The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-16

ter Railroad
On Saturday we gave a teegsphic account Of this
appalling collision. We have since obtained The follow
ing additional particulars and names OF the killed and
ahe excursion train which consisted OF six long pas
senger cars was out OF time, and met the uplraip al
Valley Falls.
The hrs, OF the excursion train smashed TO
pieces, the lender having been driven through H. Most
II not ALL OF the passengers in this either badly
woondod OF killed large number who escaped serious
injury were cut BY the spiinters.
The second car was not much injured, but was driven
through into the third about half lie length the ivs
rear cars were only partially damaged In The FIRST pas
seDger car there were only twelve or fifteen passengers
three four OF whom killed outright while nearly
all the remainder were more or lees injured
In the third the effects OF the collision were fright.
fu-some Of the passengers were killed instantly and
others received serious. II not fatal Injuries. The
leaped the second and killed three persons who
were attempting 10 escape from the windows.
Mr.. J. b. Butts. OF Millvie. with his grandson, boy
of ten years. in the first and escaped most mi
raculousy The car was totally demolished. but he and
The boy thrown in the mos, mex pcable manner out
al the side OF the car and rolled down an embankmen
Mr. Butts experienced injury, bu, the youth was Sc
verely cut the head Another passenger WAS thrown
out in the way, and fortunately escaped without IN
Mr. Sou,hwick, superintendent OF the Providence and
Worcester road was injured. on The head He Jumped
from the cars, and was injured mostly by spnlers and
blocks from the cars Dr. Mauian dressed his wounds,
and he ia doing well.
Mr. Teit, the president OF the Worcester road. was
The at the time OF the accident. but escaped with
The train from Providence consisted OF only cars,
being FIRST and one secondclass car nearly all the
seats in which broken up. None of the passen-
gers. however, were dangerously injured, although
about half OF them were badly cut and bruised There
were, IN all, about City passengers in ibis train,
The dead were horribly mangled. Nine OF them were
deposited side by side at Valley Falls and presented
melancholy spectacle. Hs@a
The spectacle was most -horrid one. The broken
cars the crushed engine the dead and dying said to
have furnished before Witnessed these
regions.
Mr. Hoppn, segar- maker OF New York, crawled ou.
from beneath The Worcester train but little injured.
Two men killed by his side.
Mr. Clark, manager OF the coal mines at Valley
Falls, who was on the same seat with Mr. Penny es-
The dead and dying were principally cor veyed 10 the
Valley Falls, and the wounded to Pawucket The body
of Mr. Penny was taken TO the house OF Rev. Mr. Taft,
at Pawtucket.
Assistance was rendered to the sufferers by those on
board the 80 train for Boston from Providence, which
LET. the latter place after the train which came in collision
with the Uxbridge train, and arrived at the junction
about five minutes after the collision Those board
this assisted in placing the wounded in the which
was not injured and took them back to Pawucket 10 OBJ
tam medical assistance.
The number of persons killed is twelve far as as
cerained and probably three times that number
rousy injured besides very large number bruised and
KILLED Rev. Mr.. Penny, Episcopal clergyman, Of
fciatng a, Grace Church, Providence; Mr.. Wood. OF
leaves wife and two children; Mrs Plant. wife OF
George Plant, of Whi!en.ville; Peter Plant, son Of
George Plant; Mrs Mallory. wife Of s s. Mallory of
Central Falls A. ChsIlesworh, Of Whi,ensville; Thos
Brown of Whensville; VIM. Fullerlove, Of Whi,ens-
vile; Mrs Caroline Richmond wife Of John Richmond
Peter Rogers, Of Milford; Mr.. Rogers, brother OF the
above.
WoUNDrD-Fancis Rist. Of Whitensvilie; George
Plant OF do; Hosea Balou, of Woonsocket, severely
Edward Green engineer OF the up-train, hadysevera
ibis broken; Steward Wnslow. Of Wbitensvlle, badly
Daniel Gany, OF do. slightly N. c. Jefferson. brake
man. leg and arm broken; John Brown. Of Whiiens.
Gladdng, wife OF Charles Gladding, of Pawtucket
slightly John Marvall, OF North Uxbridge leg broken
George Bolton, Of Whi,ensville, do; John Crane OF
Whitensville, badly bruised Schuyler While, do.
Mr.. Godth waite, Of Uxbrdge, has had his ampu.
ta,ed at the shoulder joint, and his recovery very
doubtful. His arm was torn Of, and he was otherwise
badly injured
Mr. Soulhwich, superintendent OF the Providence and
Worcester railroad.
boy, name unknown, about five years old, bad
arm torn from his body recovery doubtful.
Francis Ris, of Whitensvlle, was badly hur, about
the head
Francis Gray had two ribs broken, and Others whose
have not been asceained Thousands OF persons
visited the scene Friday to see the bodies and The
ruins of the The dead bodies were all placed 10
collins and sent 10 their various homes for n,erment