Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
THE DEAD.
THE INJURED.

Miss Rosetta Faulk, coiored. leading
lady OF The Drury Opera Co. severe
internal injuries; not expected t. X COW
er; taken to Mary Fletcher hospital.
Burlington.
f. W. Savage. Rutland. Vt. manag-
er OF Rutland Opera house. bruised and
burned, probably fatally: at Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington.
f.. NJ. Dicke. assistant principal of
Bristol High school. side crushed and
internal injuries; at Stevens house.
Nergennes.
Theodore Drury. colorel, manager Of
opera company, ribs broken and other
| injuries. considered serious: at hospita
| in burlington.
NJ. +. Van Houten. leader Of opera
company band. his dislocatcd; al hos
ital in Burlington.
Oscar Jenkins. leg and foot severely
bruised; at Burlington hospital Mem
Ter of opera company.
| Richard II. Brooks, colored. meln-
| Der of opera company; leg crushed.
Roger Latterrll, Bristol. severe
burns about head and shoulders; TAX
en- to hospital in Burlington.
| Edna SimpkinS. cOlored. member of
opera company; broken collar bone ana
other injuries; at Stevens house, Ner-
gerncs.
William Simpson, Waterbury. right
| leg broken; at Stevens house, Nergen-
mes.
| Mrs. William Simpson, Waterbury,
severe body bruises; at Stevens house
| Nergennes.
| w. w. Ryder. attorney of Bristol
| seriously burned about the head; re-
| moved to his home.
| Among those less seriously injured
| than the foregoing. but stuff, ring from
scratches and bruises are: Harry
Haynes. Harry jackson, Mrs. Anna
| Green, Mrs. Catherine Johnson. Billy
IRitchie and the latter's wife, Mrs. Car
| RE Richie. all of whom are members
| of the Drury Opera Co. They are at
a hotel at Burlington tonight. H. A
| Broad Of Rutland. a travelling sales
man. suffered a Sprainod ankle. bruises
| about the head and had his hand burn
| ed by contact with Il live wire.
The mixed train from Rutland. due
| here at 8 A. NJ, was taking the siding
at this station to allow the southbOund
mail train to pass. a heavy gravel train
| followed the mixed train and failed to
stop. With terrific crash the locomo-
| tive of the gravel train struck the
| mixed train, composed of two passen-
ger cars and n cabOose The caboOse
Twas smashed and the passenger cars
We're hurled on end and tOppled over
the edge Of 50-foot embankment
which drops at ar angle of A. degrees
to small brook.
| 10 Il ia foil or,fi rA n &c
lance. remaining on the sides of the
slore. This position made the work OF
rescue very difficult. Almost immedi-
lately the wrecked cars caught fire and
several of the passengers were unable
to escape from the flames. The local fire
department responded. but as the sta
ton is three-Quarters of a mile from
| the village and there is only one n.y.
Idrant near the scene Of the wreck, the
work was greatly delayed and ham,
pered.
| Firemen and persons living near by
made every effort to assist the passen-
gers and those most seriously hurt
Iwere taken to the home of d. G. Meigs
d farmer living near the station. Those
less severely injured were brought tc
the village. Among the passengers were
III members Of the Drury Opera Co. OF
New York City, an organization made
lup of colored singers, who Friday night
played an enga Sement in Middlebury
and were to play in Burlington Satur.
lday afternoon and evening.
Engineer George Murray of Rutland
in charge of the gravel train, wht
Jumped with his fireman Just befor,
the trains came together, is unable I,