The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-08-12

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1.-Two, MEs INSTANTLY KfLLED. Lon last Bat.
urday the Accommodation train ran of the
track near Berlin, and did not pass this place
until after -four O'Clock. This caused II to re-
turn In the night. 1t passed here just before
twelve at night. Soon after the train passed,
Mr.. Thomas Smith, who resides short distance
up the railroad, came off turn for midnight at
Star Furnace, and on his way home, found the
body. of Mr. Neal, a coal digger who lived nt
Petrea. or McClintick's Switch, two aud a half
miles above town. The body lay on the track
between the furnace and the water station. A
short. distance above the water station lay the
body of VIM. Night, man who worked in he
foundry. Mr. Smith came to town and gave
information. We went to the scene Of the accl-
dent on Sunday morning. We found Isaac j.
While Esq, Coroner Of the county, on the
ground about to commence IN inquest The
body OF Mr.. Neal was on the track, and his head
had been cut Off aud 1t had rolled down the
bank nearly rod, into ditch. large num-
Der of cards, nearly a whole pack, were scat
tered around the body. One hundred aud eighty
yards up the track, and short distance above
the water station, lay the body of Night II had
the clothing entirely torn of, except the boots.
About rod before he was killed. his thigh
caught spike in a cross tie, and was shaft cred,
and part of the flesh and bones were found
there. Where the body lay was pool of blood !,
and ashort distance on the left were his brains.
HIS head was torn open. 1t was most ghastly
sight.
The men were seen In town, drunk, at nine or
ten o'clock. 1t is supposed that they had set
down on the track, or perhaps had gone to
sleep. They might have been trying to play
cards butthlsis is hardly probable, as the night
was dark. Nights hat was found near the body
of Neal, and he must have been carried by the
train all the distance to where his body was
found. He must have held on until his thigh
caught the spike, and the shock SO disabled i'm
that heaelr uhder the train.
The road was perfectly straight where the
ccident occurred. Why did not the engineer
see the tnen2 If there was proper head light,
the engineer ought to explain. If there was
not proper head light, the company ought to
explain. An Investigation should be had.
INbnt MuS III upuldtiAous uuut bOne IHiTIy-
five years of age. He had been a member OF
the Good TemplarA but had violated his ledge.
Neal was a man of about fifty, and leaves a
wife and one child. 1t is said that he has son
living in Philadelphia, achild of q former wife,
Mr.. G Gorge Stevenson, of the Foundry, had the
body of Night inferred in the Cemetery on Sun
day.
The following Is the verdict of the Coroncrs
Jury;
I'VE, the undersigned jurors, empannelled and
sworn, on the 9Th day of August, A. D., 1s69 at
the township of Lick, in the county of jackson,
by Iskac J. White. Coroner of jackson county,
and State of Ohio, 10 inquire and true present.
ment make in what manner, aud by whom VIM.
Knight and John Neal, whose bodies were found
on the track of the Portsmouth Branch of the
the Marietta Railroad, about 250 yards north of
the Star Furnace, near the town OF Jackson in
said county, on the night of the 9TH of August,
A. D., 1869, came to their deaths. After having
heard the testimony, and examined the bodies,
We do find that the said deceased came to their
deaths, respec lively, by being run against and
over by the locomotive and cars Of said railroad,
each of them receiving thereby divers NOR tai
wounds and bruises, OF which they then and
there instantly died. et
This Aug. 9, 1862"
(Signed) /. T. MONAHAN,
..' A. j. DEVER.
d. w. WINF0UGH.
SAMUEL BAKER.
A. A. CARR.