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Show (Ill lltl It 111 IILATII. IHaaMer In a Marlilo Humry l ITe.l llilllaiul, M llUTIANP, Vt heb-Ono of the worttillsatters In thn history of marble uuarrylng occurred nt West Rutland u little after 1 o'clock this uftir 110011 In tho quarry operated by the Vermont Marlle compun), A great mini of stono foil Into the quarry aud seven men were Instantly killed end a number num-ber of others Injured. The Ylcllmi were crushed so eomo oould not bo rerngulted. The killed arc. Wllllnm Lucas, Prank Bullg, Kd-ward Kd-ward 1'owers, Alexander Illumqult, three unrecogulxod men. Injured James Dooley. John Dunn, Charles Anderson, I'red March, Alibi llaetlo, John ('. Anderson, l'etir Uritnlor, John Mloham, John Michaels. Mich-aels. Aa soon ns tho accident happened an electric danger signal waa rung lu al the company's otllco and the mills wcrnttopped at onee. All Ihu doctors In West Jtutland werucalluJ by phono an 1 rtspouded quickly. Also scores of men were sent down to tho quarry. Boon thu news spresd to the streets, and hundreds of men, women and ihlldren hurrltdlo tho quarry, aud by S o'clock the vicinity was orowdod. In the crowd wcro many relatives of tho dead or Injured men, nnd they wero franllo with grief. The accident wss neartli-rvitromo end ot the quarry, far under the hill. The killed and some of the Injured were burled under tons of rock, and the work of rescue Is necuatarlly difllcult. Tho cause of tho caving In is nut positively known, i:. 11. Morse, treosurir of the company, raid the causa was not certain, though the "sosle" or the j art of the roof that fell was probably loosened by treating, |
