Iron County register., 1892-03-10
IRONTON MO. THURSDAY. MARCH 10. 1902

ly, yesterday.
Revival services are held at the Pres
byterian Church this week. Rev. r.
W. Mason of De Soto is assisting the
pastor. The sermon preached last
night by Mr.. Mason was excellent.
There will be services every afternoon
at o'clock and night at 7:15. An in
vitation is extended to all.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
rides parents. in the city of Ironton,
on the Sd instant. by the Rev. Dr.
James, Hon. Mann RINGo and Miss
ANNIE NEWMAN.
Mr.. Ringo is at present a member of
the Legislature from Iron county, and
is a yonng gentleman of fine attain
ments. The bride is one of Ironton's S
fairest young ladies. But this is not
all. Miss Annie Newman has been es-
teemed as among the most excellent
young ladies in all this vicinity, loved
by her especial friends, and honored
and respected by all who have known
her from childhood.
We wish the honorable member from
Iron and his fair bride all the happi-
ness and earthly joys that attach to and
result from a most delightful marriage.
May their whole life be as pleasant and
lovely as the few moments they stood
together under the delighted gaze of
their numerous friends. preparatory to
crossing the conjugal ferry to the eden
of perfect love.
Last Friday night-or, rather, Satur-
day morning-when the engineer on a
through freight pulled into Bismarck,
he remarked to the agent-''I believe
| ran over d man or a hog near Middle
broOk-coOuldn't see so as to tell which,
and | may be altogether mistaken, but
| wish you would ask Middlebrook and
find out" A party was sent down the
line by the Middlebrook agent, and just
south of the village and near the cut
We're found the mangled remains of L.
&. Murray. late resident of Arcadia,
where his parents now reside. The
body was fearfully mangled and dis
membered, and death must have been
instantaneous. The accident occurred
just over the line in ST. Francois cOun-
ty. and the inquest was held under her
authorities. From all the evidence
that could be obtained it was inferred
that the deceased endeavored to board
the passing train, and fell between the
cars. He had been working in Poplar
Bluff. but was on his way to Bonnie
Terre where he intended going to work
in the mines. The scattered remains
were gathered together and placed
in a casket. and on the following Mon
day laid to final rest in the Pilot Knob
cemetery. The aged parents, who are
heartbroken over the occurrence, have
the earnest sympathy of all their friends
and neighbors, who did all that could
be done to administer consolation, by
word and deed. The deceased was
about thirtyfour years old, with the
promise of long life, humanity speaking.
May he rest in peace
just as darkness was settling down |
over the face of the earth last Thurs |
day evening. two freight trains-No5. |
73 and 74-collided at a point about |
one hundred yards south of the iron
bridge which spans the Little st. Fran |
co.'s, some three miles north Of Iron |
Mountain. Both trains were under
good headway, and Il curve hid them
from each other until but few yards |
them. The force of the col
Iision was such that both engines were
utterly demolished, and twenty ears
piled up in very little space. No. 73
was in charge of Conductor Matt. Kelly,
with Paddy Ryan as engineer, 1t is said
that the crew in chfrge of No. % were
in fault; that they read over the train
register at Bismarck, and, by some
means. got the idea that No. a had
pulled into Bismarck and the way was
clear. Conductor Polk Elkins ran No
a, and the engineer was a man named
Martina new man on the road. Joe
Barry was head brakeman. The con-
luctor escaped injury, but the engineer
md fireman were severely hurt, while
Barry was killed instantly and buried
so deep beneath the demolished cars
hat it was several hours before his
body was recovered. Strange to tell,
40 one on 73 was seriously injured,
hough of course all were shaken up.
The track was so badly torn up and so
obstructed that the running
IF all trains was stopped for eight
hours. Local passenger, No. 53, due
lere at :05, did not pass until after
A. NJ, and the Memphis and Texas
expresses had to go by way of the Bel
mont Branch.