The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-12-08
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Thre cPcrsons ard a SHen of Horses Cat
In Pieces by Locomotive.

S'~e
inrieces by 9 Locomotive.
friday mornlng shor y after the cxpress
t t'n over the Great Western Road, bound
Vest. ;efi the station at BotAreli. o..
and j st before reaching crossing
| the engineer discovered farmer
team making haste to cross ahead of the
locomotive. The train had just got fairly
under way, and the engineer at once saw
that an accIden, was quite probable. He
blew "dovn brakes rang the bell, and
sought by all means to prevent a collision.
! Besides the farmer there were seated in
the wagon, his wife, about fifty years Old
and bis daughter, young lady, and two
very fine spirited horse, vere drawing the
vehicle. Either because he til 2sht there
was plenty Of time to crn-s, OF L:.ar.s nc
could not govern tie horses, the tarns,
kept ;ixur on, and the rushing locomotiv g
struck the wagon fair and square. Both
OF the women made an attempt to leap from
the wagon, as they saw the danger of their
situation, but the jolting of the wheel.
threw them down. and the farmer himself
seemed only intent on pushing his team
over the track In advance of the train.
The train ran some ways before bein 2
brought up, but the engineer knew that
he would find sad spectacle on return
ing, As the Wild shouts OF the down ridden
family, and the shril neighiny OF the hor>
ses had told him that the collision had
been serious. Returning they found the
horses both dead already, legs and piece.
OF flesh strewed the ground and blood
every where. The wheels Of the engine
and several Of tie coaches had run over
the animals, and their bodies were insight
ly things to see. But, far worse, i, was
seen that not one of the family had es
capped the collision. One leg of the farmer
was picked up on one side Of the track.
the other was cut to pieces on the rail,
and the ilfeiess trunk lay in the ditch, an
awful sight to see. The wife was thrown
against an enbankment, and as they
picked her up, it was seen that the cruel
wheels had crushed eff an arm aud that
she had received many serious bruises
The daughter Jared worse than the mother.
Their wagon was struck by the COW catcher,
she was thrown high into the air, fell
down on the track again, and the COW.
catcher just brushed her to one side so
that the wheels sheared of an arm and
leg. She lay beside the track senseless,
but grooming With her agonies, and some
of the lady passengers tainted quite away
on beholding her mangIed body. 1t all
greedy iron monster never did its work OF
destruction more thoroughly. Legs, arms.
dead horses, blood, the wretched wagon.
the sroans of TIE injureJ-it all made
picture that even the strongest OF men
could not look at without a shudjer.
Of course. the train officials immediately
took all possible steps in the matter.
Taking the dead body aud the Injured
ones on board the train. it was run back 10
Boutwell,, where the best medical coun-
sci the ely afforded was secured, and the
road oticlals were instructed to render all
possible assistance Mother aud dsuph
ter were 10th alive when the train came up
but both insensible, and the physicians
did not hold out any hope that either
would survive above a few hours The
passengers on the train we're unanimous
In exculpsting the engineer from all
blame. They heard his several attempts
to prevent the farmer from crossing, and
some OF then witnessed the farmer seem
ing obslnaey from the coach windows. !
There was a ine chance for him to have 1
turned his horses into the fence. if run (
nine away, and he hsd sight Of the 4
locomotive and knew the danger /.
onx before bis team struck the cress-
nS.