Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
RUTLAND FLYER
JUMPS RAILS
I,
All But Engine and Last Car
Ditched near New Haven
Junction.
PASSENGERS ESCAPE INJURY
Track Torn Up for Long Distance
Several Burlington Peo-
pie in ACCIDENTAL
Trains Delayed.

Running at the rate OF about ~ miles
m hour the New York section of the
Green Mountain flyer duo In Burlington
At $40 o'clock, was wrecked Monday night
shortly aft,r six o'clo *. It quarter of
a mile below the Spring Grove Camp
ground. six miles from Middlebury. For
tunatelv the cars were prccpltated to the
east OF the track. Had they gone to the
west. II would have meant a plunge down
q 5o-foot embankment. only one passenger
of the o. complained Of injury, and he
vas Gen r. T.. Rates of Bennington
whose back was wrenched. There we're
several physicians on the train, DR.. +.
II. Stone and DR.. G. r. Dalton Of this
CITY. Dr. r. NJ. Rogers OF Vergennes ana
Or. Wright of brandon. but the services
of none were required.
The Boston section was not attache !
~ Il was late. The train passed
through Middlebury about on time
with Conductor Dennis Holland OF
s12ntland and Engineer Edward Swec-
.ney of Rutland in charge. The train
consisted Of three milk cars, n COM
bination smoker, mail and baggage
car a passenger coach and a Pullman
tOf the 25 passengers four were women
and taree were chill lren.
The engine and the last car. the
passenger coach. did not leave the
track The tender lay between the
tracks. The first milk car rolled on
Its side to the east. and the second ca
law .5ir.ctlr across the track The
,combination coach and the passengo'
tcar ploughed the roadbcd for several
hundred feet SO that the ties were !,
L., ba
gers were greatly shaken up but not
injured.
The Boston section Of the troin
(which was late. was employed in
taking tho passenger car back
to Middlebury with some Of the
passengers A train was made MP II
This city and sent down to bring the re
manning passengers to this city, arrivin.
1t 1I:s5 p. m
Various reasons FOR the accident wer
given. The engine is one of the hcav
test on the road and there is said to he
soft spot in the track. The milk car
were light. and It is thought that the
jumped the track The engine and tn
last car, a passenger coach. were tn
only ones to remain on the track.
In the Pullman dinner was bein
served, and when the shock came crocl
cry flew in every direction. but fortl
nately did not hit any one. Glass fro
the broken windows also flew. but n,
body was cut.
Some of tho people in the train Wei
DR. g. r. Dalton. DR. h. II. Stone an
Mrs. Lottie f. stowe of this city. Mr.
r. NJ. Thrall and child of Rutland. con
ing TO this city to Join her husba)l. Gle
E J.. Bates and W. Il Sheldon of Bel
uington, Dr. s. S. Eddy OF Middebur
DR.. +. NJ. Rogers Of Nergenncs, Robe
Haley OF Rutland and Dr.. Wright
Brandon.
Mrs. II. l.. Ward of this city return
Ding from the West on train that W.
DELAYED. missed the connection with II
wrecked train at Albany. and cscapt
the experience of the accident, arrivlr
on the tram due here at eleven ocloc
which was about two hours late. II
0outhbound Boston sleeper left Burlin,
ton about 40 minutes late and nasser
gers were transferred at the scene
lthe wreck The southbound New Yor
sleeper was sent from Rouses Point ov,
the Delaware e. Hudson road TO Alban