, 1870-03-26
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Three Men Horribly CEust,cii-Tso
Since Died.
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One OF the most shocking and distressing
railroad accidents that We have ever had occa-
sion to chronicle occurred yesterday afternoon.
the c. X i q Railroad in this city, by which
three men were horribly m.nslel anu crushed
The circumstances attending this unfortunate
occurrence are thus briefly told:
The regular freight train No. q, to which
cabooee car was attached. due in this city At
i:a0 p. NJ. stopped as usual at the upper switch
to await the signal for entering the yard. The
conductor Of this trim stepped out The back
door Of the cahoose car to turn down the break,
approaching. He had only time to jump from
tie platform when the engine struck the rear
Of the eabo0se car and forced it forward upon
a fist car. loaded with railroad iron 1t 50
happened tl,at three men. Muritz trouse, OF
this city, Elisha Hendricks. Of Columbus, and
JAS Wheeler. Of Bushnell. we're standing on
the forward platform ut the ca5oose car when
the collision occurred Quicker than thought
this rlstfo11n was doubled un1er, and it's Pre-
| ing ends of railroad iron and the body OF the
| cabooae car. Won1s fail us to describe the
.ceue that was he.e presented. 1hcse three
men were so crushed and fastened in by tho
| iron that it was imrossi5ls to ertrcate
! them until 1azga portion Of it WAS un-
loaded from the. cars, and while this Faa
| being done the unfortunate men suffered
| all the untold agonies which crushed muscle.
sinew, bone, and neryc is capable Of enduring
they cried for help, ana begged in Gods
name that some one might take pity upun them
! and end their misery },t shooting them dead
| Al length tho rails we're removed. and they
were drawn out, one By one. only tu suffer
moro keenlv aa tho exposed nerves came III
contact With the air!
3loritz Crol,se had hs left lcr, from about
| six inches above the ankle to the tip OF hs
toes. crushed into = jelly, bone, muscle. and
nerve; while his right foot and ankle flat
| faro cYtf trt5i biA n1f.t ill
| more reserab1etl slre1s OF wool1cn matted with
blood than human flesh. 1lr. Grouse WAS at
once removed to his residence Fourth
street, between York and Kentucky, and tho
best surgical nki1l in the city called to his as-
eistance, At the honr OF writing. II O'Clock,
| he was in = collapse state, and had only ouc.
partially rallied from the shock. He will hard-
Is recover.
st the knee. and hi- night one WAS mashcd Just
above the snkle, ant1 barely hing hy ehreis OF
skin and mlzc1e. Mr.. Hendricks was taken to
the Sherman House, where he now lies 1t tho
point Of death The physicians and surgeons
who .tteud him pronounce hia case hopelesa-
Mr. Hendricks was formerly farmer nsar
I Liberty. but now resides in Columbus; he u
msn about 81 years pf sge. and has wife and
Joscph Whce1es rocseeivcd the mort tt.nserous
: and fatal wounds. as we'll - the meet horrible
) 10 look upon. The iron pieEred both his
thighs abont half why between his knees and
hips. and ground the aesh. bone and dssues TO
} POWDER sevcring one Of his limbs completely
\ from his body. and 1uanslins the othss 10 ter
: Hlfv that it was with difficulty prevented from
| falling to rieces while moving linn Mt-
Wheeler was also taksn TO the sherman House.
} hut survived the accident only fewhou1ar And
died before any reaction set n He leaves :
. 7ife and four children 1t Eushnel1 H., to
: | mourn lis unti1melr death.
: The cauee Of the accident il easily explained.
: Ne have alreadv stated why train No Il stopped
= At the switch 1t now .Temalne to be told how
b that tr1in happened to be run into: 1t appears
+ that an eztra train" loaded With coal. wsa
j. closely following trais No. Il; the extra, con-
s e:stinE OF some twantF-fye casa. whan hesF
i Twelfth street bridge, broke coupling between
d the fifth and ei1th car from thu engine; but
u the engineer did not know the train WAS divided
.. until be ncarsSa "sand Cut" some thFea-
IN four1he OF \ mile from the bridge, rheu,
J. whistling" down brakes, and finding his speed
s vas not leReened, he looked around aud dis
1t covered that be had only fise cars and nc
nFaae.man Or Or. conductor: a., At the ,ssn saS
II Of him had stopped. He ii once I'M
E. de1took to reyerre his machine, but in 20 doing
Te BURT the Eteam cheat md the locomotive Was
g rendered poWerless. He then rushed to tht
e brake IN the tender. Willie the fireman crawlet
It over to the first car to turn down the braket
., there, Int before anything could be done Il
l. lessen their epcctl the dreadful aceilent hAt
Id occurred. To understand how the tram coule
10 be broken in tive aud the engineer not discoy e
e it sooner,it muetiEe remembered that the g7ad
Is quite heavy and the trains ran in for severn
ID i1c4 without the assistance OF the locomotive
and from Twelfth STREET down. owing TO th'
N many curTcx. the engineers attention Is tnostl
By directed ahead to see that the curves clear
ct From all sc can learn, no blame caa be at
'fsa N a u? ocoeP g. o1nins 81 m : Mor
n Grouse hreathed his la.t. It ID thought Hen
Of | drieks will die before daylight.