The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-01
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Engine Wrecked-Two Men Wounded
and One Fatally Scalded.

and One Fatally scalded.
On Wednesday afternoon a shocking &C
i cident occurred on the Marietta and Nortl
Georgia Railroad, seven miles f;om Mariet
ia. The engine, Little Mary" pulling
three cars, left Marietta, at o'clock p NJ,
schedule time. On board were quite d
number of passengers, among them com.
mittee of Senators on their way TO Canton.
At Walkers crossing, the train stopped to
let off some passengers. After starting
again, the engine had not proceeded seven.
ty five yards, before the engine went of the
track and was precipitated some twelve feet
down an embankment. The engineer, Mr..
| Mayo Bellows, was seriously scslded Mr.,
w. w. Hudson the fireman. was badly
mashed, and Mr.. John Fain, the brakeman,
was bruised and skinned DR.. Gobcr, of
this place, was on the train and gave i'm
mediate attention to those hurt. Mr.. Bel
lows was placed in a car, which was partly
on the track, the car got tilt and turned
over and Mr.. Bellows received deep cash
on his left leg-others who were in the car
escaped injury, except one Senator who
was bruised on the head. Mr.. Bellows was
brought to Marietta on wagon that even
ing and died the next day at 6 p. NJ. Mr.
John II. Cooper telegraped to Mr. Bellows
father, living at Clay Centre, Kansas, as to
the disposal of the remains, and he received
an answer, instructing him to have the de
ceased buried here as it was impossible for
him TO come on at present IN obedience
to these instructions Mr. Bellows funeral
was preached at the Methodist Church last
Saturday morning by Rev. p NJ. Ryburn,
and subsequently buried. with Odd Fellow
honors, at the city cemetery.
Mr.. Bellows at the time Of his death was
"a years old, and unmarried. He came to
this place in December, 1877 from Amhoy,
Illinois, but whose father at that time lived
in Sublette, H. He came here to &C
cept position as engineer for Kennesaw
Mills, where he remained until about one
year ago, when he gave up his place, against
pleased with him. He then engaged in
business in Atlanta for few months. then
disposed of his interest and accepted pc.
sition as engineer on the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad where he faithfully
worked up to the day he bravely met his
death. We say bravely, but we might say
heroically, for we have been told that he
said that he saw the danger, caused by a
broken cross-tie, and could have jumped off
and saved himself but he knew the passen-
gers would be killed, so he stood to his post,
reversed his engine and went down the
embankment and was immersed in scalding
water Walking up to the crowd, he asked
rs any one killed?' He was told mo"
Thank God ~ he exclaimed. Then with
perfect GOODNESS, he said, Il am scalded
from head to foot !" although not culver
of the lip was exhibited and not an express
ion of pain, yet strips OF skin had pcaled off
of his hands, arms, legs and back. Such
nerve is seldom met with. And thus he
met death herOically, and lost his own life
to save others.
He was young man of fine physique
splendid mental endowments a skillful ma
chinist, honorable and just in all his deal
ings punctual in keeping his promises, and
gentlemanly in department, He was Past
Grand of Cherokee Lodge Mason, and a
worthy citizen. Although he came to our
city perfect stranger he made many true,
warm hearted friends, and was esteemed
by our entire people. His sudden and
shocking death is deeply regretted.