Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-14
From the s.. ioais Ia:rITigeucer. Nov.3.
The Late terrible accident

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The bridge across the Ga~cunade river
is about nine miles from ermqnn and
about thirtv-five miles from Jrf-r-on
City. the brilg, is approached bv an
embankmcnt thirty feet high, whica Ter
mJnales in a massive stone ahu.mcni.-
Forty yards from the abuLment, an Just
At the edge Of he liver, stands another
staunch stone pillar. three more Of which
reach 10 the other side oi the stream, and
support tie bridge. The river Is about
two hundred and fifty yards wide. and
the bridge thirty feet high, at least
The pioneer locomotive had crossed the
structure safely. and was waiting on the
other side TO see the result OF our attempt.
There was no feaI of danger, and no ap-
prchensiOn of peril. We slowly moved
along the emba kmeut, and came on TO
the bridge. The locomotive had passed
the first span. and had its forrwheelS
above the first piilar-beyond The abul-
mcnt--therc be ng then, resting OH he
first span, the locomotive. baggage car,
and " heavily loaded passenger ears.
The weight waS too much for The LONG
slender timbers which supported he rails
and the enormous load above.
Sud !cnly we heard "A horrid crash
It rings in our ears and saw a
movement among those in the car in
which We were seated then there came
Observation-Disclosures ZACH car came
% the abut eut, and took the fatal
plunge. The affair was but tie work OF
an instant. We were running slowly at
the time, and The successive crashes came
at l. lervals OF nearly a second. We ous
self were seated in the seventh cal
there being three behind us ana when
we heard the hOrril sound tina, came up.
aS each ar 5 owly and deliberately tGuk
the leap, We hoped that cur ear might
stop before preached tbs prer pice but
no, 1t seemed thai the spiril OF run was
beneath, dcterminedly dragging each
car 10 the spot, wrenching from It's fast
enings, and hurting it to alto ; beneath.
SIX ears fell in one mass, each ON III.
Other, and were Shiverrd inu fragments.
The seventh fell with It's forward end To
the ground, buJ the Other end rested on
the Top of the abumeuI. Those in ]:
were only brui>ed. The eighth and
ninth ears tumbled down the emhank-
ment be ore they reached The "bIlmen-.
Such a wreck We never saw, and hope
never again 10 see. 1t was one undis
tinguishable mass OF wooden beams.
seats, iron wheels. and rnl>. from be
meath which zane up gr"ans OF ason d.
Those who could. crawlOd cut at the
ruins Immediately, and either sought To
relieve their own wounds. or tue Wounds
of Il cir fir ends. Some wept tears OF Joy
10 find their friends alive and others
Shuddtred to find their friends dead
The uniujured o s4nized Ihcmse yes
under Ire lead Of Mr.. FIIdc, the c,nduc-
tor and n~deavored, by hopping. To
eX- RIGA e these WIN were vel alive from
The wreck. Here "A beam was cut TO
diSengage a broken arm urrc An non
axel WAS pried oil 10 relieve a mu liza ed
leg. There was 10 >hrieking aud cream
ing, though all begged, for The love of
Heaven, To be exrrirated from some mass
OF iron or beam oil wood, which pinned
them 10 The earth All begged Tor wa
ter. drank it when g was brought. and
prayed Tor more. There was hardly an
en- irrly uniujured man to be seen. Most
oi THOSE who had escaped, had streams
OF blood flowing over their faces from
splinter wounds. Others limped and
hobbled about, looking for her friends
y board >hauty Wa tie only heller 20
De- had, and hat was soon filed with The
wounded whose silent, SpeeehiesS agony
WAS enough to make .Ee >tOulest heart
shudder.