St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-25
Big Freight Wreck on the B. & NJ.
live Men Killed in Head-On Collision near Pike.
n H., Friday---Traffic Interrupted for Twelve
HOurs.---Much Rolling Stock and Produce
Destroyed.

leaI-0u COliisiOh ou Tx MTG
4 ..--qi, division of the Boston &
,,-s -q.lroad, Friday morning, caused
II Death of five trainmen and the injury
-,r, more. 1t was one OF the worst
.-..,. which has ever occurred on this
=, The dead are Elmer E. Cross
Il Concord engineer of train No. 271;
..5 Brown of Concord, fireman of
= No 271; Guy Dow of Woodsville,
,rpreer Of train No. + Allen T. Davis
Il W5odsyille, fireman of train No. 4,
L. Wlhed Noonan, head brakeman of
L., No. 27t. The injured are Henry
i oox aud E. K. Prescott, both brake
sBer Of train No. +.
Il zeal freight, No. r, southbound, in
A. of Conductor Albert Cromwell,
nd Engineer Dow. with 10 cars, left
8Asre-hill at 7.33 O'Clock, with, it is
gl,nsd orders to meet No. oil, a
4brougn freight, northbound, at East
i ace-1ill No. 271, in charge of Con
/ rc-5r R01shaw and Engineer Cross left
klvrouth at $40 O'Clock. The train
H. made up Of engine No. $50 and 25
soaded cars. 1t is said that the sur
Ak;vng members of the train crew claim
/ bat their orders were to meet train No.
/ at Hayerhill.
Both trains were making fast time
SE1en they met on a sharp curve between
HaverhilI and Pike, and that the train
her had very little warning OF the
mash was evident from the fact that
hnIv Engineer Dow jumped, and the
srbers were caught on the engines. The
k-ains came together with such force
Ebar he through freight engine plowed
4, vav through the smaller engine
attached to the local, completely de-
Enoisning it and rendering it unit for
bnvthing except the junk heap. Twelve
kars were derailed, i've of which were
/ later rolled down the dump and burned
b. The wrecking crews. Three of the
lar we're reduced to kindling wood
D1e ear loaded with peanuts, another
|vith chocolates and third with general
Merchandise, proved mecca for natives
kn the vicinity and considerable OF the
contents were appropriated before
watch was established.
Wrecklng crews from Concord and
|WoodsyjIle and a special train carrying
|phvscians and nurses from the latter
hlace were at once sent out and after II
hours Of unceasing labor traffic was
again resumed. In the meantime, all
express trains were sent around by the
|way Of White River Junction and the
locals resorted to thecarrying by system.
Engineer Dow was picked up beside
the track with a badly crushed hip and
internal injuries, and taken to the home
ofF c. Kimball, near the wreck, where
he died IN TWO hours. He was SO years
old and is survived by a wife and two
children, a brother in Woodsville and
two sisters in Concord.
Allen 7 Davis, Mr.. Dow's fireman, and
also a relative Of the deceased engineer,
was Is years of age, aresident of Woods
vile and leaves a wife and one child.
Elmer E. Cross of Concord, engineer Of
the a0rrh bound train, was instantly
killed BY being pinned between the engine
and tank He was about 40 years old
and was considered one of the most
capable men in the service.
Fred 4, Brown, fireman, lived in Con-
cord. He was % years of age and
unmarried.
Niitred Noonan, brakeman, was found
n an unconscious state, badly scalded
and suffering with internal injuries. He
was taken TO Kimbal's house where it
was al first thought he would recover,
but be lived only seven hours. He was
unmarried and his home was in St.
Maurice, r. @.