Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24
CO. B GUARDSMAN
d. ]. KILLED BY TRAIN
Mitchell Bernor Meets Almost
Instant Death at RichfOrd-
49, Third Fatality in Co.

Richford, May N.-Mitchell Bernor Of
Company b, st. Adams who with two
other privates, Worthington and Hamil-
ton, and Sergeant West, who arrived
here. last Thursday to guard the c. =.
railway bridge between this village and
Stevens Mills, was killed by the Boston
express dut at Richford at $3.50 this morn
ing. He was crossing the bridge and was
at tho north end just as the train came
upon him. The train was stopped and the
man was picked UP and taken to the C..
p, r.. station, where he died.
The body was taken Tonight to ST. AL
bans, accompanied by Capt. Charles Pell.
" Private Bernor, who was % years old.
enlisted in ST. Adams when the call for
service came a few weeks ago.
.. The accident occurred this morning at
six o'clock. Private Bernor was not on
duty, but was crossing the bridge on his
way to breakfast. With two other men,
under command of Sergeant S. c. Weston.
he had been doing outpost duty at the
bridge. The guard on duty. seeing that
Bernor was not aware Of the approach Of
the express, which was drifting" into
the Richford station making practically
no noise, cried out to the young soldier.
warning him of his danger.
Bernor at once began a race TOR life
step and his companions declare he would
: have been off the bridge and in place
of safety. He was struck. however his
skull being badly fractured and his left
leg badly broken above the knee Capt.
Charles r. Pel. commanding Co. b, who
was notified and who arrived in Richford
soon afterward, said this morning that
from appearances he would judge that
the soldiers heel caught in some man.
ner holding him back, and making escape
impossible The heel of one shoe had been
torn off, which the captain thinks hap
'pened when the engine struck the man
" DR.. E. p. Lundervlle. the c. p. r. sur
Ecof. and DR.. G. S. Clark were called tc
attend him. The young soldier died with
out regaining consciousness
He is survived by his father, Samue
Bernor. Of French hill, three brothers
Samuel. William and Fred. and three sis
ters, Mrs. Joseph Geraw. Misses Laura
= Bernor and Mabel Bernor of st. Alban:
hill. He is also survived by a brother-in
law, Fred St. German. of st. Adams hill
This is the third fatality in Co. since
it was first called into the federal service
last June for the Mexican border tour o.
duty. and the second since its recent cal
as a result of the German aggressions or
- the United States. Private Henry Law
ton died at Eagle Pass last August of {
tropical skin disease which he contracted
while the company was on outpost duty a
Blocker's ranch on the Rio Grande river
Private Arthur ]. Sweeney was shot acct
dentally- and instantly killed recently il
Swanton. Another member Of the com
pany. Private Pollard, was shot by acct
dent in the leg. receiving slight woun'
which gave him little trouble Anothe
st. Adams member of the National Guard
Edward ]. Doheny, of the Machine Gul
company, is now at the Mary Hitchcocl
hospital in Hanover. N. H.. where h
was brought with fractured skull las
Thursday received in some unknown wa.
while on guard duty at a bridge on TIL
Connecticut river in this State.