The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-11
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Car Thrown from the Track near Green
Springs-TyvO Killed and several 1 lDj jur-
cd

Car THROWN from tue Track near Gfeen
Springs-TwO Killed and several IDjur-
lFrom the Saniasky Regis ter Ian.T.I
On Saturday last, the Nail train on the
Cincinnati, Layton & Eastern Railroad, (Iate
Sandusky and CIncinnsti) which left this
city al 1888 in the morning, met with a Sc
riOus accident about two miles south of
Green Springs. The train was running at
the rate of about eighteen miles an hour,
when the rear coach was thrown from the
track by broken rail, the engine and three
forward cars having passed safely over the
break. For about fifty yards the coach ran
along on the ties and then fell over on its
side, and in that position was carried some
fifty feet before the train could be stopped
The cOupleiDg of the coaches did not break
The land, by the side of the track at that
point, is almost level, and along the grade
runs ditch of nearly yard in width. Span
ming this ditch, on each side of the tracs, is.
small but strong bridge, used by farmers
to convey wood over the grade, the wood BE-
ing piled upon the east side of the road. II
was at this place, about halt mile South of
the bridge over Green Creek, tbat the aeei.'
dent occurred. rt ......
The car, at the tins it overturned con-
tained about thirty passengers, all Of whom
were thrown from their seats, and nearly all
of whom were more or less bruised. ~,
Mrs. Demoss, daughter of Mr.. Wilcox, Of
York Station, Erie county, young woman
who was married about two weeks since, was
sitting in the seat with her husband and it
is supposed that when the car went over she
sprang to her feet thrusting one of them
through the window, while the car was sli-
ding on its side The foot coming in con
tact with the bridge mentioned above, be-
came entangled betweenit it and the wreck of
the car, tearing the limb from its socket at
the hip, and horribly mutilatiDg the body.
1t required nearly half an hour Of earnest
work to free the body of Mrs. Demmoss from
the wreck, which was only done by chop |
ping out the side of the car between the two |
windows The sufferer was probably un- |
conscious during these terrible moments, |
and only lived half an hour after being ex-
tricsted The severed limb was found by the |
track several yards from the body.
Harry Starr, SOB of Mrs. Fuller, of Day |
ton, Ohio, was on his knees playing in the
seat. and when the car ran from the track
he fell with his head through the window
into the ditch. His head came in contact
with the bridge already mentioned and was
severed from the body. His mother, who was
in the coach at the time of the accident, was
somewhat bruised.
young girl, probably ten years Of age,
daughter of Mrs. Hughes, of Tifiip, Ohio, had
her collar bone broken and received several
severe bruises about the head.
Mr. Joseph Palucci, road master, was ri.
ding in the car near the boy Starr, and as
the car was topping over he let go his bold
On the seat to secure the boy as he was pitch
ing through the window, but failed to reach
him and was himself dangerously injured by
being thrown over the seat and fallirg upon
he side of the coach.
Mr.. G. S. Yipgling, NJ. D., of Tifiu, who
vas present, at once rendered his services
ind did a ] in his power TO alleviate the suf-
erings ofthe wounded.
This is the first accident on the road re-
iulting in the loss of life to passengers that
las occurred for several years, and this one
vas the result of causes beyond the control
# the Company. The severe cold of the
,ast month, and the thaw Of the past week
10 doubt caused the breaking of the rail
which threw the car from the track