Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-21
Rail ROAD

a serious rail road accident happened at this
place on Wednesday evening Of last week, for tho
following particulars we are indebted to tho Salem
Weekly Democrat.
As the express train from Pittsburgh was
rapidly approaching this place, it ran into the
hind car of the afternoon freight train, which
was behind time, crushing the front part of the
locomotive, smashing the platforms of the cars to at
oms, and almost entirely demolishing two or three
We were at the scene Of disaster in a few minutes after
the crash, and the sight was terrible to behold. The
shrieks and groans Of the wounded, the crying oil
children, the alarm of women, the hurried inquiries
and search for friends and relatives, mingled with the
Kissing Of steam, the ringing of bells and the voices OF
hundreds all combined to create confusion and excite
ment the most intense. GEO. KSiGmr, the conductor
OF the express, was standing upon one ofthe platforms
Of the train at the time Of the collision, and was hor-
rably crushed and %mangled. lie was Immediately
taken to the residence Of SAM'L STREET, close by. and
although every aid was rendered, he survived but a
short time. His body was forwarded the mex, day Ia
Pittsburgh, from whence it will he sent to his friends
in New Hampshire. a brakeman, named KlMDALL,
and one named LEAvirr had their legs broken, and
a train boy named LEWIS MoNrASEw. had one foot
crushed and his leg broken. lie died on Thursday
morning, at the Franklin hotel in this place. lie wa.
from New Brighton. The other two are still living
and hopes are entertained Of their recover. The en-.
sinccr and.iremau escaped by jumping. The physi
Clans of our place Immediately fastened to the relic
OF the sufferers, and everything possible was done tc
assist in alternating their pain. No passengers wer,
seriously injured, though many were scvcrly bruiscl
and shocked by the sudden jar. The report was circu
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not the case. There were five ears in the Express trail
all Of which had the platforms smashed, except til,
bird one.
The blame is all attached 10 the conductor Of thu
freight train, which it appears was u portion of Tho
regular train, and was running behind time. and at lhc
time Of the collision the engineer and conductor wcr,
~bandying words about which switch they should take
and tie engineer Of the passenger train supposed that
the freight was standing on n switch, as i. was almost
Clark when they approached the station.
Some unhung scoundrels took advantage of the OK
c%itcmeni, and picked the pockets of several passenger.
and others. Oirold friend DR.. J. w. COFFEE. Will,
attending one OF the wounded men had his wallet sto
len, containing $2o, in mercy, scvctal valuable notes,
and a bill of dcpnsit, for 1928. One poor fellow, from
the interior of Pennsylvania, had every cent stolen
from lin, and was lett at this distance from home
without money or friends. Our friend Dony TnoN,.
was relieved Of lis pocket book, but the rogue only
got two du.lcrs with it. We heard of numerous other
cases but could not obtain the facts, 50 great was The
confusion.
On Friday evening Of last week, at about 6 O'Clock,
a brakeman OH i freight train of the Ohio and Penn.
sylvunia Railroad, named WV. Monnow, fell from the
top Of a freight car, while in motion, and was caught
between tie car and a large platform, and dragged Il
considerable distance iujnring him very severely. lie
was picked NJ sensclcss, and Immediately taken to d..
CARpy's residence, where he now is. lie was from
New Brighton.
The Young man has since died.