The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-16
@ A COupLE or WEsroS BOYS /,

| Ed A COuPLR OF WESTON BOYS i
A HAND Flx.-We make the following
extracts from letter written to hi
mother, by our young fellow-towu.
man, Mr. Louis Bennett, The borri
bic scene through which he passed
well deputed in bis letter, aud cause
a shudder to overcome us as We put /
in type. That he was net killed va
indeed miracle:
NEWARK, Ono, Sept Q
4 + = +
l started for Mansfield to attend tn
State Fair, US | wrote to Father ! in
tended doing, and Hugh Butcher be
ing very anxious to 20, Itook hin
with me. 4 ",
started for the depot about half pas
Eve o'clock, and were just 10 time tt
jump on tho train, The ears, II il
number, were very much crowded, unt
for soveal miles Hugh aud | sat on til,
platform, being unable TO get sea-
inside In Il short time got sea-
By the side Of "a Iitlle girl, and Hugh
went into the forward car, | learned
that the little girl was going to get Oul
at the station We were approaching, land
started to tell Hugh that be could gel
a seat by me when she loft. | re.
turned, however, to pick up my um.
brella, which bad fallen on the floor,
aud this act probably saved my life.
As soon as had done so, | started to
the next car to hunt Hugh, but had
scarcely opened the door when | felt
persons fell from the
platform, and splintcrs few in every
direction. aud a tremendous crash fol-
lowed, The next thing | knew l
found myself lying in the next car,
completely stunned, having struck my
head against the side Of the door Of
that car us was thrown foeAard, and
fell upon a poor suffering boy, whom,
at tho time, | took to DO killed. Ia a
bewildcrcd state | rushed back into
tho car | had left, it having been
driven into the next car, and foot
more would have thrown the whole
weight of it upon me, The FIRST per-
son | met was the little girl had left,
who was SCREENING at the top Of her
voice-as indeed was every Que else
Every exit in our car was closed cx.
ccpt tho windows, and jumping hall
way through one. caught the little
girl in my arms, aud let both Of US
drop to tho ground, rolling ten or
twuluc feet down tho hill The little
girl was covered with blood lrushcd
forward along the side Of tho train
passing several mauglcd persons on the
way, in search of Hugh, whom ! found
looking for Inc. lie was considerably
bruised, but otherwise safe and sound
Nearly all who were uuinjurcd had
gotten out by this time, and then be-
gan a scene, which, from its agony,
delies description. Seeing man lying
on the track towards the rear Of the
car, | ran towards him, and several
had already reached him.. but he was
dead. Another lay dead on the ether
side of the track. While We were car.
rying him into the field, bis vito came
up and recognized him, | turned
away from tho scenp in horror /; aud
remembering the boy | had been
thrown on, climbed into the cur again,
and found that he was not dead, but
was fastened tight 10 the ruins by bis
foot, which was badly crushed and,
a. | could not get him out, | tore up a
seat and placed it undcrGhim 50 that he
might rest as easily as possible, and
left him. then found that We had
had collision, and that the car had
been thrown into had been forced two
thirds Of its length into the'car in front
Of it As reached the eud Of tue cur
u man begged me to lift his wife down
for him. She was badly hurt, as was
he himself, aud both covered with
blood. | chen climbed into the car
and helped put others out through the
windows. This cur was the most com-
plets wreck Of thcm all-overy scat
was brokon into pieces, and passengers
md all thrown into the few feet that
was not filled up by tue crushing OF
the back car. After We had helped
all out We could, | stopped down aud
looked between the floors Of tue two
cars aud saw u hat lying, aud reaching
III 10 pick it up, found 1t was on poor
boys head, who was crushed iuto u
jelly. | put thu boy out Of window
to some persons below. was So sick.
ened b, this sight that | had to get
out into the fresh air or believe |
should have tainted. The people then
went to work TO REMOVE those who we're
fastened. Seven Of them could not bo
taken out Tor threeOr four hours. One
died before he could b. relieved, aud
another almost as seon us he was taken
out. Une man, whose head aud Que
foot could BE- seen sticking FROM be.
tween the two cars that had crushed
his cutirc body Ike paper. could no.
be taken out until morning. 1t was i
sud sight to SEQ that field filed with
killed aud wounded, their faces ren.
dered more ghastly by the light Ui
bOu.ires, aad above all to hear the
groans OF the wounded and the cries Of
,bns. wbo had In, 1.;o,ts TL.,,