St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-21
VERMONT NE WIS.
Wreck on the Central Vermont.

Oh - AhOhtf
a wreck occurred on the Central YER
mont road a mile north of Ludlow Tues
day morning. The wreck was caused by
a brok' n rail. This was the third train
which has been off the iron within "a
hours within a mile of this place, the
rails being damaged by the excessive
cold. The baggage car, mail car, and
one coach all went off the track and went
down the embankment. smashing them
in p eces. The engine was left on the
tics.
There were only six or eight passen-
gers beside the trainmen. and all were
hurt more or less. T. Baker of Rut-
land was injured. The surgeons say it
is doubtful If he lives. He is injured in
t~ernally and his stuff ring is intense.
Conductor d. B Sexton OF Rutland was
in the passenger coach, and when it went
over the bank the door of the coach
struck him on the head, cutting a large
cash and causing a serious internal in
jury but it is not consid, red dangerous.
EXpressman E. o, Baker was found
pinned down under the deblis OF the car
and taken out through a small hole. He
has many serious bruises, caused by fall
ing baggage and express matter, but is
not in a dangerous condi ION. Mail
Agent George l., Fletcher OF Chester was
seriously bruised. He was pulled out Of
a small space under the debris of his car.
The other eight or ten passengers on the
train have painful, but not serious
bruises.
Edward W. Marsh. esq, a member Of
the well known Marsh family OF Hart
ford, who. after graduating at the Uni
versity of Vermont, went TO New York,
practiced law, and later removed IT,
Plainheld. N. J., died in that city in1S69.
He lett some property, consisting chiefly.
we believe, in real estate in PIainfeld. In
his will he made provision for the remov.
ing of the remains OF his elder brother,
Lew, who died at the West. % Hartford,
and the Refinement tfthem in the family
lot in the Hartford graveyard, and for
his own interment there. For this pur-
poe he set aside $1,000, $500 or $500 oil
which WAS 10 go to the town OF Hart
ford for the care OF the cemetery lot. In
the event oil the executors failing to re-
move the bodies to Hartford, the Con.
gregational church Of that town was to
receive the $1,000. Hiscuusins, the late Dr..
Leonard MARSH and Daniel Marsh, were
resi- luary legatees and Leonard Marsh
and a man named Parse were named as
executors DR.. Marsh did not quality as
executor and Parse ADM is cred the es,
tate. 1t is the distinct recollec, ion Of Mr.,
Marsh's widow, Mrs. Amre l.. Marsh,
that The hodits were duly removed to
Hartford and the lot put in order, but
the executor, Parse, kept very scant &C.
counts, and neither his books, nor the
church nor to " N records appear to con.
tain any record of The transaction. The
cstIte oil Etwar Marsh was long since
set'l,d, and the real estate sold. Re
Gently a BROOKLYN man who had pur.
chased a ri ce oft, wanted to sell anc
found a purchaser. The purchaser,
lawyer, in looking up the title of the
property, ran a,ro,s the will of Mr.
Mash, and made inquiry as to whether
the provisions If the will had been com
piled with. His inquiry raised the ques
ton whether the church was not entitled
to the legacy, and it is reported that ;
SUIT Will be instituted to settle the point
Since Deacon Morris withdrew his sup
port, the church is having rather hare
tunes, and its mrml ers are wondering
what will be the result of a suit apains
the estate of a man who died % year,
ago.