St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-26
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| thrown against the boiler where es-
Gaping steam scalded them and Their
were forced to Chamber from the cal
and swim to shore.
Davis was badly scalded on both
legs and walked two miles after he
reached shore. He was met by
other trainmen who were on their
way to the scene of the wreck and
cared for. Mr.. Eastman was scald-
ed on one leg and the face and also
received a scalp wound. Both men
are recovering.
10 add to the confusion and ex-
element of the passengers, train
men who were sent back to flag
trains and call assistance, reported
that a bridge at Bugby's Crossing
over which the train had just pass
ed, had been swept away. This not
only prevented a wrecking crew
reaching the place from the north
but kept the passengers marooned
for several hours. They were finally
carried around the wreck in teams.
A wrecking crew was called from
Woodsville, but the road was not
cleared for traffic until Monday
night.
The wreck was the elimination of
a series of washouts and landslides
that caused the worst tangle in
railroading ever known in this sec
ton.
Other WashOuts
The first trouble to be reported
was at Pine Knoll, two miles above
LyndonviIle. A washout occurred
there Friday afternoon and delayed
traffic until midnight. This break
had hardly been repaired when the
report of the wreck reached head
quarters, and then began the Sc
ries Of events which finally left st.
with but one outlet by
rail.
The road to the north being clos
ed by the wreck and to the south
by a washout at Barnet and land
slide at Fairlee, trains were sent
around the Mountain division to
Scott's Junction and over the Maine
Central. This route too had to be
abandoned Saturday forenoon on ac-
count of a washout at Concord and
from Saturday until Sunday noon
connections with Boston and New
York were made over the St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain and Cen
trail Vermont.
The trouble at Concord was re-
paired Sunday and traffic over the
Maine Central resumed.
At Barnet where a jam in the
Connecticut threw the water and
ice back over the track and flooded
the Villages the railroad officials
found their most difficult problem.
The track was undermined for over
half a mile and a dry bridge near
the station was shifted on the fOun-
dation. The rails were carried into
the fields and the station itself was
an island for many hours. Some of
the passengers on north bound
train there were taken out in boats
and it was not until Saturday night
that the construction gang could be-
gin the work of repairs. Temporary
repairs allowed the passage of trains
yesterday.
Damage in Town
In st. Johnsbury and vicinity the
damage was confined mainly to the
which were badly flooded
Friday night. st. Mary's street, Elm
street anu COuCOTu avenue were
flooded for several hours, but the
water quickly receded after the ice
went out about 8 o'clock. Consid-
cradle excitement was caused by a
fire alarm about IL o'clock. The
alarm was sounded to call help to
the scale factory where it was feared
the flood would carry away one of
the bridges. The lever room, |
blacksmith shop and emery !
room were flooded to the depth of |
three feet, but the water receded in
time to prevent any permanent !
damage.
The road to the Center and the |
North Danville road were submerged !
and part of the lumber near the |
barns was started down |
stream, but a boom was rugged up |
to hold it before any was lost. At |
the electric light station, No. l,
part of the wheel house was carried !
away and both telegraph and tele-
phone lines suffered from broken |
wires and poles being down.
The rs cent piece was made |