Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-01-13


we're as to sever the cab from ITS moorlngs
immediately, and It shot to the surface,
while he was hurled from his seat and wash
ed out into the river. Although consider
ably cut and bruised about his head and
body, he was not rendered unconscious by
the shock, and endeavored to keep his head
above water as the swift current hurried
him down the wicked stream. The gloves
which he wore, and which were on his
hands when he went down, impeded his
movements TO swim, and he removed them.
He had gone down beneath the waves one
or more times, and was almost exhausted,
when piece Of timber from the wreck float
ed by him. Crying at the top of his voice for
help, he succeeded in getting hold of II and
managed to prevent his drowning. In the
meantime fireman Mcbride realised the sor-
rowful plight In which his comrades had
been placed, and heard the piteous appeals
for succor from those In the water. His po-
sition was peculiarly distressing. He knew
that some of his comrades were in the jaws
of death from which IT was not
possible for him to rescue them, and at
the same time other trains might be then
approaching from the east and If not warn
ed would plunge into the angry waters,
where had sunk to rise no more three kind,
good and brave men. And he called to the
engineer to keep up stout heart, as the
lanterns in his hands were waved so that he
nigh see shoreward. He walked and ran
down track to signal approaching trains and
hoped TO rescue his drowning comrade. At
Cove Forge he succeeded In finding two
men-Messrs. Samuel White and Henry
Eby-who willingly took boat and went
to the relief of the almost drowned engi-
neer. Just as he was about to surrender to
the demands of his surroundings, Messrs.
White and Eby came up with him, after he
had foated about two miles, took him in their
boat and cared for him during the night He
went to his home Tuesday noon, and has
almost recovered.
Assistant Conductor McCahran went
uO"h OoN"Scu hhO aht NchNCi oAN
his body is doubtless at the bottom of the
creek, under the wreck. He was married
man with q wife and three children.
When the shsck occasioned by the COLI
apse of the train was first felt the trio in the
ore car cabin leaped for the door. Miller
and Turbett succeeded in getting on the
outside just as the car which they had oc-
cupied was about to drop into the stream.
The former jumped and alighted in the wa
ter, above the bridge, and In his descent
struck the pier with his chin, causing
slight abrasion Of the skin. He was rapid
ly carried by the force Of the current into
the river and once ga9 up all hopes OF ev-
er getting out alive. He clutcbcd piece
of timber and cIung to it. Finally coming
into possession of a small board, he used it
as a paddle, and guided by the light of the
treman's lantern succeeded in reaching
shore, about as near dead as alive. He WAS
so completely overcome as not to have suit
tcient strength to pull himself out of the
water on dry land. He anchored on a .yck
by desperate effort ruul the fireman went
and pulled him on shore. He had tioated
about mile from the scene of the wreck.
When poor Turbett leaped from the car
it was right into the midst of the wreck.
The bridge irons and car timbers pinioned
him to the stone pier, and his cries for re-
IN tha nv
treme. Willing hands were soon enlisted
to extricate him, and finally succeeded, bot
the life that had been almost Immediately
crushed out of him was fast ebbing sway.
Several of his fingers had been cut of and
his right arm and left leg were crushed.
He was removed to the railroad station, q
couple hundred yards distant, and, although
physicians were summoned as soon as pos
sibls, when their eyes first rested on the
man he was dying from the effects of the
shock incident TO the terrible disaster into
that be never knew what had been the
means of his distressed condition. His ins
ternal hurts must have been severe, for as
he died he repeatedly exclaimed, "lift me
up.'' the words each time growing fainter
with the hssty approach Of dissolution.
After an inquest by the coroner, his body
was removed to hi. late home. He was the
| only support Of a widowed mother and sis
ter. He was not married.
What became of conductor Baldwin is
not known at this writing. The probabil-
| iii es are that he succeeded in reaching the
| door of the little cabin and was mangled
beneath the wreck. There is no question
about his death, however. He was q mar
ried man and leaves a wife and three chill
dren to mourn his sudden departure into
the unknown world.
The men comprising the crew were al
residents of Huntingdon.
| When Joseph Adams realized that there
had been a wreck of the train of which hi:
car was part he scrambled for the door
Emerging from he car, and not knowing
| where he was, he caught hold of the iror
step and swung himself down. Not find
ing place on which TO rest his feet, he re-
allied that the bottom had fallen out o
something. Drawing himself up again h
climbed on top of the car and succeeded
in reaching a place of safety. his car wa,
the next to go down into the water and ex
tended more than half its length over the
broken end of the bridge. Itwas held uE
by the cars which had gone down before /
and then occupied all the space in front o
it. In removing the debris the next day i,
dropped bodily into the creek and foated
down among the trees on the rivers edge.
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