Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-05-21
THE TRAIN TOOK A FLYER.
En- gineer, Fireman, Conductor and Brakema
Have Q Bit Of Exercise Thursday.

An accident occurred on the
Woodstock railway Thursday morn
ing which was very much out of the
usual run of things, but fortunately
no one was hurt and the damage
was trfling. When the train, con-
sisting of five loaded freight cars
and coach pulled by the Edward
II. Williams, steamed in at pretty
good speed misplaced switch threw
it on to the track to the turn table
and engine house. There was no
time to slacken speed and the crew
promptly jumped, Fireman Harry
Paine first leaving the engine and
Engineer Dosh Brown following
after reversing steam, sticking to his
machine until the turn table was
nearly reached. Conductor Leon.
ard dropped off, but doesn't know
just where or how he landed.
Brakeman George Gates was on top
of freight car and he took in the
situation barely in time to save him
self by leaping to the ground. The
Williams, just from the shops and
perhaps feeling tritle kinky in new
polish and paint, made for the en-
CINE house, passed safely over the
turn table, smashing through the
closed doors at both ends of the
building with its load and never
stopped till it lett the track at the
switch Il rod or two beyond the sta
ton. The rear trucks only remained
on the track. The passengers were
landed in the engine house none the
worse for the accident and feeling
only Sigh, jar in crossing the
table.
Word was sent to the Junction
and the Central engine No. 81 came
to the assistance of the Williams,
which was jerkcd back on to the
rails in short time. Just how
much the Williams was injured
after the mornings exercise, beyond
few scratches and a broken head
light, was not at once discovered,
but she steamed back to White River
Junction IN fairly good spirits, the
Central engine going out with the
regular train about IS minutes late.
The remarkable thing about the
accident is that the train should have
passed over the turn table safely, Il
feat that perhaps could not be dupli-
Gated again in thousand trials
under the usual conditions.
A bulletin board has been put up
IN front of the Western Union tcle-
graph office and arrangements are
being made for receiving and post
ing war news.
c. +. Smith of Molrsville has
bought OF Billings farm the five
months old Jersey calf, Gaffar's
Black Prince.
Hon. VIM. E. Johnson was in
Windsor this week at the opening of
tine United States court. w. 5.
Hewitt was summoned as juror but
was excused.
Commander G. A. Converse of
the cruiser Montgomery, was born
in Norwich, and is Il nephew of the
late ex-Gov. Converse of this place.
The Montgomery was the vessel Sc
lected to replace the Name in the
harbor of Havana and when Admi
raj Sampson sailed away to Porto
Rico was IN charge of the Cuban
blockade.
Karl Beedle of keene, n. H., a
musician well known here as a
member of Beedlc's orchestra, has
been promoted to chief musician of
the New Hampshire regiment about
to leave for the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.. Pember drove
to Randolph Saturday, returning
late IN the week.
Mrs. Harley G. Seaver died at her
home on the Church hill road to
South Woodstock, Monday, after Il
long illness. She was about IS |
years old. Mrs. Seavei was Il
daughter of O. G. Boynton of Pom.
fret and her husband and tour chill
dren survive her. Funeral services,
attended by Rev. +. d. Handy, were
held on Thursday forenoon at II
o'clock. Intcrment was at Pomfret
+ ID 1arpin OF Windsor was in
town several days tins week and in
company with o E Taylor fished at
Lakota Monday. They took ont
over fifteen pounds of trout, the
largest caught by Mr.. Harpin lack
ing two ounces of three pounds in
wei ght.
Miss Kennedy and Miss Susan
Wardner drove up from Windsor
Tuesday morning, returning home
IN the ait.rnoon