Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-01
The Railroad Accident!
THE SCENE!
Condition Of the Wounded.
INCIDENTS.
FULL DETAILS, ETC.
INCIDENTS.

and more wonderful that it resulted in S,
little loss Of life. After seeing the tota
wreck Of the two passenger coaches Of tn,
SanduskY train, it is hard to believe tina.
any person could have remained in then
without being ground to powder. The real
car was driven completely into the next one
II front Of il, up even to the front seat
Every seat in the latter, and more than hal
in the former, were torn out and piled int,
the end of the car. Incredible as it may
seem there were, in the second car from the
rear, som nine or ten persons when the
crash occurred, and only one YVES killed.
Both cars were complete wrecks, the real
car being terribly shattered and the other
swept clean of everything. Habit not been
for the warning which conductor Parker
gave to the passengers to clear the cars, the
loss OF life must have been fearful.
The engine of the Toledo train was Jam
med into the cars of the Sandusky train and
was badly smashed. The smoke-stack was
broken from its place and hung forward
over the roof of the car, and the wood and
AS- WIN "1S IvupAENS4J swept OA the cu-
tire front The COW catcher was broken of
and bent backwards and lay under the for
ward wheels of the engine. The cab was
thrown from the track but was not much in
jured.
The through baggage car Of the Toledo
train was thrown completely over and lay,
the bottom side upwards, beside the track.
But little baggage was broken or damaged.
The deck of the local baggage car was
J swell clear Of every thing, not a post left
dug. II this were three men. Mr..
~ q baggage master, Ar. Dimmick Of
po1r,,-,o a. / Mr.. Thompson the brakeman
.of 1ba car tn. " were thrown violently
=. $50 sido os che car IS the trains col
I;dad and item ont Al. Pong the rubbish as
the smoking car forced / ; way through and
over theirs, strange to say not one OF them
: fstaly injured. Mr.. Beck vas scratched
about tie face and lay for q few n,Inutes IN
sensible 5y Tic side Of the track, out viii
he able to attez6toh his duties. Mr.. Thomp-
son. in some mystsrfous way, alighted IN
hurt among the trucks of the cars, and
found himself under the rubbish VIII he
recovered his senses. Mr.. Dimmick was
the most seriously hurt, receiving #ze.-al
severe Commissions about the head and
shoulders.
The track, on both sides, is strewn with
s~plinters and debris from the wrecked cars.
No less than ten pairs Of trucks were heap
ed together at the point Of collision.
The second class or smoking car was
smashed in at both ends and is so badly
damaged as to be worthless. The foremost
coach was much broken in front and slight
ly in the rear. The next car was thrown
from the track and was somewhat dam
aged in front. It was indeed fortunate
that thore were no fires in the cars to kin
die the rubbish, and add to the danger and
horror of the scene.
It was several hours before the large force
which was sent to remove the wrecks could
clear ever one track for the trains.
Large crowds Of men, and children
rushed to the scene, as soon as the news of
the disaster reached the city, and thousands
more visited the spot during the day to see
the wreck.
now IT OCCURRED.
The report Of the way the collision occurred
in our yesterday afternoons edition is sub
stan5ially correct. The Sandusky train was
stopped b. the breaking Of the eccentric
rod of the engine. Conductor W. W. Parker
at once dispatched a aaglnan up the track
to warn the Toledo train which was due in
ten minutes. The lsgman states that he
went round the curve as rapidly as possible
| and made the usual signal. Conductor
Parker says that fearing lest the dagman
might not make due haste, he followed him
until be saw him signaling the train, and
then returned and warned the passengers to
leave the cars. Most of the men were
already out and the greater part Of the
women escaped before the trains collided.
Those who remained were old and infirm,
or accompanied by children. The engineer
of the Toledo train whistled down the
brakes, put on the patent brakes and re
versed the engine, but the down grade and
the momentum Of the heavy train was too
great TO be overcome in so short time.
INCIDENTS.
The "head- light" Of the " Lion" the
engine of the Toledo train, was uniujured
though driven far into the car before it.
The baggage in the cars af the Toledo train
was very little damaged. Of that in the
local car, only one trunk was broken. Two
baskets of eggs which were in the second
baggage car were found right side up, with
many of the eggs unbroken.
A little child which was left on one Of
the seats Of the rear car of the S~andusky
train was found, after the accident lying
quietly on the seat and not in the least in
jured.
Mrs.. Charlotte N. Swift was thrown cut
Of the car and was taken up insensible,
she had a gold watch upon her perssn
which became detached and fell upon the
ground. a boy picked itup soon after, and
on its being claimed By a william who stood
by, i%nnocently gave it to him. \ policeman
was put on the track as soon as the case
was understood, but so far the watch has
not been recovered.
a large number of the passengers on both
trains were witnesses summoned here to
testify in the Mcconnell case. Several Of
these are severely Injured.
THE SUFFERERS.
In addition to those reported injured in
our last issue sre the following:
Mrs. r. Burrell, badly bruised about the
head. Mrs. Burrell was in the last ear Of
the Sandusky train and had just stepped
out Of her seat tc leave tho car when the
collision occurred. She was thrown be-
tween the seats and completely entangled
and covered by the debris of the shattered
car and was one of the last found and re-
moved.
Miss Richfeld, Of Berea, was bruised very
badly.
Miss Watson, Of Berea, was slightly
wounded, and returned home on the after
noon train yesterday.
Mrs. Harriet Weitzel, of olmsted, severe
" bruised, now a. City Hotel.
Of those reported wounded yesterday
> most are doing we'll. Mrs. Elizabeth Daily
; and Mrs. E. ". Greenwood are at the City