Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1895 — Train Derailed by a Buzzard. [ARTICLE]

Train Derailed by a Buzzard.

As the mail train on the Pensacola and Atlantic Division of the Louisville and Nashville Railway was bowling along between Bonifa.v and Caryville, Fla., some heavy f object struck the headlight, smashing tha glass and knocking the burner off the lamp The oil caught fire and in an insta t the front of the engine was in flames. The engineer was alarmed and reversed the 1 - lever so suddenly that the cars bumped together with great force, injuring several passengers and derailing the engine. By hard work the flames were extiguished and then the engine was examined. It was found that a buzzard had struck the headlight and caused the trouble. The bird was found wedged in the headlights with its feathers burned off and thoroughly cooked. The accident cost the railroad several hundred dollars and traffic was delayed for five hours.