The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-13
A ROCK
CAUSES A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE c. c,
as. RAILROAD.

Three Men BAceive Serious injuries and
some Rolling stock Badly Damaged
One of the Men May DIE.
was a startling crash which struck
the ears of Engineer John Kearns while
making q run south Of Robertsville along
the C, q, q S. railway early this morning.
Kearns was running his engine quite rap
idly, and ahead of IL were hve gondolas
being switched TO a coal mine nearby.
The care had just been pushed into the
caye-in occurred. Two men named Levi
Better, boarding at Morrison's on East
Eighth street, and Charles Biehn, board
ing at Studor's on Ssxton street, nearly
had the life crushed out OF them. Better
sustained the most serious injuries.
left this city at an early hour this morning
bound for the coal mines ut the
south end Of the line. The engine was
attached to the rear of a string of five cars
The crew consisted OF John Kearns engi>
neer, Levi Better r,s and Charles nle
ceeded along at its usual rate OF
speed. II is customary for employees of
the road to make an inspection as to the
safety of this tunnel before passing
through, but the crew believing II safe
entered il without apprehending any
danger. Better and Biehn stood in tne
first front car. Their car had hardly
reached the middle of the place when Il
struck an obstruction which threw IL oil
the track and against the side OF the dark
passage. Props we're knocked in every
direction and the end OF the car was driv-
en- through the heavy timDer siding and
into the side of the hill. Keerns, aus
meeting an accident of this nature in ON
instant reversed his engine and pulled
out. As soon as the car was pulled back
a few inches from its wedge like position.
the whole mass of earth and timber fell
down and literally buried the men in the
car. The engine quickly stopped again.
Kearna run back to where the men were.
He could reach them only by small
passageway through which he climbed:
Biehn was pinned down to the bottom OF
the car with heavy rocks and timber.
Only his head was visible, and that was
covered with blood and fearful gashes.
Better Jared much worse, for several
heavy stones struck him on the head and
rendered him unconscious, Kearns after
hard work extricated both men and plac-
ing them on n car, brought them to this
city about o'clock. DR.. E. ID. Brant was
Immediately called. Better was taken TO
his boarding house. His scalp was almost
entirely torn loose from tue skull, and n
cash over three inches long run down the
side of bis head. His ri ghE shoulder was
also badly injured Biehn'S scalp was
terribly laceratad and he received -
severe blow on the forehead. II is
probable that several ribs we're also frac-
tured. DE-. Brant is unable to state as to
Beiter's condition being fatal or not, but
he il certainly seriously Injured II not
fatally.
A News DEMOCRAT reporter secured the
forep oiuR story from Bishn this morning
as that gentleman lay ON a cot in Siudcr's
boarding house. Biehn's home 10 in Ali.
Ance. Biehn says the accident occurred
30 suddenly that he Was unable 20 see
what the car struck in its progresS, but
Engineer Kearns 10 OF the opinion that II
was a large rock which had fallen upon
the track during the night.