Annals of Cleveland

Disasters and Accidents

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Abstracts: 55

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463

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 February 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

463 - L. Feb. 1:4/3 - A horse attached to a wagon on Ontario st., near
the market, became frightened and ran away with the wagon which struck
a lamp post and reduced it to kindling wood. The horse, undaunted,
sped up Kinsman st., narrowly missing a woman, but finally was brought
to a halt without further damage. - (2)

Index terms:

*Disasters & Accidents; Kinsman st.; Ontario st.

464

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 February 1864 (11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

464 - L. Feb. 19:2/2 - In a letter to the editor, the 29th veteran volun-
teers write about their trip from Cleveland to Zollicoffer Barracks,
Tenn. They tell of an accident which occurred when a balcony gave way,
throwing 150 men to the pavement below. Fifty men were injured, ten of
them seriously. Tomorrow they leave for the front. - (11)

Index terms:

Tennessee; U. S. army; Zollicoffer Barracks, Tenn.

465

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 February 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

465 - H Feb. 23: 1/4 - A young boy was run over by an East Cleveland
street car on Feb. 21, when he jumped from the forward platform of the
car and fell beneath the wheels. One leg was broken. (2)

No index terms.

466

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 March 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

466 - L. Mar. 11:4/3 - Mrs. Baker was seriously burned while cleaning
her husband's clothes with naptha. Neighbors, hearing her scream, res-
cued lier. Her injuries may prove fatal. (3)

Index terms:

Baker, Mrs.

468

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 March 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

468 - L. Mar. 12:4/2 - John McElroy was stabbed while playing with a
companion. He is in a critical condition, and under the care of Dr.
Beckwith. (1)

Index terms:

Beckwith, Dr.

469

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 March 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

469 - L. Mar. 22:4/2 - Sheriff Lewis was badly injured when he and
another man were thrown out of his buggy while riding. A bolt coming
out of the buggy's thills had startled the horses. The companion es-
caped injury. (1)

Index terms:

Lewis, Sheriff

474

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (6 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

474 - L. May 23:4/3 - R. R. Campbell, a watchman from the Cleveland and
Erie railroad, ordered some boys out of the railroad yard. They came
back repeatedly, however, and he drew a revolver to scare them. One
of the lads caught hold of the pistol and it fired, striking him in the
groin and hand. The watchman was arrested, but later released on bail.
- (6)

Index terms:

Campbell, (railroad watchman); Cleveland and Erie railroad

477

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 May 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

477 - L. May 28:4/5 - While a team of horses attached to an empty wood-
rack was running away yesterday on Pittsburgh st. , the woodrack struck
a buggy and overturned it, severely bruising the occupant, a lady. (1)

Index terms:

Pittsburgh st.

478

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 May 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

478 - L. May 28:4/5 - A team of horses attached to a wagon ran away on
Erie st., yesterday. They headed for the sidewalk and crashed into a
post, narrowly missing a lady. (1)

Index terms:

Erie st.

480

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 June 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

480 - L June 6:4/3 - A horse was frightened at the foot of Wineyard st.,
and started down Centre st., at a terrible rate. It "brought up" against
a post at the foot of Columbus st. Only the horse was injured. (1)

Index terms:

Centre St.; Columbus st.; Vineyard st.

481

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 June 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

481 - L. June 13:4/2 - Yesterday, a runaway occurred on Pittsburgh st.
The buggy was smashed, and the two men thrown from it were slightly
injured. (1)

Index terms:

Pittsburgh st.

482

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 June 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

482 - L June 14:4/5 - The small son of the Rev. J. H. Rylance climbed
up a ladder where a new building was being erected and fell, breaking a
thigh bone and badly bruising his breast. - (3)

Index terms:

Rylance, Rev. J. H.

485

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 June 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

485 - L June 19; ed: 2/1 - The verdict rendered in the case of the ter-
rible explosion at the laboratory of the Washington arsenal is that
Superintendent Brown was guilty of placing inflammable substances too
near the building.
"Let the guilty in this case, be punished with all the extreme severity
possible, and that will not be too severe." (3)

Index terms:

Brown (Superintendent of Arsenal, Washington D. C.); Washington, D. C.

489

Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 July 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.6 ~ View at ChronAm

489 - L. July 4:4/6 - A driver on the Kinsman st. railway fell from a
car yesterday. Both arms were broken. Name not given. (1)

Index terms:

Kinsman st.

490

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

490 - H July 5:1/4 - Yesterday a span of horses attached to a carriage
ran off until they reached Superior st., where they crashed into a post
and smashed the carriage. (1)

No index terms.

491

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.7 ~ View at ChronAm

491 - H July 5:3/7 - Jchn Badger, 20, who was injured yesterday on the
Kinsman st. railway when he jumped from the car, crushed one of his arms
so badly that it had to be amputated. He is reported doing well. (2)

Index terms:

Badger, John; Kinsman st.

492

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 July 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

492 - L July 9:4/4 - Rosa Kregar, 142 River st., was run over by a wagon
carrying a heavy load of nails. Dr. Beckwith, who attended her, pro-
nounced the injuries serious. The driver of the wagon was arrested. (4)

Index terms:

Beckwith, Dr.; Kregar, Rosa

494

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 July 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

494 - L July 15:3/3 - On July 11, a Mr. Schoger and his wife, who live
on Kinsman st., went to their work in the field, leaving four small chil-
dren, from two to ten years of age, in the house. When they returned
the children could not be found, and a search revealed that all four had
been smothered to death in an old German chest. (4)

Index terms:

Kinsman st.; Schoger

499

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 August 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

499 - L Aug. 13:4/3 - On Aug. 11, while William Ale, sr., of Rockport,
was driving home accompanied by his wife and child, his carriage turned
over on Croton st. Mr. Ale received a fractured skull and died several
hours later. His wife was severely injured and is unable to speak or
In OWe, (2)

Index terms:

Ale, William (Rockport); Croton st.

500

Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 August 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

500 - L Aug. 16:4/2 - A seven-year old boy, the son of Irish parents,
went to the orchard of John Blair on Prospect st., Aug. 13, to get some
apples. He was seriously injured by a cow whose horn pierced his palate.
(2)

Index terms:

Blair, John; Prospect st.

501

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 August 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

501 - L Aug. 29:4/3 - A 12-year old boy, the son of a man named Southern,
who is a member of the 103rd. regiment, fell off the docks near the
Cleveland mills and was drowned Aug. 27. (2)

Index terms:

U. S. army

502

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 September 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

502 - L Sept. 2:4/3 - During the display of rockets at the Democratic
meeting on the Square, Aug. 30, Eugene Murphy was mortally wounded. A
rocket penetrated his bowels, and after suffering two hours of great
agony, he died. A wife and two children survive, and a subscription is
being circulated for them. (4)

Index terms:

Murphy, Eugene

504

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 September 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

504 - L. Sept. 28:4/4 - A serious accident occurred on the west side to-
day when a street car, in charge of two boys who could not check its
speed as it started down Wineyard st. hill, got out of control. The
passengers fearing the car would run into a freight train, became fright-
ened and jumped. This resulted in the death of one woman and serious in-
jury to several others. (3)

Index terms:

Vineyard st.

510

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 November 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

510 - L Nov. 11:4/3 - The boiler of the locomotive on a Cleveland train
of the C. C. & C. railroad exploded at Shelby on Nov. 9, fatally injur-
ing the engineer and fireman, who were brothers. Silas B. Alden was
the fireman, and George Alden, the engineer. (5)

Index terms:

Alden, George (locomotive engineer); Alden, Silas B. (locomotive fireman); Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati railroad; Shelby, N. Y.

511

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 November 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

511 - L Nov. 12:4/2 - Three German men living on Pittsburgh st., were
badly injured yesterday when they fell off a staging on which they were
working at the old Baptist church. (2)

Index terms:

Pittsburgh st.

514

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 November 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

514 - L Nov. 19:4/3 - Darnell O’ Hassett, a common laborer and speculator
in oats, was drowned yesterday when he fell into the river from the dock
at the Pittsburgh freight depot. He was quite old, absent-minded, and
blind, and it is thought that his clothing became caught in a dray which
drew him into the river. (5)

Index terms:

O'Hassett, Darnell; Pittsburgh, Pa.