Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-30

those who were most seriously
hurt and who could be moved in safety
left for Boston where arrangements were
made to have all the available ambu-
lanocs convey the MANNED to the hospi
tails
CASUALTIES or l.CCAI. TEAIH.
The train upon which practically all the
casualties occurred, left the North ST..
ton in Boston at 7:l5 with four cars hli,d
with people most Of whom rad been Wis
itinc relatives in that city and vicinity
This train stons ut nearly all the local
stations between Boston AMI Marlboro
Tho train runs over the main line of tn,
Fitchhur-, division as far as South Acton.
y miles west of Boston. At South Acton
II Is switched on to the Marlboro branch
of the came division and is due in MARI
t'ro at nine o'clock
Tho second train which figured in the
collision is known as tho sunday night
Montreal express. which iuns over the
Fitchburg division 10 Bellows Fails Vt.
whence It proceeds cver the Rutland rail-
read through Rutland and burlington
VT, and st. IIyacr the, Quo.
This train leaves Boston at ,:45 O'Clock
on SUNDAYS only. To.riehrs cxrrcss con-
sisted of two locomotives. two rilk cars
two baggage cars, mail car. three
coaches and a pullman sleeper,
According to the statement of per-
sons who were at the depot there II
brakeman was sent to place n fuse or
rcd fire torch some distance in the rear
rho night was unusually dn,k rartlv
owing to Il dense mist. which came up
the sudbury river. According to those
At the station, the torch had not been
set more than Il minute before Tin"
roar of Il heavy train around IA curve
II snort distance cast of the depot was
were helpless for within II few seconds
the headlight of AN on-rushmg loco
motive penetrated the mist and before
a hand could he lifted to warn the pas
scngers in the local train. the two
pondcrous engines, travelling at an as
tlmdtod speed of 81 miles an nour.
crashed into the standing coaches, the
impact was SO terrific that it was heard
by persons living II mile distant and
the spot where n train load of pcopl"
had stood moment before, became
an mdcscribablc scene of death and
ruin. Following the crash, the shricks
of the injured and the shouts of those
VINO FASTENED to the rescue could be
heard at times above the hiss of cs-
Gaping steam.
The leading locomotive tolcscopcd the
rear car of the Marlboro train and tho
second engine forced the demolished mass
against the third car of the local and
completely wrecked 1t. In these two cars
all but two of the fatalities occurred and
practically all of the injuries. The COLI
sion destroyed the forward locomotive Of
the Montreal express and the engine fol
lowing. although considerably dcmaged.
did not leave the rails. None of the cars
of the express was thrown from the track
and The collision apparently had little
effect upon those in them The passeng-
rrs stated afterward that the shock was
comparatively slight especially in view
of the rate of speed at which the train
was travelling.
The officials of the EOston & Maine
railroad viii make an exhaustive inquiry
into the cause OF tire collision. Whether
the proper signals were set at "A safe
distance or whether they could he seen in
time by the engineer of the Montreal train
cannot be told at this time. IT is proba bic