The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-03
FOUR MAY DIE
FROM INJURIES
Thus Far Death List in the vergennes
Wreck Is Only Three--Five Are
Badly Hurt.

Burlington, Dec. s.-Miss Rosetta
Faulk, prima donna Of the Drury opera
company. who was reported killed in the
Rutland railroad wreck at yergcnnes On
Saturday, II at the Mary fletcher hospi-
tai, still alive but expected to lie. Three
Others who were in the wreck are in a.
precarious condition, Archibald G. Dixie,
assistant principally of the Bristol high
school, side crushed and injured inter
'nally; Richard II. BROOKS, manager Of
the Drury company, right leg crushed and
left foot amputated; Fl w. Savage Of
Granville, NJ Y.. financial backer of the
Drury company, skull fractured and in
jured internally; Theodore Drury, own
er and manager Of the company, frac
tured hip. OF these Mr.. DiKc is at Yer
gennes Careful search yesterday of
the ruins of the cars showed conclu-
sively that no bodies were hidden be-
meath them. and the number Of dead by
the disaster still remains at three. So
great was the disorder over the accident
that until Saturday night, hours after
the accident, it was insisted that seven
lives had been lost.
The search revealed the charrad re-
mains Of womans right hand. One
hand was missing from the body of
Mrs w. A. Lawrence Of Bristol when her
mangled remains were rescued from the
burning wreck Saturday
SO it seems settled, that unless there
are other fatalities from injuries, the
death list is fixed at three, the other two
being Miss Cognelia Stove, "a years old,
teacher in the Bristol graded school,
and Mrs Nellie Barnard, aged As, a
widow lady residing III Bristol.
John D Payne, ticket seller and as
sistant manager Of the opera company,
is still in the hospital suffering from a
burned face, although he is not consid
cred in danger Oscar Jenkins is suffer
ing from a foot burned by contact with
car stove in the wreck. Lione Get
ting was bruised about the face. They
are all still at the hospital.
| The other members OF the troupe
about dozen, are still at the hotel
burlington. All Of the baggage and be-
longinCs were destroyed but it il stated
that the company win not disband.
The accident is still accounted for by
The failure to work of the brakes on the
gravel train which plowed its way into
the mixed train which WAS standing at
the Vergennes station, partially on the
side track and partially on the main
! line. The crew of the mixed train had
tried TO take the siding, out the length
! b, their train would not allowed II TO
! be entirely side tracked The two pas
senger cars were on the main line
Mrs. Wallace Frank Of Bristol tells
OF .ne wreck as follows.
Il sat probably in the fifth seat from
the end of the second car. Mrs. Barnard
and Miss Stowe were in the second seat
in front Of me and Mrs. Lawrence occu-
pied the second or third seat in front
of them TIE first intimation | had
THAT there was trouble was when |
heard the whistle OF an approaching
train frem the direction in which we
had come. IT could not have been over
two seconds before the ca wits struck
and the next thing I realized was that
was pinned fast by my clothes.
saw Mrs. Barnard and Miss Stowe in
fun sight. They were pinned down and
unable to move They were both con
scious ami could look into their faces.
Mrs Barnard spoke to me, but cannot
recall what she said. She was pinnea
in q sitting posture and seemed unable
Ito move Miss Stowe was lying on her
back and unable to move. ! could look
Iinto Miss Stoves face. Fire broke out
almost instantly and spread vcrFrspid-
lly could hear the cries for help OF
Mrs. Barnard and think Of Miss Stowe
las ! was being taken from the wreck
| heard no cries after ! had gotten out
BY that time the wreck was all ahame
MY cloak was torn from me and my
dress was rendered to shreds." Mrs
Frank said she saw no baby in the esI
after leaving New Haven Junction. Mrs
Frank lost her gold watch and s25 in
cash.