The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
DISTRESSING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

CUMBERLAND, March 2s-The intelligence reached this
city this morning Of sad and fatal accident which beo
the passenger train from Wheeling yesterday about s. p
m, point on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad rs miles
west of Cumberland caused by the running off of part Of
the train al a high embankmeni, and the pro-
cipaion down the slope Of the two hindmo Of tho
ain containing majority II the passengers, about 80 in
| number.
The following the particulars Of the distressing acci
dent which occurred the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Yesterday afternoon The train consisted OF baggage car
passenger and was in charge oil one OF the
most cautious and skfu conductors tho road whom
no ba ne can possibly be attsched The were drawn
by one large and small engine When passing the 30
feet filing on section 76 and descending curved grade of
Il6 feet Cheat river the large engine started the nails
binding rails the chestnut cossties All the got
over safely except the two last passenger cars, which
by the parting OF the track thrown down the river
side falling distance of 100 feet and making four
heirfear descent The heavy trucks OF tho
caused loss Of life by crushing the passengers OF
forty persons the cars the following killed Dan
tel Holt ofthe firm OF Ho,& Maby, Baltimore Aureus
saie supposed to from South Csrolina Louis Define
l. Ere nch emigrant returning from California Richard
Clayton OF Welsvine, Virginia; young lady and mid
die. aged gentleman, supposed to be from Kentucky;
small sepson OF Robert Murray, supervisor Of the rail-
road and child MIR. Giese Of ST. Louis. Mr.. Giese
and lady severely injured and with three other
Of their children, now here.
The ma mes the wounded and further particulars OF
hi, disaster cannot be ascerained until tho train
here nj o'clock this evening This IL the first in
stance in which passenger was ever killed on the road
since lis construction. Great efforts will be made by the
company to prevent their recurrence u.
LATER. flHsss assn
CusprRr.sD March Isl p m.-An express train from
the scene OF accident has arrived The following 10 list
Of the woundedi
F. s. Close injured severely in the back; Adam Zoe,
Of Rockingham Virginia, injured slightly George Calvert,
of Fauauier county Virginia injured slightly Abner
Floweree Of Saem Fauquier county. Virginia H. A. Tur
ne of Baltimore his wife and four children bruised,
burnt &c will get well c. Sanders, Of Shelby Ken
lucky severely burnt and cut; DR. Cadwalader. mer-
chant Louisville thigh broken in three places and in
ured the breastdangcrously hur Gardiner and Nor
son bakssmen severely injured The bodies of the dead
will be brought down tomorrow The accident occurred
abost three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
STEAMER FRANKLIN.
BALTrMoRs, March d, ls5a.-Tbe steamer rfsnkin ar
rived at New York tonight, four days later. t
LdvKRroor. March 10 Cotton unchanged 'e" pressing
sale, 1000 bales. Flour 6fner, and recovered rfdsysde
.oline Whis corn. Is, decline. Wheat unchanged.
p,ovisio,. .,e,dv, Tobacco frme Money easier. Con
sol. IN 1901 American stocks firm.
r,li,ic,i news portant France and England quiet
ri. oyet,,nd m iii had arrived The news 10 unmpor-
80, Further large arrivals OF gold from Australia. do
.cb from Vienna announces the death Of Gen. Haynau
There !. better feeling in the Paris Bourss. Nothing else
of moment
srrAMsR
BAlrrnoas. saareh B-sA p. m.--Tba steamer Georgia
arrived At New York o-nghs bringing tortnishts hssr