The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-28
FRIEND CONWAY:


Your readers are all Interested to bear
anything from Mr.. Blackman, so give you q
line of information. Mr.. b. left Jackson on
the 6 NJ. tram Monday for Lansing. About
two miles from the Central Depot just before
the train crossed one OF the bridges over the
Grand River it struck broken rail. The en-
CINE and baggage car passed over, but the
coach IN which Mir. BlackmaI and most OF the
passengers we're seated was thrown from the
| track and striking the bridge was turned COM
pletely over and fell upon the ice roof down.
wards. As the car struck the ice stump or
log. which rojecsed above the ice about two
feet, tore through the roof OF the car at the
very point where Mr.. Blackman was hurled by
the motion OF the car. The right side OF his
head strucL the log with great violence receiy-
ing an ugly wound which would have crushed
the skull had the blow besn little more direct
AS it was, the skull must be injured, though
not fractured. There was also slight wound
on the right cheek, a severe bruise on one
thigh, which however does not interfere with
the motion OF the limb, and fracture OF the
bones of one OF the little fingers. The fall
as Mr.. Blackman appears to feel more pain
there than elsewhere. Mr.. Blackman was taken
up insensible and to all appearances lneless.-
lie was placed on cushions in the baggage car
and with other sufferers was carried to the
Hibbard House III Jackson. / was at the Iiib-
bard at the time and shortly after Mr.. Black
man was carried through the Office, l learned
that he was one OF the sufferers. Mr. II. 5.
Ismon telegraphed the sad intelligence to Paw
Paw. aud | communicated 1t over the Western
Union wires to Mr. +. a, Blackman at Deca-
tur. BY some mistake Mrs. Blackman did not
learn OF the condition OF her husband until
word came by mail from Decatur. Mr.. Black
mans son reached Jackson at three IL the af-
ternoon, and Mrs. Blackman came at midnight. |
During Monday forenoon it was not thought |
that Mr.. Rachman could possibly survive long.
lis body was cold, his breathing was irregular
and ishored, and his pulse was intermittent
and changaEnl. Early IN tue afternoon the In
lications were stu worse, but shortly after the
arrival of MIR. f. A. i, lackman from Decatur,
the appearances were morc favorable and IN
,he evening he recovered partial conscious
ness. In the night he recognized Bis soy,. and
lis wife on her arrival. Most of the time up
o Aiy departure at eleven o'clock Tuesday
morning, he seemed to be unconscious, and
Phen reused did not seem to remember what
7as the matter with him or anything that had
,een told him before.
At first it was feared be would. never revive
rom the low condition in which he seemed to
e, but later everything seemed to indicate
hat the wounds we're not necessarily fatal, and
nat the principal danger would arise from In
fiammation and other secondary causes. Mr..
Buchanan ls by no means out Of danger, but
he symptoms Of his case were 80 favorable
tuesday morning that DR.. jerks the Surgeon
D. chef Of the Central railroad, thought 1t safe
or him to leave for Detroit, and Mr.. f. A.
}lackman went home on the mail Tuesday in
ending to return III day or two.
The Railroad company and tue attending
hy sicians aud nurses are doing all in their
,ower to render Mr. Blackman comfortable
nd the people OF the lIbbard House extend
o Mrs. Blacbman every aid IN their power in
chewing the sufferer, | trust that in a few
weeks you may see Mr.. Blscbman with you
gain in Paw Paw at least convalescent.
II. d, II.