The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-22
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
4 M. Probably Fatally laiaresl AZ
RDsutnhan.
FI"in cur Travelling Correspondent.
Troy, Kan. Dec, Is. 1870.

DSnfphaa.
lFI"in cur Travelling Correspondent.
Troy, Kan, Dec. Is, 1870.
Ii death is To he feared as the King Of
Tcrrcrs, how We should tremble when We re-
fleet upon the mere trivialiiies that intervene
between it and life, | am now called upon
To give the particulars OF an accident that
occurred to-day, the like OF which l hope
never to he compelled TO witness again. l
should have sent you special telegram at
once, but We were beyond communication by
telegraph. Before this reaches you, you will
have learned the fact Of the accident, but not
the particulars As am able 10 give them as
an eyewitness.
The Atchison Il Nebraska Railroad has
been so recently completed to this point that
the regular stock has not vet been put on.
A coach attached, makes round trip each
day, and upon this passengers must RELY for
accommodations. The train, as made up to-
day, consisted Of about four fiat cars, loaded
with ties. with rs many loaded with iron,
and the coach. The engine was i'm the Gen.
ter, and WAS run backwards, the cans contain
ing ties going tirsa while the coach and iron
cars followed in the rear. After delay Of
nearly two hours, occasioned by something
that had gone wrong on the Leavcmworth,
Atchison 4 Northwestern, We moved from
Atchison. That was . p. m. The passed.
gers took the coach, while the workmen rode
OUTSIDE. In due season We arrived at Doni-
phan, about mid way between Atchison and
Troy. A halt Of nearly half an hour was
made al that place, occasioned, it will be
readily inferred, by the usual necessities con-
nected with construction trains. FINALLY.
all being ready, the train he,an TO move. and
had progressed but few feet when a sudden
and unnatural jar throughout was percent.
BILE 10 those whose attention was not cpucen
tr,,ed in some other dir.ction. Instantly
the train was stopped, and the announcement
made that man was killed. With as much
desuatch as yossible, We all ran ahead to the
spo; where the unfortunate young man lay.
There sight met our gaze than which none
more deplorable could be conceived-a sight
that froze the very blood in our veins, and
sight, as said before, the like OF which l
bepe never to see again. The particulars Of
the accident, as he gave them before con-
sc;ousness fed, are these: When the train
began 10 move, he attempted TO get aboard Of
the front car. To succeed, he ran in ahead
and placed MS 1oUt on VIC oouPuAAS. LIE
boots being slippery from the snow and mud
his foo, slipped, ond caused him to fall .ros
the track, his knees directly in front Of the
wheels. At least two of these passed over
him, seve,ing the left leg at the knee joint,
ard cruising the other in terrible manner.
When l reached the spot he was reclining
mon his elbow, his head resting upon his
hand. The right leg, which was mashed Cd,
seemed TO be a mere mass Of crushed bones.
4 shred Of skin connected the whole with
the bodv. The stump, for six inches up,
v,s 4 mass of SCARED and livid flesh, and for
in inches farther, the skin w.s torn in diff
5erent places. Pants and drawers were en-
tirelv torn from the leg, which exposed i in
ali is hideousness. The pitiful cries which
he uttered told us of agony too vast for this
world. ''Ohv' he cried, when l started
out to work this morning, little did l think
of this" ooh, gentlemen, do bring some
thing and cover up my poor, cold, broken
bones; my other leg is broken too" Then
he uttered the last words, doubtless, he was
to speak on earth: 20 Lord, have mercy"
Now, still retaining his reclining position,