The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-19
RAN Road Accident.

NIIdnight Train thrown efT the track, near
| Green Creek Bridge-Thirty persons In.
| iured, four serieusly-None kflied-Twe
| Cars thrown down. the Enbsnktnent
thirty er forty feet. aA-fs& tf@s E
A serious accident occurred on Monday
night, to the westward bound night express
| train due bere at 1898 at the culvert Just
east of Green Greek Bridge. Fortunately,
one would say miraculously after looking
at the wreck ofthe train, no one was killed
or fat lily injured, though three or four were
seriously, and some thirty or forty cut and
bruised more or less severely. Tbs accident
occurred BY the giving way of the timbers
Of the culvert at the crossing" just east Of
the bridge, and the consequent breaking of
q rail. The eHgineer felt the bridge giving
way as he was crossing it, aud Immediately
reversed the engine The FIRST two passen-
ger cars crossed safely, but the third, and. of
course, those in the rear, Eve in all, were
thrown from the track. The first ran of on
the north side. but crossed the track and
struck the south wall of the fridge before it
stopped, and in this car were all those who
were seriously injured. The second took
the south side Of the track and rolled down
the enbanknent thirty feet or more, turning
complete somersaulr, and striking right
side up. Strange to say, ,thepsssengers-and'
the car was very well filled--were none Of
them severely hunt. Hats were smashed,
clothes torn, lunch baskets emptied Of their
contents and the crockery broken, but no
person suffered anything more than a-slight
scratch or bruise, and yet at least one half Of
the seats were torn up and the windows
nearly all broken. The third car turned
over on its side and was saved from COM
complete overturp, by large log which lay
by the road side. and upon which it struck.
Not more than two or three seats were bro
ken, and both stoves were in their places.
This also was well filled with passengers,
none of whom were much hurt. The other
cars were thrown from the track but were
not upset. The engine was Immediately
started for Toledo, for more ears, and the
injured and slightly wounded passengers
were taken through. Dr.. ooRT was called
az soop as possible to attend upon those more
seriously injured, and every thing was done
by the employees Of the road and the pas
ssnsers, which could add to their comfort or
safety.
The following are among the more serious
ly injured, and are now at the OhcsHAS
HousE under the care Of DR. CoRY:
Mrs.--Tully, Rochester, N. T., badly
cut in the forehead and face.
Miss n. E. Tulley, Rochester, N. Y, cut
in the face slightly. r'eo
Joseph MeClelaad, Msrengo o., Pa. Sc
vsrely bruised in the eide causing slight
pleauritic difficulty.
wm. ]. Pennel, Mcdonald Co., Illinois.
slightly cut ovsr the left eye. S:-z s1t@A
John Pitmap. Esq, and J. L. Greene, Jr.,
were on board the train, and congratulate
themselves on fortunate escape.
We do not believe that so severe an acci-
dent ever before happened to Railroad
train and resulted in go little injury to the
passengers, and nothing but remarkable
and providentisl combination of circumstan-
ces saved terrible loss. as-isl
This Road hiss been remarkably free from
accidents, and those which have occurred
have not resulted in great loss of life. tits
to be hoped, however, that this misbap will
lead to careful examination Of bridges,
culverts, and other places which the long
continued severe weather and heavy rains
may have rendered dangerous.
Hwindlers show which was here
last week was another travelling swindling
institution. A young man from Riley
township was near being made a victim"
TO the tune of good watch, but fortunately
he had good advisers and escaped the
clutches of the scoundrels. 1t seems that he
with Others went in to see the show, and
was invited to take chance in scheme that
had watches, &C., as prizes for the lucky. |
He did not bite readily, but finally consent
ed to draw" for another man who wss |
standing by, and drew a watch. The mana
ger then proposed to give him forty draws"
for G watch he carried worth about forty dol
lars. The bargain was made but the forty |
.sdraws" brought nothing, and the fellow was
minus his watch. The manager then with
unprecedented generosity, offered to sell
him back his watch for $25 90 cash. The
''victim" tried to borrow the money at the |
Ist National Bank, but was advised to con-
suit the Sheriff about it, and the swindler
was compelled to disgorge. The young man
from Riley will not soon pawn his watch for
chances in travelling lottery. We suppose
there is no law which will reach swindling 4
of this descriptions or the rascally proprie-
tors would have been made to suffer. These |
nuisances ought not to be licensed to show
within the city limits at any price. They
are an eyesore to all respectable citizens, en-
courage every sort of vice and rascality, and
are of no possible benefit.
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