The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-11
Freight Cars Crashed Into
Linemen's Train in
Local Yard
MRS. DOLE, THE COOK,
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Accident Happened While Western
Union Work Train Stood on Siding
Lamp Dislodged and Set: Fire to
Superintendent S Records. - O..

What was apparently careless switch
ing late Saturday afternoon in the To-
cal railroad yard sent Mrs w. II. Dole.
cook on the Western Union linemen s
train of four cars, to the Melrose hos
pital and caused a fire that destroyed |
practically all the records and other |
papers of c. f. Furrer- who is in |
charge of the train and its crew of II |
linemen, who had just come to Brat |
tleboro
The special train, consisting of one
ear used as a refrigerator and for the |
storage of materials for the use of the |
hnemen in their work: n dining car.
in which also are quarters for the cook
and her husband who cares for the
train: a car used for longing and
locker purposes by the men,. and the
| bunk car in which are accommodations
| for p men to sleep, was sidetraeked-l
on the old roundhouse siding in the
rear of Walnut street.
+ Mrs. Dole was in the kitchen com
partment of the dining ear just before
6 clock getting supper and the crew
| were in various parts of the train
when some freight ears were shuntei
on to the siding, banging against the
| train with such force that Mrs. Dole
was knocked from her feet and made
Unconscious and lamp in the private
office of Superintendent Farrer in the
sleeping car was knocked from its
bracket and fell on his desk. the oil
setting fire to the papers on it and to
his coat and vest which hung above
the desk.
Mr.. Dole and others who were in the
main part of this ear saw the flames
and Mr.. Dole grabbed some blankets
from the bed and threw them on the
desk His companions brought more
bedding and they managed TO smother
the fire before it had done much more
damage than to completely destroy or
ruin the papers and other parapher-
MALTA on the desk, as well as the coat
and vest and some of the bedding
Mrs Dole was found n few minutes
later and soon recovered consciousness
and refused to have q physician called.
Yesterday morning she was unable to
get up and DR.. f. r. Lynch was call
ed. She was later taken to the Melrose
hospital for treatment. She had been
/ in i'll health for some time and the in
iuries received in the accident made
il imperative that she should receive
hospital treatment.
The train is one that is constantly
on the road for the purpose of trans
tnorting men and materials rapidly to
points where a bfg gang is necessary
to repair damages caused by storms OF
accidents and when no such calls re-
ouire their services the train works
llalong the different railroad lines the
crew doing such uPkeep as is founa
necessary 1t had Just come down
from Westminster when the accident
la opened.
IL "a La,,
ranged in two tiers in the middle Of
the ear with an aisle on each side
There are good spring beds with good
mattresses and the car is heated by a
stove in one end.
The lounging ear is equipped with
modern lockers, one for each man.
There are comfortable chairs and ia
bles for writing or card PLAYING A
, stove in each end of the car furnishes
plenty of warmth.
In one end of the dining car is a
| compartment occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
| Dole and in the other q rOomy kitchen
/ where all of the meals are prepared
/ The long dining table in the middle of
Il the car provides seats for the entire
II crew at once.
Il The box car ahead. in the end near.
Il est the kitchen of the dining car, con
II ltains a large modern refrigerator fol
II the storage of meat and this is always
II kept well filled. Here, too, are the
II boxes of such timed goods as arc kept
II for USE the barrel of flour and the
II vegetables. The remainder of the ca,
II is used for the transportation of the
II materials required by the linemen.
II The train, it is expected, will be il
: BrattIeboro about one week unles.
called away sooner for emergency
work.