Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1858 — Fatal Railrood Accident. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Railrood Accident.

About one o’clock yesterday afternoon as a gravel train on the New Albany and Salem Railroad was passing through the cut south of the water station, between the city and the Junction, the irrineer observed a man walking on the track. He immediately whistled the engine, but the man took no notice of it. Supposing that he would certainly get off the track he did not whistle down the brakes and reverse the engine until he had nearly reached him. The engine struck him knocking him down and dragging him a distance of thirty yards, breaking his left leg. fracturing his skull and otherwise shockingly mangling him. He was brought to the city and lived about six hours after the accident. He was apparently about twenty years of age. From papers found upon his person it was discovered that he was deaf. He had a pass over the Valley Road to Attica, and it is supposed that he was going to the Junction to take the afternoon train for that place. In reply to some written interrogations from Mr. Foster, of the New Albany and Salem it ail*, road, (who showed the unfortunate young man every attention,) he said that his name was James Greene-—that he lived in Crawfordsville, where his mother also resided.— Lafayette Journal, iit/i inst. (KLrßemember that Hon. Schuyler Colfax done more by his persevering energy in defeating the infamous Lecompton iniquity than-any other member of the House of Representatives.