Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-19
Central Vermont Has Bad Luck
in Repairing Its Wash
outs.
MUST CARRY PEOPLE BY
vention Can Reach Montpelier-Gen-
eral Manager Fitzhugh Directing
Work OF Repairs-Flood Dam.
age Worse Than Reported.

Montpelier. June 1.-THE Central Yer
mont railroad is working in hard luck
This forenoon their pile driver, which was
working at the scene of the wreck in
MiddleseX, broke handicapping them bad
ly. The other pile driver was on the way
around by way of Newport and has ar
rived on this end of the damaged section.
where it will work its way through to the
main wreck At the scene OF the wreck a
track will be built at one side of the Old
line temporarily instead of directly over
the chasm. The wrecked cars were pushed
down the ravine last night and burned.
There are four bad washouts besides that
one alonb the line in distance of four or
five miles. The one at Eagan's mill was
first tackled by the Wreckers from this
way with the pile driver. Were it not for
the accident to the other pile driver it
might be possible to get trains through
tomorrow morning but now If one is put
through tomorrow convention goers will
be fortunate.
General Manager FitZhugh has been on
the scene to-day and is pushing matters as
much as possible. Probably connections
can be made tomorrow except for one
washout which will necesstate a change
OF cars and carrying by.
To-day there have been no trains except
work trains north Of Montpelier Junction
and south of Waterbury, 1t is quite pos
sible that complete connections will not
be made in season to bring delegates to the
State convention into Montpelier from
that way without transferring them by
teams
The latest news from the washouts is to
the effect that trains will be run near
enough to each other so that the passengers
can be carried by the worst break and that
probably no through train can be run to-
morrow before evening any way. building
crews are working at each end of the wash
out sections and have without stopping
since Monday morning.
The bodies of the men killed in the wreck
were last evening taken to St Adams In
General Manager Fitzhugh's private car.
They are Engineer George Carey, 40 years
old, II Gilman avenue st. Adams. leaves
a wife and one child; James A. Ferguson,
fireman, about 30 years old, Mason street,
St. Adams. Had been married only three
weeks and was on the third trip as fire
man. He leaves father, mother. wife and
sister: Francis Clark, conductor, "a years
cd. unmarried, Anderson boarding house,
st. Adams, two brothers. George Rounds,
brakeman, q years old, No. 81 Elm street,
St. Adams, leaves a wife and one child.
Hardly twenty minutes before the WI eek
200 passed over the spot. The night express
was only saved from wreck by an accident.
1t was delayed and side-tracked at Bolton
to wait for orders and while there heard
| of the wreck
| As reports more in detail come in from
the surrounding towns the damage done by
the flood mounts up higher than was at
| first expected. In MiddleseX alone con-
SENTATIVE estimate puts the damage to
| town and private property at S2o,uOO while
many estimates go much higher. The high
way from Middesex to MiddleseX Centre
has been almost totally destroyed with
eight bridges gone and the roadway wash
ed out so that only the bed rock remains
| The town authorities are discussing the
question of abandoning the road. some be-
lieving it impracticable to attempt to re-
build it as the expense would be many
thousands of dollars. Hardly a bridge OF
culvert in the whole town il in safe con-
diton and between 40 and so were swept
laway.
Perhaps on the north branch the power
of the flood can be best appreciated for
there in many places the river is running
In new channels. The bridges are mostly
gone abutments and all. The bridge al
Wrightsville had span of IS feet but nov
all is gone and from end to end of road.
way it is $50 feet. In many places the road
Is cleaned down to bed rock while whole
meadows are swept clean Of soil leaving
only gravel, mud and drift wood.
i The damage to A. A. Owens house ant
land will amount to 1900 The damage
was done there by little brook running
down MddleseX Hill becoming a torrent
and changing its course so that it swept
directly against the house. undermining Il
II and washing away lawn. garden and al
the soil leaving only boulders. Mrs owen 1,
&c years old and blind. She was rescued b,
being carried through three feet of water
TO Il neighbours house.
The damage to the streets and bridges
In this city will amount to $500 The su
perintendent of streets is to set about put
ting In temporary bridges on Worcester
branch at once in accordance with in
structions from the city council, who madC
a tour of inspection yesterday.
1t appears that the center OF the CLOUD
burst was on the hills I'm MddleseX. IL
Moretown and Waitsfed no special dam
age was done and there was no cloud burs
in Barre. Waitsheld, Moretown and Mid
dlesex are temporarily isolated. STAG,
Driver J. j. Kelly managed to get through
to Montpelier to get mail to-day and say
he shall run daily until the trains resum,
normal working. The Montpelier & Wells
River road has been running trains accord
, Ing to schedule to-day except that passen
gers have to change at Plainheld to be car
, ried around big washout there which
may take several days to AK.
s., GOT HIS ARM BROKEN.