The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-06
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IBaggagem as ter Charles
Hoyt Had His Right
Arm Broken
TWO PASSENGERS
SLIGHTLY INJURED
Rattlesnake Hollow on Will
Jamestown Branch Was
Scene Of Wreck

RattIesnake Hollow was the scene OF
, another wreck on the Williamstown
branch OF the Central Vermont railroad
late yesterday afternoon, when a car Of
J the southbound mail and passenger train.
which left Barre around o'clock, jumped
the rails. Charles Hoyt, baggage master
of the train, who lives at Maple Grove,
this city, sustained a bad fracture of the
right arm and narrowly escaped with his
life. He was perched on stool while in
the act of Lighting the lamps in the
smoker when the car left the rails and
leaned over on its side. According to To-
cal officials of the road none of the train
crew was injured and the passengers, few
in number, escaped injury. A report re-
ceived in the city this morning had it
tha+ granite cutter named p. Monti,
who works in Burnham's meadow and
has been accustomed to using the branch
| train for his homeward trip TO Williams
town each afternoon, received minor in-
juries. John Riddel, machinist en-
ployed in Montpelier, was injured about
the face and hands. although not Sc
riously.
The passenger train which makes the
main line connections at Montpelier
junction was slightly overdue in arriv-
ing at the Barre station. After passen-
gers had detrained here and the baggage
and express transfers had been made, the
train set out for Willamstown. Con-
ductor Charles r. Simmons was in charge
and other members of the crew included
Engineer Michael Mcmahon and Mr..
Hqyf who cprNaa ba frua no WINSTON
and brakeman. The accident in the hol.
low one mile north of Williamstown viii
lage came without warning. Messrs.
Riddel and Monti were the sole occu-
pants of the smoking car until Baggage
Master Hoyt came in to light the lamps.
He had just mounted a small stool and
was applying a match to the wick when
the trucks left the rails Apparently
the car dragged on the ties short dis
tance before topping over.
Engineer Mcmahon applied his brakes
Immediately and the train was brought
to a halt. The locomotive, tender and
passenger coach were not derailed, but
the smoking coach had uncoupled and
was lying on its side. The crew quickly
effected the rescue of Monti and Riddel,
but it was found that Mr. Hovt had been
jammed between the seats and the corner
of the car, where he was thrown when
the shock of the derailment caught him
off his guard. Axes We're used in extri-
eating the man while a hurry call for
doctor was sent to the station in Will
Jamestown Station Agent L. O. Morgan
stated to-day that the accident occurred
at 5:l5 O'Clock and that a physician was
quickly sent to the wreck. Hoyt, Riddel
and Monti were accompanied to the sta
ion by DR.. A. A. Cross who administered
10 the men Riddel and Monti were able
o walk to their homes, after having cuts
md abrasons bandaged Examination
If Mr. Hoyts injuries disclosed a bad
rash across the head and the arm frac-
ure. The break occurred above the el
,ow and caused the baggage master con-
iderable pain. After the fracture had
,een reduced he was placed in an auto
Mobile and brought to his home in this
ity He was reported to be resting COM
ortably to-day, although he will be un-
bic to work for some time.
Railroad officials said to-day that they
7ere unable. to explain the cause of the
erailment Examination of the roadbed
id not indicate the presence OF split
ails. and according to Station Agent
forgan the ties seemed to be solid. The
arre section crew was summoned to
last evening and during
he night the track was shifted a dis
lnce of two feet to permit the un-
,recked sections of the branch train to
,turn to Barre. To-day the wrecking
,ew was at work over the smoker and
was thought that it would be lifted
nd brought back to Barre tonight Be-
,use of the change made in the track,
,rvice over the line was not interrupted
,.day. The accident was the second de-
tilment on the Williamstown branch
lis wear. train having left the rails
,uth OF South Barre last spring, at
hich time considerable damage was
me.