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

was so intense that they could not
| get any where near the locomotives.
As they neared the rear of the freight
they met Charles Boat, one of the
! brakemen, who was riding on the
rear of the train. The man was crawl
ing on his hands and knees away
from the train, flag in hand to stop
the passenger train which he feared
was following the freight He was not
seriously injured, receiving several
severe cuts and some painful bruises.
Head Light Hurled 200 Feet.
Some idea of the force with which
the trains must have met can be
gained from the distance which the
headlight of No. All of the through
freight was hurled. 1t was picked up
200 feet from the place where the
trains came together.
Hauled Cars From Danger.
The locomotive on the passenger
train from White River junction was
despatched to the scene to haul the
cars of the freight train away from
the burning portion of the train. The
passenger coaches were left at North
field and after the freight cars were
removed they were run into the scene
of the accident and the passengers
transferred to another train for Mont
Ipelier and other points. At the rear
of the freight were two cars marked
Danger, Keep From Fire" and these
two, together with IS others, were
first hauled to Mortified and the en-
CINE was returned and removed the
remaining eighteen away from the
burning heap
Men Burned TO Ashes.
When the crash came the men in
the cab of the freight locomotive had
no time to jump or else were instantly
killed The charred skeleton of one
of the men, together with the ribs and
spinal column, could be seen pinned
between the tender and the locomotive
with brass or steel valve driven
directly through the skull 1t is very
probable that the man met instant
death.
Search for the Remains Started.
The Mortified men who were
working the pumps became exhausted
about $3.50 and for a short time the
stream Of water was not played on the
flames.
A party then began between the
where Bergman, the engineer, was
buried. The heat from the burning
coal in the tender and the steam in the
boiler made it impossible for the
men to bear the heat for any length
of time and they had to work in re-
lays. After a foot or more of ashes
and burning coal had been removed
a foot and an arm was uncovered,
but the heat drove the men out and
the work had to be abandoned until
the wreckage cooled. Work on the
West Berlin end of the wreckage was
suspended at this time and the fire
men started in to cool off the heated
mass so that the bodies might be re-
covered AT the other end the crew
continued the work of hauling off
trucks and the heavy masses of iron
Late in the afternoon number of
gruesome finds were made in the
wreckage. A charred skull thought 20
be that of Bergman, the engineer,
and the bones of a foot, supposed to
be the body of Conductor Lang, to-
gether with his revolver, was also
found. At watch was found with the
hands stopped at S;25 o'clock. The
watch is also believed to have be-
longed to Lang. Parts OF the charred
remains of Lem Dubuc, the fire
man on Wynn's engine, and Dan
Hammell, one of the brakemen on
the same train were also found
Conductor Lang, was unmarried,
about % years of age. His home is
New York City He has been employ
ed on the road since the time of the
recent strike. His relatives were mott
fled of his death yesterday.
Harold F. Lannigan, a brakeman,
another strikebreaker, is survived by
a wife and one child, who live in
New York City.
Fred Bergman, the engineer, who
was killed, has wife and nine chill
dren, living in st. Adams. Bergman
had been at work only short time
after lay off of several months be-
cause of having been the driver of
an enginej mixed up in a wreck
short time ago. He was As or so years
of age and had been employed as an
engineer for number of years.
Conductor William F. Brudnell's
survivors are given in previous par
agraph.
Hammell, the brakeman, was from
st. Adams.
Fourth Man Found.
The Mortified yard was filled
with locomotives and cars all day.
The Mortified company of the Ma
tional Guard and the Brattleboro
company were hung up and did not