The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-11-11
Terrible Railroad Disaster.

90 and North Western Railroad, occurred
on the lst inst. A train of l3 cars
filled with cxcursionists, on their way from
Fou du Lac to Chicago, ran off tho track, at
Johnson's Crock, nno miles from Water.
town. Wis, Six cars wore crushed to atoms,
and eleven persons we're killed and twenty
eight wounded
Tho Chicago Journal of tho 2d says:
! Tho spot where tho accident occurred was
/ on q lcyoi, tho grado being about throo feet
/ from tho ground, with u ditch upon one side
/ filed with mud and watcy to tho depth OF
two fcot. Tho train was going at tho ratio
Of Is mics an hour (Which is corroboratcd
by tho Conductor and othors) A herd Of
cattle were feeding upon ono side of tho
track, and bull upon tho other. Tho ami
mails paid no attention to the train until it
was close by them, when tho bull suddenly
jumped upon tho track, and attempted to
cross Tho train was going too slow to-
throw him off, aud was too near to bn stopt,
aud accordingly the cow. catcher struck him,
dragging him few feet, when no caught
in a cuIyert, and tho locomotive was thrown
OF
DIR. Bell, ono of the excursionists says:
When about nino miles from Watcrtown.
were tho loudost, shock came upon us
srhdon and unexpected as the lightnings
flash at noon day IN \ clear sky every eye
was raised, and every voice was Instantly
hushed-then camc the rcCOil; and as the
platforms met they reared and Qavercd
moment. then lappcd ono upon tho other,
} coming together with tremendous crash
car mounting car. each one plowing its way
b into tho one forward of it, bursting Oft the
, ton. ronding tho sides, crushing in tho cnd5
tearing Up tho flooring, crushing and grind
- ing Ike tho cracking. crashing thunder.
Immediately after | cleared myself and
y. wife from tho wreck, | mot Mrs. Emerson
= of Oskosh onquriug for her husband. |
Il told her that would make immediate
search for him. went to tho ruins of tho
J. baggage car, where they wero cxtricatng
" bodies from tho mud and rubbish. Two
. bodies wcro taken out, but they could not
=, bo identified. Discovering ring upon the
; finger Of one of tho bodies. | tool! it off and
Il carried it to Mrs Emerson; sho was seated
i uuun log surrounded BY some of her sym
pnthizipg ucighbors. lapprcched and held
J, tho ring towards her. Sho raised her eyes
;, and with u CLASSY lou,: aud h0lluw voice ex.
Is claimed, "Alr Boil! Mr.. Bell ! is George
e dead Z" | asknL her if that was his ring
:. sho said eyes :" ihon replied Mr. Emerson
is dead. Her eyes instantly became glazed,
her rroturcs MS G,cd and ririd as the sculp-
ID tnrcd mnrbIe-a pcrfcct image of DESPAIR
+. Her female friends began to sob and cry
Is but her eyes were dry, her emotions could
le fiud no rGnt. and to SEQ that poor heart
stricken child 50 suddenly widow, brought
tears into many n manly ego.
Is then went to see poor POtersclia. II,
II was lying upon door Of ono Of the cars
n. Ln.J Lrn;snJ Ian, bis owes cIoar and hi
,'oica distinct As anIroochrd no said
# pro,hor DJi ,hi, is hard I lhirk tho chill
IF Ino,h 10 u,nn ma and nm roady To so.
'u T.;nn,i. o,tborod oronud him nIncoI Iin
lrt :, w., os ,,,J ,,,, fro,o,nol brotbcr was ro
ns i;.,oJ f.n,, his oi,F,,inos in nhout ton min
on ,,os ,f,or ,ho c,re st,rtrd for Wntertown.
- Sir yorn ;ast,ntIv tillnd ne follows.
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I.,c yyoa in ,hc post O1ico chatting wit
conIn,,or IInbort. IIo was tukon out done
an Irownnd as ,yns thonynt Mir. Thomas wa
,et oon.in.l,y of tho JInn Johp B Macry. {
nst ,h,, snnc nInco who himself il will bo r,
:, mc,nhnred was los, in ,ho burning of ,b
Niaoorn on this lake in 1856 Mr. Tboma
'"h Ieayr. n wifo NOW AN invalid Mt Buff.Io.
Isl Coo coorro Emnrson of Oshkosh was in tn
bis hooa,n6 command waa ,,kru out dond II
lic wns an pstppmrl and DrOmiuput Cltiarl
nnJ If ,bo firm of G. Emerson g. Co. IN;
Io" chinis,s IIis viii, was m bourd md
the ano,hnr o,. mnin;rroL Ar Emerson can
Irp From Nnw ynrk S,nto about two years sine
ss. rhoir ontcrnriso yos ono of tho largest
-: ;,s oI,so in Norlhnrn WISCONSIN
1T" EIinIaIot Shcrwood Of Oshkosh clerk
'cd ,bo sto,'oor pnoI in h,googo room instnn
he ~ tiIIcI A vain" nnTGnrricd man.
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