Annals of Cleveland

Disasters and Accidents | Railroad

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Abstracts: 15

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526

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

526 - L. Mar. 3:4/4 - An unknown man boarded a pony engine and rode to the
foot of Vineyard square. When getting off, he fell and rolled under the
train, which cut off his right leg. (2)

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Vineyard square

527

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

527 - I, Apr. 4:4/2 - Jacob Smith, night watchman at the Union depot,
slipped and fell when attempting to get on a pony engine. The engine
passed over his leg, cutting it off. (2)

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Smith, Jacob; Union depot

528

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 April 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

528 - L Apr. 8:4/4 - A soldier entering Cleveland aboard a freight train
jumped off at the foot of Superior st., and in landing backwards, slipped
and bruised his back. The train wheel ran over his heel. (4)

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529

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (7 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

529 - L. May 23:4/4 - William DeWitt of Young love, DeWitt and company,
was killed in a railroad accident on Columbus rq., yesterday.
Mr. DeWitt entered a partnership with Messrs. M. C. Young love and
Dudley Baldwin, in 1856, and has been a prominent member of the state
board of agriculture. A wife and five children survive. (7)

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Baldwin, Dudley; Columbus rd.; Dewitt, William; Dudley (Yourglove and De Witt and co.); Young love, De Witt and Co. (manufacturers); Young love, M. C.

531

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 July 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

531 - L July 15; ed:2/2 - The facts revealed of the cause of the recent
Montreal disaster, which killed hundreds of emigrants, shows criminal
negligence.
"The loss of life may seem trifling to us because it apparently is
cheap in war, but life should not be considered cheap under any circum-
stance. It is a sacred thing and not to be yielded up voluntarily except
for highest and noblest purpose. Railroad officials should be held to
strict accountability for undue speed and recklessness." (3)

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Montreal, Canada

532

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 July 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

532 - L July 20; ed: 2/1 - The verdict of the coroner's jury in the matter
of the terible Richelieu river (Canada) slaughter, is a model of its
kind. It censures the engineer for carelessness in failing to stop be-
fore crossing the drawbridge, and the guardians for failing to report
the neglect, as well as recommending discontinuance of the drawbridge.
(2)

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Richelieu river (Canada)

533

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 July 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

533 - L. July 20; ed: 3/2 - A train on the Erie railroad carrying 833 Rebel
prisoners guarded by 125 Union men collided with a coal train of 50 cars.
The scene of frightful disaster was described as appalling by those
who escaped. -
Failure to telegraph the next station was the cause of the collision.
Such negligence should be investigated, and whoever is guilty should be
punished as a murderer. (10)

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Erie railroad

535

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

535 - L Nov. 23:4/4 - Alfred Talbot, 50, an old and highly respected
citizen of East Cleveland, was killed in an accident which occurred on
the Mahoning railroad in Youngstown Nov. 20. Mr. Talbot had gone out
cn a handcar to repair a bridge. In turning the crank, it caught in his
coat and threw him with great force in front of the car, breaking his
arm and forcing through his side. - . . . (4)

Index terms:

Talbot, Alfred; Youngstown, O.

538

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 December 1864 (24 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

538 - L Dec. 24:4/3,4 - Frost caused a rail to break about one mile north
of Hudson on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad, ard two coaches were.
damaged by fire as a result of the train's derailuent. One Clevelander,
Oliver H. Perry, was among those killed. Elijah Baldwin, Peter Hemmis,
a Mrs. Andrews, O. F. Jerkins, a Captain McClure, and a Mr. Stevenson,
all of Cleveland, were among those injured. (24)

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Andrews, Mrs. ; Baldwin, Elijah; Cleveland Pittsburgh railroad; Hemmis, Peter; Hudson, O.; Jenkins, O. F.; McClure, Captain; Perry, Oliver H.; Stevenson, Mrs.

539

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 December 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

539 - L Dec. 27:3/3 - In a letter to the editor, J. H. Devereux, superin-
tendent of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad, expresses the company's
gratitude for the aid and sympathy rendered by the citizens of Hudson to
the sufferers of the recent a scident, and states that cold and frost -
broke the rail, causing the accident. He says, "In the present case, -
the track at the point of the accident had been inspected not an hour -
before the train passed.... The rail broke from cold and frost...cer- -
tainly no finite power could have prevented the accident." . . (5)

Index terms:

Cleveland Pittsburgh railroad; Devereux, J. H.; (superintendent Cleve. & Pittsburgh railroad); Hudson, O.