New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-20
A RuiIroad Crnsh-Coiiision on the Mich'
fgnn soutbern-An Engineer Killed.
from OR Special Correspondent.


CHICAGO Oct. Is. 1868
The regular passenger train for Chicago, by
the Michigan Southern, left Toledo last night al
o'clock About o'clock the train reached O small
station seven miles from Goshen, where 1t ran into
freight locomotive was asleep in the seepingears
and received few bruises, did some others wens
out and found the conductor With wound in bis head
from which blood was trimmings aud his wife was apply
ing cold water.
On going forward found the passenger engine badly
broken and oil the track and the freight engine ay on
It's SIDE torn 10 pieces. SO also was the tender Word
was sent to Goshen. was told that is not customary
10 send the news Of such events 10 the newspapers
The fireman came out Of the field into which he bad
been thrown he was frightened and somewhat bruised.
The engineer could not be found some thorght he had
left Tie frmen said they had been lying there two
hours Whiting for trains that the engineer told hi
to take out tho pins he did so, then the engine wac
along the switch. pumping water, till cose 70 tne
main track; he STOPPING down to putin wood; he
heard his engine whistle then he thrown over the
fence. The conductor and brakesmeD, according ia
their account were IN the cabooso waiting for the pas
senger train to so by.
The name of the engineer was Charles Dunnel; no
lived at White Pigeon his wife is deadi he has child
CAV aud pleasant. lie great lover OF his engines
and frequently preferred to sleep In II.
We searched long time amid the ruins. Al ASST
an object was discovered under the tender Al M
view IL seemed like tho end OF small! old saos woi
filed On putting down the lamp VIC saw the nai. ~ %
his head, and close by were his lungs SSSneJ nm
l.1x .x.~
and are dried, and nearly white for the oi0'd "'1
out. -, .L....
II seemed clear that DO was blown beyond tse ,oaS
ter when ii rolled over hin, and be lay On W sS
in precisely the same manner that roier i.es aa.
building when II is moved by rollers Inc lenesa ~
pried up his body taken out when was seen ,has ~
head was almost cut of, aud his breast III, =.
We ali wondered that no more were Nneu ~
, sn ,hst syen engineers do not provide for
their own safety. Il cannot be expected that they wa
proyde for the safety Of the passengers moro than they
10 for their own the course OF time engineers Do
~ - that engineers and conductors cannot
icon their places they practice dramdrinking. some
Nc J.,nt Onen il hos been said TO me tina. they ara
Matted for their places because they rofans lan
S.agc Many swear at almost every BREATH partieu
t.rlS II obstacles oppose train Of runs along
the edge Of eternity That 1t should be guided and GOA.
ductod by men who In this take their Ma&sf'e
name In vain seems TO me to be monsrous and y DEFY
the heavens. II Is as In q thunder storm o1akhouid
ralse his arm and defy the lightning to strike mn.
No enterprise is either successful or compyste TN
Is divided into parts, and those most skleq appoteS
TO take charge Of the parts. There should DO aooa
ductor every train Who will have no Other ousfssS
than TO that his train every momen, Is IN the ts.
where 1t beloDgs II he neglects thF. and any es ~
the train a consequence is killed, be Should 20 Ne"
guilty OF murder. :"