Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-19


Canaan, \. H., station early Sunday morn
ing, due to mistake in train des-
paycher's orders, and from a demolished
passenger coach there were taken 20 dead
and dying and 20 other passengers more
or less wounded. Nearly all those who
were in the fatal car were returning
/ from fair at sherhrooke, Que, 100 miles
north. The conductor Of the freight was
given 10 understand that he had plenty OF
/ time to reach siding by the night opera
/ tor at Canaan station, receiving, accord
/ ing to the superintendent OF the division,
a copy of telegraph order from the
train dispatcher at Concord which con-
/ fused the train numbers, 80 and 81
I The wreck occurred just after the ex-
press had rounded into straight stretch
OF track, but owing TO the early morning
mist neither engineer saw the others
headlight until II was too late.
FULL LIST OF THE DEAD.
All the victims OF the wreck have been
identified. The following is a list Of
identified desd:-
Dominick Benoit, Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Alice Cunningham, Hamilton,
Mass.
G. f. Derby, Boston.
Mrs. l.. c. Blake. Somerville, Mass.
Leila Hould, Manchester, y. II.
III. ID. Stevens, Musquodoboit Harbor,
n. 5.
Annie st. Pierre, Isle Verte, Que.
Mrs. Vena Gagno, Sherbrooke, Que.
M. n. Wilson, East Cambridge, Mass.
Timothy Shaughnessey, Manchester.
Mrs. Timothy Shaughnessey, Manches-
ter.
George L. southwick, Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. William Ventinnier, Robinson,
Que.
Miss Lillian ventinner, daughter OF the
above.
Fred NJ. Phelps, Ochiltree, Texas.
Mrs. Nj. +. Warren, Hayerhill, Mass.
Mrs. Adolph Boisveet, Concord, n. ii.
Miss Annie Barrett, Manchester.
Augustine Roger, Manchester.
Richard F. Garrison, Lebanon, N. II.
Frank II. Lower, Barton Landing, VT.
Mrs. E. 5. Briggs, West Lebanon. N.
II.
John NJ. Congdon, Bethel, VT.
Howard Warren, Haverhill, Mass.
Leon s. Cady, West Lebanon, N. II.
ALIsT OF THE INJURED.
The injured persons who were taken
to the Mary Hitchcock hospital at Han
over were all reported Monday as doing
well with the exception of Miss Albina
juror of Nashua, \. H., who is internal
ly injured and may die.
Following is a revised list of the in
jured:-
Mrs. 5. NJ. Saunders, Nashua, left leg
and wrist injured.
William Cunningham, Hamilton.
Mass, back and chest injured.
Charles st. Pierre, Isle Verte, Que, in
ternal injuries.
Anthony Jacques, Millbury, internal
injuries.
E. A. Batchelder, somerville, ankle
broken.
Philip Gagnon, sherbrooke, Que, in
ternal injuries.
John barrett, Manchester, head and
breast injured.
/ Frank Ryan, brakeman, White River
Junction, arm bruised and leg cut.
Miss Jennie juror, Nashua, hip
wrenched.
Miss Albina juror, Nashua, broken
Mrs. c. A. Dowry, Manchester, right
side injured.
Miss Rose Boyer, Manchester, bruised
face.
l. Noyes, Pomfret, Vt, head and back
injured.
Miss Ella vintinner, Lisbon, clavicle
| bone broken.
The baby OF William Cunningham, one
of the injured, was also taken to the hos
pital, although uninjured.
BODIES TAKEN TO CONCORD.
All the bodies with the exception of
that OF Mrs. Briggs, which was taken to
her home, and that of Mr.. Congdon, were
removed to Concord during Sunday.
The southbound train originated at
Sherbrooke Saturday evening, where It
picked up two sleepers from Quebec and
two more on the way down. 1t consisted
OF the baggage car, passenger coach and
smoking car in that order with the sleep
ers in the rear. The train left White
River junction at $3.50 a. m. Sunday, for
ty minutes late, and was followed twenty
minutes later by the Montreal express
over the Central Vermont railroad. The
Quebec train is known as number 80, and
the Montreal train as number "a,
In the meantime north bound freight
train had arrived at Canaan, eighteen
miles down the road, at 4:1o a. M, on
time.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
According to Division Superintendent
w. X. Ray, J. R. Crowley, the night
train dispatcher at Concord, sent des-
patch to John Greeley, the night opera
tor at Canaan, that No. "a was one hour
and ten minutes late. The order which
Conductor Lawrence of the freight train
showed after the accident, distinctly
states that No. 80, instead of "a, was an
hour and ten minutes late. Conductor
Lawrence, believing that he had sufficient
time in the hour and ten minutes to
reach the side track at West Canaan, four
miles beyond, before No. 80 reached it.
ordered his train ahead.
The superintendent declared that the
accident was due to the mistake in plac-
ing cipher after the three in the number
OF the train, instead of four.
MET IN THE FOG.
The morning was dull misty one and
the long freight train. with a score of
heavily loaded cars numbered up the long