New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-20
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| DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT - SIXTEEN
| LIVES LosT-NUMBERs Observation-Disclosures
| H. l., Fridsy, August Il, 8 M,-A friehtful
| railroad murder took place on the Providence
| and Worcester Railroad about 8 O'clock this
morning.
| The collision occurred between the regular up
| train and excursion train from Wieting's.
| The excursion train was out Of time, and met
| the up train at Valley Falls.
| The collision took place at sharp curve, be-
yond Central Falls the down train was behind
| time and proceeding at the rate Of 40 miles an
hour to reach the switch, from which there is
double track to Providence.
In one minute the train would have reached
| the switch. The up train waited the usual time
| at Pawtucket, and then having the right to the
road, proceeded at a stow rate around the curve
The train coming down suffered most, the cars
! being driven together, two Of them being CON-
pletely interlocked
The up train received but little damage, and
no persons in that train was injured to speak Of
The excursion train consisted of six long pas
senger cars densely crowded.
The cause Of the accident is said to have been
owing to a variation OF two minutes in the
watches of the engineers. The engines were to-
tally demolished
The following are the names OF the sufferers:
R1ffed-Rev Mr.. Penny, Episcopal Clergy
man, officiating at Grace Church, Providence !;
Mr.. Wood, of Northbridge; John L. Perkins,
fireman, Of Northbridge; Mrs. Plant, wife of
Gen. Plant, of Whitinsville; Peter Plant, son Of
Gen. Plant A. Charlesworth, of Whitinsvile;
Thomas Brown, Of Whitinsville; William Full
lerbone, Of Whitinsville; Mrs Caroline Rich
mond, wife Of John Richmand; Peter Rogers, Of
North Uxbridge, and two others unknown.
Woundea Francis Reed, of Wbitinsville;
George Plant, Of Whitinsville; Hosea Ballou, Of
Woensocket; Edward Green, engineer of the
p-train-badly ribs broken; Stewart
Winslow, Of Whitinsville, badly; Daniel Ganty,
Of Whitinsyille, slightly Martin G. Jefferson,
brakeman, g and arm broken; John Brown,
Of Whitinsl4 10. four ribs broken Noses Bolton,
badly wounded Mrs. GladdiGg wife Of Charles
Ghddipg, Of Pawtucket, slightly; John Mar
shall, of North Uxhridgs, leg broken George
Bolton, Of Whitasville, leg broken; John Crane,
OF ditto, badly bruised; Schuyler White, Of
ditto; and others names not ascertaiued vet
On the Uxbridgs train tie tlrd passenger
car lesped over tho second and killed three per-
seas VINO we're attempting. to escape by tie
windows
llr. soutbwicl;, Superintendent Of tie Provi
dence and Worcester road, vas injured oa the
head One psor boy had his .rm torn cut of
the socket.
The dead wore horribly manglea. Nine of
them we're deposited side by side at Valley |
Fails, and presented melancholy fpectaele
\ Tie speotacle was % most horrid oue--the
broken oars-the crushed engine-the dead and
dying-is said to have furnished scene never
before Wit messed in these regions
Mrs. Caroline f. Il. Diche, who was taken to
the house Of Mr.. George jerks, died in about
two hours in great agony.
The dead anu dying we're principally con-
yeye1 to Valley Falls, and tne wounded to
Paw tuchet.
A corouer's jury was summoned to hold an
Inquest en- the dead.
ETuL ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT. - JTHeel- |
ing, august l2.-The express passenger train |
from Baltimore, Oh the Baltimore ami Ohio |
Railroad, yesterday afternoon, was thrown off |
tue treok when passing through switch at |
Cameron, n miles from this city. yhs ball or |
lever fell down, which, by changing the track, |
threw three Of the cars, crowded with passen- |
gers, entirely of. They were upset, but strange
to say, out Of over 100 ladies and gentlemen, |
not one was killed or seriously injured Some
20 or SO are slightly bruised and scratched.
John " L. MoMahon, Of Baltimore, who was in
tho train, WAS buried in coal dust, but not in |
the ieast degree injured An investigation into
tho causes Of the dsester by the officers of the |
road, establishes that the switch had not been
used that day, and had been properly placed |
and secured after being last used, but that
ut about an hour previous to the accident
tFo men, lately discharged from the csmpanys
service, had been seen handling the ball, and it |
ID supposed they designed to run the train off as
a matter Of revenge. =. They will be arrested on |
the charge tonight
The passengers afterwards held a meeting
and acquitted the company of all blame. Much |
alarm was felt at first, which gave way to in
lgnation against the offenders.
The travel on the road is rapidly increasing,
md passengers are loud in its praise