Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
The N. Y. Central r.. u. Accident
A Wonderful EScnne.


A Wonderful Escape.
The Auburn Advertiser says that the
escape of james A Cox, of that city, at
the late disaster, was wonderful and mir
a~culous
MIR. Cox was seated in the third seat
from the front in the second passenger
car-the car that made the first fatal
plunge. The first passenger car cleared
the bridge, leaving behind the trucks,
wheels and floor. All the passengers
escaped serious injury. The second car
following fell, striking against the but
ment of the bridge, and was shivered to
atoms. Mr.. Cox first heard the scraping
of the two trains in the collision, felt
the tipping of the car, the dreadful rush,
plunge, and the awful crash. The next
instant he was standing on splinters, so
fine that twenty or thirty could be held
in one hand; the rain beating upon him,
and the most profound stiffness reigning.
This awful silence lasted a moment only,
when the terrible shricks of the wounded
and the fainter groans of the dying,
came up from the shattered mass. Mr..
Cox, by a slight effort, extricated him.
self from the ruins, and found himself
entirely unframed, except a slight and
unimportant scratch on his foot. He
felt the splinters flying past his head
like lightning; below his feet to his knees
were rnins heaped up; on the left were
the crushed remains of the Mack chill
dren, in front was the fatally wounded
Perkins; of Rochester, and almost be.
meath his feet were the remains of Moore
of Rising Sun, and the body of a lady
transfxed by two stakes"
Those who were wounded by the ac-
cident, and are not out of danger, are
Mrs. Louise Zahn, of Louisville; Mr..
Monroe, of Greenbush, who is Internal
~ injured and expectoratcs bloody mat
ter; another daughter of Mr.. Mack. of
Cincinnati, and Messrs. Horton, Bett-
man; Levi and Riley.
Most Of the wounded are manned or
Scared for life.
The Utica Herald says of the woun-
ded:
Mrs. Louise Zahn, whose case was re-
garded extremely doubtful at the time
of our previous report, is improving,
with a fair prospect of recovery. Her
husband, Mr.. Charles Zahn, arrived yes
terday morning from Louisville, much
to the relief of Mrs. u. She receives
the best of care and attention at the
Northern Hotel. We think it safe to
say that Mr.. Horton of Bringhampton,
Mr.. Bettman and Mr.. Levi Of Cincinna-
ii, and Mr.. Riley of Albany, are out of
danger.
Mr.. Mack and family still remain at
the McGfeaor House, awaiting the slow
recovery of a daughter.
Mr.. Monroe, of Grecnbush, fears he i:
injured internally, and expectorate:
bloody matter. There is, however, nc
reason to suppose he will not recover
unless more unfavorable symptoms APP
pear. At the time of the accident he
was enjoying robust health, and his har
Ly constitution will carry him through
Others not referred to by name are
improving; all will recover, though some
Of them are MANNED or Scared for life
NJ. Surith, the business partner of the
iamcnted Perkins, of Rochester: ha:
been conveyed to the Lunatic Asylum
in this city-made insane by the sud.
den intelligence of the death Of his Old
friend and partner.
Most Of the wounded Will be maimcC
for life, and others will bear the scare'
Of that fearful tragedy to their graves