Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

The train, in charge OF conductor
John Donnelly and engineers Tnorap-
son and Cutting. left Burlington at
1852 a. III. running three quarters of
an hour late. arriving at the draw
bridge AT sos a. IN. The train consist.
cd or seven cars. drawn by two en-
sines. Tho first engine held TO the
iron but the second was deraiIed. The
first car was the baggage car and this
was on tho rails when the train stopped.
The next. the combination smoker and
mall car, had one truck off. the next.
the coach. was entirely off the track
and the first sleeper the Ottawa sleeper
was off the track and on the draw
bridge. Tho next, the first Montresl
sleeper car 90. was down the bank and
overturned with one end in the water
up to the windows and the other held
up by the piles of the drawbridge-
One truck of the next sleeper hung
over and the last car. the business
car of the officials of the road, remain :
cd on the tracks.
TRAIN CREW IN RESCUE WORK
Immediately after tho accident the
engineren and train crew and others
set to work to get tho passengers out
we're wrapped in blankets, for all OF
them were in their night clothes. and
taken Immediately to the officials car
where they were kept warm, given hot
coffee. and generally cared for until this
relief train came. To get to the Off.
Gals car, they had to walk over a
strip of ice and Chamber up bank
covered with snow and ice. Then they
went into the sleeper which was di-
rectly behind and were able to get &c
the officials car without going out OF
doors again.
While the passengers were being made
comfortable the first engine was de
tached and General Superintendent q. l.
f. French, who was on tho official car
went to North Hero to the nearest farm
house, where he telephoned the Burling
ton telegraph operator to wire the SECOND
section. tho Boston-Ogdensb burg train
which was waiting in the block at Crane
Isle. to proceed to the wreck as n relief
train. Within a. few minutes this trar
arrived the official car was attached &c
it and the passengers in the other cars
transferred to it and brought back e
Burlington.
That the Grand Isle farmers wished tc
do their share in relief work was evi
dent for soon as the news of the &c
cident spread they appeared from al
directions with sleiGhs loaded will
blankets to help to take care of III,
injured
At the Union station the relief trair
was met by the city ambulance, thu
ambulances of Corbin & Frye. Read &
Dover and the Stacy Livery company anC
many of the city doctors and the peopl,
were transferred to the Mary Flctchc
hospital and the Hotel Vermont. Thos
at the hospital were put to bed and giveI
such treatment as they needed. most o
| them suffering from slight flesh wounds
but more from the cold. Fifteen wer
sent to the hospital
AT HOSPITAL AND HOTEL.
They were NJ. Hanson of Kingston
Ont, F. j. johnson Of West Mount, Mont
real, S. Kornberg of Montreal. william
Proctor of New York city. Mr.. and Mrs
! Moses Lazarus of Montreal. C. a. Single
ton OF Montreal, C. II. Sprieser Of Mont
real. George C. Snyder of New York city
Miss IIilda Hope Snyder of New Yorl
city, Mrs. Pierre Garon of Montreal
Charles Farthing of Montreal. Denni
Cromier Of Brockton, Mass, G. II. Clarl
| OF Ottawa and REM Castellani of Mont
real. Seven of these were discharged
saturday night and went to the Val
Ness House as soon as they could be sup
piled with clothing. Three moro left Sun
day morning and two in the after
noon. Mrs. Garon, who is 81 years oil
and was suffering from shock left in tn
early evening. AL of these left the cit,
Sunday night. Two are left at the hospi
tai. c. A. Singleton has developed symp
toms Of lung trouble and may hav
bronchitis. Dennis Cromier is also re
naming. 1t is probable that these Wi
be out in few days.
! Those who were sent TO the Hotel Yer
mont were w. l.. Lee, H. Bennett an
Col. r. A. Scott of New York; r. W
Staley of Troy, n. Y, w. Jackson of Ne,
York. MIR. and Mrs. X. Hoave of Mont
renl, the Misses Nance and Lillian Ron
quist of New York city. These people wer
made as comfortable as possible an
Everyone around offered to donate clothe
for their temporary relief
About 80 other passengers on the trail
left on the 1885 train for Montreal, vi
the Central Vermont
on the business car of the officials wcr
General Superintendent G. l.. II. French
General Passenger Agent +. T. Gran
and Mrs. Grant and Superintendent G
Motive Power. II. Montgomery and
was their quick work and the fact tina
lthey had facilities In their car whic
permitted them to give especial care t
the passengers that probably saved man
from severe colds or even pneumonia, 70
1t was IS degrees below zero at the poir
where the accident occurred.
sALVAGING BAGGAGE AND
CLOTHING.
As soon as tho passengers were safel
taken care of a train was despatched (
the scene of the wreck to get all of tn
baggage and as much of the clothing {
the passengers as possible. This wa
brought back to the union station an
as they all had lost their checks the
we're allowed to pick out their own has
gage Two men were sent up from Ru
land TO assist with this work.
Then a wrecking train was sent up froi
Rutland with Assistant Superintender
Kramer and Superintendent of Bridge
ana Buildings Bourquin on board.
IDurltQston thew were mined nv the 9th,