The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-23

RAILROAD ACCIDESr-A serious accident occur
req 70 the Chcago express train OF the Lafayette
and Indianapolis Railroad on Tuesday afternoon,
two miles north Of Whitestown--twenty.two miles
from Indianapolis. A the train was making
curve at the rate Of forty miles hour the engineer
discovered asaw.log on the track, about two car
lengths ahead. He whistled down the breaks, re.
versed the engine, and jumped OF. The end Of the
sawiog was lying ON the edge Of of the log rails.
Tbe locomotive struck it, tbrowing the whole diago
nally across the track The locomotive in passing
over the log, turned complete somerset, landing
In corr field near BY. The baggage and express
car was thrown from tie track and one eud torn to
ragmenfs. The passenger cars remained the
TRACK. The engineer. in jumping of, injured his
yesterday. Alfred J. Stephens, Of this city, mes
senger feS the American Express Company, was
seated on safe near the side doorway Of the
be rose and Looked out Of the door. Seeing
the log upon the track, he prepared him
self for leap, but the reversal Of the en-
g1ne caused him to lose his balance. He fell out
Of the ear. his head and shoulders striking the
ground, and was taken up for dead. He remained
in hfelefs condition for nearly fifteen minutes,
when ne was bled BY physician. After which he
comm need breathing freely, but remained insensi
ned home. His physicians state that he is suffer-
ing nom co0cussion Of the brain. Up to the hour
OF c9r going to press, he was in about the same
around his bedside, and addressing few words to
than: He is some batter than when brought to
the city, We hope to be able to record his recovery.
no other PERSONS wers injured. The train reached
Pm.
The obstruction is supposed by usny (and good
reasons are given for this SUPP oston TO have been
= sesisa sdE placed upon the track. The engineer
tion win be bad, and II any ofAeer Of the read Is
guilty Of negligence, let him be severely pun
ished.-Cinei~~aii CSa~sacioi, JSIy 2lst
Muurvu IN Al NV a sNnurA - Lost n;oht tho ~ratch.
man in the cotton factory, at Alexandria, was mnr
dered. His body was found o. the premises, in the
yard, this morning, with the skull broken, evidently
jury was. holding an inquest upon the body this
morning. II WAS shown in evidence that he was up
ana attending 10 his duties at AM, ha1ing NOV
ed the hand OF the indcassr' of the establishment
every.ba!f hour through the night, up to the time
he was found In his rough and dirty clothes In
which be made tho preparations for starting tie
engine for the days work. About o'slock, A. a.,
gentleman n named mar NsIls who lives opposite, heard
gu,shed the words, I" You id Irish son Of h--h,
YOU come here interfeIng with my work." He
then saw some porso1 run In ttA directi1n Of
the Canal A dog rom one Of the neiahbor-
ing houses started ont in pursai4, but ke lost
all traces Of him. Messrs. Lcvejoy AMI Fitz-
patrick gave ample testimony n the COED cha
raster OF the doce esssd; and DPs NJ M. Lewis, after
must have been inflicted With some blunt instrs-
ment. heavy stck Of wood teand lying over tie
body Of the deceased furnishes tbe identical weapon
From the whsle Il would seem that the deceased
was called upon few moments alter shrce O'Clock,
BY some indiuidnsl, parley I'D awhile, bad slight
tuste, the condition Of his cap, sticS OF wood
the scene, &C., furnish ev.dence Of this; finally
heavy blew from stick cf wood IL the hands Of bis
sssailsnt fs}ed him to The earth, breaking his skull
and causiDa instant daath. Tie name OF the de-
ceased ID Kagons As reporters for the press were
excluded from the jury ropm during the exauina,
ton. We can only say thax an Inquest waa held and
we left Coroner NeeA's. jury and witnesses locked
up In the clorks sthce. muss also took place
among the Irish rssidents in the nsighborhood. In
which the recenA bride, Irish Ann, figured con-
spicuo1sly.- Washington Star, Jmiy "a
FATAL ACCTDENT.--Tha Jordan Tyomscript Of the