The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-03
TWO LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Lewis Park and Daughter Instantly
Killed on the o. X. r.
A Sad and Terrible Accfdent--The Pay
aud Inspection Train Strikes
Buckboard-One Man and
the Horses Escape.
Petersburg Journal.

farkersburg Journal
A terrible and fatal accident oc.
CURED on the Ohio River Railroad
Saturday evening, in which two hui
man lives were crushed out in mo-
ment's time. A special pay and in
spection train with several of the
prominent officials aboard coming
north struck blackboard at the
county road crossing, a hundred
yards below Sherman Station, and
killed almost instantly Lewis Park
and his daughter, while NJ. j. King,
who was sitting in the rear of the
vehicle, jumped and escaped injury
and the horses were also unframed.
The particulars of this terrible
and sad accident as obtained from
prominent official who was aboard
the train are as follows:
The special pay and inspection car
was coming north after trip over
part of the road Aboard the car
were President g. W. Thompson, J.
f. Mock, inspector of bridges, C. f.
Bryan, Jos. B. Neal, Treasurer WIN.
Trevor and Conductor w. w. Wick
ham. Charles Miller was the engi-
neer.
As the train neared the fatal eros
sing. which was but short distance
from trestle and bridge, the engi
neer whistled and rang the hell and
also put on the air brakes and slow
ed up to a speed Of about 20 miles
per hour for the curve, trestle and
bridge. At the crossing which
breaks abruptly out of corn field a
blackboard appeared. The engine
struck it fair in the center dashing
it to splintcrs Both Mr.. Park and
his daughter were thrown up on the
pilot. Parks body remained there
until the engine had gone nearly 100
feet when it fell over the trestle into
the ravine. The girls body remain
ed on the pilot. When the train was
stopped the unfortunate girl was
breathing some but death relieved
her in few minutes. Park was
found to be dead when his body was
reached.
The bodies were taken to Sherman
Station and placed in charge of Sta
ton Master Smith This crossing
is county road crossing. The road
below it runs along at an elevation of
about 100 feet above the railroad. 1t
descends abruptly into cornfield
where the corn which is very tall
grows close up to the track. The
corn also grows close to the sides of
the road, thus making it also impos-
sible to see ten feet up or down the
track until the track is reached. 1t
is equally impossible to see from an
engine any distance up the road.
From the road on the side of the hill
which runs along the track, the
track can be seen for long distance
both ways.
M. j. King, the man who miracu
lousy escaped injury by Jumping,
made statement to the officials
that he was sitting ON the rear ofthe
blackboard with his feet hanging out
the back end AS the team neared
the crossing Mr.. Park said, "here
comes the train; look out" But he
kept on driying,and he King jump
ed just in time to save his life while
the other two we're struck and
killed.
Lewis Park was man about As
years of age and lived in jackson
county on Little Pond creek. He was
engaged to some extent in the lum-
Der business and was known by
quite number of business men in
this city.
The sudden and awful death of
this man and his daughter is de-
plorable affair, but from all that can
be ascertained it appears that the
engineer was in no way to blame.