The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-22
Fireman johnson Got Brok-
en- Leg in Wreck Near
East Granville
PASSENGERS WE'RE
NOT INJURED
The Train Service on Cen
tral Vermont Badly
Knocked Out

A wreck at East Granville yesterday
afternoon in which Fireman johnson of
the northbOund passenger train sustained
broken leg and Engineer H. i. Toif re
ceived bruises when their locomotive
plunged off the iron and turned partly
over almost put the Central Vermont
train service out of business yesterday
afternoon and last night, the wreckage
not being cleared until o'clock this
morning. The passenger train following
the one that was wrecked had to be sent
from White River Junction around by
the Boston & Maine to Wells River and
thence over the Montpelier & Wells River
road to Montpelier, where the Central
Vermont iron was reached again.
The wreck occurred at the Webb spur,
a short distance from Fast Granville vii
lage, the train being the northbound mail
due in Montpelier at 3;22 1t seems that
a freight train going south had broken
brake rigging, and this defect bent the
rods which hold the point of the switch
to the spur track The south bound aft
ernoon express trainAyent over the place
all right but when the northbound train
came along the point Of the switch was
open, so that the engine went of the
iron, with the result that it plunged
down a l5-foot embankment, partly
turning over. Fireman johnson was
pulled out from beneath a pile of coal
and was taken TO the sanatorium at Ran
doph, where the fracture of his leg was
reduced and his other injuries attended
to- Engineer Toff did not need to 90 to
the hospital
The baggage cars and two coaches also
left the iron but the rear car remained
on the rails. The passengers were not
injured.
The wrecking equipment from st. Al
bans was called to the scene arriving
later in the afternoon. 1t was early seen
that the New England States Limited
could not get by so that that train was
sent over the Boston & Maine railroad TO
Wells River, thence over the Montpelier
& Wells River to Montpelier, leaving
Montpelier over its own iron about $3.50
O'Clock, or four hours late, for st. Albans.
A fast run was made over the Boston g.
Maine iron. Ii is reported that the 40
miles was run in al minutes, one of the
heaviest Central Vermont engines being
used under the handling of a Boston g.
! Maine engineer.
The wreck and the delay TO the express
left the passengers going north in bad
shape so a special train was made up in
Montpelier, which was in reality the
Barre branch passenger train and in
charge Of Conductor Charles Simmons
and Engineer John Farrell. They did
the local work to Essex Junction Turn
ing their train there, they came back to
Montpelier, arriving here little after
o'clock. It is many years since Mr.. Far
rell has been running on the main line
but he made an excellent run, going to
Essex Junction in little less than one
hour.
The southbound evening passenger
train was tied up" at Montpelier june
tion. The passengers going south were
placed on the milk train, which was run
to the site of the wreck and they were
carried by to an extra train which took
them south to their homes along the
Central Vermont.
The wreck was cleared about , o'clock
this morning so that the northbound eX
press train was only about 80 minutes
late.