Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-21
HORRIBLY MANGLED.
A Fireman on the l., B. l. W. Meets
With a Terrible Accident
at fremont.
Thrown Under the Moving Cars While
Trying 4" tnd" "A Coupling brought
to this City for Surgical Atten-
tion-His Heroic Eortitud..

SUNDAY afternoon about o'clock an "N-
trrmely unfortunate accident occurred on
the Ohio division of the |. B. n ". al IRE
mont. six miles north of this city. in which
I. Mcprmutt. fireman on engine No. 30.
was almost torn Ia pieces. This engine.
with Engineer Easter in the cab. was pull
ing down a wild freight train in charge of
Conductor SpottS. At fremont they at
tempted Ia make a switch and desired Ia
cut the engine loose from the resi- of the
train. The fireman went back and Just
~ he WAS STOPPING over Ia lift the
coupling pin between the tank and
the first ear. the engineer supp">ing that
he had finished started up. The sudden
start pitched McDermott forward and he was
precipitated head foremost between the
! cars. The forward trucks struck him and
doubled him up with his head and feet to-
| gether With his body striking against the
| ties and the bottom of the ear he was rolled
along some little distance. until the rear
| trucks caught him and dragged him along
several yards before the train could be
stopped.
When the train men succeeded in eXtri-
| eating him from his position he was a terri
BILE spectacle to look upon. His face and
| head were torn and bleeding. and his cloth
| ing was torn to rags and covered with
mingled dust and blood Ii looked a. though
every bone in the mans body We're broken.
but strange 10 say he did not lose conscious
ness. 4 rude cot ot coats was formed i'll the
cab and the injured man was laid nn 1t and
brought here with all possible speed At the
| East Main street target the patrol wagon
was called and he was carefully transferred
and brought to DR. NcIaughlin'S office.
\ large crowd followed the wagon
in gathering in numbers a il
slowly progressed along Main street. until
by the time the ambulance reached the
office. it was surrounded by about 2OC
people. The sufferer was carried in and
laid on the floor. where his injuries were
examined by the surgeon.
HIS INJURIES.
His right ankle was thrown out of joint
aud the bone broken. four of the small
bones on top of the right foot We're broken.
the left hip was unjointed. the right hand
was mashed and lacerated all out of shape.
with three fingers broken. and there was a
horrible cash eight inches long.
CurVing about the back of tn,
head. with the skull beneath. slight
ly fractured. The scalp had been
almost tom from the head. and the
CHASTITY wound lay open almost two inches.
His face was eat and lacerated in severa
places. he had couple Of cuts on his back,
and his whole body was terribly bruised.
The wounded man exhibited an amount
Of nerve that was almost Supcrhunan
While four men were pulling with their full
strength on his manglrd foot Ia bring tn,
ankle again into place he endured the eN
cruCiatng torture without moan. Durnl
the long and painful operations of the sur
geOn. Though he suffered untold agony. h,
never opened his mouth. unless il We're I,
answer calmly some question put Ia him
After his injuries were all dresSe,
he lay there IN the surgeons stretcher unit
two a. IN. when he was taken To Sandusky
where he resides with his mother and sis
ter. lie i an unmarried man. about thirty
wears old. and had. before the accident.
handsome iarc and form. Word was re-
ceived from Sandusky this morning that h,
had arrived there all right, but if the maI
lives after the way ne was mangled ant
after the many removals. it will be mir
aclr.