The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-17

Serious Railroad Accident consc-
quonce Of misplaced switch a passenger
train Of ten cars was let off the track Of the
Cleveland 4 Toledo Railroad near Bellevue,
on the morning Of the 10Th, and precipitated
upon some coal cars standing on the side
track. Two meu and child were killed,
others brdised and large amount Of proper.
ty destroyed. The cars we're set ON fire, the
mails and baggage consumed besides four OF
the passenger aud several Of the coal GERS -
From the cars the flames extended to the
grain house standing near tue track, which
with it's con tcnts--ls, 900 bushels Of wheat,
some cotton, aud a small quantity ofo.her
creigLt--was consumed. Wm. allen, the
bacgagcman was found almost roasting
alive Que of HE legs had been caught in the
baggage aud tho fire was burning Crarfily
all around him. They tried to cxtricstc
him, but their efforts were frultlcss, aud he
begged those pr, sent to chop of his leg aud
take him away. An sx was procured, two
or three blows severed the l'mb, and he Was
reno we'd but died shortly after. lie had
been In the employ ofthe company for some
years and leaves family iu Cleveland.
Joseph Allen. brakeman, II is supposed,
was buried u the vtcek aud CONSUMED, as
no trace Of him c, aid be Discovered. He
lcsvcs family in Toledo.
The engineer was unirjured. The fireman
vas badly b. uiscd and was picked out Of the
ditch.
A child in the arms Of lady passenger
WAS disc ivrr,d to he dead. In its mothcr's
arms, as the latter was taken from the ruins
lut there were no marks Of injury ON its
body, and ii is supposed to have been suiTo
Gated. Conductor Ames was considerably
bruised aud his face badly burned, but hi,
Injuries will not prove serious.
A Boy (il soldier--The Lima Gazette Of
the 9th inst contains the following freak or
a little romance, or anything else the read.
er secs proper to call il Last Thursday
morning young boy apparently about 70 or
- years Of age. presented himself before DIR.
C. |. Nef, examining Surgeon Of the 9th
District, with a request for examination,
that he might enlist in the Union army. lie
was Of fair complexion, well formed, aud
possessed Of more than ordinary sense for one
10 young. The boy was dirty and very rag.
gcl. Surgeon Ncff told him he was top
young entirely to stand tho fttigucs Of u
soldiers life. and further examination was
unnecessary. The boy ~ said he had been
abused by his parents, compelled TO leave
home, mud seemed determined 10 "dun the
suit of blue" aud rank with the many noble
men who are fighting for our Government
in lis present trying times. After listening
aitentively to the sad story Of the youth the
DR.. ave him a coat, and one Of our mcrch-
ants presented him cap aud pair of boots .
SargeOn Nefr then took him under his
charge, intending to give him employ ment
as an errand boy for his family. Ia the
evening the " boy" was chopping at the
wood.pile, when an elderly gentleman np.
preached, tapped him on the shoulder with
the remark "D'ugiter you h'd better
come home ~ suiting the sction to his
words led the girl away--homeward bound.
We understand he was the daughter Of n
wealthy citizen living not far from Lima, aud
becoming ensmored with her 4" sojr boy
resolved to share his trials in the army.