Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-25

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While q man. named William Scion.
was standing on the track OF the V. &
7. near the freight depot in Virginia. in
company with W. j. Hill and J. IL. Ad-
ans, at seven o'clock this morning, tho
switch engine ]. W. Bowker run by
Thomas II. Martin. backed slowly down
toward them and run over Solon's left
foot, cutting 1t Of. His leg was subse.
quently n%mputated about ten inches DO.
low tho knee by Drs. Harris and Nc
Means.
1t may at first sight appear exceeding
ly strange that one GU Of a group Of
three men should be run over by a loco.
motive; but when it is remembered that
a gale OF wind was blowing ut the time,
which whirled the freshly fallen snow in
binding clouds, and at the same time
mutiled the sound OF the locomotive bell,
some OF the stTangeness OF the affair dis.
appears.
Hill and Adams. the men who were
standing on the railroad track with So
Ion ut the time the accident occurred.
stated that the locomotive was backing
down tho track very slowly. and that
they all were watching the way the
wheels o! the engine threw the snow,
which had drifted on the truck aside,
when q furious gustof wind came along.
They both stepped aside in the direction
OF tho Consolidated Virginia Works,
and thought Scion had done so too.
They were Mortified n moment aiterwari
to find him lying ON the ground with
one Of his feet of, both the tender and
locomotive having passed over him.
A man, whose name W. did not learn.
who is employed as a laborer around tho
depot, was the first to observe the acct.
dent. lio was standing between the To-
connective and depot. with his back to
the wind. lie signalej and called to
Martin to stop the engine. IN he had ran
over q man. The locomotive was stopped
after passing Scion about four feet.
Martin stated that the u was drift
ing 50 bad that he was unable to see any
distance ahead on the track, as also that
n brakeman, named John McDermott,
was ringing the bell, while another,
named James Boyd. was standing in
front Of the furnace and looking down
the track to see whether 1t was clear.
lie further stated that J. Monahan. the
fireman. was getting some wood. or was
otherwise engaged on the tender OF the
engine at the time. The conductor left
the locomotive q few minutes previously
for the purpose OF going to the freight
house to see whether some certain train
was ready TO be moved. Tho name OF
the conductor referred to is j. NJ. Dun
can.
Ii will DO seen that according TO their
statements (all the parties named o Z
roborated the abovc) tho injured man
had only himself to blame. On the
other hand. the first words uttered by
Scion on being picked up, addressed to
the engineer and others on the loeomo-
tive, were: ''Look at the fix I'm in now
on account Of you running alon; with.
out ringing a bell or blowing q WHISTLE
Scion is u rugged looking young man
and will probably recover from the in
Jury, in which event, a suit for damages
will doubtless DO brought by him against
the railroad company. But whether ho
lives or dies. the cause Of the accident
should be thoroughly Investigated. and
IL blame attaches to amy person, such
person should DO made to pay tho pen.
atty OF his criminal carelessness.