Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-23
CoLUMBUs, Jan. 2l, go.

.. COLUMBUS Jan. Il, 'oU.
The Republican State Central Committee met
last evening. and invited the Republican mem
bers of the General Assembly to meet with
them. It was resolved to hold two State Con-
ventions-one about the LIST of March to elect
four delegates at large to the Chicago Conven-
tion-and one about midsummer to nominate
State officers
A large number of the members Ofthe Legis-
lature went to hear Grace GreenwoOd's lecture
in the Congregational church.
Several unimportant bills read in the Senate
But one was passed House, Bill No. 4s, which.
re enacts the 37th section of the act for the as
sessment and taxation Ofall property, DC, pass
ed April 5. 1859, except the latter clause which
compelled copy of the entire real estate du-
plicate of each county to be sent to the Auditor
of State,-once in six yesrs-thereby imposing
upon each county q cost of $3.50 to $1,000 every
six years, amounting in the whole State to
some $40, 900, all which is saved by this Bill.
A Joint Resolution was received from the
House informing the Legislature that the Gov
ernors and Legislatures of Kentucky and Ten
nessee would visit Cincinnati on the 26th inst,
and resolving to invite them to Columbus. At
ter considerable discussion the Resolution was
passed. At tl2f o'clock the Senate took re-
cess. ALLFooTE,
Pro tenn.
CT EvELAxD, Jan. 2Ist, go.
Orr The TRAcK-Taking the 4:30 train on
the G. c. d @. R. R. from Columbus for brief
visit to the cold folks at home, ;, said train being
under the cOnduetOrshiP of Captain Charley
Gale. not only captain of said train, but a caps
tain among brave and good fellows, I composed
myself snugly on one of the seats in the rear
end of the car for ''nap' at the rate of twenty
or twenty-five miles an hour, and soundly
enough did sleep, until sudden severe con-
cussion of the car threw me from lying into
sitting posture, and awakened ma to the start-
ling fact that were "of the track" The first
sight that met my eyes was Capt Charley
Gale at the bell rope giving warning to the
engineer; then, as the car struck successfully
the ties of the track, it bounded violently and
rapidly forward, tossing me in my seat as you
would toss half>dime piece in the open palm
of your hand. was blinded by the repeated
shocks; could distinguish nothing in the
beWidering confusion of the moment, and ]
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result, uncertain whether l should open them
this side OF eternity or beyond the valley of
the shadow. Then came terrible crash, the
car turned suddenly upon its side, and for an
instant there was impenetra5le darkness and
profound quiet This was all.
| When we came to examine the wreck, we
found that nobody was seriously injured althO'
one John Kaiser, German living near Della
ware, (the accident occurred three miles from
the village of d. was covered with blood,
caused by slight wound which bled very freely;
one Hubbell, a lawyer in Delaware, had his
right arm dslocated; and Dr.. Slusser, mem,
Der of the House of Representatives from
Stark Co., received severe bruise on the back,
probably much more painful than serious
Conductor Gale had his right leg bruised most
painfully And let me say that Charley Gale iB
brave and warm-hearted g=ntlemani and de-
serves well of his employers; be saw everybody
else comfortably situated before helping himself.
No other persons were injured, although some
of the passengers were terribly frightened.
i / could not satisfactorily ascertain the cause
OF the accident; although it was owing prOba-
bly, to the switch spriDging out Of place. The
locomotive passed safely over the switch upon
the Delaware curve, as It is called; the baggage
car and emigrsnt ear passed safely to the main
track Of the road; the passenger car in which
was seated, was thrown flom the track as above
stated, while the last "a sleeping car) also pass
ed safely upon the Delaware curve, and rushed
into the rear end OF the tender, (Which was
thrown off on the SWITCH, smashing the plat
form to atoms. And so ended the tirst lailaoad
accident | ever saw, and may It for ever be the
last. ALLIFoTTE. =
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