The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
sERIous RAILROAD AccIDENT.
A Special runs into the Regular
Train Seriously ScaIded.

people were waiting-Some for the ar
rival Of a special train conveying friends
from Oil City. to the funeral of Alonzo
Heath, and some for the regular 800
o'clock mail train--a locomotive alone
came around the curve below town,
and shortly afterward Mr.. w. j. Rob
erts, who had been at the depot with
his sleigh, drove up in front Of the
Central House with lady closely |
wrapped and asked some one to carry
her up stairs; that she was badly in.
jured. This was promptly done, when
it was discovered that the lacy was
Mrs. Charles Babcock, daughter of
Mr.. T. G. Jackson, of the Central. BY
this time the curiosity of the people
had become greatly aroused, and they
soon learned railroad accident had
occurred at President station, seven
miles below this place, and then all
was excitement and confusion.
1t seems that the regular train
pulled out of Oil City and was followed
by the special. Beth came as far as
Eagle Rock when they passed the 2
o'clock train down which stood on the
switch at that place. The special train
it is said was Just two minutes behind
the regular when they left Eagle Rock,
about mile below President. When
the regular came to President it
stopped to take on a passenger, Mr..
Joseph Green, and had barely started
again when the special train came
laundering around the short curve and
dashed into the rear coech of the reg
ular. The crash was so terrific that
the front end of the locomotive was
broken in, allowing the steam to pour
into the car and scalding some of the
passengers terribly. The platforms OF
the different cars on the regular were
all more or less crushed and the bag
gage car was severely jammed, and
also the tank of the front locomotive
AS soon as possible the uninjured pass
engers rushed out to see what the cause
was and what damage was done.
Mrs. Babcock was accompanied by
her husband and baby, and occupied
seats near the rear of the car on th'
side next to the river. Mr.. Babcoci
who was holding the baby, chanced tt
look back just 10 time to see the spec
ial coming around the curve. HI
jumped to his feet, called to his wifi
to come, rushed out Of the back doc
and jumped over the embankmen
rolling down to the waters edge will
: the child in his arms, both escaping
> without Injury. Mrs. Babcock starte,
to follow her husband, but seeing tn
train SO near was frightened back, am
}. endeavored to reach the forward en-
/ Of the car; while making this endeavo
s the crash came. She was thrown be
y tween the seats and the scalding stear
e poured over her, scalding her terribl
n about the head, hands and neck. Sh
Q was the last to get out of the car, ar
y was rescued by a brakeman on tn
e special.
70 The other passengers who sustaine
% injuries we're: Mr.. John Hunter,
IT Millvillage, Erie Co., brother of OF
a townsman, G. s., severely scalde
10 about the head and hands M. S. Va
70 Every, of Tidioute, two ribs broke
le and otherwise bruised Mrs. Hugh {
d Hare, of Trunkeyville, slightly scal6e
r on the hands Will McKim, ma
e agent, of Oil City, right hand bad
ut crushed. None of the passengers
is the smoking car or on the special we
20 injured.
p Mr.. McKim, the mail agent, thin
lis ing the car he was in was likely
I'd roll over the bank, threw himself o
be of the mail window. Striking again
r. the embankment he was thrown ba'
st into the ditch; to save himself fro
el going under the cars he threw out /
hand and struck it on the rail in fro
of the two forward wheels which pas
ed over it, crushing It badly.
by The fireman of the special jump
in of, but the engineer stuck to the e
or CINE, and escaped injury. The injur
parties were brought to this place