The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-05
J. II. SIMPSON,,
From the Chicago Tribune of the 9th ult
Terrible Collision.

Capt. Corps Top. Ens'rs.
st. Paul, May 3, 1851.

The Express train, which left this city at clock
last night, on the Southern Michigan road, came in
COLLISION at the crossing, about eight miles out ,
with an em'grant and freight train coming INTO Chr
cage on the Michigan Cen,ial Road
The locomotive Of the Express train struck the
sixth car filed with passengers, and in moment,
the locomotive. tender baggage and % class car
OF the Express Train, together with three enigtant
cars oil the Michigan Central train, heap Of
RUNS.
On the northern side Of the central track one first
class passenger car WAS thrown upon its side and
gToans and cries assaed the Of those who hast
ened from the rest of the first class ears which re-
tanned their position. Those in this car were aided
to escape from the confusion, and from the danger u
sufocation, and it was found that were danger
ously injured, thong several received severe bruises
The scene which presented itself upon the other
side Of the Central track cannot be full, described,
and time will not elaoe the memory Of that terrible
and heart rending spectacle, from the mind Of the
unwilling behohicr.
The cause Of this collision rarely if ever eo,alcd
IN rs fatal and terrible results Is bevond conjecture
The night was As bright 5 nearly full moon aud
the cleafe>t atmosphere could make it.. The two
roads cross each other at nearly right anges and run
10Y long distance on straight line. IL seems as #
II was impossible TOR both engineers not u have
each other trans for the distance OF least half
a mile If not mile before reaching the crossing
But comment vet The cause is out of the oues
ton. Let an outraged community, III the survivors
OF the killed, let the manned Tor e hold all those in
any way connected 18th this wholesale destruction OF
human HE 10 the stiIcteSt Accountability.
The news of the collision, which occurred about
ten O'Clock, was brought to the city by the locomo-
motive OF the cmigrant tram. Messengers were des-
patched to the city from the depot and Dr. Palmer
ana Clark, and one OF the editors of the Y1Lstae
were under way. At the Central Railroad de-
pot locomotive and passenger car were in waiting
for them, and BY twelve O'Clock they had reached the
fatal scene.
The physicians with admirable SELF possession.
proceeded Immediately to do all in their power Tor
the g?oaning sufferers. Ia the Course of two hours
they had administered more less Of lelici TO ALL
At half past two the first class passengers from Chi
cago transferred to tho Central passenger car
and brought up TO the city. Up to thar time no loco.
motive had come from the city to bear away the
wounded and dying who had been crushed in the cars
OF that road, ana yet fur h30s and halt had clrsed
since the collision! ard yet those poor creatures in
all the agonies OF broken lubS and Slna- she'd bodies
could not be conveyed to any house bed EXCEPT on
that road
1t must be horne in mind that each of the tracks
which concentrate AT this crossing thanked with
both sides that the getting from one place
to another, Is at all points difficult and at some im-
possible.
M in the first class passenger cars, were seri.
Ousy injured. The engineer, fireman and conductor
escaped usual.