Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-20
FATAL RIDE.
An Accident or the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road, killing Boy and IDjuring
His Father.
The Accident Apparently Of an Unavoid'
able Nature-Kindness OF the
Train Men.

As the northbouna train on the Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern railroad was
approaching Coyington Tuesday, at 1890
O'Clock, farmer named Black Whitson and
his SOD, aged twelve years, who we're leaving
the town for home in farm wagon, which was
drawn by two mules, drove into the railroad
track from a wagon road about one-half mile
south of the city, which, like the railroad at
that point, is
THROUGH A DEEP CUT.
Consequently neither the train nor the wagon
observed the approach of the other until
the wagon, which was being driven by
the father, and its occupants were on the
track. Instead of urging the team for
ward an attempt was made to back. The
lad seeing the danger jumped from the
wagon TO one side of the track, and ran
few PAGES along the curve of the road, in
stead of back into the wagon road. Wit
nesses to the accident state that when the
LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK THE WAGON
the driver was tossed az high as the top of
the engines smoke stack, and the wagon was
snatched from the mule team without doing
them any apparent injury, and was so COM
pletely wrecked that only one OF the wheels
remained in a sound condition. Some part
of the wagon struck the lad,
CRUSHING HIS SKULL
and breaking his right arm. The father fell
by the side of the track, and received
broken hip and an arm. The boy was con-
veyed on litter to house close by, where
he was examined by physicians who pro-
nounced his case hopeless. The father was
taken home, some three miles south Of Gov
ington. The extent OF his internal injuries
were not ascertsined. The sad accident APP
pears to have occurred entirely from the
UNFORTUNATE ACTION
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team from the track. % leaving the town
Mr.. Wilson had package of $40 in silver,
which he deposited in an empty cigar-box
under the wagon seat. When he recovered
from the shock
HIS FIRST INQUIRY
was for the money, which was scattered into
unknown parts. Pieces of the cigar-box
were found on the front engine, but none of
the money was discovered. The train was
stopped and every attention given to the uu-
fortunate victims by the officers of the train.
Another Accident.
Night before last an accident happened on
the Memphis and Charleston road which
caused no mortality, but was followed by a
considerable amount OF profanity. The acct
dent was occasioned by the engine of the in
coming passenger train jumping the track
into cornheld, about three miles east OF
Germantown. The train was thrown by cat
tie which were on the track. Two COWS were
killed for their stupidity. The passenger
coaches containing fifty people remained on
the track. The only person seriously hurt
was fireman, whose arm was fractured SO
that it will probably have to be amputated
The escape of the engineer was somewhat
miraculous He remained at mis- post and
fell beneath the engine. but managed to
crawl out unhurt. An engine was tele-
graphed for early yesterday morning and
reached the scene shortly after. The loss 10
the road will be quite extensive. The track
was damaged, as was also the express, bag
gage and mail car. The engine is very badly
smashed.