A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Ohio > Hamilton http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2544 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44751 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Daily Inter Ocean Article Date: November 29 1886 Article Description: Railroad Accident. A Father's Sad Ending. Article Text: Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 28--Midnight--A fatal collision, attended by dramatic circumstances, occurred at Anderson station, on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, eight miles below here, shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon. An engine, making a trail trip, was ordered to leave here not earlier than 1:45 p.m. It was in charge of Edward DROHAN, an old an experienced engineer. At Anderson's it collided with the north-bound freight. DROHAN had in the cab his two sons, 5 and 7 years old, and also John MAHER, aged 5. Perceiving danger ahead, he threw the three children through the cab window, and stayed at his post. He sacrificed his life for the boys. John MAHER was also killed, and Frank LOCKWOOD, the engineer of the north-bound freight, badly injured. No one else was hurt. No trains went out to-night. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OH-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com