The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
TRAIN KILLED
TWO YOUNG MEN
Kenneth and Earl Dow Vic.
tins Near Three-Mile
Bridge
THEY WE'RE DRIVING
TOWARD MONTPELIER
The Central We ont Milk
Train, Soy Aoound,
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There will be ohristmas cheer in
the home of NJ oSS.d Mrs. Frank Dow
of Moretown, = i've about a mile and
half from Middlesex on the road TO
Montpelier and on the Moretown side of
the Winooski river, because of the acci-
dent which occurred at the Three Mile,
bridge crossing on the Central Vermont
railroad Saturday evening when Kenneth
and Earl their two sons, were killed in
stantly by the south bound milk train
of the above railroad. The accident took
place about 40 o'clock and was practi-
cally seen by the Rollins boys who had
met the team driven by the Dow boys
but a few seconds before, and whose
team was standing about 10 rods from
the crossing when the accident took
place The horse, owned by Fred Eaton
of MddIesex, was not killed. but suf-
fered broken leg and was killed little
latet.
Ii appears that the Dow boys left
Middesex earlier in the evening and had
taken about the usual time in coming
TO the scene of the accident. They had
been in one of the stores in Middlesex
village when Kenneth bought cigars and
stated that with Earl, his brother, he was
going to drive to Montpelier for the
evening. Their intent was to secure
some Christmas presents for the mem
bers of their family.
As they approached the abovenamed
crossing they met Levi Swift's team and
a few rods nearer the crossing that of
the Rollins boys, in which A. c., w H.,
and X. n. Rollins accompanied their
mother. The latter were having trouble
with their rig and We're making repairs
when the Dow boys passed them. After
the team passed, the Rollins boys con-
tinued with their repairs. They heard
the crash few seconds after the Dow
team passed them and appreciated what
had taken place. They hurried to the
scene but apparently both Dows were
dead The horse was still alive, but had
a broken leg One of the Rollins sboys
went to the A. II. Temple house near
the Three Mile bridge and there asked
that a telephone message be sent to the
police, which was done. Chief Connolly
notified the Middlesex authorities, Health
Officer Frank Weighan of Middlesex, in
whose jurisdiction the accident took
place, and DIR. c. Fl. Burr, the railroad
physician, being notified, Then Chief
Connolly went to the scene of the acci-
lent, but there was nothing that he
,ould do and as the Middlesex authori-
les We're on their way to the place the
bodies were left in charge of John Alex
.nder. In the meantime Sheriff F. Fl.
rracv was notified and he also visited
he place, looking after the bodies until
he arrival of the Middlesex officers,
Upon the arrival Of the Middlesex au-
horities, the ambulance from II. j. Vol
olms was called and the bodies brought
o Montpelier, where they were pre-
ared for burial. Sunday morning DIR.
:. III. Burr was called and found they
ad suffered but few bruises. Kenneth
ad fractured skull. broken right leg,
nd facial bruises, and, it is understood.
broken neck, while his brother suffered
fractured skull, a large hole in his
ack about the size of a silver dollar,
nd broken left leg.
The horse was thrown but few feet
nd the accident looks as though the
pvs had either not heard the train APP
reaching or that they had stopped and
le horse became frightened at the head
ght and then started. Apparently the
ar of the rig must have been hit as
ION as any part, for the indications
ere that the horse was simply thrown
to the deep snow at the left side of
e track approaching Montpelier and
Id broken its leg when it fell over
e that was laying in the snow.
Kenneth Dow was carried along the
me side of the track about 20 feet and
; brother some 30 feet from the cross
.. The head of the latter was driven
10 the snow and he was pulled out by
g of the men who gathered there. They
ere warmly dressed and it is possible
at they did not hear the approaching
ain until too late and then tried to pull
,np the left side of the track in hopes
escaping being hit The sleigh was
lashed. The horse was stripped of its
rness.
When the train crew reached Montpel-
Junction they found parts of the
igh and a message was sent back to
ddlesex to the crew of the stock train
,t the milk train crew feared they
hit some team, advising the stock
in crew to look for bodies at different
,ssings between the two stations.
len the stock train reached the above
med crossing there were several per-
IS near. The train was stopped but
re was nothing that they could do,
ept to kill the horse which was suf-
inc. This was done, after which the
in proceeded to Montpelier junction
reported the accident. Shortly aft
the train left Chief Connolly and
Sc with him reached the place and in
little while the Middlesex authorities
ived.
.enneth and Earl Dow were the two
est sons Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dow.
former was p years old, while the
er was 10. They were born on the.
re where their parents live. They;
e well known young men in Middle
industrious, well liked and very
llv voung men Kenneth was EN-
-ed in Waterbury during the summer
had in one pocket a chauffeur IL
.e. They are survived BY their par
}. their father being much crippled
rheumatism. but is able to carry or
place; their grandmother. and one
her. Brent. who j. about II years Of
be arrangements Sunday evening
p that the bodies would rest in the