The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-06
From the Piltsburg Union, March 80
Accident on The PeERa. Railroad.

wise Injured.
One or two Lives Supposed to be Lost !
Complete Wreck Of Locomotive and seUerGt
Cars
We are indebted 10 Geo. P. Smith, Esq, of
this city, who was passenger on the Express
train which left Pittsburgh for Philadelphia on
Wednesday evening, for some particulars of the
late accident Mr.. Smith, we are glad TO say,
escaped uuhurt
The catastrophe occurred at point called
Jackson Narrows. about five miles below Mill
Greek and about ten miles below Huntingdon.
A few minutes before the arrival OF the express
train, which left Pittsburgh on Wednesday
evening, a rock Became detached from the noun
tain side, whica is at that point very steep, and
rolled into the middle of the railroad track
George kidg, who attends lock on the canal,
about eighty rods below, observed the rock, and
sent manto give warning 10 the coming train.
He met il, however, too late, coming at full
speed, and was unable, without light, TO make
any signal understood. The locomotive struck
the rock, knocking ii about two rods, and was
thrown off'the track but ran on without becon-
ing detached from the cars about two or three
!
bank between the track and the canal. The
tender and baggage car passed on clear Of the
locomotive, and the former then overturned,
white the baggage car, very long one, was
thrown transversed across the track, and lay
with one end against the stone wall al the south
side OF the road and with other end hanging
over the canal. The first passenger car cleared
the locomotive with little injury, and was
thrown slightly to the right against the wall,
which Is built very near TO the track. In the
mean time. TO wit, second, the locomotive was
I falling back from the left bank toward the train,
and tore the entire left side out Of second pas
senger car, while the steam as it rushed from
the boiler entered the car, severely Sca1ding
several passengers. The other cars had been
detached and escaped injury; hut those already
mentioned presented the most singular piece OF
ruin that could be imagined. Indeed, were a
painter to have put such a scene on canvass, it
would have been criticised as a gross violation
of all mechanical probabilities. The entire
scene of the disaster is one OF the widest that
/ could be imagined. Between the mountain on
/ the south and the river, there is scarcely room
I for the canal and railroad track. The high and
barren peaks thrown up BY some old CONFUSION
I of nature, seem TO bear testimony of events on
/ the track OF time, compared with which, the
ruin of human art beneath them was insgnif-
cart, and one on which they could frown in dis
dain.
/ Taking into consideration all the crcum-
stances. this is BY far the most remarkable casq-
/ atty that has ever happened on the road. In re-
/ spect to the personal suffering which it has oc-
caSoned, it is gratifying Know, that the event
was far less disastrous than an Inspection OF the
/ ruins would warrant one in supposing it must
/ have been. The names OF the persons injured,
as far as have beer ascertained, are as follows
Lewis PEBBLES, engineer, badly injured-re-
ported dead last evening.
+ Fireman, Nepiev, badly injured.
DR.. Geo. s. Ghi<elin, Of Kv., scalded
Edward Fox. of Cincinnati, scalded on face
and hands.
Eumor H. Price, Of Md, scalded
J. NJ CheviS, Carlisle, XIV, scalded.
J. P. Cummings, Carrollton, o., scadpd.
Wm. Smith, Point Pleasant, Va, scaldrd.
Samuel Pennoek, Pltisburg, slightly scalded.
John Maslerson. PhiIa., scalded.
DurbIn H Hawk, brraEman, Hanishurgh,
/ scalded.
George NJ. Carson, Lancaster, Pa. scalded
VIM. F. Benedict, Salisbury, Conn. scalded.
Z. G. Reddy, Upper Middleton, Fayette Co.
/ Pa, scaIdpd.
Two gentlemen badly scaldrd in the face
names unknown. 1t is probable that all of the
! persons scaded will soon recover, and that none
! of them will be disfigured. Prompt medical aid
was rendered TO them soon after the accident.
! and all bnt two or three were able to go on IN
the cars Of the evening express train from Phila-
delphia, which could come DO farther than the
scene Of the disaster and returned.
The escape of Mr.. Martin, the baggage mas
Ter. was almost miraculous. The car was crush
+ ed 10 on both sides, and the bottom vas com
plefely shattered. H seems TO have saved
j himself by cIinging to the bar on the top.
The locomotive, Ataianta, is the same one
4 that met with an accident not long since, below
Altoona. This is the third, and probably the
1 last adventure OF the kind for the engine is
4 now in fragments.
Ne are not able to state whether negligence
4 eau be imputed to the officers Of the Company.
/ The rock having lain but few minutes on the
/ track, il is bard to say thattbe accident was not
unavoidable. Two watchmen are kept on that
/ part of the road, whose duty it is to walk over
the ground immediately before car time. What
| ever delinquency there NAV have been, would
seem to have belonged TO Mr.. Loughry, the
watcbman on the part of the road where the
i rock descended. The Company, if in fault.
are punished pretty severely n the loss of To-
comotiVe and cars, to the amount OF probably
$4,000.
O. TBE NAKED TEUTn.-That Christian
who takes an oath TO subserye the interests ol
! any secret organIzation whatever, is guilty oi
4 ha ft,alF FNlf oE