The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-08

MAJ AtlteaS 81 To oGtevctae Mt
Pitbharg Rallrsaa-FsI Accent
or the Accident az ~
5 On Thursday evening, ct about seven
o'clock, q man named Alexander D.
Kelley, residing; in this city, was killed
on the Cleyeland and Pittsbufg railresd
track, about one mile and quarter
below West Wheeling, by the down
passenger train, which stopped and
took the remains of the unfortunate
man to Bsilaire, and yesterday morn
ing Coroner Criswell, Of Belmont coun-
ty, Ohio, empannelled jury, when tho
following facts were elected:
<ital STATE OF OHIO,
PULTNEY TOWNSHIP, BELMONT Co.,
r..aIt..., June 7, 1867.
An inquest by the undersigned jury,
duly sworn, was held on the 9Th day Of
June, In the year 1867, at the Cleveland
and Pittsburg depot, in said township,
over the dead body of man, name un-
known, who was supposed tohave came
to his death by violence. The following
is the testimony before Coroner Girls
well, Of said county, and the jury i'm
panneled for the purpose. 4.
Robert Chism being duly sworn
stated as follows: ,- ,,.r.,.,i
Question-State when you first saw
the deceasedf 49,
Answer-I saw him about eighty rods
from schram's crossing, stepping from
the end of the ties to the middle of
the track on the Cleveland and Pitts
burg railroad. .
Question-Whst was you engaged in
at the timei 80, ~ q
Answer-I was engineer of locomo-
tive No. "a on the Cleveland and Pitts
burg railroad, and about blowing the
whistle at the time for the above named
crossing. He was then about two hum
bred or three hundred feet ahead Of me.
1 Immediately gave him the usual sig
nal, to let him know of his danger. He
paid no attention to it, and walked
right along in the middle of the track.
1 whistled down brakes immediately
and reversed the engine, and then blow
ed the alarm whistle till he was struck.
I don't think it was over ten seconds
from the time I saw him till he was
struck. l was running at the rate OF
twenty-five miles an hour.
Question-Would it have been posi-
BILE to have checked up from the time
YOU first saw him till he was struck
Answer-It was impossible to have
saved the man unless he had got off the
track. He acted like deaf man.
Question-State whether your loco
motive caused his death. ..
Answer-I am certain that the blow
he received caused his death. Every
man was at his post, and it was an un-
avoidable accident.
]. T. johnson sworn:
Question-What engine did you come
down on this afternoon ..
Answer-On engine No. "a, on the
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad. De-
ceased came to his death about eighty
rods above Schram's crossing, on said
road; he came to his death from the
blow received from the engine; when 1
first saw him he was about two hundred
feet ahead of the engine; We were run
ming at the rate of about twenty-five
miles an hour. 1t would have been i'm
possible to have checked the train and
saved the mans life; the engineer made
every effort to stop the train, but could
not. 1t was an unavoidable accident"
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
We, the undersigned jurors, empannelled and
sworn on the 9Th day Of june, 1867, in the town.
ship of Pultney, and the county of Belmont,
Ohio, by George Criswell, Coroner Of said coun'