The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-15
By the Latest Mails.
nREApRuL ACCIDENT

DREADFUL ACCIDENT
On the Prooideace and Worcester Rattroed.--Gredt
Loss Of Life.
Providence, August IA collision occurred on
the Worcester Railroad about o'clock this morn
;as,uaar the Boston junction between the regular
,,orniur train from this city 10 Worcester and an
sxrursiou train coming down. The cause of the
accident Is said TO have been owing to a variation
of two minutes in the watches of the engineers
THE engines were totally demolished.
Atthetiae our reporter let, there were IA bodies
taken from the ruins.
The Boston train coming in this morning, stopped
for nearly an hour to render assistance TO the suf
tsrers and has just arrived.
NJ Southwick, the Superintendent, is bruised
considerably He jumped from the cars and was
injured mostly by splinters and blocks from the
cars Or. Maaran dressed his wounds and he is do
ing we'll
was In the at the time of the accident but es
caped with slight injury.
George Griffin, newsboy on the road, is said to
be among the killed
1t is impossible at present TO give correct state
rnent of the collision but shall give full particu
lars by IL o'clock.
Second Despatch
PROVIDENCE, Friday, IL, M.-The collision &C.
CURED near Pawtucket, and it is now ascertained
that twelve lives are lost and about 25 or less
wounded.
The following are the names of the killed:
Rev Mr. Benny, Episcopal clergyman, officiating
st Grace church, Providenc.
w. Wood, of Northbridge.
John r Perkins fireman, Uxbridge.
Mrs Plant wife of Geo. Plant, OF Whitinsyille
Peter Plant son of Geo. Plant.
A. Charleworth, of Wkitinsville
Thos Brown, of do.
VIM Fullerlove, of do.
Mrs Caroline Richmond, wife OF john Richmond.
Peter Rogers of North Uxbridge.
ALSO two others unknown.
WOUNDED.
Francis Reed, of Whitinsvile.
George Plant, of do
Hosea Ballen of Woonsocket.
Edward Green, Engineer OF the ALPHABETICALLY
--severa1 ribs broken.
Stewart Winslow of Internationally.
Daniel Ganty of do-slgftly.
Martin G. Jefferson, brakeman-leg and arm bro
ken.
John Brown. of Whitinsville-four ribs broken
Moses Bolton-badly wounded.
Mrs Gadding, wife Of Charles Gladding, of Paw
Alphabetically.
John Marshall of North Uxbridge-leg broken
George Bolton of Whitinsville-do.
John Crane, of do-badly bruised.
Schuyler Wad of do. and others-names not as
certained yet
The accident is attributed to the Uxbridge train
being out of time And it is said the conductor
watch was out of order. The collision terrific
On the Uxbridge train, the third passenger car
leaped over the second, and killed three persons
who were attempting to escape by the windows
Mr. Soutlwick, Superintendent of the Providence
and Worcester road, was injured on the head
One poor boy had his arm torn outfrom the socket
The dead were horribly mangled Nine of them
were deposited side by side at Valley Falls, and
presented melancholy spectacle. The wounded
were taken to Pawtucket and Valley Falls on straw.
The spectacle was most horrld one. The broken
cars crushed engine, the dead and dying, is said to
have furnished scene never before witnessed In
these regions.
Mr.. Hoppn, a cigar maker of this city, climbed
out from beneath the Worcester train, but little IN
jured; two men were killed by his side. Mr.. Black,
manager of the coal mine at Valley Falls who was
In the same seat with Mr.. Penny, escaped unnjur-
ed. Mrs. Caroline R. f. Dixie, who was taken to
the house of Mr. G. jerks died in about two hours,
ia great agony
The dead and dying were principally conveyed to
the Valley Falls and the wounded to Pawtucket.-
The body of Mr. Penny was taken to the house oil
Rev, Mr.. Taft, at Pawtucket
EXECUTION OF GoENs.-Goens who was senten.
ced to be hung for the murder of his own daughter
was executed in Charlottesville Friday. We learn
from the Advocate, that he acknowledged before
his execution that he recollected whipping his
daughter severely on the day upon which she died
nut did not recollect having struck her with the
pine knot which caused her death. He stated thai
he was drunk at the time of the murder and had
but indstinct recollection of what he did, though
he declared it his intention have killed
his daughter. He protested TO be prepared tt
die and he relied upon the Almighty arm to sustain
him in the hour of trial He met his fate firmly
5ade his family farewell warning them with hi
last breath, against the of ardent spirits which
had brought him to the gallows.
The Advocate states that large multitude of PEG
pie assembled to witness the event-among them
regrets to say, respectable looking females
THE FISHERY QUEsTIoN.-The Washington Re
public's correspondent under date of Friday Gays:
''The Cabinet convened about IL and continued
IL session until o'clock to-day. The fishery
question is understood to have been the topic o.
discussion; but nothing of importance has trans
PRED. messenger reached the city on w ednes-
day night from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, bring
ing to the Navy Department, dispatches from Com.
lnodore shubrick. The precise character Of these
communications is OF course unknown to outsiders:
but Is currently reported and believed that the
CouRnodor expresses the opinion that his Govern
meni should take judicious and active measures to
prevent serious difficulty arising between our
eastern fishermen and the subjects OF Queen Veto
ria The English vessel-oEwar Devastation has
oeen giving our countrymen some trouble, and the
rainor thas the gallant American Commodore has
expressed himself as apprehensive of a collision
may not be uniounded
My opinion is that this yeyed fishery oues.
uon VIII IN due time be satisfactorily and amicably
arranged. Developments will ere long be made
lie mind.' '-| P''''
ReliefJor the Nco Orleans Sufferers
Nlne thousand dollars were collected in pbilade,
phla by IL o'clock Saturday-beipe less thor ono