Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06

DEFOnEsT STEVENSON. colorcd
Few York. member OF opera company.
MRS. STEVENSON.
JOHN ID. PAyNE, New York, score
tary for Manager Drury.
WILLIAM RITCHIE, colored, New
York, member OF opera company
MRS. RICHIE.
HARRY HAYNES. colored, New
York. member of opera company.
HARRY JACKSON. colored, New
York. member of opera company.
MRS. ANNIE GREEN. colored. Jer-
sey City, membcr Of opera company.
MRS. CATHERINE JOHNSON, col
ored, Jersey City, member of opera
company.
DAISY ALLEN. colored. New York.
member of opera company.
Such is the list Of the casualties of a
wreck on the Rutland railroad Saturday
morning. A rear end collision Of a movln.-
gravel train with a mixed local two carr;
heavily laden with the precious burden Of
human life, dashed from the rails and ut
terly demolished in the twinklirg of an
oye-three lives lost in the ensuing con-
fagration and 30 other passengers. MAIN
ed, maneled and bruised. some of them
hopeIessy crippled for life-these are
some of the details of the tragedy. the
horrors of which no pen can describe.
| HOW THE WRECK OCCURRED.
/ The ill-fatec mixed train made up of
about 10 freight cars one passenger coach
and one combination baggage and smolS-
! ing car, the latter a. the rear of the train,
/ left Rutland at seven O'Clock bound for
! burlington. The train arrived in Yer
! gennos at 900 and attempted to take a
siding to permit the morning mall train
leaving burlington at $50 to pass. A
southbound freight, ahead of the train
from burlington had already taken the
! north end of the same siding, so there
was not room for all Of the mixed train
from Rutland to take il. All Of the cars
cleared the main track save the two real
pnes, the passenger and the combination
baggage and smoking car.
The train was at standstill and hat
been in that position about five minute.
I when gravel train of ten cars came u
from the south A train man was sen
back to flag the gravel train. the engineel
of that train recognizing the signal. III,
engineer applied the air brakes but the,
refused to work and the engine plougheS
at full speed into the mixed local.
THE SLAUGHTER.
The combination car was derailed an,
thrown at right angles to the track. Tn
engine then telescoped the second car, tn
one containing the greatest number c
passengers. This car was splintercd int
kinding wood Both cars toppled owe
less ruin. The engine which had done tn
deadly work did not leave the irons. Ii
crew was uninJured.
The Kissing steam and the cries an,
shrieks Of distress OF the imprisoned an,
p!nioned passengers were soon mingle,
with a more dire sound. the sound tina
BODIED the greatest evil Of the whole dis
aster-the cracking of fire. The two car
had been heated by stoves and in thei
overturning the burning Goals were scat
tered IN every direction. The oil froI
the car lamps had rendered the splintere
wood more oombust!ble and almost sim
ultaneously the flames burst out alon
the entire ne of the wrecked cars.
THE RESCUE
The rescue work commenced promptly
ing themselves, rendering every assistan2
to the other victims behind. Men an
women climbed through the smashed wiz
dows, through the doors and throug
every available opening in the wrecke
coaches, only to turn to render assist
ance to less fortunate brethren, for dealt
distress and suffering made brothers &
all.
The crews from all the trains in tn
yard, the station attaches and all In the v
cinity OF the scene Of carnage and slaugf
ter were prompt to render their service
The Vergennes fire department was not
fled of the conhagraton but It's static
house was well-nigh mile away and b,
fore its arrival the flames had spei
their force and done their work Of dealt
disaster and humiliation.
THE HOLOCAUST
Quickly spread the news of the drea'
full holocaust and the citizens of We
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