Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-26


| An occuRRxScx ON r1aE ERArtRoAp.-The down
passenger train on Wednesday morning, thre.
miles below fottsSirle. raN over COW thar sud.
denly started across the track. The engineer,
AFTER running two hundred yards off the rail, was
thrown on one side and upset, and the ,ender
WIS rreeipitated over steep embankment On
the other side. Fortunately the connecting boil,
broke, that tied the AFTER 10. he baggage car,
else II Would have dragged all the cars after il.
No one was hurt. The engineer Ieaped on the
top of the baggage car, and the fireman. after
stepping of the stest,, jhtnped ever he ernbank.
h,eht
The engine is the Gazelle, the finest On the
line, built by that ingenious artist, Mr.. Nichols.
of Reading. 1t seemed perfect wreck; vet on
minute examination, the only material injury is
the breaking OF the crank axle. These engine.
and iron cars are very tough. After the mos,
awful locking washes, It is generally fouHd that
litter harnmering out and screwing Up makes
all right again.
This is one Of those accidents ttat Ho Sisi.
lance can guard against. So long as cattle are
let loose, we must expect them.
There was a moment when terror seized the
passengers. The engine actually turned so.
merset, and the water in the boilers Immediately
let forth fierce clouds Of steam, with volcanic
noise and fury, giving the idea of an explosion
1his drew the passengers in rush towards the
further doors. il proved, however, to be ouly a
PAPER tiger.
Some thirty yards Of track wa, DISTURBED, bu',
the Efficient police of this Company soon put
things 10 rights. IN few minutes ,elegraphic
despatch to Reading was answered thas "in tive
minutes an engine and cars will start from Rea
ding to PottsviIie f;r yonr use"
In half an hour new rails and a host Of ioen
came, the cars We're put on the track and taken
back to the depot, and we leIt the men busy dis.
tnantlins the engine. Soon the train passed
down again with its passengers, and not not ifrags.
ment remained 70 hma:k the place of tn. disaster
Phil Ledger.
CsOrs rs the Valley or viRo,s,A. The
Winchester Virgfnian thus speaks of the pros
Pcct Of the crops in that section:
Contrary to the gloomy predictions of many,
tho wheat crcp in his, and at lea't part Of
Shenandoeh bids fair, we think to be full and
average one. in an excursion up the Valley,
rs far as Strasburg, during the past week, We
saw many luxuriant fields of wheat, and though
/, was but the 10th Of the ,nun,h, Rnust o: them
were beginning TO put on the livery of harvest,
aud TO give abundant indication that the Joyous
season OF the reaper was close al hand. The
gram is said to be of fshoefior duality. hnd if the
CROP should hot turn..ou, as many bushels. i, is
believed that it will not fall far short Of yielding
as many pounds az that of the proceeding year
The ccrt looks rather backward, but the copi
ous and reasonable rain which has Just fallen
vii. souh Bring i. FORWARD. aid in little lime.
our beautiful Valley. smiling with the uherring
evidence Of the feitility or ie soil. shd the in
dus,ry Of i,s inhabitsnts will present oil its at
ttaetiuhs.
sisobtAk Sfirkakst. We End !hs fdlSw.
ing statement, in one Of our exchanges showing
that m,ny Of the most important events of the
ta'tpagh III MeAitr, haze taken b'tce en- Sun.
tdys - ., ....
The hattie Of Palo Alto ~ss fought on Sin.
das; the 9Th d Mst.
The Ameficah srity Arrived aid took pt;si.
tioh IN ffotit uf hoh.etey on shadas, the sOrh
aas Of September battle eominenced neA,
uiothing.
'fhe uut,e bf Eel Notts. New Me.ieo, Was
tough, On Sandos the 2i,h day OF tatiiiaiy.
The battle of Buena Vista tommehccd on
Sunaay the 22,h day Of FebtusrS
The .tttehte. II IKE cnt and Castle uf trtu
truf &ad made 10 ten. Scott on Sundae, tie
27th day February.
''fhe battle of Sacranehto. EEi:uahns, was
Tough, on Sunday, the 2slh day OF March.
''tse battle Of cet.o Gordo commenced on
Sunday. the l7,h day Of April"
Tss Hsssts OF MosrkakS Jus, one seai
apo they marched through our streets as noble
and splendid body of mel! De ever wen, fo,,h
tb pai,ie They were sboat iiihb kasatea
strong. The men were in the tigor of youth.
ful manhood, and aa i'll petfet. oides dha @iiH
military Precision they fataded through our CT.
~, the admiration of our people bruke forth IN
loud spplsnee Sf,hs gallant array. This was
the Erst Tennessee regiment. under the com.
mand OF the hetoic veteran Col. Campbell
They len our city fresh i:o!n their owh happy
homes in The mountains sne by the river sides
in hesIihfhI Tennessee, tull Of hope, atnbitoh
and patriotism they departed in cheerful spr.