Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
November 13 1822 Page 2
Stage Accident

On Thursday the 24th ult. Between three and four miles west of St. Clairsville, Ohio, the stage horses took fright from the running of some young horses in a field, and ran off, the stage then descending a hill. The driver succeeded in keeping the stage in the road for some time. At length the wheels struck a stump, which threw the stage over, first on the side, and then on the top. They body of the stage was dashed into fragments. Besides the driver, there were one man, two women, and two children in the stage. The passengers all escaped with slight injuries, and were able to continue their journey with the mail. The driver has several ribs broken, and is badly hurt, but is expected to recover. One of the horses was killed, and another so much hurt as to be rendered useless. We learn that one of the women was in chase of her husband, who had left her at Zanesville; and that, traveling on foot, he had just reached the scene of danger, and was the first to help her up when thrown on the road. – Belmont Journal.
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