Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-13
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ever noticed under the head Of Railroad
casualties occurred on the Housatonlc
Road, week ago last Monday night
Mhsn the night train f.on New York
was within tn zee quarters OF amllc from
the Falls Village ncpot, Canaan, Ct, an
obstruction was felt by Mr.. Brdgman,
conductor, who, upon questioning the
n rineer, found that he had discovered
al object upon the track, but was SO
close upon it. and und r such headwny'
as to be unable to escape it. on exams
ming tie catcher, On the arrival AZ Inc
depot, the inStersticcs were iouno n'ieo
with the fragments Of wagon body
presenting the appearance OF crow S
nest. With much anxiety, the conduct
or with attendants and lights passed
back over the track Some 80 rods from
tie depot broken jug was found, which
sustained the observation Of one Of the
temperance hands. INN lately previous,
that "there was rum somewhere. =
Some dozen rods further, was discovered
shirt, without owner and without blood.
Soon the broken spokcs. and hubs, and
tires wrenched and broken, brought
them to the scene of the disaster. In a
deep excavation adjacent, was found a
valuable horse, lying upon his back, and
with faint signs of life.
In the meantime no human forms
were discovered, until the loud call Of
the conductor was heard, when tie
unsteady voice Of an equally unsteady
man was heard in the thicket near at
hand, who soon clambcred down the
bank as directly as circumstances would
admit. He was accompanied by two
interesting little boys, one 4, and the
other 6 or years Of age. 10 the
question Of Mr.. Bridgeman, What are
you doing on the track Of the railroad p
| the answer returned was in the memor.'
bic style of the army in Flanders, Of
which Uncle Toby spoke sometime ago
It seems the poor man had no concep-
ton that lie and his horse had been rode
down by the iron horse, or that he was
on any other than most dreadful
shocking bad public road, of which
| fact alone he seemed to be fully sensible,
for the smallest boy remarked that papa
said Us they were coming along, flat he
should not ride over that road again, till
they had got itrepaired. The upshot Of
the matter is this.
The man was engaged in looking up
a farm for purchase. A gentleman in a
neighboring town had lent him yalua>
bic family horse, with which he made a
journey to his former residence. He
was on his return. He had drank some
thing stronger than water, which so con-
fused either his eyesight or his judy
mept, that when the public road crossed
the railroad, instead of passing directly
on, he turned upon the track, the ties
Of which, great portion OF the way
protruded from 4 to inches above lev
Ell and passed five cattle-guards,' one
| or two Of which were Of double width.
The horse with the buggy, jugs, &C.,
safely leaped them all, unaccountable as
it may seem. The noise of his own con
yeyance was such as to conceal the ap-
Proaoi Ct the locomotive in his rear,
which demolished the buggy, threw the
horse into the ditch, and safely deposit
the " interesting stranger" and his fine
boys upon high bank, some IA feet in
ascent. What IS remarkable is this-the
man affirmed that the horse had run
away, and smashed the buggy the horse
himself vas turned over and helped to
rise, and not even a bone or even the
skin was broken. The persons Of the
man and his two boys were unmutilated,
no other marks being received than fine
coat stripped in the back from waist to
collar, and somewhat comical express
sion given to his hat in the rear. A
pretty good commentary this, upon tenn
peate drinking. We ought to add far
her. that another jug was found on the
road safe and sound, and full, which was
1uly smashed. BY those in attendance.
20 the no small chagrin of its owner.
Ptttsfe.d Sun Esd.