The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-14
HEAD-ON COLLISION
OF BIC SANDY TRAINS
NOBODY KILLED, BUT SEVERAL
MORE OR LESS INJURED
AT cLYFFEsIpE.
The INJURED.

/ HE NJOhED.
Geo. w. Dent, Ashland, fireman,bad
ly injured about left leg. May los,
same.
| C.. II. Burke, Ashland, engineer, bad
iy injured about face and bruised abou'
body. No bones broken.
|. II. Meadows, Ashland, engineer
badly bruised.
VIM. Hart, Ashland, fireman, badl,
bruised.
G. D. Stewart, Ashland, conductor
hurt about left shoulder and bott
hands.
Judge Robert Miller, Pikeville, lower
lip cut through by teeth, which were
knocked loose.
Miss Laura GartreIl ST. Louis, teach
er at Hindman school, tooth knocked
out.
Il. E. Mcswaine, hindman, bruised
about side.
Nick seiber, Olive Springs. Tenn, en-
route to Penny, KY, bruised about face.
n, s. Hall, bruised about face.
Lloyd Carter, Wilton, w. Va, head
bruised.
3, G. Carter, Wilton, w. Va, leg
bruised.
N. P. Harris, Prestonsburs, side and
back injured.
a. J. Harris, Prestonsburg, arm bruis
ed.
BIZ, Vanhoosq, Paintsvillc, who vas
returning home from vi5it with his
brother in Webb city, Mo-, knee cap
injured.
Atty. r Il. Harmon, Pikeville. slight
~ injured about knee
U, s. Meehee, trav-lins salesman
3ol E. Carter avenue, injured about
knees.
Among the other passengers on the
train who were shaken up and slightly
bruised were Miss Hernioe Vanslvke,
teacher at Hindmsn school, Adam Car.
penter, Salyersville, and b. H.. Wade,
Ashland
Big Sandy Passenger train No. SO
due to leave Ashland. at seven o'clock
and freight engine No. 1854 met head
on Saturday morning just below Clyffe-
sdie Park. and as a result Fireman
Geo Dent OF the passenger trainn may
lose his left leg and the other mem
bers of the crews and number of pas
sengers were injured as stated above.
The engine OF the passenger train
was so badly damaged that IL Is be-
lieved 1t will have to be "junked.'
The entire front was smashed and the
badly damaged
The COW catcher and head of the
freight engine was knocked of, but
the engine was able to move away
from the scene Of the wreck on it's
own power
The indirect cause of the collision
was due TO the freight engine run
ming on the east bound track, which
was necessitated because west
bound freight train had broken a draw
oar and had stopped to repair the same.
No. II passenger train, due at Ash
land AT 6:2O was back OF the dis
lbled freight. The engine on anoth-
ar Freight ran out OF water and was
anrnutc 70 Ashland to fill the tank
when the accident occurred, the cars |
laving been left behind,
When the engines met the blow was
% heavy that the passengers on No.
&c were nearly all Knocked from their
ieats and spilled many Of them all
,ver the coaches one passenger was
brown the length of three seats
Conductor Stewart who was making |
'hange for Adam Carpenter, boy
Who had purchased ticket at Berea
o Pikeville and was purchasing an
'ther ticket To Salyersville. was knock
d almost half way down the aisle and
he money he had in his hands scatter
ed over the coach floor
Pieces from the engine were hurl-
d against the windows OF train No,
I and several panes of glass We're
roken One piece of iron weighing
ully twenty-five pounds was thrown
nto the coach, but fortunately lit on
n empty seat,
The injured tralnmen were hurried
0 Ashland in a special train, hastily
repaired. At 20th street Mr., Dent was
to Newlove and Mock's am
ulance, and he was taken to the Kings
daughters Hospital.
NJ. c. Warnock, brakeman on No SO.
scaped without injuries.
The passengers were brought to Ash
md on No. II, which came into Ash
md on the Front street tracks.
No. II left Ashland for Cincinnati /
ten o'clock and the Big Sandy pas
,nger left about an hour later, /
The condition. of Geo. Dent, c. & o.
reman, was very unsatisfactory today, :
nd while hopes of his recovery have {
ot been abandoned. 1t is feared that /
he end is not far distant, as his phys- !
Il being seems unable to rally from
he terrible shock which it received i
RS. Dent only recently returned home /
ON hospital, where her life hung in l.
Ie balance for several days.
LATER! The condition Of George
ent showed marked signs of improve
ent to-day.
Dr J. J. Jennie, specialist from
nclnnati, who was called in consulta- !
On with his attending physicians, held =
rong hopes for Mr.. Dents ultimate :,
covery. i
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