The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-01

W. II. HAYwLRD, Marshal.
RAILROAD COLLISION AT CoEEEAUT-ABoUT
A Dozen PERSONS IEJURED.-In our Wednes-
day morning issue we stated that q collision
had occurred on the Lake Shore Railroad.
at C~onneaut, about six O'Clock the previous
evening. The Conneaut Reporter, of the
3Ist, gives full details of the disaster. 1t
seems that the accommodation train colli-
ded with Nc. 1 freight, doing considerable
damage to property, besides injuring several
passengers and men on the accommodation.
The freight train, going west, numbered
some seventy cars and was drawn by two
powerful engines, the "Conneaut" and
the "ocelot," the COnneaut being ahead.
It is customary for this train, the accommo-
dation and express-up, to meet at Come
aut. Getting in q little ahead of the &C.
commodation, and being longer han the
switch, the freight train was e~ndeavoring
to clear The main track when the whistle
of the accommodation sounded, the other
side of the wooded curve. A flag was i'm
mediately dispatched TO give warning, but
owing to the shortness of the We his flag
was not seen until it was too late to mate
rally check the hesdwAy of the train, and
its engine, the "Gazells," ran into the
"ConneGut" engine with considerable
force, disabling both, and scattering broken
irons and timbers prOmiscuously on each
side of the track. The head Of the Gazelle
was nearly on top of that of the Conneaut,
and h iron monsters gave q fearful en-
brace, the steam issuing from the fractured
fues. The mail and baggage car was pref
ty badly steven up, and the passenger car
had a good many seats broken and dis
placed. The persons injured were Loren
Gould, A. W. COlman, Kellogg, a brother
in-lsw of DR.. Fi6eld, E German woman,
George Page, neWsboy, George Humphrey,
bsggage-mastsr, the fireman, and several
others, whose names We did not learn.
None of the above are dangerously hurt.
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Az ExoKLLENT PRoJKcT.-We are pleased
to observe that since the close Of the war
the athletic exercises, which, during its
their devotion to sterDer pursuits, are again
receiving attention. We are especially
gratifed to note ony effort made by The
young men of our cities to organize base
ball, cricket and boating clubs, and provide
f+ hs--~I"Aa. thrnneh these media, pleas
ant healthful and comparatively inexpen-
sive recreation. The cultivation of the
physical powers is altogether too much
overlooked by the young lawyers, the stu
dents, bOok-keepera and clerks of or cities.
And we applaud every organization of the
kind referred to, not only because it affords
positive benefit to the health and to the
f'muscle" of its members, but because in
many cases it Eupplants billiards, cards,
drinking and multiform dissipation.
We shall have more to say in the future
on the utility and necessity of athletic
games. The paragraph above has been
suggested by the fact that a meeting was
held yesterday evening, at which a base
ball club was organized, which promises to
be q most excellent institution, Its officers
are as follows:
President-W. N. Hudson.
Vice President-R. H. Wright.
Secretary n Treasurer-C. L. Cutter.
Board of Directors-Royal G. Villas, 8. NJ.
Eddy, W. H. Gaylord.
There are some vacancies in the mem
bsrships of the club, and those DESTROYS of
joining such In organization can obtain in
formation in regard to it by calling on any
Of the gentlemen named above.
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TIE PUBLIC SoHooLs.-The Fall term of
the Public Schools of this city will COM
mence next Monday, September 4th, except
the West Side High School, which will
commence the day following. Owing to IN
expected delays in complsting;,the school
buildings, it has become necessary to re-
open the old Brownell street building; also
the lower rooms in the Central High
School. In other wards, ell the schools of
city will, for the first four weeks of the
be held in the rooms occupied last
term.
On Monday, October 81, the new build !
ings OIL Brownell, Washington and Hicks
streets will be ready for occupation at
which time, various changes in district |
boundaries will be prescribed.
The other school buildings now in process
# erection, will not be ready for use till
ster day in October.
There will be a Teachers Meeting at the
st. Clair street school, on Saturday
norning at half-psst ten O'Clock.
AEsoH 6MVTH,
Sept. 1:24O. Superintendent.
PERsoEAL.-A number of distinguished
len of the State arrived here yesterday
rom Columbus and elsewhere, and are
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