The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-08-25

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. IL.
A frightful railroad collision took place on the
Providence and Worcester Rairoad, about eight o.
clock this morning, near Pswtucket.
Ii occurred between the regular up train from tsis
city and an excursion train from Whiting'.. The
excursion train was out of time, and met The up tram
at Valley Fails.
The collision was terrific. The train coming down
suffered most the cars being driven togeAesv NJ Ell
them being completely intcrlocked. The sneiae.
totally demolished.
The number of persons killed is twelve, as far ~
asccrtaned, and probably three times that number ar
seriously injured, besides very large number briss
and slightly wounded. The up received iut III,
tie damage, and no person injured to speak Of
The excursion train consisted Of six long passenges
densey crowded.
The collision occurred at a sharp curve. bever1
Central Falls; the down train was behind time. and
proceeding at the rate Of forty miles hour to reach
the switch, from which there is double track 10
Providence.
In minute the train would have reached he
switch, the up train waited the usual time, Paw
tuckct and then, having the right the road, Io-
ceeded, at a slow rate around the curve.
The OF the accident is said to have been CIV
ing to variation oil two minutes in the watches Of
! the engineers.
The greater portion of the killed and wounded b..
longed to Uxbrdge and Whitensville.
first Of the excursion train, was snas hed ~
pieces, the tender having been driven through it
Most, 1t not all, Of the passengers this were
either killed or badly wounded large number y 10
escaped serious injury. cut by the spliate,s.
he second car was not much injured, but d
en- through into the third car about half its leng
the five rear cars were only partially damaged. D.
the hfst passenger car there Ae:e only twelve or IL
teen passengers, three OF four Of whom were XII
outright, while nearly all the remainder were ,rc
o. less injured.
In the third car the effects Of the collision vo,,
isighiiul, some Of the Passengers were killed inst.-
", ana others received serious, il not fatal inuI
ne car eaped over the second, and killed three ,er-
sons who were endeagoring 10 escape by the ',,s
dows
The train from Providence consisted Of only 40
cafs-beng one first and one second class car-n e
iy all the seats in which were broken up Nom d.
the passengers, however, were dangerously inlu
although about half Of them were badly cut and h. -
cd there were, IN all about nifty passengers in fs
train.
The dead were horribly manglcd. Nine Of Il m
were deposited side by side Valley Falls, aud .r,-
sened melancholy spectacle.
The spectacle a NEST horrid orc. The b: ken
cars, the crushed engine, the dead and dying are at
these regions.
PROVIDENCE. August L
Three more of the persons injured by the zoe.
dent yesterday have died. The boy, Goldw q
whose was torn of and one OF two o,he. IS
said TO be past recovery.
THE LIST OF SLAUGHrEREp-The -5i-
bic disaster on the Providence and Worcts'r-
Railroad, is said TO have been owing TO the o
conduct Of Mr. Pusman, conductor on the g.
bridge train. He waited some time at V; ey
Falls, and was cxpostuated to remain unit tie
other train passed by. The engineer and dc pot
master also urged delay. He was shown $50
watches TO convince him that he was two iaia-
utes too late. His reply was. go it'll ris,.
,,.I 81 ..zI
this haste was an anxiety to reach the steom3oat
on which the excursion party was embarked
WAsHINGTo1, Aug L.
The Grand Jury have brought in an indictment
against John Charles Gardiner. for commit ing
perjury, witness on the trial Of his bro e,
Geo a. Gardner, after a pro.racted agruulent.
Bail was set at 81 900.
Mr.. Bradley renewed his motion for n con MI
ance Of the former Gardiner case. The Dis
,rlc Attorney objected. stating that inteilig euce
had been received from the Government Comm
sion in Mexico. dated July s, saying that as
Exploration had been completed, and would
probably be finished soon,-and as their return .
daily expected, the motion for a continuance vas
deferred until next week.
VICTIMS OF HEAr.-In Phad ,lphia, or
the 18Th, Gen Bennett, who attached tc q
Assayer office, at the Mint, fell victim t. tho
excessive heat. He had received his appo
ment only the "Wednesday before. Gen Bent
served as Captain in the Mexican war, and ras
elected General Of the Second Brigade af,er his
return. lie was employed in a room at the - i
Where the thermometer stood at 100. Wood de-
the celebrated painter, also died in Philadcl 'f.s
the 18th, from the effect of the heat
DEATHS BY HEAT.-The New York ~
bune notices two hundred and twenty deaf.
from heat. in six days, in that city. This esq
gree Of mortality from such cause, is unpa,e'-
leied in this country. The thermometer vsr
about 100 in the shade. and lis in the sun The
heat did not very many degrees from the t1nle
here, but heard of no deaths from that ca a-e
Blu. whoever has been caught in New York c'.y
even with the thermometer below blood 10.
vii! hardly wonder that men melted down s,a
the mercury at llo.-lGalepa Adv