New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-26

Far or A BRIDGE ON THE OHIO AND PEsSsyL-
vASIA RALRoAD.--A correspondent OF The Ceresona
PLaindeaLr gives the following account Oh an aca-
dent on the Ohio and Pennsylvania Rairoad, about sS
niles below Pittsburgh. The casualty occurred ON
Saturday, the l7th inst.; o..L,
having five hJndred passengers, IN the nlght, wmcn
made darkness Of Egyptian style, and lmmediateiJ
after III bridge gave way and fell track and ALL in
the stream below. Our hair did not ris9 however,
until we saw the cbasm on our return. About iour
miles further on the torrent brought down streem OF
Gravel from the HILL lust in time to threw US INTO
Grand smash | do not know that ever felt more IN
erested in run-off than this. With the bold, belt
ing rocks hanging over US on one nsnu, anu l;,,io
flooded Ohio beneath on the other, we had no MUG
erxefy daring the tumble TO know where We shouid
land; but fash Of lightning soon revealed 70 US
strip Of land OF sufcioat width TO save us ro uIo
river Soon all was over The coupling broke IN Two
aces and left seven full passenger cars on the track,
I'D singuler enough no one wac Aurt. The locomo-
tive had gone 10 sma1h down the bill, the nner across
the track, tie baggage car ana me s snd the
I'd messenger ear had pitched of toward the nyer
ard IN this position the conductor toid as we Hl8ne
exr scf TO hesr tie churchbes for sunday NO mans
COZ Id be rent the usual tire, but IN me afternoon
croxd Of passsogeFs with. the accumulated mails
stated. TIE wreck at Eny's had been removed 80
n Al we coul,s connect Of toe brock here wa were
olg detained and abOnt tie time we snouin nave Ds
ia Cleveland we were crossing me Stae nng' wo
fsaud the little Beaver Bridge ciumeling, put mo
CONDUCTOR and engineer concluded 10 say no.nhg :"
thov hack ed up SO 10. military n1lOn, Pba W
.tarc an LIT her rim We went safe over and leu inc
w. cl man TO inorI the next train whether tDe DiIs"
ves dosn or not. We arrived at A'rHoe ~ IL 49,.
,iobt len there az clock this morning. ser W.,
v1eek Of two cows which had bad a collision VIZ, I'd"
sc,rn eyp,ess h Is morning, and arrived ~ II ~ n
/ p,vov sARA BURNED Dows-Loss oS $500 W..
| q T,iSs,, MONT al 10 O'Clock, IRE broke OUT ia
/ - 80 ,,iicL had The nnost melancholy eohSc.
ha.o ~ - q town was nearly burned 10 the ground
elsnC. zoo 600 worth Of property destroyed. Such
90 The rough estimate OF the Losses made by
AZ reople who were interested in the various
o e and houses consumed by the flames The hre
Sirsted from incendiarism in small stable IN tho
1T II the establishment Of Mr. j. Meyer, nom which
+, srread rapidly TO the concern Of Harper Son. In
a yery brief space Of time the flames became uncon-
frosbe and swept in The direction Of the wind along
ire hanks Of Bayou All tie houses in the line OF ifs
c,use were Consumed. The course Of the FIRE was
,ken directed toward Morkest., aud finally settled n
he focus Of the town utterly destroying the central
bloek and eli tie properly which il contained.
We csnrot give the exact details Of the losses, bu
he establishments Of the following persons wer,
burned down: A. Levy Co.. Hoffman Co., >
Never K Co.. the Ledger Office, j. Michel Harper
Son. Smiths Hotel, beside two coffee houses. In
house Of selyet & Co. also destroyed, and man
other buildings. The warehouse Of Leach 20. o
the Nc wharf was among the first TO feel the rsyase
of tie fire. There is not hotel, coffee house or ware
Iouse left in Bayou Sara. IN. o. Delta, June IL.