News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-17
Edwin B. Stewart, B. & M. Yard
Train Foreman, Man9led
Under Car

The following was taken from daily
paper of Lowell, Mass. Of last weel
Tuesday, concerning the death of Edwin
B. Stewart, which was noted in this pa
per last week.
For % years, Edwin B. Stewart of sc
Gates street, was employed about the
Boston & Maine yard in Lowell, with
out mishap. Yesterday morning. about
7 o'clock, he was thrown from freight
caboose directly beneath the wheels Of
the car following, with the result OF
almost instantan eous death. The wheels
passed over the left leg and arm, almost
severing them.
Always a most careful man in his
work-he had been foreman OF the yard
train for 26 years-Stewart's one terri
BILE experience in the dangerous work
about freight yards was not due to neg
| lgence on his part. The accident was
unavoidable, because at the time OF its
occurrence, all of the men employed on the
train were seemingly in safe places.
The train drew out of the yard tow
ards Middlesex village about o'clock,
with Stewart in charge. Ordinary work
of shifting cars and trains was on the
program and the routine of daily manir-
ulation was about to begin. OF sud
den the train stopped. Cars its entire
length crashed against each other. In
the middle of the train was the caboose,
which carried a dozen men, including
Stewart. The force of the sudden stop
caught the men and spun them about
like toys. Unfortunately Stewart had
position near the door, and he was
thrown out and directly under the wheels
of the oncoming car-for although the
halt was sudden and brought on a slight
collision throughout the entire train, the
momentum was sufficient to carry car
directly over the mans arm and leg
Death was almost instantaneous.
He was a painstaking, efficient en-
ployee, well liked by all, and his death
came as shock to wide circle of his
friends. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Lucy
Stewart; two brothers and five sisters.
Besides his wife and an aged mother,
Mrs. Elmira Stewart, of Morrisville, he
leaves two brothers, F. l.. Stewart of
Morrisvile and W. L. Stewart of Hard
wick, and five sisters, Mrs. Melissa
Guyer of Waterbury, Mrs. William
Hoagboom and Mrs. Anna Wiley of Ar
lington, Mass, Mrs. Angie Greene of
Bath, N. H., and Mrs. S. l.. Ring of Nor
risville.
Edwin B. Stewart was born in Lowell,
VT, and his age was 81 years and II
months and Fl days. He spent many
years of his boyhood days in Morris |
vile, but had been resident of Massa-
chusetts for many years and had resided
in Lowell eleven years. He was united
in marriage in August, 1886, to Ellen
Reynolds of Essex, who died July 81,
1904. He was married a second time
On October Is, 1906, to Lucy E. Dargie.
who survives him.
His remains arrived here Friday night
and funeral services were held from the
home of his sister, Mrs. S. L. Ring Satur-
lay morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. w. T.
Best of the Methodist Episcopal church
M. B. White had charge of
he services. The bearers were William
aoag boom, w. B. Stewart, F. L. Stewart
md Arthur Stewart. Interment was in
he cemetery on M orristo wn Plains.
There was large and beautiful floral
display, including four wreaths, one
arge set piece from his wife, one large
Jet piece from Boston & Maine railroad
employees, with large purple bow, upon
which was inscribed, "Our Foreman"
md nine large sprays.