The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-07
Mrs. Daniel P. Sexton Killed
at Montpelier Today
ON CENTRAL VT.R. R. TRACK
Stepped Off From Montpelier & wells
River Track to Avoid One Train and
Directly Into the Path Of
Another-Killed Instantly.

The Central Vermont passenger train
leaving this city at 7:45 this morning
struck and killed Mrs. Daniel P. Sexton
near the r. J. Robar granite shed below
Granite street in Montpelier, reducing the
body into mass of inaminate flesh but
not injuring the face. The accident was
caused BY the woman's confusion in
stepping out of the way Of the Mont
pelier g. Wells River train, leaving Mont
pefer, directly in front Of a Central
train entering the city. The tracks are
side by side.
The Montpelier 3 Wells River train
leaves Montpelier at eight o'clock, just
about the time that the Central from
this city reaches that city. The woman
entered the railroad yards at Granite
street and started to walk down the
NJ. & w. r.. track. She saw the train
approaching her on the latter track and
stepped across to the Central track, not
hearing the passenger train which was
coming toward her from the rear. The
engineer, Joseph Derry, whistled, but
the woman in peril did not move from
the track, seemingly thinking that the
warming, if she heard it, csme from the
engine in front. 1t was then too late to
stop the train and the woman was struck
and carried some distance.
When the remains were collected, there
was no one in the crowd who could posi-
lively identity the body. Health Officer
Lindsay thought that it was Mrs. Sex
ton, but several others said that it was
not. Later the remains were removed
to the undertaking rooms, still unidenti-
fed. Charles Bancroft saw Mr.. Sexton
on the street and told him there were
rumors that the woman killed was his
wife. So Mfr. Sexton went into the un-
dertaking rooms and looked at the rings
on the womans fingers. He said it
wasn't his wife and went ont. Later
he was advised to 60 up to his house
on Sibley avenue and see If Mrs. Sex
ton was at home. Seeing that she was
not there, he returned to the undertake
ing rooms and identified one Of the rings
as that of his wife. Then the identifica-
tion was completed.
Alderman Frank Dawley was probably
the only person who saw the accident,
and he was so far away that he could
not prevent it, being on the way down
the hill on Berlin side, an eighth of a
mile away. He saw the woman walking
down the tracks and saw her step from
one track to another, only TO be swept
under the engine of the oncoming train.
Bert Kane, a railroad employe, talked
with Mrs Sexton only five minutes be-
fore she was killed. Mayor Haley, who
was in his granite plant nearby, said
that he heard an engine whistle footing
vigorously and then went out and found
that someone had been run over.
Mrs. Sexton was dressed in a light
colored waist and dark skirt, and wore
black hat trimmed with roses. The
various articles of wearing apparel were
strewn along the track and ground into
the flesh, making a gruesome sight for
the large crowd which collected.
Mrs Sexton was born IN st. John,
p. O., and was 33 years of age. She
leaves, besides her husband who i a
Jumper in a granite she'd two children;
also one brother and half brother. Pat-
rick Malone Of Albany, n. ", and Afont-
pelier, and her mother, mrs. Mary Ma.
ANHts WAt iNtn III tiit ohiAt Hpnnt A2
the Sections on Sibley avenue.
The spot where the woman was killed
has been the scene of more than one
accident or fatality Of this sort. Last
fall man lost his life under the wheels
Of the morning passenger train from
this city. but It was said that he diycd
into the wheels to commit suicide.
It Is said that the reason for Mrs.
Sections being out this morning was to
look up her husband, who did not 60
home as usual last night, but spent the
night with friend in Montpelier. Mr..
Sexton Is very much affected by the
shock of the accident.