The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-20

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Collision ON THE V. T. r. R.-ONl
MAN kILLED-About half-past IL 'clocl
yesterday afternoon a collision occurred
between two freight trains on the V. 4
T. R. R. at what is known as the Vivian
cut. The circumstances attending this
sad accident are, as near as we can as
certain, substantially as follows: The
up train, under Conductor Shrieves, wal
ordered on in the direction of the acct
dent with instructions to pass the down
train, under Conductor Bell, at a given
point-whieh is in dispute with Shrieyes
and Captain Haynie, Train Dispatcher
at this end of the line. The two trains.
each going at their accustomed slow
speed (they "slow down when ap
preaching the cut above mentioned)
came in sight of one another, on sharp
curve, too late to enable the engineers
and brakesnen to stop. The two en-
gines, the g Virginia, on the up train !,
and the az Carson on the down train,
collided with tremendous shock,
piiing the cars upon one another and
creating a general wreck of both trains.
L. ". Thornton, young mao, formerly
a telegraph operator, and who had been
in the employ of the Railway Company
but few days, as brakeman, was
standing st his post, between the two
forward cars of the up train, which were
loaded with wood and when the shock
came he was thrown with great violence
forward, upon the frs. car and be was
found, Immediately after the accident,
crushed between the piles of wood,
mangled and unconscious. He was
dead before those who came to his as.
sistauce could free him from the wood. |
The deceased, as we are informed, was
a native of St. John, Newfoundland,
and was about % years Of age and it
is also said of him that he was the au-
thor of some very clever lines of poetry
which appeared in the old Hill News of
the lth inst. entitled 'Twiiigh, Musings
His body was brought here and plac-
ed in a building adjoining the Railway
0 thce on Carson street. |. P. Lewis,
engineer of the Virginia was quite Sc
veIely bruised about the back and scalp.
Charles Burkhalter, Fireman on the
same engine was badly bruised, and Con.
auctor Sbrieves got somewhat cut BY
The breaking of the glass windows in
he 'teab" of the locomotive. The Ere
man Of the "Carson" got bruised some
what. None of these injuries are con- (
'idered CT a serious nature. Brakesmep
Eerriil and Kennedy on the Shrieves
rain boh escaped unhurt, as did also
Conductor Bell, engineer Mccormick
md the two brakesmen on the down
rain. These escapes are quite remark
ble-almost miraculous. The up train
consisted of six cars-five of wood and
me of lumber. The down train was
he largest that ever came over the road, ,
onsisting of &c cars, six Of which were :,
Oaded with ore. The others we're empty
Jump cars and flats
A coroner's inquest will be held to- '
ay over the body Of Thornton; and the
VII facts Of the case will then, doubt.
.ss, be elected. This misunderstood.
,g of Instructions which has arisen
etween Capt. Hayuie and Conductor
hrieves illustrates the danger of relying
pom verbal orders. 1t would seem
est, always, ogive those charged with I
lie responsibility of running trains II
rders in writing. a me
We do not feel like blaming anyone, In
lille, at the same time, we deplore the fo
Iistence of such circumstances az to ~ ~
nder such fearful and fatal accident D.
Dssible. As
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