News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-04-30
WRECK AT SWANT0N.
st. Johnsbury Express Crashed Into by
G. v. Train.

| st. Johnsbury Express Crashed Into by
C. v. Train.
There was bad wreck last Thurs
day on the cross-frog work of the
Central Vermont railway and the St..
j. & l.. G. road crossing at East
Swanton. Central Vermont train No.
2, due from Montreal at 1899 a. M,
crashed into the st. j & L. G. express
train from st. Johnsbury, No. Z, due
at 1887 a. m. striking just back of
the middle of the rear car, reducing
1t to kindling wood, and hurting por-
| tiOns of the car a distance of four and
five rods. Fortunately there were
very few people on the car and most
of those were at the front end. States
Attorney W. D. Steele of Highgatp
had just alighted from the train. A
number of people were injured, sew.
eral seriously SO, the injured all being
in the rear of the st. j. & L. q. train
The names of the injured are:
Mrs. F. E. Hawley of MorrisviIle,
seriously injured about the shoulder
and hip: was taken to hotel at Swan
ton. Mrs. Charles j. Reed of East
Fairfield, badly bruised, but not Sc
riously injured. Mrs. John Robinson
OF East Fairfield badly bruised. Frank
Brown, Jr., of Fairfield, aged 8 years,
cut about the head and pinned in
under a seat, but when extracted,
covered with blood from wound in
| his head, made no noise but worked
manfully for his own release. Mrs
Homer j. Cutler and 7-year old son
OF Highgate Mrs. Cutler bruised,
but not badly injured; boy cut about
the head. His wounds were dressed at
station by doctors hastily summoned
by phone. f. abbott of Concord,
| N. H., badly shaken up. Mr.. Dorble
of Stowe slightly bruised. Mrs. Geo.
E. Blake Of Swanton badly cut about
the face and her head badly smashed;
internal injuries are also feared she
was carried home in a precarious
condition. Mrs. G. A. Webster of
Swantou, slightly cut about the fore
head. Miss Fannie P. Nye of East
Fairfield, considerably injured, but
not considered in danger. None of
the train men were injured.
Byron Burt the conductor of the
st. J. & L. C. train, had just left the
rear end and stepped forward on the
platform. The action unquestion-
ably saved his life. The engine of the
St. j. & L. c. train was No. 200, and
the engineer was Edward Moulton.
The crew of the Central Vermont train
were as follows : Conductor, B. FL.
Murray; engineer, G. Harry Randall !;
fireman, Ranney Valley brakeman
Charles Glover and Bert Carpenter ;
baggageman, B. E. Warner.
None of the Central Vermont cars
left the track with the exception of
the front end of the baggage car; the
engine and tender are in the ditch.
The st. j. & L. C. train had almost
stopped, had whistled, and had start
ed ahead again and was nearly across
the track when it was struck by the
Central Vermont train. 1t is said the
Central Vermont train did not make
the 'know nothing" stop before reach
ing the crossing.
Ira A. White of Burlington, who
was waiting to take the Central Yer
mont train to st. Adams, did good
work in aiding the injured and in
putting out the fire in the stove Of
the wrecked car.
The Swanton Courier says:
"The accident can be attributed to
nothing but an error in judgment
by the G. V. engineer, Harry Randall
of st. Adams. Both trains were ap.
preaching the cross frog at the same
time. The st. j. & l.. c. train had
stopped to whistle, according to law
and Engineer Moulton had crowded
on steam to get over the crossing
and let the other train by without
any delay to either train.
Engineer Randall did not stop tC
whistle and people at the station say
was going 20 miles an hour when ht
came by the station. While the speed
was probably not as great as that
the force of the collision was great al
is shown by the distance the wrecked
car was thrown.
"Mr. Randall was asked by repre-
sentative of the Courier for an ex
PLANTATION of how the accident oc
Cured and could simply say, "Th'
other train fooled me. l thought
they were going to get across al
right" Mr.. Randall was deeply af
fected by the accident, which is hi
first. 1t was his first trip on this run
Thomas Farrell, who has had the ruI
for over 20 years, having been trans
ferred to another run yesterday. I'll,
was minute late into East SwantoI
and was anxious to pull into st. AL
bans on the dot and took chances.
"The G. V. engine was thrown from