The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-03
|, Narribic Accident-ThFee Persons
and "a Span of Horses Cut to Pieces
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tFrom the Detroit Free Press, Nov. 28tb ]
Friday morning, shortly after the expires.
train over the Great Western road. bound
west, lett the station Of Boutwell,, Ontario,
and just before reaching a crossing, the en-.
gineer discovered a farmers team making
haste to cross ahead OF The locomotive. The
train had Just got fairly under wav, and the
engineer at once = that an accident was
quite probable. Ae blew 'edown breaks,
rang the bell. and sought by all means to
prevent a collision. Beside the farmer,
there were seated in tho wagon his wife,
about fifty years old, and his daughter, a
Young lady, and two very fine and spirited
horses We're drawing the vehicle. Either
because he thought there was plenty of time
to cross. or because he could not govern the
horses. the farmer kept right on, and the
rushing locomotive struck the wagon fair
and square.
30: h Of the women made an attempt to
leap from the wagon, rs they saw the dan.
ger Of their situation, but the iolting of the
wheels threw them down, and the farmer
himself seemed only intent on pushing mis-
team over the track in advance of the train.
The train ran some ways before being
brought up, but the engineer knew that he
would find q sad spectacle on returning. as
the wild shouts of the down-ridden family,
and the shrill ncighing Of the horses, told
him that the collision had been serious.
Returning, they found the horses both
already dead, limbs and pieces of flesh
strewlng the ground, and blood every.
where. The wheels OF the engine and seve-
raj OF the coaches had run over the ami.
mails, aud their bodies were unsightly
things to see. But. far worse, it was seen
that not one Of the .fGmiiy had escaped the
collision. Che leg Of The farmer was
picked up on one side of the track,
tue other was cut TO pieces on the
rail, and the liteless trunk laid in
the ditch, an awful sight to see. The
wife was thrown against IN e~mbankment,
and AZ they picked her up, ii was seen that
the cruel wheels had crushed off an arm,
and that she had received many serious
bruises. The daughter Jared worse thar
the mother. Their wagon was struck
by the cow-catcher. she was thrown high
into the air, fell Gown ;"uin on the track,
and the cow-catclier just brushed her to
one side, so that the wheels shearcd off az
arm and a leg. She lay beside the track
senscl"S>, but grooming with her aconies,
and some of the lady passengers tainted
quite away on behold!ng her manglcd body
It al occurred IN a second's time, but TIE
greedy iron monster never did its work
Of destruction more thoroughly. LEGS,
80 ~ "N"Nt hSi'SSs tipot, III NlElSuGO
wagon, the groans OF the injured-it i'll
made a picture that even the strongest o.
the men could not look 1T without 4 shud.
| der.
OF course the train officials Immediately
took all possible steps in the matter. Taking
the dead body and the injured ones aboard
The tram, it was III back to Boutwell,,
where the best medical counsel the towT
Afforded was secured. and the road officials
were instructed to render all possible assist.
ance. Mother and daughter were both
alive when the train came on, but both
We're scnsc!ess, and the physicians did not
hoid out any hope that either would sur.
Nlyc above i few hours. The passengers Oh
The train were unanimous In eXculpatina
the engineer from any blame. They heard
hi several attempts 10 prevent the farmer
from crossing, and some of them witnessed
the farmers seeming obstinacv from the
coach windows. There was Il fine chance
for him 10 have turned his horses into the
fence II running away, and he had Il sight
OF tie locomotive, aud knew the danger,
long before his team struck the crossing.