Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-26
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

bors on the 10Th. They frat viewed the
bridge and the debris that remains and
made as close an examination as possi-
bic of the wreck Copies were taken of
part of the testimony before the Coro-
ner. Deeming it unnecessary for the en-
tire committee toTemain and hear all the
testimony, Senator Haines and Repre-
sentative Converse were appointed sub
committee to remain and gather testi-
mony from witnesses, take measure
ments of the bridge, examine engineers,
and gain such other information as might
be possible. The committee visited the
cemetery and viewed the remains of the
twenty unidentified bodies there, and re-
turned to Cleveland, where subpmnas
were issued for Ainasa Stone, under
whose supervision the bridge was built,
and Chief Engineer Collins to appear be-
fore them on the 18th.
OK the 10th the State Railroad Com
missioner sent to the House communi-
cation in answer to a resolution calling
on him for information as to whether
the law relative to heating and lighting
railroad cars is enforced by him. The
communication states, first, that the pro-
visions of Secs. and 2 of the act to
protect more cffectually the lives of rail
road passengers from casualties by fire
have not been enforced by his office,
the act, in prescribing the mode by
which foTfeitures for violating its pro-
visions shall be received, apparently not
contemplating such action by the Com
missioner; second, that the attention of
the several companies operating lines of
railroad in Ohio has been specially called
to the provisions of the act named. He
says it is claimed by railroad officials
and others that no practicable heating
apparatus that will meet the require
ments of the act has yet been invented.
THE Ashtabula Investigation Commit.
tee examined Amasa Stone, Jr., on the
nth. He testified that he was President
of the Lake Shore Railroad when the
Ashtabula bridge was built, in 1868; de-
signed the bridge; the detail of the iron
work was done by Albert Congdon, su-
pervised by Mr.. Tominson; the bridge
was 154 feet between the bearings, 10
feet inches wide; discharged Mr. Tom
linson for inetiiciency; there were two
tracks on the bridge, seven feet apart;
was satisfied that the bridge was carried
down by the second locomotive leaving the
track; at the time the bridge was built
witness had not a dollar of interest in
the mill where the iron was rolled; the
cars might have taken fire from the loco
motive or heaters in each car; in witness
opinion no stove could be provided which
would extinguish its fire in case of
accident; the iron trusses in the
Ashtabula bridge were twice as strong
as in any bridge he knew Of Charles
Collins, chief-engineer of the Lake Shore
Road, testified that the bridge was an
experiment; never knew of another
bridge being built of wrought iron on
this plan; in his opinion something got
off the track, or it was tampered with;
had examined the wreck and found that
some of the braces had slipped out of
The angle blocks. The committee de-
ciued to return to Columbus, leaving the
subcommittee to take measurements of
the bridge and take such further .esti-
mony as was necessary.
Mrs. POLLOCK, wife of J. W. Pollock,
was found dead in her barn at Bryan on
the 18th. She had been putting the
horses in the barn, and the supposition
is that she received kick from one of
them, as bruised spot was discovered
on one of her cheeks.
A DISTRESSING accident happened at
Lockbourne, recently, by which DIR. X.
G. Mclean lost his life. He was illus
trating the use of the syringe for the
hypodermic injection of morphine, so
that young lady could administer it
when necessary to her m other. He had
the syringe filled with water, and made
slight puncture with it in his own arm.
The syringe had something in it which
poisoned him, and, notwithstanding
everything was done which could be, he
died. He was generally unconscious
after being poisoned. DR.. Mclean was
the cousin and companion-in-a arms,
though younger, of Gen. Winfield Scott.
He served with honor in Mexico and
the late war.
THE Baptists report 46, 316 members
in this State, of whom SIT are Welsh
and 1851 colored.
Mrs, HUTToN died at Mt. Vernon on
the night of the 10th from taking large
quantity of the wrong medicine.
AT Dayton, on the 18th, verdict was
rendered. in the case of Mary Mock 0s.
George Bisch, giving plaintiff $1,000
damages. The case was prosecuted un-
der the Adair Liquor law, Mrs. Mock
claiming that Bisch violated the law in
selling liquor to her husband, who is an
habitual drunkard.
GEORGE HoFFER, brakeman on the
Pan Handle Road, was killed on the
18th while stepping from one car to an
other, on freight train, near Newark
The cars passed over his body, mangling
it horribly, and he died in about an hour.
Deceased was resident of Columbus,
and leaves wife and four children.
GEN. JOSEPH ]. MCDOWELL died at his
residence at HillsbOro on the 18th, aged
seventy six. The deceased was well
known among prominent men of the
State who figured in public life from
1880 to 1850 He represented Highland
and Fayette Counties in the Legislature
at the session of 1882 3, and the same
counties in the State Senate in the Thir-
ty-second and Thirty-third General AS.
semblies, 1884 and 1884 8. Gen. Nc
DOwell also served four years as Mem.
Der of Congress, from 1S43 to 1S47,
Col. JOHN A. NoRRIs, U. S. Pension
Agent at Columbus. for the past eight
years, died on the 10Th. Col. Norris
was Lieutenant Colonel of the Ninety
eighth Regiment during the late war,
and lost leg at Lookout Mountain. On
his return from the war he was elected
State School Commissioner, which office
he held until appointed Pension Agent.
He was about forty years of age, and
very highly esteemed.
THE convention of the Christian
Workers at Columbus, on the 18th, Goth
and 21st, was largely attended, all pOr-
tions of the State being represented.
The next convention of the Sunday
School Union will be held At Delaware,
June 5, and 7. 1t has been determined
to hold series of mass meetings in the
larger towns of the State, TO commence
at once. W. Rhodes has been appointed
District Secretary, 0ice Hibbs, resigned,
MARY WELSH, three years old, was
burned to death at her fathers house in
| Cleveland on the 10Th. She had been
left alone and in some way her clothing