, 1881-09-10
Graphic Description Of the Affair by
Walter Gibson, the En-
pineer.
The Accident Caused by Cattle
DeraiIing the Engine Near
a Bridge.
Tho Bridge demolished, and, Together
With the Trait, Fell Eight.
een Feet.
List Of the Killed and Wonndo1-0ther
Mishaps Of More or Less
Serious Nature.

lIULlSt 4lti4F& 4ktts 1cPis rs7|AA h'HhN hH'''
road accident occurred last night abeut
o'clock oil tho Shribyvitte branch of the
Louisville, Cincinnati l. Lexington Roat,
about seventeen niles from this city. Tic
Shelby accommodation, which left here ut !:
y. ILL.,, went through tho bridge over Floyd's
Fork. Tlle engine nnd cars we're completely |
demolished. Seyen persons wero killed and |
many injured. The wreck was Il tnost |
complete one, and nearly every one OIL the |
tratn was more or less hurt. Those who |
saw the extent Of tho smash sny tho only |
wonder ts that any onB escnpetl alive. \
At tho point Of tho accident the |
ro...i runs over tho long fill for several hum
slred yards this side the stream, md crossed
tile creek Mt pince where The bn1'ks nrc
high and precipitolis on n single span bridge
i5o feet IN length, about
FoiyFY FKET Az'ovE: THE WATER.
The train consisted Of an G,gimc, II baggage
car, and two passenger cars, which left l'ero
at y. III. In charge Of Conductor Petrey a'tl
Engineer l1onaier, both old and experienced
employees Of tho road. Thu train was wpil
filed with passengers, MS tho evening ac-
cot1,nodatlon usually Is, ntost Of then, being
people living in She1byvlllo and the adjotti*
ing country. About thirty feet before rcacl-
ing the bridge the engine struck steer, cut
ting of the animals front legs and terallng
the locomotive, when It struck thu nprights
of the bridge, which is an iron structure,
knocking them loose from tho pier. Tho
bridge began to Ycttlc Mt once. md tho train,
trembling Oh 1t, settled with 1t md all fell
together, perfect wreck, Mt the bottom
sous forty fcot below. All the cars were
broken into pieces but tic rcar concll,
which was only slightly crushed,
but was turned over. Th9 water
sra,~,JoS w., ,1o,I I' ,,,o.a ,,-n,I,,rot"1
1'os "" n,,o,,+ o11htoen t,,ct,"s doon ami rnnII
rnn,,;ne na3' s~'' '''0~' N'' F'''
WALTER GIBSON.
+ha 51remon or thn train ,vas ann hv n rc-
.nrtor ,hts ,,,nr,,i,,o ~ H. ros,,lo,,.o ~ Mar.
to.aIt tl,l7 nns W !.o ~" .""
able to tell the exact cllaractor Of Mr.. Glib
son's injuries, but they arc not considered
serious. He las several ugly bruises aSoat Y
scald on the !iand. THIS morning no was
suffering considerable pain, md WIS
iu SUCH condition TINT llo could
not alosS. LIS I1enpu ~ , tao'1 ~',. nusos ''d.y
IS rematkao'e. ne nus ITO remembrance "l
having jumped. put llo must have done 80.
tha eneine. liz toltl l.fs siory of tho arrl.
"es'u - A''N' - 4|H'
"At the tinlo tho two cows 1'l'tlned uuo'l
tile track Ind tho ttC-t10or Opcn tlll(l wis
throwing in coal. l wns 80 engaged nj tho
title TINT dltl1rt notice WlIat frank loln1-
across tho track. Tho other feIl beneath he
s,,,.o.'i, 'a TO-, ~ NJ, ,,;,. ,,.'s D0|'' Wv
wheels' a.'u ,,,a. ,ane e"E,o 1.I',% %'s s'a,
striking tho tran'o WORK RI ot , te ' n'!tse' ~! % Ie
was so preut Tint cnm,ot ron,eui,n, exnrtly
o6 Ernnls but wns tnf,i uftnrynrd thut h. ,y,ts
not much hurl. Thu ''cxt tni,w know
found myself In tho water, aid will
rrcat % ciIort % ,,,a,,nucI red to strueEjo % 10 Tho tho
pam,nin",i IN int t,'miItn .,ntii ossis'utn
runs aitl / WIS lnoyeti. / cnll1lot sly What
FrnNE Jib As / t,1y.,,en tho tirS-tift,ys
/ sIlw tia two cows Jumping ucross.
Then tho shock Gni,lc, aid
before could realize wi,at l,ud i,ppclct /
wns struggling IN tho wnter." Soven pcr.
SONS WIRE klicd and ulm,tt twenty-five
wounded. Two of Tic ia,tsr WILL probnhly
s p 10 III Ills st aio i si,%f tfs |ss II IL s 5 fsi
dispatch froln Sulwrii,tnntiunt Mnbr. rcrefyu,l
Vt TIE re qtllce9 q t;ensra!;, ,Managsr Defuniak'
.rut 1,r,n .r..
r Mat ,,o,,or, 1,,nna v,,,ts,, s,,,,,,x MT,
walter Scenrce' u SGrlSyyill.. '''|''0"' "t''
.Iamcs i. Harding. wiz bus siucc tiled Of All
injuries. Sinpsonyir.
Mig Ferry ~ Louisville. .,,c
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M Mtss Mnry Tmnuo. an,as esfS Wnit.,s ~: ~ T.
A;,ams 1nynfo" ifen,s,.l. ~ sh"s i,,. ~ ="
Mrs. iisrsnt' EhnrjnS tio,,a. 0J i. t:,,rront. q
ssmpsonvi,ie. ~'''
Fathor Johnson una portur, Of Tuy'orsylllc
William M1tlor, lircckcnrttigo county, Kufl
tucky.
INJURED St:ittoUHItr:
n. Afford, and Thon,us I!uehntsat, Louisvist,
WIllfuM 4. sn,ith. Tuy!or's stutlou. Miss.
A'l1a jon9s and Mrs. aonos. Ut shethyvi,tc.
81. j: o. !srack1atn, wife, and daughter ar
nrrnian flibsnn. whn Il 1t'iw In f.nisvii|a. ~
~, ,vt,..1t,.
f:anaro, .ro,or,,r of tto I.r,'tpriIlo 6. Naat
Vile, wis Interviewed today. Ind stuto
sMhstnM,ialiy us follows: