Obsequies of the Late Francis White at Bennington
Three Thousand Persons Attend the Funeral of the Railroad Superintendent
A railroad superintendent's death drew a special train of mourners and thousands of onlookers in Bennington, an event now entirely forgotten but locally enormous at the time.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 13, 1885 · Page 1
1 min readBENNINGTON, Vt.
The funeral of Superintendent Francis White was held at the Second Congregational church, Bennington, Sunday afternoon. A special train from Rutland brought six carloads of people, among whom were several prominent railroad people from the Central Vermont and all the employees of the Bennington and Rutland railway. Three thousand persons attended the obsequies. Rev. Dr. Kimball conducted the services, assisted by Rev. George W. Baldwin of the Baptist church. His body was placed in the revolutionary cemetery vault at Bennington Centre.
Among those mentioned for Mr. White's place as superintendent of the Bennington and Rutland railroad are Col. M. S. Colburn, Col. G. A. Merrill, Superintendent Burnham of the Central Vermont railroad, H. Spofford and H. D. Bennett.
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