Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
STATE NEWS.
Train Collision Kills a Fireman

! In wreck attended with unusual in
cidents, fireman named Hanger was
killed, four others were more or less
| injured as two Boston & Maine gravel
trains collided Dec. 80 near Brattle-
boro. An ambulance from the Mem
orial hospital, as well as a livery
team. which were sent to the scene of
the wreck, met with accidents and
were badly damaged. The accident
happened on an extension of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad in course of con-
struction from South Vernon to Brat
| tleboro. The engine of which Brac-
man was in charge had become de-
rallied and without any warning the
train following crashed into the loaded
gravel cars with terrific force. Not
/ only were many cars demolished but
| the tender of the train ahead was
doubled up and thrown with such an
| impact as to bury it into the builer of.
the engine. Fireman Hanger was
/ caught between the tender and the
boiler and SO severely hurt that he
died before medical aid reached him.
| DR.. II. 2. Greene soon arrived and
gave the injured temporary relief.
| Later they were taken to the Memorial
hospital While the ambulance was on
| its way to the wreck, one of its run
ners became caught on the track and,
before it could be released. was run
! into by a New London train and de-
molished. Later, the horses attached
to a livery team. which was sent to
: convey the injured men to the hospital,
became frightened and ran away.
The mishap, however, was not with
out its good fortune. Engineer Brac-
man was, when his engine left the
rails, caught in such manner as to
make it impossible for his fellow
workmen to relieve him. After being
held in this precarious position more
! than 20 minutes. BRAKEMAN was freed
/ left leg and thigh were badly injured.
Free Talks by Road Expert.
The Office of Public roads of the
/ United States Department Of Agricul-
ture has ASST gned D. H. WinsloW, u.
S. Superintendent of road construc
ton, to address meetings of Boards of
Trade and other organizations through
out the state of Vermont. Mr.. Wins
low has had large experience in the
construction Of roads. He has spoken
about Good Roads many times and in
many places He has built roads in
all but four states east OF the Missif-
sippl; he has spoken about Good Roads
i
save one. He made addresses on the
Good Roads Specials of the Southern
Railway, the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis Railroad, and the Nor
folk and Western. He was in charge
of the government exhibit on the Coed
Raads Special of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road addressing nearly sixty thousand
people on this trip. One Of these rail
road trips lasted during period of
more than six months. In Bennington
county, Vermont, where he has been
at work the last summer Mr.. WlnsloW
has not only superintendent road con-
struction, but has also spoken fire.
Quently on the subject of Good Roads
! before Improvement societies, grang-
es, Women's clubs, church organiza-
tons and the Y. M. c.. A.
: He spoke very acceptably to the en-
+ gineers OF Vermont at their annual
t meeting at Montpelier Any organic
alton in the state which desires to
! have Mr.. Winslow address a meeting
: will communicate with James ?. Tay-
} Tor. Secretary of the Greater Vermont
association, the organization under
whose auspices this series Of address,
es will be given. The meetings will
begin about the first of February. II
an illustrated lecture is desired, it Will
be necessary for the organization to
provide the stereoptican and the oper-
ator. All OF Mr. Winslow's expenses
will be paid by the Office of Public
Roads. Organizations which desire to
hear Mr.. WinslOW should write to the
e secretary of The Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION at once, 50 that Mr.. Win
f slows itinerary may be planned as
I soon as possible.
t Prog essives and Democrats Combined
f Concord, n. H, Jan. 3.-Thirty
PTOGTesaives. combining with the
J Democrats in the legislature, last
e night elected Samuel D. Felker of
. Rochester, Democrat, governor Of
New Hampshire On the first ballot
taken. This fusion resulted directly
from the fight for speaker of the
house, in which the Republicans and
Democrats had been deadlocked, with
the thirty Bull Moose voting solidly
for their own candidate, William ] =.
Britton of Wolfboro.
When vote after vote for speaker
t had been taken, the Progressives
q holding the balance Of power, and the
It Democrats agreed to swap, by which
Il Rr1ttOn was to be elected speaker and
y the Progressives were to turn their
IF aid to Felker.
e AS a result, when the joint session
t, came to vote on governor, Felkel
~ won over Franklin Worcester OF
le Hollis, Republican, 222 to 1911.
a. Earlier in the day, in the session
. Of the house, Britton had won the
speakership, PIT to 1872, over Charlie!
A. Perkins of Manchester, Republi
can
AS the constitution of the state re-
quires the governor shall be inaug
urated On the second day of thu
al legislatures session. the rather I'M
Id usual ceremony of administering tn