Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-07
SREApFuL RALRoAn ACCIDENT.
Asfal Crash ca the sssqs.Aaass Railroad.

GREAT Loss OF LIFE!
MANY WOUNDED, Ao. &c.
One Of the appalling accidents which ever occurred
In midst happened yesterday afternoon near the civ
n the Baltimore aud Susquehanna Railroad
We are indebted to the issued by the morning
papers for Of the details Of tho terrible calamity
Early Yesterday morning large number of excursion
lists repaired Riders Grove miles out on the railroad
spend the day. The accident occurred about one mile
this side Of the Grove between the upward York
aud OF the trains containing portion OF the excur.
sionists on their way to the city. .
TOE scene OF the accident curve Of the road about
midway between the Relay House and Riders Grove.
Three trains full Of ladies and gentlemen, With children
left the city during the day topsrtcpate in the
Returning one OF the trains leit fo baltimore at o'clock
another started at aud the third. with which the acc-
dent occurred at about hiteen minutes later.
At % minutes past O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
regular train for York left Calvert Station, consisting Of
four passenger cars aud baggage car-al with the
ception Of the last filled with passengers Mr.
William Scott was conductor accompanied by Mr. Hpl-
HIS: and other officers OF the road who were repairing
Riders Grove to assist In the engagements Tor the safe
turn OF tho excursonists. On arriving at tho Relay
House. tho York tram, according to orders proceeded
lay oil on the Green Spring S~ich, where the instruc
tons were that h should wait until the excursion train
trains passed The cypress train from York. due early in
the day. which bad oeen thrown out Of time, waiting
the Relay and after it had passed down towards Bal
tnore, We waited Tor one excursion train Of about six
teen cara crowded TO excess which passed down without
giving any information to the conductor that two other
trains were coming which unfortunately proved to be the
case.
The ro'd being now Supposed to be clear, tho York
train again took the main track. and proceeded on aud
had scarcely got fully under weigh, when about three
quarters oil mile from the Relay, aud about mile from
der terrible crash, accompanied by rush OF
Drought all who were unnjured TO their feet, aud
Gaping from the wrecked cars most heartrcnding scene
nrcscned itseI that uwcre impossible 20 describe in all
| ITS horrors
The locomotive attached to the excursion train be-
nd pushing tue cars that attached to the other train
~ds IN 'front.' and literally plowcd its into the cars
'0lied WIN passengers IN front
ABOUT hai dozen cars were crushed aud shycred TO
1touis, anu a large number ot their unhappy minutes
e''hes S,ed upon the spot or drcSdiuly injured. The
scene described narrowing the last dcgrcc-Sev
raj OF those Killed and wounded c,ugh, in the
OF inc broken cars nat they could not be released
| TOT considerable time.
Axes ana ero"oar were brought into requisiion, and
NOSE awe and unhurt made human efforts Tor their
ree me cry Tor water from the sufferers was continual
ana several persons were engaged constantly in supplying
ne' IL was noi however uniil the locomotive attached
tne excursion tram had been attached to tile crippled
mas l"at 'ne ueau ana wounded were got out-A large
"ImosF Vi these VINO escaped walked to town, while
T .aio W "ha.e'er nc'ss could De obtained.
Inc cente oil the foremost car was oiled with the dead
sns ana "ounded all wedged together in one mass with
the fragments o: the car and the sests compact that il
"a" hours une ana tue use OF axes TO rescue
"'o "onousu. NUMBER o. females aud children were
Sen out from among the dead scarcely injured whls,
the moor OF the car could be seen the proruing
| ''moS OF some VINO had been instantly struck dead.
among tue ueau IN tho center of this car YVES Mrs.
naWeG 10 'ne ,.st oeo"' young and beautiful
woman iienry Clay ief;r the son Of Madison Jsasrs.
or'snt ana beautiful boy, the bodies OF whom
~euseu among tue fragments OF the two cars, which had
ee uu each DINER IKE telescope, that was
70 ehlr'et'e tnen, without hauling oil the iris
I VI 'ue uPPe, CAT oE tue locomotive, winch was
iso ecSS! 10 release the large number oil unfortunate
VINO sun renamed ~eige between the forward
cars some sun alive and Others dead. la removing the
cars h ooersons body was literally torn tn piece bus
" ~ ei'' " recover those IN Wnon HE SIM remained
!" o y" "eesssfsy 10 u,sreSarl toe dead.
~ ips p'iorns OF 'ne wrecked cars the destruction
- II anu ,'"os WAS Immense, aed the cars being so
"euSei toe'er u was utterly impossible Tor
nDur 10 relieve any OF them although the screams OF
'e sufferer cauSeu the most snperhnnin exer!!ons for
''r,' saeSour.
va '"e Pauoru u tue heid oil the Excursion train tour
men were caught 1y tne lore par. OF the engine, two Of
ti mee y Aeo anu lne otner TWO were last h!
ne'r limbs. suffering the most excruca,iug agony,
almost roasted NY the smoke pipe OF the locomotive. They
,o. 'aIeu rom exhaustion before they could be re,
r4uns more IN an nour oil incessant labor, and
'"T r. VI tne. subsequently ''eu.
" 80 80 l":.4nsH hi'eu also Oh tne 'front.'
=, '.o' VI Tue OK tram, one OF whom was BonJamn
GI ~; oass se VINO met death standing
a,u'y at nus post AT MS break endeayoring 10 check
Tue INSTRUCTION.
iTs occurred a. tyenty minutes past O'Clock
" "a t Pass seven e'osk 9eo,e inc last oohy was
'ahen from me wreck. The dead, the dying and the
sounded were sirewn about on the grass, of the
isa, "nist tne oFGKeh iifhos ana the
,i ~, ~, =, 'nu W 's "oInneu, rehuered u
,'.i .'l ~" nay were 'oluFeu oeyona recovery.
=, -; -' ~ 'a', o'e VI t's men connectei WIN
ii $50, y ,.I o's Hotn l"e runs ~ oeock,
rr,, ,Ia ,: ' = y s w 'Io',u' he was rtieveo
,o,;,. IL, - = -. "'H :" MS u1inS
"s w., ,'s oou! a'lS oou,eeui rom inc earth
if "tie SEM 10 'he cry, immediately alter the
ace'deh LOT re"e' hh1 number OF physicians, whose
VIC u'l not aScetan' were soon on the ground, ~
i,;, "u'.oe' 'o'n 'he Ec'h'ty' VINO aoored unre-
'SH W 'e'e,e tue suHsFhSs OF the unfortunate
'F Tsa,s,i sue"n aoon' -,
~ , "o," 'nc Guy eiu no, however, reach the
VI .e aceuent uhti alter O'Clock IN the evening,
~ INC" .ne mere was ABOUT )oo awaiting conveyance
az 80; .,e os's having arrived from the scene
VI une" 'esuv'tes 70 the scene OF death
"cpm potion OF me sufferers were in the ex
s''uougn several oil thosein the accomnoda
Wv 80, &c 81, ~ ''ei au "ouad1i. several persons,
'tY" vi e. 't'ns' Socket saved themselves, on
nearing tne whsle dow, ny cipins from the the
H'CLu' "nc GONG d. 'au speed Ino,e who escaped
W. '' 'eI''''u' - iiF Is we coHi learn, ouI little
uATn'se'
81 49, VI sue "e'i were ai paced IN one car, and,
SUI py,eu u5 one upon another, presenting CHA lily
noss VI 'neh hai oeen instantly killed by the
Hs, soe VI sen oehS horribly crushed ana mutiated
vi u,''er !" scHsh t's oehoder oil the spectacle. The
wounded were made as easy possible, and, in OF
tue tlSF i'en1S were ut the Depot aud had them
'h,neun'ey removed
. NcDanle' VINO resides IN the immediate vicinity OF
uSAStT, 9tUuertu much valuable service relieving