Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
BETWEEN TWO TRAINS.
A Brace YOunD Engineer Meets a Sudden
and Terrible Fnte-THOtgh Death scas Be-
fore Him, He Refused to Leave His Post
Louisville Courier-Journal


and Terrible Fate-Ttoug1a Death ,cas Be-
fore Him, He Refused to Leave His Post
of Duty.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Another terrible railroad accident occurred
in Jefersonyille yesterday, resulting in the
death of Pinckney G. Schell, worthy and
estimable young man of that place. The
particulars are as follows: About O'Clock
the early freight train on the j., NJ. & ].
railroad, in charge of young schell, left the
Jefferson yard for this city. The train was
SO heavy that two engines were required to
handle it-one in front to pull and the other
to shove, as is the custom. The engine in
the rear of the train, the Tiger, was in
charge of young Scheli. When the train ar
rived at the bridge fill, on the Indiana side,
it came nearly to dead stop, owing to the
steep grade at that place. Just then Schell
discovered that the O. & NJ. passenger train,
backing over to this city to go out on its
regular morning run, was close upon him,
and he gave the alarm by whist
ling down brakes four times. For
some unaccountable reason. no atten-
ton seemed to be paid by the
employees of the approaching train, and it
came tearing down upon the jeff. train,
which was standing still. Young Schell and
his fireman, Ed. Perry, could not help but
see that collision was inevitable, and the
latter jumped from the engine and escaped
unhurt. Schell, however, strange as it may
appear, remained on his engine. The crash
came, the rear passenger coach of the O.and
M. train striking The tiger. There is no
water tank attached to this engine, there
| being only sheet iron box to hold fuel, with
no trucks under it. The conclusion was SO
great that the trucks of the box car next to
the tiger We're run under the fuel box, while
the body of the car was forced on top and
| forward to within six inches of the bulkhead
of the engine. Schell was caught between
tho body of the freight car and the bulkhead
of his engine. 1t horrible. His left
knee was crushed to pulp, bis right leg
below the knee mashed to a jelly, his hips
crushed, and otherwise injured internally.
He was wedged fast in a space of a few
inches, and the agonizing cries of the poor
injured, dying young young man were pite-
Gus in the extreme. 1t required hard work
for an hour to relieve him from his terrible
situation. DR.. T. A. Graham, of Jefferson
vile, had arrived in the meantime, and after
a hasty examination pronounced the injuries
| fatal. The injured man was taken home,
where, after suffering intense agony for sever
al hours, the opiates, administered not having
| the desired effects, death CAME to his relief
He was fully conscious, and gave as reason
for not jumping that he did not want to
| leave his engine. The deceased was unmar-
rled, and only % years of age. He was a
| good boy, and toe sad news of his death
caused universal regret in JetfersonsilIe,
where he was SO well and favorably known.
He has been i'll the employ of the jeff. road
since 1861, and was regarded as safe and
careful man in his business He was Vice
Dictator of the Eureka Lodge, knights of
Honor, and will be buried by the members
of that order.
The coroner of Clark county summoned a
jury and viewed the body of the deceas ed
yesterday at noon. The inquest will take
place today.
Frank Wilson, an old engineer on the Ohio
q Mississippi road, was in charge of the en-
CINE at the time of the accident. William
McCleary was the bridge conductor of the
train. It seems to be the general opinion,
from the present facts in the case, that fhe
accident was wholly inexcusable on the part
of Wilson and McCleary, but the evidence
before the coroner's jury may put a different
phase upon the matter. The damage to the
trains was slight.
The j., M. & I. people throw tia blame
upon 9 0. & M. railroad men, whether
justly OF not cannot be determined. The
investigation should be thorough and com
plete. Railroad accidents are continual re-
minders of the negligence of employees and
off