The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-09
| CONDUCTORS DREAM.
HAS VsRIFIcATloN IN A MOST SHOCK
ING MANNER,

A Young Brakeman Recsives Terrible In
iuries While His Conductor is NarratinR
Dream About Him-Both Legs Gut OF.
Mat Rally, a &C. & S. railway en-
ploys was the victim of an unfortunate
accident Tuesday night which will probs-
bly, result fatally 70 the young man. Re-
atty is apparently twenty-five year Of
age. Both his legs were crushed h low
the knees and Drs, Ed. ID. Brant nnd A.
G. Brant bad him removed TO tho Ault-
man hospital where amputAtiou of the
lower portions Of both limbs waI made.
The yard shifting crew OF Tho c. G. & S.
we're moving some cars Tuesday night in
the yards. Rally had just thrown a
switch about 1920 o'clock and was walk
ing down the track with several cars rum
ming slowly following him. He had
reached only short distance from the
switch when his left foot got caught in q
"frog" and unable to help himself or
extricate his foot from the perilous posi-
tion, he loudly cried for help.
The accident threw him forward over the
north Bids OF the track, and the cars roll,
ing along soon reached him and two
trucks passed over his limbs. An instant
later e. +. Moonshower, the conductor,
reached the side Of the young man, who
by this time had drawn his lego Off the
rails and was lying along side OF the
track.
"Moonshower, have both my legs cut
off, said Rally, "and IL should die
send for the priest and have my body
taken care off,
Moonshower endeavored 20 Rs0ure the
nervy young man that bis condition was
not fatal, and upon the arrival Of several
men, Rally was carried into Mira. Bury's
house and Drs. e. d. Brant and A. G.
Brant summoned. The victim Of the ac-
cident suffered very much from pain, and
this was only made known by the rigid
but drawn countenance he maintained,
till the doctors made an in
lection which soon put him to sleep. Shil-
linR's ambulance was summoned and the
young man taken to the hospital.
Moonshower and Bill Carson had just
been conversing about dream which
the former had experienced the night be-
fore. Moonshower told NEws-DEMo-
! GRAFT reporter that on Mondry night dur
ing his sleep, he raw young Realty have
his hand cut off in some way, and he had
barely finished relating this story to Car.
son last night, when he heard cries for
help, and found Realty lying seemingly
fatally injured along the track. Noon
shower stated that when tho accident oc-
cured Mat drew himself off the rails and
was sitting up when the men reached him.
Ralty's condition is dangerous. His
homo is said to be in Akron, and his
boarding place at No. Sc South Walnut
| street, this city. II is understood he has
a mother and sister living on Plum street
in this city. The young man is we'll liked
by all his co-workmen, and the pluck he
exhibited last night was remarkable. En-
gineer John Biting sDys the engine was
rolling along at q speed OF about five
miles on hour, and instantly, as he saw
the swinging Of the lantern by the signal
man, he stopped the engine, but two
trucks had already passed over him.
| HIS CONDITION TO-DAY.
| Mat Rally is lying at the hospital and
has recovered aome from the shock. He
was very popular young man with hia
acqualntances and Conductor Moonshow'
er ia much broken up over the affair. II
10 hoped sincerely that Rally will survive
though he will be much handicapped in