Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1873-09-02 | Page 1 | Frightful Accident

Frightful Accident. Galion, Ohio. 31. A frightful accident ac-cident occurred a few miles west of this place, on the A. it G. AY. 11. 11., lust night. The train coming from the west ran into a farmer's wagun, containing himself, wife and two daughters, killing the children outright, out-right, and severely injuring the father and mother, the latter of whom has since died. The wagon was reduced to fragments, and one of the horses was killed. He urged the horses forward for-ward with the whip, with the intention inten-tion of crossing the track ahead of the train. The engineer gave the signal danger, but was powerless to avoid the calamity.