The Cecil Whig

[Correspondence of The Cecil Whig.]
NORTH EAST, Aug. 29th 1859.
Dear Whig:--I hasten to give you as
brief an account of an accident, which occurred
near here as the circumstances will admit of.
Mr. Edward Jackson, when crossing the
Railroad at or near the Brick Yard, yesterday
morning, found an oilcloth bag or Satchel,
which had been dragged for some distance on
the track of the Road and broken open thereby
pulling out some of the contents, which were
good clothing. Upon following the road a
short distance back, he found a young man
lying in the ditch along the side of the road,
in a senseless condition: not being able or
willing to speak, he immediately procured
help and kindly took charge of the person,
and by the assistance of Mr. Caleb Veasy,
the Supervisor of the road, with his car,
removed him to North East Depot, where,
with the assistance of Mr. Roberts, the Agent
here, he was provided with everything neces-
sary to his comfort. Drs. Simpers and
Buckley were called in and rendered medical
aid, and found that no bones were broken,
but the patient in a very stupid condition.-
They were unable to ascertain to a certainty
whether he was a mute or not, such was his
stupor, or rather obstinacy. It was thought
better in the afternoon to remove him to the
Alms House, at Cherry Hill, as nothing could
be elicited as to his name or whereabouts.-
He had a Bible and an arithmetic; the name
in the bible was so scratched and defaced as
to render it illegible, there was a suit of
clothes in the bag, apparently new: but not
a scrap of paper or anything to show where
he was from.
On Saturday night, as the through freight
train came along, near Bacon Hill, a man
was discovered on the track, walking a head
of the engine and persisted in doing so for
some time, notwithstanding the usual warning
was given. The engineer thought him deaf
and ran very slow, having a heavy train:
but as soon as he ascended the grade he urged
him off and passed him. This was about 9
o'clock; he was coming from towards Elkton.
This no doubt the same person, overtaken by
the night passenger train from Philadelphia
and knocked off by the cowcatcher, as this
train runs much faster, he was not seen by
the engineer, as it was quite cloudy and dark.
He was kindly treated and a good conveyance
provided by Mr. Longstroth and Mr. J. W.
Simpers, and taken to the Alms House,
where his friends will find him if living.
S. B.