The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-21
DEATH ON THE RAIL

THE SAD EXPERIENCE OF CONDUCfOR-A
LITTLE GIRL Is INSTANTLY KILLED.
The Kansas City Times of the 18th instant
says: On the same day on which the late
accident occurred on the Missouri River,
Fort Scott & Gulf railway, to the train hav-
ing on board a children's excursion to Rose
dale, a sadder and more fatal accident oc-
Cured to the train in charge OF tine same
conductor and engineer. 1t will be remem-
bered that on that fatal day an empty
train of stock cars was Inadvertently placed
on the main track by the switch engineer,
he supposing that the regular passenger
train had passed. But in this he was mis-
taken, as the regular train had been de-
layed by the picnic party, and the late ar
rivals of the Missouri, Pacific & Kansas
City, st. Louisa Northern trains. This Train
of empt, stock cars was placed on the track
near the Waterworks, under the impress
sion that the passenger train had passed.
it was so placed that il could not be seen at
any considerable distance by the passenger
engineer. This train being behind time
started oat at lively rate of speed and ran
into this train OF empty stock cars before
the train could be stopped. The engine was
literally smashed to pieces, but by miracu-
| lous good fortune no passengers train
men were seriously injured, and the dam
age was small compared to what might be
ex pected under similar circumstances.
This accident caused delay of five
hours aud at O'Clock p. NJ Conductor Mat.
Clary, with his experienced engineer, Da.
Wis, started out to make the regular trip to
Baxter Springs The old engine logged off
at the rate of about twenty-five mllCs an
hour, all hands feeling grateful that the
morning disaster had not proved more Sc
rious. Almost a hundred miles were trav-
ersed and nothing had occurred to check
the progress of the swiftly gliding
| train; but just the train was
approaching Fort Scott, when the evening
shades were drawing around, the engineer
spied at some distance large dog standing
on the track. AS dogs are supposed to be
be able to take care of themselves, and being
a worthless class of property at best, it is
not customary to call a halt on their &C
count. If they are not able to get out of the
way
THEY ARE KILLED,
and that is the end of it.. The dog re-
NAMED immovable. When within tif v
feet of the dog what should the engineer
discover but the form a little child behind
the dogl With the quickness of thought he
'whistled down brakes and reversed his en-
CINE the brakemen leaped to their places;
the brakes were applied, but, alas
the distance was too short and the
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the train was scarcely slackened when the
little innocent, unconscious of its danger,
was struck by the pilot of the ponderous en-
CINE. Its form was lifted from the track and
sent iuttering through the air, landing at
one side OF the road. The humane train men
were horror stricken. They leaped to the
ground and tenderly raised the delicate
form. The unfortunate mother heard the
ominous whistle and readily guessing the
cause, came rushing to the spot with the
A speed OF wings, screaming at every step.
i The scene was heartrending. There stood the
heart -sickened conductor holding the life
less form of that beautiful, bright-eyed
little two-year-old girl, and the heart broken
grief-strieken mother, sgonizing as mothers
only can agonize. Many of the ladies on
board the train tainted away, and the most
intense and indescribable gloom spread
over every spirit present. The little girl
had wandered from her house distant
from the track $50 yards, and
the care of her mother, in COM
pany with the dog. The animal unfortun-
ately rendered her discovery impossible in
time to check the train and save the child
This was sad day for Matt. Clary and his
train and is striking exemplification oil
the old adsge that "woes never come
singly." For eleven long years he had con.
Quoted the deeting trains over the iron
rails; no accident had ever gloomed his
faithful service But on this fatal day dis
aster and misfortune seem to have beset hli
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