The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-07

xAA0G Oh 909 Injured
From the Philadelphia Ledger Feb. 81
A serious accident occurred about haf past eleven
O'Clock Aoncay night 70 he express train for the
Hestonvills In the Twenty fourth ward The train
sisted OF locomotive, baggage and two Passenger
and s was going up the grade = the rate o.
and threw the front wheel Of the forward passenger
from the track The momentum Of the train caused this
was thrown of and the axle breaking, 1t prectpi
tsted down embankment of about twenty fest La the
descent the struck large tree which split the car
open and enabled the passengers 10 crawl out OF t1e
wreck This fortunate crsumstsn 81 ss the frs 10
the stove being scattered about by the descent Of the
but for the facility afforded for their escape OF the
wounded would have persisted in the flames before re 1T
gers and the attaches Of the road did all power
to the wounded from the wreck and % rapidly
they removed TO the forward car aud made
CON for abe the facilities ~ hand would allow
When ali were and The track repaired train
returned 70 the CITY, reaching the depot about half past
There were upwards Of forty persons in the car Ons
Of the pssseogers-Mr. Abraham B. Hart, of Gin ,innau
Ohio-was killed He was found with portion Of the
his Eeck and breast When taken FROM that ,s
tion he insensible, and remained SO until he died.
about half hour after wards. Everything that could
done but up the time he died he did not appear to
recognize any one, nor complain Of his situation Upn
deceased taken to the residence Robert Bring
hurst No. 20 North Eleventh street. where the Coroner
held an inquest yesterday morning The body then
Cincinnati, advised of TIE calamity by
trgaphic despatch from Mr. Moore, the agent Of the
an ans er was received from the father OF the
who directed that the remains should be forwarded
Cincinnati as soon ~ possible In accordance with those
inst uctions the body will be sent by Adams Ex
press this morning. The deceased was . member of
the firm of william B. Hart & s,n, merchants, Of
that city and in his possession were found the EVIL
dences Of bis having purchased largely of goods
ticEs. through passage from New rk to oiaeinas
I'll. q vvoa nhnu nf Ia r.
Phiadephians who knew him we'll to be young man Of
very exemplary character Mr.. Cain with the de-
the train started advised him to walt for the MOI
ing train but he anxious get homs ~ pos
sioe and preferred going in the train which caused his
death
Mr.. Thomas s. Watson, merchant. of st. Louis Mo-.
received severe jury of the thigh and brued in
House. where his injuries attended This gentle
man was one OF the persons hurt at tbs accident the
nne q ING Pacific Rsrosd by the falling OF the bridge
bis wounds
Mr.. d. A. Finney, member OF the State Senate from
Erie district received several bad bruises aud
eyes appeared 10 be injured. Both were much swollen
but yesterday afternoon were better He taken
Mr.. 6. Fahnescock Of Gettysburg was cut under
the right eye and down the cheek to the neck. He
taken 70 the residence Of his brotherin lsw D.. John
COX, In Arch street, where he Is doing we'll.
Nicholas She eran, of Paoh, slightly cut In two
places on one arm, and burned about the head and
hands. He taken to the Pennsylvania HospitsI
John Hoffman, of Washington county Pa WAS slightly
bruised about the neck Taken to the BULBS Head Hotel
in Market street
Thomas Craig Of Carbon county, and Gen. VIM. Little
Of the same dnty, burned about the head and
hands and latter gentleman received cut In the head
Taken to the Merch.nts' Hotel.
Mr. Flint, of this city, and Mr.. Sterling Of Pttsburg
were also slightly cut and bruised Mr. was taken to
his fathers residence, In Arch street. west of Broad
Rev Anson Rood Of this city was cut in the head and
considerably bruised He taken to the st. Lawrence
Hotel, in Chestnut street.
Mr. Cummings Of Lcgansport, Inn, was but slightly
bruised. He took the morning train the Vast
Mr. R. B. Gigely, of JohnstO wn Pa, Mr.. Francis one
Of the employees on the Columbia Railroad and Messrs
Cumming, Anderson, Jones Worthin gton Roberts
Moore, Kelly Patterson Chambers, Bull Search, John
son and were also in the car and received
cuts and bruises Of very slight character The most Of
these gentlemen started for their homes yesterday
ing.