Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-12-02

has considerably the largest circulation Of any Eng sh
rs~sp.rs- N Union county.
Editorial Cor.spondenes of Iswissurg Chronicle
PHiLADA., Nov. 20, 1888.
Invited to the Quaker City by the per-
suasive influence Of subpoena duces tceu'n,
&c, from l:er Courts. We arrived here last
evening after dark in ten hours from Har-
r;sburg via Columbia i'll the I" slow trail"
which with nights watch Of three hours
for the packe, at the Canal basin in Nor
thunkcranI aud the failure TO connect
with the morning train at the Jupc.iou-
added to the fac; that We got in just as the
Court adjourned fc-a week--dd not leave
. very vivid impression Of speed on the
memory. Que incidcud, however. Of the
voyage will not soon be forgotten, and may
we Mt soon SEQ IL like again. II aiding
Of railroad accidents is one ;hing-par-
ticipating in them is another-and the
difference is considerable. About l O.
clock, 7. NJ, as the train-four passeuge,
cars, well filleI--was bowling along tie
incessan,, snake-iikc curves, Of the CO!um-
bia road near T. gle station, l. miles from
the city, slight shock was felt, then the
joltiug Of the wheels oycr the cross ties
for q few seconds, and-jnst as the ladies
began TO scream, aud every onc expected
PERCEPTIONS ride 10: bargainei for on the
tickeis-we suddenly stopped. a long
breath Of crcatful relief, and ihcu a.. hands
tcrucd out iu hot haste to roconnoitrc.
The locomotive, tender, aud baggage car,
wore not in front, and looking back three
of the cars were off the track and some of
them ploughed deep into the earth aud
Just ready to turn over, and thc frightened
inmates ciamber!ng pell neil out Of wiz
dows and doors. fastening around 10 the
lower side, the near sctt of axels and
wheels Of the tender, aud the wheels and
trucks Of the taggage car, we've found
lying away down in the Misunderstanding
been flung in ditfercn. directions, doing
up some fancy ploughing on their way
ana the long baggage car, completely re-
s-rsed, end for end, lying partly on its top
down the declivity-which fortunately was
moderate and gradaal-aud by its p sition
saved tho passenger cars. 1t was on fire
from the upsetting of the stove, but the
flames were soon oxtinguished AMI the
imprisoned conductor, State agent, and
three passengers who We're enjoying their
cigar. released from their peri.vns position,
slightly bruised and Scorchci, but otherwise I
unhurt. 4 game cock that was cmptied |
,mcnts by tapping his wings and Growing
Justify. Finding no bones broken, or lives
lost, the party answered chan.icieer with !
3 hearty laugh, aud all hands cheerfully :
set to work to repair damages. and start /
again on our winding way" The loco
on around curve out of sight before the
engineer could call halt. The accident ,
WAS CdusSN y tuc bl'ahiiS u inC "A.C
boxes of the tender, and FIVE rods further
back, would have hurled us over an en- ,
baukmcnt 20 feet high. The whole thing .
was done and over in twenty seconds, aud .
the manner il which heavy bolts and tim
bers we're broken and splin,ercd as if mere
wisps Of straw. would satisfy Any one that .
people cant help or protect themselves in
she least a, such times. After detention ,
of five hours we propelled again, and was !
deposited in due time at the Girarl House, =,
palatial ediGcc of much show and splen- !
dor, but not half the substantial comfort of /
hotels of less pre:ensious-the " Union"
for instance, Arch St, above Sd, Messrs
Webb & Newcomer proplietors, where VIC
are now pleasantly dom:ciicd.
l End Philadelphia has improved vastly
in the last six yrars-aud in spite Of her
old fogy spirit, her prosperity is bound to
be permanent. and progressive. n.cu.