Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-24


rRIGHTrUL RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
A DWELLING House. DEMoLIsHEp-SEvER-
AL PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED "A most
| trighful accident occurred, yesterday, OH the
Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad al Bris.
tol, the particulars Of which are as follows
| The O'Clock tain from New York yester-
day morning, OH passing Bristol, dropped one
oil lis cars; those having charge of the train
ran the car off the main track into small
car-house, and left it there, bnl with de-
gree Of carelessness totally objectionable,
neglected TO turn back again in its proper
place the switch leading to the car house
York reached Bristol, aud there being no
passengers waiting there, was passing on at
nearly full speed, when it reached the switch,
and sudden jar and the crashing OF timbers
caused quite CONSERVATION among the pas
sengers. The locomotive had been turned
from its proper course by the misplaced
switch, and ran upon the track leading 10 the
car-house, into which building it plunged,
bursting through the doors and forcing the
empty cars standing in the house through a
brick wall in the rear, thence through pile
of wood in yard adjoining, and thence
again into The dining.room of the house of
Mr.. William Stewart, in the middle of which
himself and family, seven in number, were
sitting around the dinner-tabe. The whole
interior Of the bodybuilding, which was of
frame, about twelve feet in width by sixteen
feet in length, was brought down in mass
OF ruins, the upper floor falling on 10 the ta-
BILE and slove, with The bedding and furni-
ture from above. The passengers immedi-
ately left The cars 10 render such assistance
as might be needed. They found Mrs. Ste.
wart and young girl, who were in the room
at the time of the crash, were in The yard,
whence they had been thrown, frantic with
terror, whilst the father was struggling TO
rescue his children from beneath the ruins,
at which hundred willing hands were in
moment heartily assisting him. Their
screams could be heard, and for a few min.
utcs nothing could be seen Of them, but on
the upper floor, which had faller, being lift
ed off, the three children, two girls and a
boy, were found covered with rubbish, and
rescued, when their injuries were happily
found 10 be but slight. The girls were
slightly bruised and scratched, and the little
boy had quite severe confusion on The side
OF his head. All of them were almost fright.
ed to death, equally unable, as were their
parents, 10 imagine what had happened
The other persons in the room were only
slightly bruised, with the exception Of Mrs.
Stewart, who received severe blow OH the
head, and, being eneients, some fears were
entertained as TO the result.
On returning TO the car-house, into which
the head of the train had entered, the loco
motive and tender was found 10 be driven to-
ge,her, and the running gear and frame Of
The former crushed into hundred pieces,
being, in fact, perfect wreck. The end OF
the empty car, or rather The shattered frame
of it, was driven almost entirely out OF the
ar-house, through the brick wall, and lodged
on the pile of wood in the yard, between the
rear of the house and the dwelling Of MIR.
Stewart; portion Of it entering and demol-
ishing the back part of which, as before sta
ted, but still retaining its elevated position.
The truck Of this car was thoroughly demol-
ished between the front of The locomotive
and the lower part OF the wall, which, being
bull, agains, bank of earth, did not give
way. The engineer, Mr.. Peter Provost,
eaped off as soon as the head OF the locomo-
tive struck The door, and succeeded in eseap.
ing with slight injury to his side and back
The two firemen, James Kiniey and James
Lexor both of New Brunswick, discovered
the danger Of their position too late TO jump
and were found fast between the locomotive
and tender; the first with his right foo
caught al the instep, the bones crushed anc
protrudng in friehful manner and the
second with a similar injury to his lef, foot
and, though not so severely crushed, amputa
iion is deemed necessary in both cases
They were soon rescued from their fearfu
position by The passengers, and conveyed tc
public house, where medical aid wal
promptly in attendance, affordiug them TEN
porary relief until they could be brnght Il
the City Hospital, where amputation wa
doubtless performed last night.
A messenger was sent by the conductor
by horse express, 10 the telegraph station a
Trenton, and message sent 10 Philadelphia
for another locomotive, which reached Bris
tol al 3 o'clock, and after a detention o
shout three hours, the train was again ii
motiGa on it's way TO The city, where il aniv
ed al haif.pcsl O'Clock.
CHEyALlEa wyKofF, formerly the agen
e o. Fanny Esles, is said i0 be in prison a
d Genoa, with The prospect OF beng sent Il