The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-28
PULLMAN'S PLUNGE
PREVENTED BY POLE
Wreck on Rutland Railroad Near Mid
dlebury Last Evening in Which
Several People Were Hurt.

Middlebury, April 2S.-The northbounC
, Rutland flyer. running forty miles al
hour, was wrecked at the Lodges, fou
miles north Of this village, at 6:li
ocock last evening and several passen
gers were injured. They were in Pull
man parlor car containing fifteen per
sons. The car was overturned but wal
prevented from rolling down seventy
five foot embankment by falling against
a telegraph pole. Two coaches, parlol
car and combination mail and baggage
ear left the rails but remained upright
Three ears stopped on the highest bridge
on the Rutland railroad, ninetysiX feet
above the river, and were prevented from
falling into it by the guard rails on the
bridge.
| The most seriously injured are:
Miss Clara Uringer of 200 West Tooth
street, New York City, injury to right
shoulder, left leg and back of head.
Z. w Monkhouse of Wiliamstown,
Mass. injury to right hand.
| o. S. Presbrey OF Burlington, injury
to head and left side
| Dr. Charles NJ Williams OF New York,
scalp wound.
Miss Nj. A. Buisson of Sorel, p. O.,
severe scalp wound.
Miss Ella A. Derrick of Montelair,
n. j., confusion to left side and shock
Mrs George r. Henderson of Mont
clair confusion to left arm, injury to
back and shock
Several other passengers sustained mi
nor injuries not calling for medical at
Axy
w. j. White and p. j. Dorey attended
the injured, and Rev. Fr. ID. J. Shannon
was called. as at first ii was thought
several had been fatally injured. Two
physicians on the train also rendered
aid
The cries of Miss Buisson were heard
by A. NJ. Prenti.s OF Rutland, baggage
master. who was lowered by two men
and crawled under the car Smashing
the window. he pulled her out
The cause of the accident is unknown.
One theory is that the rails spread. the
other than stone, found partly crushed,
caused the wheels to leave the rails,
The track was torn up for 500 feet.
Injured Reach Burlington,
Burlington. April 2s Most OF the pas
sengers. including the injured, on the
Rutland flyer wrecked near Middlebury,
reached this city at ll:05 O'Clock last |
evening All but few of the passen
gers left the train here, and Miss Clara |
Uringer was taken in an ambulance to |
he Mary Fletcher hospital, where she !
was resting quietly at an early hour !
.oday She was brought to the city on |
streteher, the Others of the injured |
)eing able to occupy seats.
Miss Ella Derrick, who is a nurse, was
ssisted from the train, and spent the
light in this city. She will go TO st.
ilbans today. Oscar Nelson, who es
aped with scratches, was on his way
o Montpelier. but spent the night at
local hotel. Several OF the passengers
ontinued their journeys east on the
1:l0 Central Vermont train. Coffee and
andwiehes were served to the injured
n the train, and every attention was
iven them by fellow passengers.
The daughter of Colonel Gresham,
at Fort Ethan Allen, was
n the train. but had the good fortune
0 escape with severe shaking up.
he was met at the train by woman
riend, officers, the post surgeon and ,
detail from the Tenth cavalry.
The report that several persons had
cen killed in the accident circulated .
bout town during the evening and a ;
irious crowd was present when the /,
ain arrived. =
Mrs Henderson was on her way to :
Iontreal to visit relatives She lost a 4,
lndbag, containing money. When the
II overturned four passengers fell upon
ar. She continued her journey, as did j
iss Buisson. who was travelling TO Sor \
p. O.. and who received a bad cut /
/ the scalp when her head struck the +
eel roof OF the ear, h
Passengers orr the train said that ten :
twelve persons has been more or less !,
rrt. nearly all the fifteen occupants of q
e Pullman receiving injuries. 1t was 4
'eessary to carry the victims of the 4
eident across the bridge before placing T
em on the train. {