The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-25

OOl rs 1910
last night as was reported, but it was
stated by an officer of the law In
Northfield that young Menier would
undoubtedly be held to appear before
the railroad commissioners. The
young man. who recently passed the
examinations for telegraphers, /,
greatly broken up over the accident
The wrecking crew from St. AL
bans arrived on the scene at 1875
o'clock, and large number OF mer
were at once set at work clearinl
up the wreckage. At 12 o'clock thu
wreclring crew from White River
Junction reached the scene and an
other gang of men was placed a
work clearing the tracks.
AS soon as it was learned that the
train was afire an alarm was sounded
in Northfield and an auto hauled the
hand engine from Gouldsville to the
scene in about 20 minutes. A large
number of farmers and townspeople
at once rushed to the wreck and
fought the flames. Water was pump
ed from the river only few hundred
feet away. On account of the large
amount of oil which was emptied onto
the wreckage the water had little eff
feet until after the oil had burned
out The fire continued to burn until
late last night
The men stuck to their posts
throughout the day, being supplied
with food and drink by their wives
and families.
AS the cars toppled over they
struck the telegraph poles near the
side of the track and the poles for
several hundred feet were burned
down, breaking the wires and cutting
off communication along the line for
several hours before a temporary line
was pus up.
The through freight was made up
Of about AZ cars, II of which were
destroyed in the wreck.
Not Moments Notice.
According to a statement made by
Engineer Wynn he had not a min
ties notice that the other train was
coming. His fireman. Lem Dubuc,
,alled to him to jump. Wynn had a
'ery remarkable escape from death
'eceiving only a fracture to his right
houlder. He is now at the home of
Dr.. Mayo in Northfield and will prob
bly, be taken to his home in ST.
Albans today. In an interview with
Journal reporter yesterday Wynn
aid that he was running his engine
t about 35 miles an hour and was
Gaming. over and about to open the
injector when his fireman called to
i'm to jump but he had hardly time
D look up before the freight was
pom his locomotive and in some man
er which. he could not explain he
,as hurled a distance of 90 feet. AS
is body left the cab he was struck
Y the water from the bursted tank,
,hich he thinks had much to do with
is escape from injury. Wynn at once
ot to his feet and walked back to
is cab in search of his fireman, Du-
uc. whom it is thought was killed
n the wreck. He climbed onto the
alb. which was then in flames, and it
vas only by force that men, who had
ushed to the scene compelled him
o leave. When Wynn landed on the
round he was tar gled up in the tele-
,raph wires and on account OF his
Iislocated shoulder he had consider
bile trouble in freeing himself.
"a Mistake Made"
Wynn would not state whether or
lot he was running under orders to
meet the through freight at North
ield, but said that there was
mistake made somewhere.
Jesse r. Smith, one of Wynns
rainmen, who received only a badly
,ruised hip and few cuts on his
lead and about his face. now being
onfined to .Heaton hospital, stated
O a representative last night that
Vynn's crew had orders to meet the
Trough freight at Northfield and
hat some mistake must have been
made there in letting the freight get
,ast. Smith has been working on the
Dad only ten days. He said that he
vas living in the upper part OF the
carriage attached to the pilot of the
locomotive, a few minutes before the
wreck occurred he looked down into
he car and saw Brudnell, the con-
luctor. who was killed, standing at
lis desk near the front end OF the
,ar. Daniel Hammell, the other train
nan of the crew, was in the upper
,art of the car with Smith when the
.ccident took place. When the crash