The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-08
Ten People Injured Near
Randolph But None of
Them Seriously
PASSENGER COACHES
BALANCED ON BANK
Three Sleeping Cars Re-
NAMED on Iron, as Did
the Locomotive

Randolph, June s,-Although three
cars plunged down a 20-foot embank-
ment and two Others were derailed and
thrown across the iron, no one was ia
tally injured in the wreck of Central
Vermont passenger train, northbound, at
Ford's crossing two miles north Of this
station early Sunday morning, although
four employees and six passengers were
more or less seriously hurt,
The Injured.
r. J. WHITCOMB Of White River
junction, brakeman, ankle spraned.
GEORGE r. ESTEE of Windsor Hill,
Mass, bruised.
W. d. DODGE of Nashua, n. H., mail
clerk, back injured.
j. 0'CONNELL of st. Albans, express
messenger, forehead bruised and eyes
blackened.
MRS. HARNlSDES of Manchester, n.
H., passenger, side sprained.
+. J. ROBAR of Brattleboro, passen-
ger, shin skinned and finger cut.
ALLEN H. BROWN of Marlboro,
Mass, passenger, head cut slightly.
FRED DEYS0NE of the Northwest,
passenger, back sprained.
w. w. HEGGIE of Maiden, Mass, pas
senger, knee wrenched.
JOE DE GRAND of Abdrison, r. l.,
passenger. wrist sprained.
The three sleeping-cars on the rear
Of the train did not leave the iron and
the occupants were not jolted very Sc
verely, according to their statements.
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train. as that number were brought back
to this village and served breakfast in
the early morning before being taken
back to White River Junction to be
transferred over the Boston & Maine
railroad by way of Wells River to Mont
pelier Junction, there to continue their
journey northward
Broken Rail Perhaps.
The cause of the accident is not thor
oughly established, but il is thought to
have been broken rail. 1t is said that
broken rail was discovered at about
the point where the cars began to leave
the track At this point there is
slight curve and the track is raised to
height OF 20 feet above meadow and
along the bank of stream No. l. branch
of the White river The conductor of
the train was ]. A. Conner of White Riv-
er Junction and the engineer was George
Allen of st. Albans.
Three Cars Rolled Down Bank.
The accident happened at $3.50 o'clock, |
the train being somewhat late out of |
the Randolph station; and as the place |
of the accident was only a little dis |
tance from the station the train had not |
gained great momentum. The engine |
and tender passed over the reported de- |
fective rail safely; but the mail car, the |
express car and the baggage car, com |
ing next in order were dragged off the |
iron and began rolling together down |
the left side of the embankment. carry |
ing Four persons who were employed on |
the train in various capacities, while the |
next two cars, day coach and smok
ing car, were pulled off the track before
the coupling with the three service cars
gave way.
These two passenger coaches remained |
on the embankment, although the for
ward end of the second car slid partially |
over the side and became tilted at a
perilous angle, being at such position
that daylight arrivals at the scene of |
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pluns ed completely down the bank. The
three sleeping were in the rear and
did not leave the iron.
Meanwhile the three rolling cars came
to a standstiIl at the foot of the em-
bankment the express car in the middle
being at the very edge Of the river and
all of them being crushed, splintered and
one of them torn in two. The contents /
Of the cars were thrown heller skelter
and the four human occupants were
hurled about violently. The other train
men and the passengers. on recovering
from their shock. expected to find some
Of the men in the smashed cars killed
or terribly injured but they were hap
PLY disappointed to find that all were
alive, although Express Messenger O'Con-
nell had to be dug out of his car.
Three Physicians Arrive
The injured passengers were in the
two coaches just back of the baggage
car. Word was sent to this place and
Drs. Clifford, Angel and Bailey were on
the scene within short time, after
which an engine was sent from the south
and pulled back the three sleeping cars
with their occupants together with the
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of the injured was hurt sufficiently to
treatment at the hospital.
The contents of the smashed cars were
carefully guarded. The packages of
mail were sorted and it is thought that
not piece was lost A substitute clerk,
who happened to be in the day coach, b
assisted in the work, as did J. F. Will
iams, an employe in the Randolph post.
office, whose home is opposite the scene
Of the wreck. The express matter was
IN worse condition, lingerie, a consign-
nent of liquor, cigars and various other
things being scattered broadcast The
was saved intact. The cars {
we're so smashed that it was not worth :
while to try to save them.
Both the day coaches were damaged +
% a considerable extent but they were
pulled back on. the iron during the day {
Sunday and can be repaired for use. L
Nrecking crews were called, one from :
lach direction, and the work of clearing
he track was started early in the morn
ng, while telegraphers set up their tenn
,orary stand beside the track. The op-
ration of clearing the track was