, 1865-05-24
FATAL RAILnOAD AcCDEsr.


On Tuesday morning, At forty-1T minutes past
scvea O'Clock, rs the express train On the lino1s
Central 1a!l1psd, which arrives IN this uty ut
eight o'clock, was passing Woodla~u, = ssaton
6vo miles eonth ufChlcAso II ran over t1o meu
1anst Ferdinand Chenow tn and John j. Carter,
killing both almost tnat1nt'y. The men were IN
th- Coupany's employ Is truck repaircrs, and had
lifted their hand car from the trsck -ooment be-
fore to allow the tfsln 10 pass and themselves at
tempted to o:s over the tr1ck when they were
this city in c1r dispatched tnr the paspo.e 1ftct
The express train had arrived and reported the
Coroner Wagner held IN inqoess in the depot,
whtn The following evidence wes tiiciied regard.
tpG the accident and its cauees:
Z. 0. 3rorn+A, st0osn-t am conductor OF q
va. his morning on ooard he morning exprsas
q me enS,ne @ vn@ Wnea - ~ r. asn y no<
n1Ics nte F. Chenowi.h and J. J. Cnrter. About
s:45 this morning. heard whlsue bloF FIR
stopped about 90 ysrls flnsn lhr crossing went
forward and asked The engineer, Whist II the
ms.ser1" he answered that he had roa orer
crossing, where we found ose man dead, aud sn.
o1bcx ntn 20 bedlJ injured, thai he expired With
IN Eve minutes rfter sa* him; the speed Of Tho
cctne north, On the west track; there are two
tricks there On the cart track there was aiFetht
train Of the Illinois Central Company so,ng south;
ras.4d IL nusr1eS FL i iuiIe. u,d not see INV
hing Of The secldent at Al.
"a 70 na. e fnn en- en-
the Southern crossing At $50 thus morning; WAS
running At the rate Of twenty miles IN hour; my
Truman commenced ringing the bell ao1ut eighty
rods south OF tee crossing when the accident hap
pepea / passed freight train on the east trsck
when py Engine vas about len Fuds south OF the
81 yg hsSy md rs fass e.
frsins puliet nv head fnsiue the cab 70. al IN
e,Qlt. aud a. looked ont acaiu saw one Of the
f[nro fhe enT1ne he vas iuoijnr n1rth xnrd With
bis tack towards me; my palot beam struck him
aboni the mltdle of the back, ma threw him
s:ones Ia the bptium o! 4 culvert On tnc
nCrih elde OF fhe crossing, Tue inst .rtI
NV him in dsnser shut oa steam aud called
nroceedeu three Imse lis length: tnere were
esrScn c,ra ntIachtd fo ihe enplnc: fne conductor
cane forward md inquired what she m,tter w..;
knew Of o,,l1 Or msn betnr etrnck: he couduc-
Tor sad. aBeck 10, aud ne VII. sce khat he
frouhse fe.r / did 70. The body Of the man
taw strayk grs taken ouI Of fhe cu'vcfi and laid
nnDn fhe xtouud bc!wecn the 'wo tracks: be T1s
a. sd. i, wae tbe body Of 2. Chepo gith. The mau
viii tls hack Whtsters In regard t. the other
n nn Ejited Know pothtpr: / tbirk he yss on
fhe leit side Of tuy neine. and SO close bY t9s:
cUrid rot tee nm Wo stopped 1t Wood
AVN etation for about tn minutes, ard
etpp The uain, running 1t speed OF
~ nty miles m hour, x1th.n ten rnl.. Dna't
lnuT rhether TIC engineer ct the freight train
was ring ne his beli Of MT. The brakes w-1e run
nv haud Lever eaw any etcAm brakes on this
zoad.
Ihoaeas Duyllno sro.n-I IN ttenauon engine
No, Ia1, Illinois Central railroad; when We we're
about Q(tet Or twenty yAzde from the MpodlAwn
cToes ing, "a Two men On the traex .ad Of us;
cur 0f Ihe men rrpe1red ns II be was crosslng
the rack, lie othst Just stepped orer the wesi
ss.,. - r.rn1s Nv The rnr,ns rtrito hin, hs Wa
rirted m by the coYcAtcter and thrown rpon
H. .,c.1a rhesf. ard csrri1 in fh.t manner about
t.Iaive fcet Nhrn h. yoian nd + f.ould not nee
t,nsS 1f,e ens,pe struck thc other msn The mn