The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-27
Stntl county 4sn'rrnt.
FriehtraI

One of the most horrible and startling
accidents that ever afflicted q community
occurred shortly before ten o'clock this
morning. in what is known as the short
cut" road to Cuyahoga Falls, Just north OF
this city, by which Robert Mccoy, Joseph
Holmes and - Pouse lost their lives.
There were eight men, besides Mr.. Nc
Coy and a boy driver. at work rs usual IN
e~xcavatirg earth. They had dug rather
farther than was customary before allow
ING the dirt to slide down, and were watch
ing for IL all the time. The bank IN tront
of them was some sixty feet IN height,
while 10 the west IL is still higher and to
the east lower, and through this Mr. Nc
Gov had the contract for o~xcavatlng IN or
der 10 make q more direct connection with
Cuyahoga Falls than ut present exists.
Shortly before ten o'clock q small slide
took place, which covered Fouse entirely
up. and also n man named John Lander
baugh, as far as the shoulders. Mr.. No
Coy was covered to his waist. The little
boy, named Dunn, who was driving tho
cart, then backed under the bank, ran
away from the hill, and thus escaped the
fearful results following.
The men not covered by the slide sprang
to the assistance of Mr.. Mccoy, but he
shouted to them to help the other men
first, and was attempting to extricate him
self, when the whole side of the hill SEEM
cd set in motion and moving downwards,
and before he could get out of the way
he wa totally covered. and a man named
Joe Holmes with him. Landerbaugh,
through the efforts of his comrades, was
rescued alive.
Almost Immediately the news was sent
TO the city, and hundreds of people thron-
ged to the scene of the accident, where we
arrived Just as the handful of men had
succeeded in getting the body of the
horse, also covered up, uncovered.
Shovels were brought into quick requi-
sition, and in about fifteen or twenty min
utes from the time of the slide, the head
of Mr.. McCoy's body vas reached, and eff
forts made to keep life in him ifit was not
already extinct. Five minutes later, by
the almost superhuman efforts of those
present, his body was entirely exhumed,
and those of the others partially so.
Efforts were made by Drs. McEbright,
Ebright, Howard, Underwood and others,
to resuscitate Mr.. Mccoy, but it was done
moro for the purpose of satisfying the
crowd than the hope of bringing him to
life. The bodies Of others were subjected
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but with no results. Immediately after
the bodies had been extricated, SONS one
with authority ordered q coroner's inquest
and at present writing it is in progress.
The Coroner's jury, ~empaneled by May
or j. L. Robertson, after hearing the test
imony, came TO the conclusion that the
deceased came to their deaths by the sill
ding down of the sand bank"
Tho kA1tn9 &c Az r,ar h,,-1 haar faEn,
to their respective homes, where prepara-
rations are being made for their burial
We cannot, in Justice, close this article
without abiding to the manne in which
many of those present at the bank hung
back and refused to work, while others la
bored until utterly exhausted. Those who
refused to work on the ground may have
the sweet consciousness of knowing that
they were the subject of deep execrations
on the part of those who lent q willing
hand.-AkToH Beacon.