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9;in■tYSerlon* BrU Bond Actlilcnt.V.vViWe hare to-day. to detail the particulars dfiii accident'whielt occnrcd last evening at; Milton, on the line of the Milwaukee andt :* • . lt;Mississippi Rail Road, and whiclx resulted* • •T * » a .' • • /■* r»is j 3n'KorJouaJ|f not; filial injury to George E.e*;t-u;«•1’rice, Esq., the efficient and gentlemanlySfyieconductor in the emp3oy of the Company,.. ■ The vtrai n~ wliich: leavcs-Janesville zmt',8 o'clock P. M, connects at Milton with thecars from Milwaukee. The Janesville trainfirst proceeds to the “Y- one; mile Vest ofik ^oli'there down to. the;- station,-*:A1CfSTS‘ofof. Ilie,oi:VCIr;iii-;x*Lsli*u,i* asmi,therlyiSsiOmilAirithand upon Us arrival there.it. makes what.is J e vm cd • i a Rai t R oad t cclimc al i ty i a £*2yi rig j switch/' which consist in throwing a por-£• j tion of* the **;lraiu ' -upon Vside-track ^ ! v.hilcrlhc locomotive and: baggage car-pas- -' scS on. ..Id .order to do this.lt is, necessary4 that the train be run at quite a rapid rate.Mr. Price was last evening standing upon the platform of the passenger1 car while’engaged in the performance .of this duty. A freight oar had been, carelessly deft standing : upon the aide track about one hundred feetlt; _ r +u*o;n:Ute switch, and the night 'being very : dark, was only seen :by Mr. Price when' too hue to slop.the train. Although perchance lie might have . escaped injury by jumping/ vet in this- moment of imminent'per if, her did not desert his post but faithfully, main-;taihed his position and. endeavored’ to apply tile brake. . Ere the wheel lied made two; revolutions the ears came in -collision with'., a^fearfnl ciadh and with such force as tearr lt;from their' fastenings several scats, in the * passenger coach. Mr. Price was violently # thrown, for ward by the concussion, Jus head striking ati iron brace which projected-from * the end of lhc freight car, 'wbichfrac lured a section of his skull some four inches in length ‘ and two in breadth. Drs. Palmer Treat of 5 ^ ^3*were called and gave U3 the following as the result of their examination ;The front al'lxmc was fractured neariyfour , inches in length and two in width, and driven in upon tlie'brnin. The arachnoid mcra* ' .bralie was considerably torn and the brain injured by the pieces of bone. The first : linger of the .left hand was fractured, the knee badly'bruised,-and he also sustained ; considerable internal injury. At the present writing (3 P. M.) lie is as comfortable as .■ can be'expected j considering the extent of'lt;1 * * *!.-■' » ■ ' _ ; ■ -# - * • . - . i, —Jus injuries/......... y ••.....- • .He was taken to the residence of W. X-• r • n , . »‘Morgan, Esq.;. where he,was kindly cared . ■ for, and;received also the attention of. Wra.: • B. Strong, the agent of tlua city, and. S. S--. • Merrill of the La Crosse road/ assisted, by ;others. . W ■. : ■:•■There, is perhaps no man in the,employ of . of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rnil RoadCompany, who has so yvell merited and who has so constantly received the commend a- , tion of his employers as ’ Mr. Price. Ever. , , ♦ i . . * I » * i ■ prompt in the performance pf hts duties as conductor, and watchful of their Interestsi ■ . •. • • * ■ ;he.has long held the. position he_gcc*pics; ^ and ever received the up probation of all who ' have been' cognizauvof; big official actions.- ; He has,won Tor himself the. esteem of all ' wbohave been .thrown hi contact with and,nobly has.be earned it. As a business ■ man he Is energetic, efficient and obliging j in the social circle he is courteous, gentle- r mKuly and companionable. During his - Ions residence in this CEtv he has hr his vir-.o — mtues endeared himself to our citizens, among ■* t awhom the recital of his misfortune has dieted a universal expression of sympathy anil ' regrot, and who will- anxiously Iiope that . they may lie jKjramltcd to hear tid Logs ofhhj ;nv j reeovciy. ■ ’ .ali-thehetedninnilsetrorce,inton#3iit • cilicecdy : a-icd his3 Ofvasi toxVi Vhis'•‘A S’vasIcH'iiintngcct1CI1l*k-mgm-njdirit,led
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Janesville Weekly Times
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Mar 08, 1859
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