The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-30

The Coot-Club will make their annual forav
on the wild fowl of Penobscot bay in the
steamer Castine, leaving Lewis wharf next
Saturday.
The lumber for the main building at the Coe-
Mortimer plant is being discharged from sch,
New Boxer at Marshalls wharf and hauled to
the works.
We have received, but too late for publica
tlon this week. report of the 6Oth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Waldo County couple
1t will be printed next week.
Castle North, K. o. K A., of the North
church, will resume its regular meetings to-
morrow, Friday, night and the Junior C. f.
Society at $50 this, Thursday, afternoon.
Spars for the dismasted schooner William 7
Lermond arrived by train Tuesday. The
schooner is at the dock of the Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co., and has been here for some time. She
is owned by the Pendleton Brothers,
NOTICE The members of the Swanville
Union Meeting House Association are request.
ed to meet in the Church, at o'clock, Satur-
day, October 9th, 1909, to transact the following
business: To choose a President, Clerk, Board
OF Trustees, Assessors, Collector and Treasurer
also to see what action will be taken in regard
to needed repairs on said church and defravine
expenses of same.-Per order, 7. D. Nickerson
President.
AN ENGINE DERAILED. The 9.45 a. m. train
| had arrived Tuesday and landed the passengers,
and engineer Charles F. Shaw of Belfast and
fireman R. c. Alley of Vassalboro were engag.
ed in shifting when the engine and tender
were thrown from the track near the upper
end of the CoeMortmer Company's land, by
the washing away of the embankment A
heavy stream of water coming down over the
hill had formed quite a pond inside the en-
bankment and having no outlet it loosened and
finally washed away the earth under the rails
and when the heavy engine passed over them
headed up the track, they settled, the outer
rail giving away first. Mr.. Alley saw the
danger, and calling to Mr.. Shaw to jump made
his way to the opening between the engine and
tender, jumped, and landed on the side of the
track. But when Mr.. Shaw made the attempt
he found the passage closing, and jumped to
the right. 1t was nearly high tide and he land
ed in the water on the moving earth from the
embankment which the weight of the falling
engine had crushed outward, and to this fact
he no doubt owes his life or at least escape
from serious injury. When assistance came
he heard them say, Charles must be dead;'' but
he came out of the mud and water in which
he was immersed above his waist with only a
slight jam of the left hand. His watch, which
was carried in the vest pocket, was not wet
Mr. Shaw thinks his engine was not much in
jured, and wrecking train was to come yester-
day with derrick to pick up the engine and
tender The accident caused practically no
delay of mail service The o'clock mail out
sent to the upper bridge, where it was
met by an engine from Burnham and the pas
sengers and mail on the evening train were
brought into the city from there by carriages.
A Maine Central crew worked all night in the
pouring rain repairing the break in the track
ing train was able to leave the station on
time, but it was delayed an hour by wash
out just above Brooks. A landslide at the
bend between the upper bridge and City,
point had covered the track with earth
which the trainmen removed on the run
up Wednesday morning. No freight will be
received for the Belfast branch until further
notice. Mr.. Shaw's many friends in this city
and along the line, the scene of so many years
of faithful service, congratulate him on his
lucky escape from an accident that could not
have been foreseen or guarded against.