The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-05-18
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| Oue W lHc Hnos' hppalllUR RCcl-
dents which it has ever been oul
province to record, occuI red on the
Little Saw-Mill Run Ra lroad this
morning, resulting in '.le death Of
three persons and the serious ininry
OF five o'hers II appears that
shortly before nine o'clock, train
OF some seventeen cara, laden witt
coal, lett the mines and started n,
the usual rate Of speed for the ter.
minus OF the line on the Ohio River,
near the mouth OF Saw-Mill Run
1t has been customary for persons
having business il the city, to ride
on the train, and ths time there were
three women two men and hoy, be
aides the Engineer aud two Brakes
men. aboard. Six Of the cara were
switched off at Ross e. Co. 3 landing
and tho remaining eleven continued
On their way, ill reaching the higl
trestle. work about half milo from
the ferry landing, when from oomc
cause or other not yet explained, the
tender, which was before the loco.
motive, ran off the track, and fell
into the ravine below, dragging with
Il the locomotive and three cars. and
reducing the whole to a complete
wreck. Three of the passengers
including the Engineer, were buried
beneath the ruins, aud died almost
instantly from their injuries. The
name Of the Enviueer war Charles
lIoag. His skull was horribly mash
ed, and his body reduced almost to
y Jelly. lie 5reathed once or twice
after being eZtricated from the wreck
and then expired Underneath the
tender, and buried deep in the soft
earth, the body OF a man named
Eldridge was discovered. When
frat seen his hand only was exposed
but by dint OF hard work he was
dug out, after some time, but never
once moved. His wits was also on
the train, and was 80 crushed BY the
tender that she survived her injuries
but few minutes Tho bodies
were conveyed to an old house neal
tie scene Of the calamity, aud pre-
sented a shocking spectacle. They
we're Waited dariug the forenoon by
hundreds, and great excitement To-
time prevailed in the neiEhbor
hood.
The other persons on the trair
were George Bell, the Fireman; Mrs
Anna BGnton, vi e Of one Of III,
Miners employed 10y the company
&. w. Mansfield. IL boy engaged il
carrying the Press; Mrs. Saral
Myers, wife OF Conl Diggerengagee
at the mines; and Francis Butt
Bell Jumped off when he saw .h'
fender go over; and, though he iel
Il distance Of over thirty five feet, b,
escaped with ie7 severe bruisss
about the head, and the fracture o.
some o.; his ribs. Mrs. Bunton and
Mrs. Myers both went over with th,
tender; and, though they are badly
injured, their escape from dealt
seems almost miraculous. They arc
both lying at the same tavern il
remperauceville, where overy at
tent n is being shown them. Mrs
Bnnton may survive her Injuries
but, it 10 feared that Mrs. Myers can.
not live. She was very low a
two o'c ock to-day, aud not expected
to recover. Both are young women
and but abort TINA married. -
Young Mansfield leaped from tn,
train clear into the run, ami escaped
with fractured leg. There seern,
no doubt but that he will surviy,
his fall. Butt also jumped eff, an
wns fortunate enough 10 get Off wit
u sprained ankle and one or two cnt
Oh the head.