Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
From the Daily of April IN
SERIOUS R. R. ACCIDENT.
One MAN Literally Cooked by
Escaping Steam and
Three others badly Hurt.

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cars of stone train, near WOODBURY.,
\ few miles west of Charlton jumped
the track and plunged down an en-
bankment about II or ID feet high. IL
seems that the engine was running
backwards pulling stone train, and
when rounding curve the tender
Jumped the track the engine follow
ing rolling down the embankment,
the flat cars piling on top of her,
Wilson Flint, the engineer went down
with his engine. and is dangerously
injured. He has three or four bad
cuts on the head. body bruised, one
leg broken in two places and the
other also injured badly.
Ephram Mcdowell, the fireman,
one arm badly scaldcd, also badly
scalded on the head and face. He is
considerably spraincd and bruised.
Lou Hansell. brakeman. was liter
ally cooked by the escaping steam.
He was scalded all over, and died this
morning about three o'clock. He
leaves family.
The brakeman on the rear end OF
the train seeing the engine go off the
track and jumped. lie was not much
| hurt.
The conductor, by the name OF
Hansell, set up the brakes on one OF
two cars on the rear of the train and
prevented them from going over the
embankment with the rest.
! The wreck is said to be complete.
the engine badly broken up and
buried beneath broken fiat cars. The
wounded men were all brought down
to this city yesterday evening, and
arc receiving all the care that eNpcr-
fenced physicians and kind friends
can give them. Flint is comparative
liz easy, and it is hoped that he will
recover. The other wounded persons
are doing fine, and although suffer
ing intensely, will probably soon be
around again.
We heard something of this acct
dent yesterday evening, just before
going to press, and made minute to
the effect that no person was hurt.
Such was the information we re-
ceived, and we gave it as we got it.
The C. b. & @. r. r. Co.. seem to be
very particular in regard to informa-
ton given to the press, thinking, per-
haps, that when they run train of
the track and kill three or four
men, that the matter can be
kept SO quiet that no person out
side of railroad circles will ever
know anything about it. The agents
fthe company in this city have al.
ways been particularly kind so far
we suppose, as they are allowed t.
be but while the press exists people
expect to have the news, and a short.
sighted policy on the part of a rail
road company cannot always prevent
newspapers from giving the news
although they are sometimes com
PEELED to gather information from
sources not always reliable.
The Gate City says: "Irwins major
i ity is 3O2 instead of 202. Better and
i better"
Two car loads of Plows just re
ceived at Shepherds Rancho.
/ AL. Moore. of the COURIER gang
will live at home hereafter. He ha
built n house of his own TO roost in.
i A whole load Of keystone Cor,
Planters at Shepherds. Ranch.
Thomas Miller, l mile south G
Martinsburg, will have sale of stoc
and farm implements on Saturda!
April 18th.
i The man who lost three dollar
lost it by not buying his goods a
Shepherds Rancho. m22-w4
Quick TIME.-The Marshalltow
Times of the 29th of March arrives
, in Ottumwa on the 9th of April q
, 4 80 r. NJ. Distance so miles.
t Plow deep while sluggards SLEEP
t and buy your Plows of Shepher
cheap. Warranted.
! Aud now Judge Wilson, of the Dr.
buque Judicial District, decides tn;
: church property is mol taxable
"When doctors disagree, who sha
decide!'
Charley Ross is now found for sur
and is in charge of Shepherds loud
talking salesman at the Rancho.
a Z. w. Bets, the "One price
Clothier, has put up sign that bea
. anything ever gotten up here. I
appreciate it you must see it. Wi
Il son designed it, and Wilson, as
: painter, lisa success.
al None, not even the wcaltliiest ia
, mer, can afford to buy inferior al
v worthless implements. Such goo'
4 are not found at Shepherds Ranch
VI We are glad to learn that the O
@ tumwa Wooden. Mill is to be put in
\ first-class working order. agai
: George Zuiauf has leased the mill al
. by the time the season opens will
i prepared TO do all sorts of cardm
i spinning, etc.
III "Money makes the mare CO." b
+. Shepherd Il Co. make the Flows g
Call at the Rancho if you want to S
Belknap, he is improving a little.
!, The Commonwealth gives the fl
! lowing weather predictions for u
latitude of Bloomfield:
The season approaches when L
cheerful chirp of the croquet mall
will be heard in the back yard, al
the cuchre deck will gracefully reti
behind the family bible on the parl
table.
The Rancho is chuck full up stall
!, cram full down stairs, and Shephe
. and all his statesmen are brim full
sell at prices which will suit any XII
!, of man, woman or child.
eel The Registe, says: The fisticl
>, stage has been reached in the inve
b tigation unpleasantness at Waslin
el ton. Last Saturday night a III,
e named Molair from New OrlcaI
l. whom Bell had tried to blackma
If met Bell in the lobby and mashed i
head into the consistency fjelly wi
= heavy cane. Bell lay down on 4
floor and took the blows without ;
,, effort at resistance, and when his a
sailant was dragged offby bystandc
Bell got up and walked out witho