, 1877-01-04
GEORGE 4. WHITE.

WHAT nr rEtr AND BAN At AsMTAnrLA.
Another at those saycd at the terrible accf-
dcnt at Ashtabula-Mr, George i. White. OF
Boston, u member of the arn Vt D. d. White i.
Son. Of Portland, Me,-arsircl yesterday 1norn-
ing Ut the Palmer flousc, and there lie garc his
story Ut tue fearful wreck to TR1urss re-
porter. Mr. White n q gentleman Of education
and culture, about 30 years Of age. THIS was
lts third expesienee iu railroad accidents OH the
Lake Shore i; Michigan Southern 1'allroad, and
he las CONF to tlc conclusion TINT he will take
anot..er lire hercalter. In one accident, Mr.
White state, twn trains tried tu pass eael, other
On the sumo trl:k Thu result WAS
that there WAS mixture 0f passengers
aud broken ears. IL th!s last calamity be llad
narrow e4rape Tor his life. 4 piece os timber
tore hts vest its cntirc lcugth along tho left
breast, and tore eway bis watc!iclalti, yet he
received no serious injury, though Ills limbs arc
coyercd With ugly brl'iscs. Mr. White lost
valuable trunk md contcuts, but he regards
that Ii nothing 8lucc i!c Is still in tho land Of
the living anl able toteil this t4tt. Ill. version
OF the nt1asr II as follows:
~ left boston Thursday evening Iast at Q
o'clock Tor Cleveland. As could get nouc hut
I'll upper bcrt!. !u the slreptng%ouvl, Ieong!u,led
to take It only to Rochester, We were due
In Cleveland ut 1.r. IN. fTiduy. We were about
uae hour late At tsocslester. Just betnse !sayn.
Dn'falo got into another c"lrl', the laatite,
IN order to rave going oycr The bridge. Al Er1c
We stopped iur lunch, md passed. through the
traist tu avoid the storm, nNl aso was particular
" notice
now MANY pAssESorus We HAP on Ho4np.
The tarlor-elr, which wus just u!ca1 u ouFs, l
noiIccd lal only few rassetgsFs In it--protah-
y not morr than iyc. ihr bthers wn'c full.
direction as the tra. rhe st.,su. wu4 50 severe
AIong thr 'inc tllat several times durluC Friday
afternoon We halt to stop and barls an! start
again, II, osder to get p.ltclaso against tl'c
shuw. nrfer SAW suela seyrru s1uw-sturrn
before; wc could barely sec fos,y feet al'ead Vi
LII, II wus stI fjultiInE.
''Mr. Swift uni his wife, another gentleman
aud snysctl, tu.t before Nc got to the Ashtaousa
fastened ths tas'e, aud alt fur were quietly
discussing tue game when tlr dread catastrophe
occurred. Tu elve unr t.(sa. Ut feelings would
Lu hard. No pcu or wunis cau picture ttse u.-
told horrors that were endured bY this human
| teInEs UPON tint train II tAlS ttnG.
>" We wcse tn sectis'n |, In the rear Of the tar.
had Just inuScd II my watch. u WA ~
l,ad lscanl q brlef ana loud eiu.lchlnE
Funnj. The first VIC really GcgaN tn sec of the
! accident wa y hen the bell-r0Fl snapped. IT
raaac noise liEe the report af : pistol 4. T.
| went out simultaneously. lhcrc WIS crush.
Ing Of breaking wood and gla*s around. l
| didn't know tl.at We were golns down terrible
| "Why, i thausht there had been another
collision, and that onr coach hal been tcfc-
ss9ped. got up, and told the gentleman 4>ots.
ss 81 ms e Ct u; that w. Ms ws.s III, :E'1x to
descent. IIc Vos out tnto thu a!sla 4nI tol~
| loved. then, fot tile lEst tine,
| aKGAN TO KsALlzE TIE TEtTT.
81 experienced 4 fearful ensatlon. which was
| th!pg heavy was fallinE aud gotnis TO erlsh ,ne.
At this time my clothing was bctuE peEee.i aud