From the Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph
of Norwich, NY - Saturday, September 15, 1877

Narrow Escape

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   The excursion to North Bay on Thursday had a narrow escape. It was running at a high rate of speed and when near Eaton it came upon a "flag", which was thrown out by section men at work with a hand car loaded with ties upon the track. The flag was rather near the hand car for comfort and though the engine was reversed promptly and brakes whistled down yet it was impossible to stop the train until the forward engine, which was detached from the train, had collided with and knocked the hand car off the track; the other engine and the train were not stopped until it came up to where the hand car was. No injury was done other than a break up of the headlight of the forward locomotive. Fourteen heavily loaded cars with human freight were in jeopardy but luckily handsomely escaped. It was an "episode" that gave zest to the excursion, which proceeded on its way with a slight delay, returning at seven P.M., having a jolly day of it.