, 1881-06-11
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
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= On Friday night as the Ainsworsh freight
t,ain. with an accommodation passenger car
attached was nearing tbs pire ;nile taas' ue
Conductor, Mr. D. ). MckiRhS suddenly
beard something strike on the side OF the
car, making noise as If the car had struck
some obstruction. Looking around ne saw
the brakeman, Jimmy Walsh, with his head
oo, OF the window a, the far end OF the car.
Caug up TO where the man was he ASKED
him whashaa struck, and recei.ine NO an
swsr heesYp4 aan on the sh0uiher' 'ae
man neither moving Dor showing sishs Vi
bfe. Conductor Mckinney pulled him ih'
and was Mortified to find Walsh $ lace ai
f''1 COVERED WITH BLOOD.
'About four seats distant from that oceu-
MED BY Walsh 81. lady. She was also
observed TO be leaning ont of the window,
and heriaay frissl~ho sat beside her, mo-
ticiag tses ebndfsien Of the bfakarsn, ap=
psared TO be struck with the idea at her
companion had met with a similar fate, tor
she suddenly screamed snd pulled her Trend
into the cat=and isssd hers~prst santieips-
tons we're realized; the woman was insensi'
BIs and soon went into CEN ulsions. What
LILLE could be done to aid the sufferers was
soheerfully done, and on arriving at Touchet
station the train was stopped and the wires
were tapped, disratch was then sent to
Superintendent, Buckley, informing him OF
{ ma fAfHsrRefaf.
MIR. BuskasY Immediately procured the
the services Of Drs. Bingham and Blalock,.
and had carriages in waiting at the station
on the arrival of the train. On arriving at
the depot we found the unfortunate woman
living on couch of blankets spread on the
floor of the CT, in an insensible condition,
breathing hail partly through cash IN her
cheek; at each heayeaf her chest ghistling
eurgIing noisei could be distinctly. heard.
Walsh was lying in a bunk rolling and toss.
;n1 in agony, N 1 semi -cnnscio1s state. On
arriving at the depot each of the wounded
parties were PCT in carriages and driven to
the ..=s go
ssrERs' rosPIfxL.si E.s.--
Here the Aood which had saturated
through Minnis Wells clothing, even to fiji
ing her saudalS was washed of and the sur
geons proceedid ts paks sn ex,plinsson. !
|. was found stha.i Afinnie Welk; ;-'tetter7
known as "Detch Minnie" had received
weuals which IN all probability would prove
fatal. She ha4a large cash on her left tenn
pie, bruising tiE skuH uHictssvpsal inchess aso
a large cut in tsr left cheek and one in her
right check penetrating her mouth, and sev.
crsl other flesh wounds which will leave her
horribly disfglred should she by chance
recover; her md Gt = =.
sE8roUs INJURIES
Are fractures ofthe left orbit at the outside
of her eye. Her lower jaw is literally
broken into smdl fragments. She is infer:
ing from concunion Of the braia. Up to
the present ting shs has; not been conscious
,,aee . the secide Il. siinni.S e..s Is eon.ia-
cred utterly oBeless by the attending ply.
,ieian.. James Walsh ha. some severe con-
tuslons about tna head and face, as well as
several teeth brs sken out, He has been un-
eoncious most OF the fine since the accident
from concussiort of the brain. The physi-
clans have soSe hope of his recovery.
Such accidents; are of frequent. occur
rance in all RI 5lroad coaatries, and con
tinually occur ii Hspite of warnings, written
and oral As ttie travelling public become
more used to raiAoading these accidents are
Of less frequent occurrance, and it is to be
hoped that this sad accident, will cause
travellers to exercise more prudence especial
Is in leaning outpf car windows