sat |
urday ening. Seventy hours before his death |
be- Was suddenly seized with q dc of hiccoueh- |
ing. All knosD remedies we're applied hut the I
hiecoughing continued with increasing severity
until death.