Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-21
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.
Frightfud Plunge OF u Motor Car
Through a Drax.
e-i- haasir"a saa Twenty Ee-s rhrsa=a
spare inf" the River n-isx- sIst--a
t~r-s'.s MsAs the Fiaa<- an.t .fu
hus Tvs Perish Iss the F.iL

Spare fnf" the River B.is-x- rtst--a
f~r>s'''s Ns-s tss.- Fiass<- and fu
has Tvs Perish IL. the F.aL
tLKvELANn. a. Nov rS-N fright
70 sceBicnt which occurred her. las.
EVENING. ~gsii,lcnl threw a aasusr- ~
south ~ir.e families into asauruii.-.
amt u saS a. .iac IN tho criminal ami
still une xplaiuable careie~~a-ss ~ a
strcet-car conductor. The careless
nes's ot the eaasiEes VII. however.
Never hc explained. fsr h.. Is an1sna-
the victims < the caia~,rupl.s. Nins-
teen iives we're i.s~r. amt s.sss.s Il th,,~s.
wAo were eyelvi rls..sss~ % that arvrli
plunge into that dark abvSS e i.p feet
a~=ert That the rnuforuan. as well A.
the cuuiiurfor- WIS rssooasi ite.
ths. accident ereu-r,.,l at : b ss'esns,lt
at the draw - the Central viaslnet.
lau- stour-s-sl-irea ~truef ar- y hirh
crrss..s a valley an.I the Cavahaga
RIVER and connects J-uning's av-nsi-
au the sou'h Si,le and Central avenur.
ou the east The bridge j. 10 feet
above the river and a draw i. innsIi-
ats'lv above Il % asiinir the isassasge af
n I'D ua~ts.,i vtss..is.
Ill'. draw was oprn fsr tag draw
ing a schooner whieh vas about to
pass beneath TIN. bridge. n usual the
gates were ciosed on both shls.s "a the
draw ani the danger lights % red we're
displayed - guard against iHst such
accidents n occurred last usclf An
electric car was seen coming along
FROM the east towards the south side.
but capt Charles Brennan. who had
char,gg. ef the bridge. hai uss Thought
1t danger. ~ the usual -.rantions
ha.i ls-en observed. The ear gga- one
e the Ce,ia- amt Tenn n.-s tavcuuis.
branch ID ths b. run-oihilf..,I ne
amt had iifte,,n passengers. conductor
and mutormau aboard
1t whaf IS known A. the ,l,.ra liny
SWITCH SOME egl b-rt r th. draw.
the eunsiuctor mechanically aii.rht.i.
a. 8, tht wont af al tlas. c,lu lls.ar. at
tins point. 10 49, u all WIS right aud
Niieia her the coast was clear Tn.
ear, as all ears 10. came - suii,is.n
-tansistill- AMI the moturman waited
FIR orders The ersud1clor. fsr snuls,
uEae.s -In able reason. "a ls.ss - -..e tas
r'-i signal of lan,,rr IN the ,-l.,-.,,l
Slte~. or perhaH= cu~toni ma.ir hin
cargless. and iiss si-uali..l 90 f.i.. ul,itur--
msin, named Eauers. %. asu.- ahetf
i he muuorrnan tnrug-i an tl.r -i-cs-ie
arit- tl'- eanslucf lr jsnpel ahsarl
the ear which a. cnn-sri-ra hi,. sss,,..,i
went rui NJ toward tiic drlrT-
WIZ the usotorman disi ussf scs ths.
dagger lights pr tho elsse,l gates
s.sssnrr than hs, ,iii VIII Tl-sr-iiasps ll-ars
remain i MYSTERY. hus tiis. fact rr-na .is.
fhas he dla nat Nearer -1sli nearer
came the car ts that awftf abrss ami
a few hrrt fram tls. draw il drst
.larvae.3 uEoa the mutorsfan that the
draw wa@ open. t.. made extra ,r-i =
nary raF .rts % tarm "a fils. erirrrut.
hut il WIS ef pa avail Ens hri,i-,~
cap an -iissat-sI IKE su.. fs.s>~s.-.zsi alisl
ss.fea1I 1Ii,.'i isis-,siis.reutiv. hut there Wa
nothing laft f.ar arm to do
Eiss- msst.srsaan. realizing 4is usvu
danger. f,rs,ssls the precious frrsgbs
# men. women and ciilisirea entrusted
- hi, carr. is.n1,.,l OF the front plat
farin iEst A. the car was nearing the
irasv, ran dosvu ths. vi.isiHct n tAs, di-
rsesissu af Central avennc aad ,5isaD-
p..ars.,I "a tine darkness
4 Z the >aHe instant tvza NAL. pas
sengers iuuV~,,t II the ear platform
aasl sss.au..,I d,.aeh ~ Il br i miracle.
fssr the car hast already crashed into
the cisa>s.,i iron gate. The g'snsi actor.
e.. s.-5...F 81. ....... ~. -rr s---. -r.T....
4 s,runi after tls. im,ns.nss. motor hasi
crashed through tsr gate it resie-l hc-
fssre that asful slas,s It 80 feet.
sseasi5,-,i h1r a asnmrnf ausI with a t,.r-
rife sn.-s,,l was ha ri.-si ,lass nssar-i-
Ehsa>.. VIM Witnessed the as..isisns
SAY that rhes heard one a-saui ziass ciI,s-
rus e screams. znsl in an instant al
Nas guicr - DEATH rhs. ear sfrwsis
u1ssn pr,.iecli,ln sf pile, IA the ahut-
mant b-H-afh the draw. then turn M,
ana Hr-ak KING into pl.crs. it lrap..,i ia1a
the dark rirer b-laW, breaking ta.
tasliue h.-tEVeen the ting ant th.
s.;hspaurr thai WIS passing hsaratA 81. ,
drav
4 moment after the car ssrus.ss tIs.
river a frgv Suppressed y-oans var.
heard bv the men WIN hapnenesl - h..
GA tss dts.lss h-lasu amt tea al xas
over Men from the bridge a5.avr and
I from tn. dsariss yelled IN the men un
the tug I'd pieik Hp the people. has
I thirteen lives was sasriies.,l. en- = fxa
E passengers. oEe nan and enc vsslsna4.
beng taken gat alzvc-
f Inss.is OF twenty inmates a tirebsillf,
E six ambulaHres. SIX d-asi wagon ana 4
s.sslaaI Il p.llicemen were "a the scene.
Z The IN njure.i man amt vvusuan we're al
unee tsalseu "a the hospital. but e tes,s'
many hours of hard ami patient toll I'd
[ extrieate the thirte-n ho.l5es from tbs
I Wressss-e of the car IN the river Ous
[ bv one tbs. bs.iie= were taken - under,
I taking establishments spread over
every part of the city. far this city !
| without a morxue. ans the work u
I iffeutihcatlon was extremely stew
L Late at n .ht when the .saath sid-
residents hesr's II the eafaSsrophss and
when they began - realizs. that their
I lowed ones ha.l not yet retarfsei home
I the undertake establishments were
I visited. where onr after smother the
I b.ssiis.s were hlentifiesL
The scsnes were heArtrenslIng ia the
extreme.