The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
THREE KILLED, as HURT.
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train No So due IN Rrattlcboro at LA
took the sidinr 70 allow the New York
express train No. 9s TO pass. The lat
ter is due here at l.50 and usually
passes No. 50 here.
The express train passed the south
bound extra freight at Putney. When
The express passed the local at Dunn
mcrston. after the proper time had,
elapsed the block signal north Of the
station showed a clear track. The 10.
cal then pulled of the siding on to the
main line and stopped to change the
switch Its arrival on the main line
set the block signal against all trains
romjnq from the north. hut before the
,irr~l had SIT the freight had passed
s. ' signal ~ That time showing
clc ~ an ;lr freight engineer
wing ders 20 RIM 10 Brattleboro.
THE conductor of the local passenger
waq running on his time card and no
order for him was necessary.
The point Of impact was ON curve.
the outside of which was toward a high
cmbankment. and al the foot of the
bank runs the Connecticut river. 1t is
considered remarkable that the collision
did not shove the passenger train over
the cmbankment.
Conductor r. A. Sawin of Brattle-
boro was in charge of the extra fright
with Engineer William II. Webb of
Springfield. Mass, and Fireman James
COughln Of Springfield. The crew of
the wrecked passenger included Con-
ductor H. H. Biggin Of Springfield, En-
gincer Leo G. Forpcttc of Springfield
and Fireman Joseph Guertin of Hol-
yoke, Mass
Engineer Webb was the most severe
" hurt Of the trainmen, sustaining an
injury 20 his back Fireman Cough
lin climbed back ON the coal and while
he was shaken up he was not injured
After a hasty survey of the wreck
the passenger locomotive was run to
Brattleboro in charge of Engineer For
gctte and two passenger coaches were
attached here, and the return run with
BrattlcbOro physicians and surgeon,
was made in quick time. The news of
the accident spread quickly and in .
hricf time many other persons had as
scmbled and assisted in removing the
dead and wounded from the wreckagC
On the arrival of the train at Brat
tlcboro numerous automobiles were il
waiting 20 take the injured TO the hos
pital and several hundred persons ha,
gathered to get glimpse Of the in
iured.
Mrs. Walter G. Halliday and two SINAI
children one a baby. Of Brattlcboro wer
passengers on the wrecked train. The,
occupied a seat i'm the rear end of the see
ond car from the rear and so were no
injured as that end of the car did no
leave tho ground when the other en-
tclcscoped the smoker. They were some
what shaken up. however, and numerou
passengers in that car were hurt. bu
several escaped injury. Mrs. IIallada
aud children were returning from visi
in Bellows Falls.
Passengers Hurled About.
Scenes Immediately following tn
wreck were. particularly. -distrcssing.
wreck of the telescope variety, a. tn
was, is one of the worst kinds. as I'll
floor OF one ear plows through the interiC
Of another, causing the utmost havoc an
disorder. In this instance the floor
the second ear was forced through MOI
than half the length Of the smoker, goin
up az a slight angle.
The men who were killed were sittin
near the rear end and therefore receive
the full force Of the impact. The flo,
Of the telescoping car rose above those
the forward end INJECTING less seriol
injuries upon them.
Seats in all the cars were wrcnchC
H.. q. A.. -.
fixtures and the passengers were hurl,
IN all directions. mingled with wreckal
OF woodwork, iron and broken glass fro
the windows
Blood was flowing from the iniur,
passengers, many OF whom were pinn,
down, and the sight was gruesomc ~
depressing. Such passengers as cou
crawl out unassistcd did so and the re
were aided by the uninjured passenger
so that when the physicians and surgeon
arrived most of the injured were sittil
or lying on the grass.
Clarence Wright Of Bellows Falls. 81
ployed as line foreman for the New En-
land Telephone & Telegraph Co.. was
his way TO Brattlebcro and was ridi
IN the smoking car, All three men W
were fatally injured were seated ne
him. He escaped with black eye a
several bruises on his legs. Mr. Wrig
had some first aid material in his poke
with which he was going To replenish I
first aid' cabinets belonging to the te
phone company, and these were used
the injured with good results.
When the injured had been placed
board the ears sent up from BrattlcbC
trainmcn took a list Of all the pass,
gers which viii be filed with the pub
service commission of the state, Of VIII
Robert {, Bacon Of this town IS cha