“Theodore Barnes, “Taylor,” yardmaster of the B&O SW Railroad at this place, while coupling cars last Monday, was caught between the bumpers and so severely crushed that he died the next evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. Barnes came to this city from Wellson about four months ago. He was a sober and hardworking man, and …
“Lewis Stevens met with a horrible death Monday evening, on the railroad track, a short distance above the Junction Hotel. He was struck by the engine of the Sciotoville commuter, of the CP and V railway, dreadfully mangled, and almost instantly killed. He was section foreman of the Sciotoville extension of the CP and V, …
“The Valley road was sold at public auction today to the B&O for $3,700,000, being a million and a half above the minimum price set by the court.”
“The mangled remains of Fergus Gagen, the former Scioto countian, who was run down by a N&W train at Nolan, West Virginia, arrived here Wednesday night, and were removed to Lynn’s undertaking establishment.” “The body lay on a cot, and was in charge of the dead man’s brother, WW Gagen, and brother-in-law, JD Elder, of …
“Marshall Schmitt received a letter today from Robert Kress, of Buena Vista, stating that he brought a man to this city Tuesday night whom he has every reason to believe was the man who threw muriatic acid in the face of Captain Hoobler, near Vanceburg, Tuesday evening.” “It was about two o’clock Wednesday morning when …
“Oscar Snook of Rarden, son of William Snook, employed on the Nave Brothers’ contract in West Virginia was hit by an N&W train and killed Wednesday. The remains will be interred at Rarden.”
“So intently was Crawford Shaw, aged 64, a barber, whose shop is located at 1019 Chillicothe street, watching Officer Barney Donley arrest a man near Tenth and Chillicothe streets at 7:30 Wednesday night, that Shaw failed to see the B&O SW mail train approaching, and it struck him and hurled him to the right of …
“Death sunday afternoon overtook a theater party of five young Kentucky persons enroute from Greenup to Ashland. Four were instantly killed and one probably fatally injured as C&O passenger train No. 3, westbound from New York to Cincinnati, traveling at a high rate of speed struck a Ford Roadster at the White Oak crossing one …
“Raymond F Campbell, 57, of Riverton, Greenup County, was found dead in the snow beside a Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad freight train near Omega Thursday night.” “Mr. Campbell, who was head brakesman on the train, was lying face down in snow on the right of way, where he had fallen after suffering a heart attack.” …