The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-12-12

From the GAINESVILLE Courier, Tues. eye'g.
Frigh.ful Railroad Accident
Ten Persons IDjured-One
Fatally.
The iron bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, Central Ohio Division, across the
river at this place, was the scene of fright
full railroad accident about Q O'Clock this
morning, whereby ter persons were more or
less seriously injured, one of whom, proba-
biz fatally. The West bound passenger
train had but few minutes before passed
safely over the bridge. Two engines fol
lowed the train over TO til, west side of the
river. and stopped on the west end Of the
bridge, the Elias Fasset, standing on the
west pier, with her tender up the first span
the yard engine: Antelope, with one car
attached, was standing about Onethird the
distance one the same span, between the
first and second piers, awaiting tins nine
o clock Fast bound passenger train to pass
by, the bridge having double track. The
engine OF the passenger traln going Fast,
stopped at the wood station, abou tone hun
dred yards west of the bridge, tock on wood
and water, and then passed on to the iron
bridge, having train OF four passenger cars
one baggage and one express ear.
The last three passenger cars OF the train
were crowded With passengers; the front
passenger car had about djzeu passengers
in it and was used as a smoking car. When
the train had passed the middle Of the first
span OF the structure, 1t instantly gave way,
precipitatin- the engine, tender, baggage
and express car into the river, with the
front end Of the first passenger car, the
rear emo hanging on the pier; also the yard
engine, tender and one car, and the tender
and the tender of the engine Elias Fasset
(th4 engine itself remained on the pier, fell
below into one indescrib mass of ruln'.-
The noise oi'taIing trains and bridge, the
Kissing of the stem as the hot engines fell
into the river, which at the place of the
accident has about six feet OF water, made
a sound which ceuld have been heard ior
Two miles. The news of tho accident
spread rapidly, aud in few minutes thOus
and of people were crOwding the banks OF
the river near the scene, and allwere anxious
to render assistance In few minutes the
p 'rsoni involved in the wreck We're extrca
t;d and brought ashore, AMI those bally
i.jlred taxed into lioining houses whore
medical attendance an ii assistance pos
sible was rendered thsm. The following is
ll,t at the passengers injur d:
MIR. Jesse iill. resident of Pleasant Val
ley, Ohl SIX Ill frActE,:l probably fatal,
James HavelAnd. e tins station, Michigan.
slightly, he'll AMI ankle. Levi Olaypool,
Frazeysburg seriously left ankle, no bones
. lroken. Mr.. Hart, New Jersey, sllgL tly
bruised.
EMPLOYEES INJURED
Mr.. Thomas Mellott, Express Messenger,
arm, seriously. ..
Mr. Thomas Wing, Conductor of the
train; neck, severelo.
Nil Van B. Shiply, Engineer on the
yard engine, bruised about the back and
had slightly s
Sllas lEiggs, Fireman CT the yard engine,
leg bruised, severely.
George Thompson, Fireman Of the pas
s2nger train, bruised about the head slightly;
| he came near drowni,ng, being compelled
to swim u consilnrabl> distance owning to
| the strong current, and was nearly exhaus-
! ted when takcu ashore.
Robert Milton tcolored(, porter on the
passenger train, leg bruised, not serious
THESE are all who were injured to any ex-
tent worthy of notice. .. 4. ...r.........
| 1t seems wonderful, in view Of the fright
| ful natlre of the accident. that more were
not killed or wounded, as at the point where
it happened is fully twenty feet from Tho
bridge TO the water, and not less than Is
persn's wore preeipitated With the wreck
into the river
The cool selfpossesson of the engineer
Of the passenger train, Mr.. Patrick Fl.
Smith, i5 worthy Of all praise. From the
time he felt the bridge giving way until hi
engine vas in the water, he sounded the
whistle FIR down break !, anl the ord ,r be
ling obeyNl, che4kc Eth. nnmcntuai of the
train, anil dnubteS3 pwventei tie other
ears, filled with passengers, from going in
4 to the river.
| The immediate cause of the accident was
the increased weigiltupon the bridge. which
| was incapable of sustaining it. There is &
rule of the company prohibiting more than
one engine b!lng upon any span Of the
bridge at the same time Why this rult
was MOI iohGyel is as yet known The bridge
lscpnStract4d upln the principle Of Boo
mans patent ami had been in use ahou
ten vars, an should have becen capable o
bearing ten times the weight which crushed
1t thi morning. 1g I E..
Trussel work is now7 being made read,
for u Temporary track, which will be com
pleted for The crossing Of trains in abou
| three days. Untl that time passengers vii
have to be trAnstsrYel around the break.
Z. : VI. Jose Hi .lied about half.
past two o clock thisl' W. y.