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

wreck. They found the track and road
bed much torn UP.
PASSENGERS CARED FOR.
Everything was done for the comfort
of the passengers and many of those who
suffered most said: "the treatment they
received at the hands of the Rutland
railroad wa a credit to tho road. There
were no delays in the rescue work and
not n thing was forgotten to make us
more comfortable. We were given tho
care in the official car that could only
be duplicated by a hospital"
Everyone spoke especially OF the work
Of Mrs Grant and of two OF mo pas
seagers. Miss Nance and Miss Lillian
Ronquist Of New York city. These two
young ladies were not on the car that
went into the lake so they Immediately
offered all Of their extra clothing to
those who had none. As they admitted
themselves. when reaching this city. they
gave away all al their underwear and
loaned sweaters and coats. One of them
lost hat, but she said that she WIS
glad to come out of il alive. Dr. j. s
Hill of Bellows Falls. who was on the
train also did some vcry efficient relief
work.
BROKE WINDOW WITH SUIT CASE
Charles Farthing. who ives on the car
which went into the lake, said that he
had a berth near Mr.. and Mrs. Lazarus
and Mrs. Gsron. He and Lazarus broke
a window with a suit case and pulled the
two ladies' out. He was sound asleep
when the accident occurred He was cut
up bit by broken glass and soaked to
the skin IN to his waist in tho icy
water.
THE behavior of the occupants of that
car said MIR. Farthing, was marvellous;
it was model Fortunately, there were
no children in the car. There was no
confusion of any kind, no screaming.
Everyone was cool and collected. Nobody
tainted. There were Is in the car. l3 men
and three women. and perhaps the 10
men made the car unlucky.
Then the way We we're looked after
was a credit to the railroad. am n
railroad man myself | am connected
with the G. T. r. and l realize how much
work such an accident means. Mr.. Grant,
the general passenger agent. did sterling
work and so did Mrs. Grant, Then there
We're the two Misses Ronqust They
gave out clothing as far as they could
| and then helped to roll people UP in
blankets and give them hot coffee.
The people on the train. too. all
..eemed possessed of one idea. to be of
service. \ gentleman from Montreal
loaned me an overcoat. ] borrowed some
paiamas from another and some socks
! and rubbers from another. ] lost my over
coat. shoes, suit of clothes. hat, my
money and my watch. an Elgin."
! HoNEYMOoNERs THROWN INTO
WATER
on this coach. They were on the last lap
of their honeymoon trip. They had been
married III Ohio and been visiting il,
Cleveland and New York city and were
returning to Montreal, to their new home
| Both were thrown into the water and
drenched to the skin. They lost all of their
clothes and baggage, though they were
later able to recover their suitcases and
trunks Mr.. Lazarus was loaned a sweater
| by Miss Ronquist and his wife received
some underclothing from the same source
| They suffered some from exposure bu
! what they minded most was the anXiet,
| they underwent when they reached tn.
| hospital. They were taken there separate
| ~ and as neither could locate the othel
for a time each thought something hac
happened to the other They were botf
| loud in their praise of the treatment re-
ceived at the hands of the railroad.
HOTEL MAN LOSES s452
Roni Castellani, the proprietor of a hote
| Just outside of Montreal. was in q lower
berth in about the center of the car II,
had s452 done up in silk handkorche
under his pillow. At his side were huns
his vest and other clothes. When the cal
turned over his vest fell over him anc
he grabbed it so this was the only b
of clothing he saved. In this vest was
stick pin, a fountain pen and forty -fv,
cents in change. Mr. Castellani said:
Il was sound asleep in lower sis
when the accident happened. 7 felt tn
jar and when | woke up thought. oh
well. I'm alive anyway and some on
viii come soon and help me to get out
II was pitch dark. Then the car be
San to sink and tho water began [,
pour in so | got up and broke the win
dow and go out, My only injury i
some cuts on my hand and I'm glad t
be alive. My money was under a pillow
and that went flying past when tn
car overturned SO ] don't know wher
tho money went. My suitcase was un
der the berth but as it was a tight fl,
think it probably is still there. |,
that suit case was a lot of presents
| ldu bouEuA III ANSN 'ih ioT my emil
dren."
SUFFERED FROM EXPOSURE
c. A. Singleton and Dennis Cromie
were in drawing room They ha,
much difficulty in getting out bu
finally succeeded. They. as the others
were soaking wet, Mr.. Singleton is tn
only one who seems to have suffere,
from exposure
FATHER AND DAUGHTER SAY
GOODBYE
George c. Snyder and his daughter
Miss Hilda Hope Snyder of New Yorl
city, were also in n drawing room
They have travelled all over the worl
and never before have been in an ac
cident. Tho were on their way 4
Montreal where Mr., Snyder had bust
ness. They awoke to find themselye
: going down into the cold water. rhe'
thought they were going to be drown
ed so they said goodbye to each Other
Then Mr.. snyder saw light He stoo
on the shoulders of his daughter. VIII,
Is very athletic, and broke the window
Then he climbed through and pulle,
her through. They lost everything.
THOUGHT HE WAS TO BE DROWNED
| n h., IL.