The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22


the Island of Mindon. She has been sold to Q
Spanish company as she lies, (after being stripped
q al that could be taken by the government for
bought her got her of. She is now at anchor in
Port Galeva. Their intentions are to send her to
Manila. The injuries that the vessel sustained ia
going. on coral reef were not great. She was
slightly stove in on the STAFFORD bow, and shortly
after filled t, between decks, after which the captain
abandoned her, and she was taken by the govern
ment.
Railroad Accidents and Runaway LOcomo-
tlves.
RAILROAD COLLISION AT MILF0RD-wILD RACE or
LOCOMOTIVE.
From the Cincinnati Comm rcial, Tea Sl
Yesterday morning a collision occurred on the
Miami road, ct Milford. There was no loss of life,
had been an unusually heavy fall of snow the night
previous by which the track became heavy, and all
the trains fell behind time. The mail train coming
into the city was ne thirty-ive minutes behind
time at the Milford station, where it due at 9.25.
Conductor Osgood was the platform helping ladies
to and from the cars, when the whistle OF the Hills
boro' freight train was heard, and the locomotive
seen coming around the sharp curve above Milford At
full speed. The conductor Of the freight train was
on tie engine, and told his engineer to check up.
The signal was given, but the brakes were INSULT
cient to hold the wheels and the cars came booming
down the slippery track with absted but dangerous
speed The wheels were reversed, and the con-
ductor and engineer jumped from the engine. A
brakeman on the mail train shouted t. the passen-
gers in the near car to get out but Def they could
escape, the descending locomotive came into the car
spliutering wood and iron, but-and there's the
marvel-klling not one of the twenty passengers,
the most Of whom had got well forward before the
iron horse came laundering over their seats
Mr.. Pease, young man employed as agent OF the
company at Caysve, as injured in the breast, and
had an ann broken by the flying timber. He was
taken to the Montauk House, and, by order Of the
railroad companys agents, secured every possible Ct
tension.
Rober. G. Corwin, of Lebanon, was knocked about
in lively manner, but escaped without serious in
E. R. Hawley and wife, who reside on Seventh
street in this city, had very narrow escape. As
the locomotive of the freight train approached Mr..
Hawley, who was recently married, and was almost
distracted for the safety Of his wife, rushed out Of
to get his wife out through the windows. The lady
escaped unhurt. Mr.. Hawley was considerably
bruised, and had his hands badly cut by the glass
George Ross, Esq, Of Lebanon, was considerably
bruised, but was comparatively well last evening.
The accident arose from the slippery condition of
the track, caused by snow, and negligence on the
part OF the engineer and conductor Of the freight
train in approaching the station too swiftly. This
is the first accident Of this kind that has ever oc-
CURED on the Rad.
When Mr.. Watt, engineer of the mai! train, heard
the crash Of the collision, he supposed his own traia
would be driven him, and, with bis assistants,
sprang off, The furnace had lst been crammed with
wood, and there was o full head Of steam on. The
force Of the blow uncoupled the locomotive and
tender from the baggage car, at the -amr instant
wide open. Away sped the locomotive Ike an ar
row, or, If we might so say, like fat ii Omnipo-
tence, sweeping down the track at seventy miles an
hour.
The escaped engine came no Wing BY Plsiuv,l,e
visible for an instant to the appalled, villagers;
switched off into the double track as lightning from
one steel rod to another divergent aud thnDdered
to the city, whose spires mg,t new have been seen
mi thn nf
none to zee, for rider, or driver, or living aumsn
soul had the engine none On, straight on-the city!
the city,
HAPPY the furnace door blew open, the draugh.
ceased, and little way above the upper englre-
house, on heavy upgrade, the locomotives breath
was spent; 1t came to dead stand and stood there
silent and cold forming as much part Of the still
wntry landscape as the whitened rock and shrouded
trees on the hill side above.
COLLISION AND RUNAWAY ENGIsK,
From the Chicsgo Joarnsi Jan. VT
train attached backing towards the city o. ins
Illinois Central Railroad about hall mil. low tba low
Or depot met powerful irst class epgns
Owing to the binding storm shs 6scovry uot
made BY either in time to avert the collision gu each
Ehesr reversed his engine and all nmpsd for their g.s
Tbs crash was only violent enough to pills up the
and gravel prorcuousy and {, orssh oe
couplings Of both engines and each set aloue ~
fsh,ful speed chased across the long two mile pr s
scared cat swept by he station house a. the foot 4
South Water street the rate Of ,ty miles hour
pany to break up at oil stations pr ty essentially
orsak up baggage and mail osa train standing ths
track, made for this morning TINS force tbs o. son
strewd the ground with fag OF wood an ion and
drove the whole train OF four some tvsvs az AZ
Men rods .oxaras the river Oae car 70. dsmslshed
road to tell the evening train from Detroit th,n asarly
due that there something the track ~ shs vt
probably wou1 have done but foand tia winter swept
prairie somewhat lonely and stopped after run unx about
. mile. locomotive was Immediately despatched and
the runaway brought baak time to rive clear iraek
train
Az the 81 lie results Of this what remarkable sscs
pade the company have iso somswhA. disabled enginss
but compared with what might have followed from
going alone on the part OF their locomotives thsrs
every reason FOR thanh fulness it ia no worse
while passing the swsr depot came in contact with
Spite, which injured her machinery considerably bat
with no dan age TO any board
On the nth INST tbs passenger traia on the GAlsna
ad- due at Chicago 1t P H. bu. owing to the snow
storm, more than hour behind te stopped for wood
Chicago, when just - tbs, wsrs having the st.scs
they we're run into by the train from the Aurora
impossible to asoe s an,Ss % ma rss
time to prevent coia ion. To. fireman OF the locomc-
tive vas killed By leapins from his ensine No oshsr
person vas seriously Injured though the car was
badly smashed There wee about lsea persons ON the
passenger bAip.
read cue 1t Chicago att H. the 18th inst, on
the track At Beviccre alton II srepotsd hat NJ
Of tse passengers ars badly injured bat far
The fttsbure Journal Of TIE 18th lost records tina
lowing accidents About o'clock yesterday morn
Ing Q freight train its way came In colHroo
with second fres ht train At HaysvIs II seams that
one Ct he trains had preceded the other conaidsrahls
tine, AID had stopped 1t Haysvilie TO water. II 70.
mlintd there considerable tire vhls tbs second
train mp; signal given By the forward train
and the consequence was f-.ifu collision The damage
corsldeYAble Tbs freight In tbs we're
sshsd pieces and the i've thrown of ,hs track
And badly broken No Ives lost AT iAser hour
at Ssrickleyvlls the accommodation train ecmiaR no
FIR Beaver In contact with freight train pvsrd
bound The locorns tvs tAfo IN OF the trsck but
tts Injury done TO H. One the year cara OF tho
train considerably brot 8h Of thers accidents
appear to have resulted from gros clrslsssusss.
Destructive FIRE IN CMcrENArl. Last oven
Hg about su o'esos, IRE broke oat in A Constinss
whleeale and retail iurntara vsrerooms on the south
side OF Fifth stress, between Walnut aud vine which,
before beirg eISgushed about third OF the con.
ur1s OF the building destroyed by ara, and The
other IN Thirds wa srsatIx d,m,nsd IN xafsr rhs