Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-18
The Accident on the Providence and Wor-
cester Railroad.

The Accident on the Providence and Wor-
cester Railroad.
The Boston Journal has the following additional
particulars of this dreadful railroad accident:
The trains came in collision when going at
nearly full Speed. The result was terrible. The
first car of the down train was smashed 10 pieces
the tender having been driven through II. The
second car was not much injured, but was driven
into the third car, about hall lis Iength: Inc
five rear cars were not much injured. In the tlTSt
messenger car there only twelve or hlteen
passengers, three four of whom were killed out
right, and nearly all the Others were badly injured
In the third some of the passengers were Kill
ed outright, and others were badly injured. Sew
eral Messengers were taken out of the above cars
dead and at least fifteen badly, many OF them
probably mortally wounded.
Among the killed was John H. Perkins, fireman
of the Uxbridge train. He leaves wife and two
children at Uxbrijge. Mr.. Butts, of MIllvllle'
ana his grandson, boy ten years OF age, were IN
the first car, and estaped most mlracu!ously. The
carv us totally demolished, but he ana The BOY
were thrown into MISUNDERSTANDING manner OUT
at the side of the car, and rolled down an en-
bankmenL thirty feet high. Mr.. Butts was not III
iured The boy had a severe cut on the head
Another OF the passengers, belonging to Melville,
was thrown out IN the same way, and was not III
iured Most if not all the other passengers Ill tins
car were either badly wounded or killed.
yery large number of the paSS"ng' rs who eS-
caped serious injury in this tam were cut by the
splinteTS. .,..,......-
The Providence train contained only two cars
n first and second class car. Nearly all the seals
in the cars were broken up, but none oil the pas
sengerSwere dangerously injured.
The engineer Of one of the trains TO Boston
which passed the of the disaster, informs The
Traveller that he one man come out from
among the rubbish, with his clothes alm1st torn
from lis body, the side of his head and lace much
iamned and OF his arms suspended only by
The skin. Another was taken out alive from The
IuinS with both arms cut entirely oil. Others
were sitting helpleSSy, wedged i'll 'mong the runs
much injured i'll many ways, and some OF them
grooming pteouSy.
TIE scene of tie disaster is described by Others
| as most heart-rending On every side OF the bro.
ken cars were projecting bodies and fragments oil
| bodies. Those who escaped injury immediately
set themselves TO work TO remove the WOUNDED
and dead. The heat greatly aggravated the dis,
| treSs, and may cause many more deaths than would
| otherwise enSue. new conductor and new en-
| gineer had charge of the excursion train.
As telegraphed from Providence the following
are the names OF the
KlLLED.-Rev Mr. Penny, Episcopal clergyman
officiating at Grace church, Providence; W
Wood, Nohhbridge; John II Perkins, UNOrldge;
Mrs Plant wife of George Plant, of W hltInsvllle;
Peter Plant son OF the above; II Charles worth,
do, Thomas Brown, 40; VIM Fuerbee, do; Mrs
Caroline Richmond, wife OF Jonathan Richmond
Peter Rogers ard brother, and Mr. Goldihwalt'
North UXbridge; Mrs S S Mallory, OF Centre AIS.
WouNDED.-Francs Iced, WlitInsSille; Geo
Plant, do; Hosea Balou, Woonsocket; Edward
Green engineer oftle up train badly-Several ribs
broken; Stewart WinSow, Whitinsvilie, badly;
Daniel Canty, do, slightly; Martin Jefferson
brakesman leg, and arm broken; John Brown,
four ribs broken; Moses Bolton, badly; Mrs Glad
ding, wife of Charles Gladdng, Pawtucket, slight
ly; John Marshal, North Uxbridge, leg broken;
John Crane, do, badly bruised; Schuyler White,
do, do.
Bosrox, AUo. 10, EvEN1No.-We have further
details of the disaster to-day on the Worcester
ton were dying. The Coroner's jury adjourned
their investigation until to morrow morning. The
dead bodies have all been placed in neat collins,
and sent to their various homes for interment-
With the exception of two three, the killed were
all factory operatives. The rest of the wounded
It is thought, will recover, though some OF them
will lose an arm, or leg or be otherwise crippled
Thousands of persons visited the scene to-day, to
see the bodies and the ruins OF the cars.
Among the incidents of the disaS er is very mi
raculous escape of little girl, whose mother was
killed. II appears that she was sitting on the fore
most seat of the car when the shock took place.
The back of the seat opposite her was jammed
against her breast so that she could scarcely
Breathe. She screamed for assistance, and her
life was saved by forcing bnck the timber with q
rail, and dragging her out. man who sat on
thesame seat with her was instantly killed by q
large splinter running through him.
Mr.. Hoppin, a segar maker OF Providence, crawl
ed out from beneath the Worcester train, but lit
tie injured. Two men were killed by his side
Mr.. Clark, the manager of the coal mine at Valley
Falls, who was on the same seat with Mr.. Penny,
escaped uninjuTed. Mrs. Caroline R. E. Dixie, who
was taken 10 the house of Mr.. George jerks, died
in about two hours in great agony.