Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
Collision at Island Park Mars Odd
Fellows Excursion.
Mistaken SingnnIs Caused Accident
No One seriously Hurt-Fie1d Day
Sports n Succcss-Grcat base
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cause to regret it. An accident oc-
CURED as the train was ready TO return
to Burlington. The four excursion coaches
were on the side track at the park await
ing the regular train from Ogdcnsburg,
which was due to connect with the OK
cursion train at the park and bring the
excursionists back to burlington at 6:l2.
Through a misunderstanding of signals,
the engineer of the train backed his en-
gine, tender and three cars on to the sid
ing at fun speed. The brakes of the en-
cursion coaches were ao', and the shock |
of the collision was great. With the cx-
ccption Of about 90 nearly all of the ex-
cursionists were in the cars at the time
of the accident. The shock threw the-,
in all directions. Several were cut on he
face and head and suffered other Slight
bruises. The platforms of some of the
cars were tcloscoped and tine coupling Of
the front car was so badly smashed that
the cars were fastened with chains and
in this way the trip to Burlington wits
made.
Mrs. John Ruell was on the steps
when the shock came. She was thrown
to the ground and in the fall her face
was cut. \ boy standing on the platform
was thrown between the cars, nut not
injured seriously. Another lady was en-
tering the door of a car and was thrown
prone nearly half its length up the alE!e.
Mrs. d. G.. Eddy was rendered tlncon-
scious and did not recover until nearly
home. Mrs. Ethan Howard and Mrs. -.
G. Chilson were also slightly injured.
ThcOdd Follows are thankful noone was
seriously injured and it was good fortune
that 10 one was killed. Engineer McDon-
aid explains the accident by stating that
he was awaiting his signals from the fire
man, but through some MISUNDERSTANDING
the signals were given on the other side
of the train and so did not get tc the
engineer. The train was delayed IS Rim
utes Ivy the accident.
The first business done at the ieiard
was the formation of an Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs Field Day association for dis
trict No. 3, which includes'the two lodges
in this city. the lodges in MiddlebL-Y,
Bristol. Nergennes and Tie
purpose of the association is to promo. c
an annual field day for these lodges. u he
held under the supervision OF the boar
of control. These officers were elected:
President, o. f. Chilson of this city;
secretary. A. +. King of this city; traas-
urer. r. +. Hatch of Bristol.
Six vice-presidents will be elected later,
one by each lodge.
The formation Of this association will
mean that next year the Odd Fellows
field day will be held in Burlington. Ex-
cursions will be run to this city from the
four other places in the association. 1t is
now expected that the neld day next year
will he held on the university field.
After this business was accomplished
the sports were run off. resulting as fol-
lows:
Hurdle race-Peter Langevine, first
Penndorf. second; TaGSart, third; prize
silk umbrella.
Sack races. ]. Lap!er. first; 4. c
Ferris. second: NJ. Z. Duriee, third
prize. % cigars.
Fat mems race:-Seymour Lauzon ana
L. w. Ballou; prize, meerchaum pipe
Ladies' nail driving contest-Mrs. A T.
King, 3 seconds: Mrs. w. w. winters
Mrs. A. c. S~toughton and Mrs. S. NJ
Atherton: prize. fancy dish.
Three-legged racc-Ernest Jewell and
| George Hillary, first; C. C. McGafe,
} and s. ]. Lapier, second; prize, two ODD
Fellows pins.
Mem tug of war, between Green Noun
tain and Hamilton lodges. Former win
ner of the Watermelon.
Ladies' tug of war-Team captained ny
Mrs. W. w. Winters won over team cap
tanned by Mrs. S. Il. Atherton; prize
watermelon.
1Oo-yard macarthur Gladstone, win
ner of dress suit case,
Perhaps the most interesting event was
the last, the ball game between teams oil
the Green Mountain and Hamilton
lodges. won by the latter G to : IS the
score shows the game was a rot one
and the errors were SO nicely BALANCED
that II was a toss up as to which team
was to win the game till tie last man
was out.
In their half of tie seventh the Greer
Mountain players scored two runs and
came within an ace of making the run
that would nave tied. With two out and
Chllson. Cole and Stevens on third, second
and first. Largevinc laid down a nea,
= bunt and the runners began TO move
Catcher Gladstone was foxy APP, holding
the ball. waited on his noes for Chilson,
! who came putting in from third. Chilson
had leather shoes On, and in attempting
3. to dodge Gladstone. slipped, fell AND
rolled quite a distance, beng put out by
, the catcher.
, Chilson says that without his shoes
he could have jumped or lodged Glad
stone and tied the score. IcnnlS SHOES
would have saved the day for the Greer
Mountain boys,
They lined up az follows:
Hamilton L>Ige: Dardrow. 8. g., Ed
ward, r. f., Tooles, Sb, Mcliaffoy, c. f..
Ponndorf, l. g., Lapier, ?b., Davis, lo
> Gladstone, G., Howard, n.
| Green Mountain Loge: Chilson, 3h., Cole
l c., Stevens, lb.. Langevinc. oh. Hillary
s. s., Durfee, r. t., Ruell, ~, Wltherell'
f., Jewel, c. e, Lauzon, r. I.
Score by innings:
Innings ...........,1 3 4 5 6
=, ii. l.. ..,............. y D u y l D y
q. NJ. l.. ....,.,.........0 q o q ? q 2
Earned runs, Hamilton 3, Green Noun
tain s; errors, Hamilton ., Green Noun
4 tain II; two-base hit, Langevine; three
base hit, Gladstone: first base on balls
off Ruell 8. off Howard 4: struck out, b,
: Ruell 4, by Howard 8; wild pitch, Howard
8 passed ball, Gladstone; hit by pitcher
Durfee; time, 2:l5; umpires, Chamber
and Master.