Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-03
Another Horror.

cuc,ss,ri. October 30 "A terrible
railroad. accident took place al v s.au.'
PIT a station distant about v'k"'s VA
mile, from this city, on the onlo 49,
Mississippi railroad. last night aSou, :
O'clock. A special freight train le't 'h y,
cisy At 6:25, last evening, In esarge ~
Mr. Mills Howe, conductor. ana Same,
Gsrinsr encineer Reaching orano
p;, about IA o'clock. the tram was
s,opped on the main track Tor inc pui'
nose Of taking wood for the sns,ne'
Shortly after the train stopped anu s wa W.
the brakeman was passing 'n' ryo'
aboard the tender, the ens'nesr on,as s
,he engine. the fireman piling the woou
az I, came aboard, and the conductor
and n Marty OF .ittls boys, who had gam,
"a hon, 10 see the locomotive, stand'
Inc alongside the engine, which was
Ia nowerful freight locomotive NO: ~
~ Locomotive exploded her boiler with
ssnor, ,hat was heard for miles around
IA win force that killed the condnc-
TOR. fireman and one OF the boys our'gn',
and wounded two more oil the boys, sa0
have since died. The engineer, Mr.
Ga,dner. and brakeman named Henry
HIVE brother of the conductor, Mr.. Mills
Have were also injured quite severely
60 terrible was the force OF the explosion
,ha, the engine was shattered into a
,honsand fragments, some OF which were
thrown 10 the Kentucky side OF the ONO
river. a distance Of nearly mile; while
others. large aud small, have since been
picked up all around the scene oil 'he
accident, within radius Of 1000 yards.
The conductor, Mr.. Howe, was lifted up
and thrown against the woodpile, and
s,rsck in the face and body with several
frasments Of the boiler, aud so feariully
mapeled and burned by the steam as 10
he almost unrecognizable. Both legs we're
brokeu. his body crushed to ajelly, bis face
and neck gashed, and skull crushed. Inc
fireman, John Mullone, who was stand
ing near the FIRE doors, was also horribly
mangled. and instantly killed. One OF
the boys. named John Smith, son OF one
NJ the employees of the road, residing at
Grand Pit. was blown distance OF three
hundred wards, against a gravel bank,
and instantly killed. He was about
twelve wears old. His brother, few
Years Younger, was also blown a long dis.
lance. together with the flying wood, and
60 badly injured that he has since died.
Another boy, Thomas Murphy, about nj
teen wears old, was lifted up and thrown
a distance of Fifty feet, against wood
nile. which fell on his body, completely
hiding II from view. BE died few MIN
utes after being taken from the debris
His little brother, about six years OF age,
was blown q distance Of forty feet, into q
lot of tall weeds, where he was afterwards
found, crying lusy, hut compare
lively slightly Injured. Mr. MUIR
pby. father Of the boys, resides
al North Bend, about FIVE miles below
The scene of disaster; how the engineer,
Mr.. Gardner, who was standing within
three feet of the engine when she ex-
ploded, escaped death, is mystery: DE
was knocked down aud seriously injured
in the head, shoulders and hips. he
was taken to Lawreneeburg last night, 10
an inseusibIe condition, but at last ac-
counts had recovered his consciousness
and was in a fair way for recovery
Henry Howe, the brakeman, had his hip
and knee crushed, and received internal
injuries, which it is feared will prove
fatal Several other persons were slightly
bruised and scratched by the flying frag-
ments