, 1872-11-24
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
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Women and Children in the Wreck.

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Women and Children in the Wreck.
Fzen the Lonisutlfs Journal, iNov 90
me passenger train from Cincinnati, on the
| Ohio mississippi Road, which wasdue at this
Place At noon yesterday, stopped at q tank 8
short distance this side Of Deputy Station, In.
dlana thirty eight miles from Louisville, to take
water, and while standing freight train, which
was several hours behind time, came laundering
up IN the rear ut rapid rate. When it was first
discovered by tho passengers and tTain-meo
they thought as o matter Of course, that in due
time the engineer on the approaching train
would blow down brakes and stop at proper
distance. But the heavy train came straight
on, and it was not until it WAS within short
dlatanee that the engineer gave the signal for
the brakes. The train was running on down
grade, anditwas impossible to bring it to astand-
still, scarcely even to check the speed.
Inc engineer OF the passenger train being
warned Of the approach Of tho other by Con-
ductor Harry Blackstone, and seeing that the
situation was peri1ous one, applied steam to
his engine, and endeavored to move out Of the
way; but he had barely got the train in motion
when the freight engine rushed upon it with
terrible crash, partially telescoping the two
rear cars, completely wrecking the one struck,
and badly smashing the other. There we're sey-
era passengers IN the rear car. who hnd also
been warned Of the coming danger by the con-
ductor. The men jumped OF and made their
escape, leaving three women with tTo Young IN
fants IN arms victims to the wreck; but, strange
to say, all escaped death, though two Of Tia
number wore very seriously wounded, and all
were more or less injured.
3he names Of the wounded were: Mrs 8. &.
Foote, wife Of Mr. S. E. Foote, who resides at
No. ITS Second street, in this city, and her in
FAINT, 10 months Of age; Mrs Eva Edwards, Mrs.
Foote'S nurse, who also had her child il her
arms at the time Of the accident, and Mrs. Nc
Quade, OF Nashville.
Mrs. Foot had been On q visit to some relatives
IN y nohlo, and was returning home in company
with her nurae, after an absence of five months.
she WaB IN the saloon at the ti1ne of the acci-
dent, and was unconscious Of the danger until
It was all over. Mrs. Edwards, the nurse, heard
tue alarm IN time to save herself, had ehe beeu
disposed to do 80; but instead Of Jumping off,
she ran, with her child in her arms. to the door
OF the saloon to give the alarm to Mrs Toote.
She knocked and called frantica1ly, hut before
sho succeeded in her purpose the crash came,
and both were whi1led among the splintering
timheEs: Hrs. Foote was By Some means
shielded from injury, and escaped, with
only few bruises and slight cuts in the
face Her child received q severe cut on
tue temple. Mrs. Edwards WAS knocked
down and falling upon her face, herself and
child we're covered with the debris. As soon al
tho crash was over the passengers and officers
OF the train rushed to the rescue, and found the.
victims in the condition described. Mrs. Me-
Q0ede was discovered lying near the other suf-
ferers, in IN inscnsible condition, with q deep
wound On her head, and her face badly bruised.
Mra. Edwards had her shoulder confused, and
reco1Fed several hurts Of G. similar nature upon
her side and h.p, and her infant had its left
shoulder dislocatcd.
Tho wounded persons we're put into the bag |
sage-car and brought to this city arriving at |
2:45 P. N. Last night all the sufferers we're
Festlr'; easy Mrs. McQuade seemed to be more
seriously injured than either Of the Others but
hone we're thought to be dangerously wounded.