New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-11
THE LAST RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.

We find the following particulars of the railroad
catastrophe at Alliance, Ohio, in The PntsbsrsA
Eren,re Chronicle of Tuesday;
One Of the most serious railroad accidents which s
has ever been our province to record occurred iss
evening at Alliance, point on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, dit Ant from this city
eigbiy-iwo mies. The particulars 81 the disAstcr-
partly cleaned from passenger who came In on the
5oclock train this morning and partly Furnished us By
Mr. Stevenson who has charge OF the telegraph ofos
at the Federal street station sre briefly a. folows;
Monday afternoon, at O'Clock, the express raia.
consisting of four passengcr-cars, baggage car, &C,
left the Federal street depot its way west undcS
charge of conductor Leavitt, gentleman with whose
urbanty Of manner and attention TO the passengers
urder lis charge, the travelling public are already
acquainted. The train reached Alliance without detcn.
ton or accident and as is usual, stopped there thai
the passengers might take supper.
TIE Pittsburgh Fort Way ne and Chicago Road q
crossed at THE point by the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Re ad and en- the angle formed by their intersection
the Alliance Station Including Sourbecks Hotel. the
telegraph ofce ticket office, &c., stands. The build
ing is suIrouI ded by spacious platform, and on the
snyal of the dersn trains Is frequently crowded
with peoplesome Of them residents of the village ant
the Others strangers waiting for the train TO start 40
many of the passengers for Cleveland prefer me
Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Road to ALT
snce ard TIE Cleveland and Pittsburgh Road to their
destination connection Is made at this point, and, 70
prevent unnecessary delay to the travelling psblc The
trains on both roads make Alliance within few min
utes of each other-tho Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago train, general thing, reaching the station
first.
This was the case last evening too. The Pittsburgh.
Fort Wayne and Chicago tram reached the stauon
first and remained stationary In her accustomed posi-
ton or the track While the passengers were taking sup
per. After supper the urua signal ter starting was
piyen the passeDgeis took their seats 10 the cas the
whistle screamed forth its notes of ALARM and the train
commenced moving slowly along the track. About
this time the Cleveland and Pittsburgh train sea
approaching by Conductor Leavt at full speed; but
seeing that the engineer had ample time 10 check hs
engine up, end wing that the rules Of tho road
which required him to come to stop before he
reached the point at which the roads ntefsectei
each other were familiar 10 all its officers he
felt alarm for his train or tho passengers UNI
der bis charge. But the approaching train ~ Il
ne0red the station seemed but Ia increase i's speed,
end in few minutes may, less than that, from
the time il ives flint observed and ere the Pittsburgh
train bad moved many feet from lis original posiin
ibe Cleveland train came thundeIDe up, and da.hng
into the former which was In the act OF crossing
the tiburgh and Cleveland track, II hurled death
end destruct on On every side.
The locomotive fthe Cleveland and Pittsburgh train
struck the bin der platform Of the second passenger car,
AID terrific the coDcusson that the Wheels sup
porting the engine shattered 10 fragments letting
Il fall to the ground, helpless, unmaragcabs mass.
The two hDdmost passenger cars OF the Pittsburgh
them lodging in the rounda, which was completely do
nolisbed and the other in the public reception or sit
ting room, which Is also perfect wreck.
The oss Of life attending such an appalling cstssre-
character of the accident and the fact that The Pits
bureh train had large lumber of passengers on board
it If not by any heavy might be anticipated
But what seems stronger than ALL but three of those
Iii I'd were passengers on the train. The balance
either standing the platform or sitting In the rotunda
or reception room when the terrible occurrence which
deuiivtd them Of life traDspired
We give below list Of the killed and wounded, -
t eiytd by Telegraph last night and this morning:
Kaled-JAcoB Re DY and JoHs MclsJfEE, Alliances
= AIIgsBoLT, Sew; Garden, Ohio n: o. TAYLOR
The Bst OF 7souDded is AZ follows:
FTLDIs0 CAvAsAUGH and LADY OF Columbus. iu-
dina both dangerously hurt.
ASSA ARsoR IF the ssme place, badly injured.
CBARLFs COATES, engineer OF the PnhbWgh fra'n
severely If not fatally injured.
W. A. Rom Of Philadelphia had bis thsh,boDe
hsciuled and wss otherwise badly Injured
Mr. c. CLrLAsD, conductor on the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh train, slightly injured.
u. n. COURTEEY formerly Master Of Trans portGtion
tie Ohio and Ptnnsylysnis road, was slightly
injured. Mr.. T.. reached bis home, near the city to
day; no osnaer Is apprebended from his Injuries.
}. PAINTER, Stark County, Ohio, 10 slightly Injured.
Mr.. Painter seems unfortunate as q railroad traveller
He amorg those badly injured BY the collision a.
Darlington lsst Winter and Low srnong the wound
Cd sRain. 80
There were several otben injured, but neither the
telegraph informant could supply US VITA then
tnnles. ., An.
Tboee among The killed who were residents OF An
snoe were not pasepgefs On the uaiD bot were "tng
on ID, Stsii,D. houfe or sfandrg ~ "e planf", ~
"a
rs,,,pt frs on he Cleveland aud Pittsburgh ta.n es
tgu, d yitttut ipjury,e fact which may be attributed
70 hs sbaiterhg Of the ~bsels OF me iocotnouve,
whirb brought Il To q stand stilI The loes Of life
yculd have b.ea much greater hsd the locomotive
truck The car in the center instead OF coming IN COL
Ii, % with its psnorm.
TIE fcere Which followed the accident is described
ar Lesrrendng. Tie friends Of the dead gave way To
tic uost exaysg ant demoLsr alton Of ppief, while the
gyoars and lamentations Of the wounded mingled with
fIeir cries creating me ancholy tumu-one capable
of sppsIrg the stoutest heart. The ruins vere soon
cl.sitd however, The dead and wounded were rescued
ON the wreck, and, while the latter had everything
cone that human ingenuity could devise TO alleviate
ihsr sUferipgs, the former were not neglected;
Mr. Csss, President Of the Road j. Ii. Hampton,
e,o SoitoT and Others left for the OF the Dis
s.er this morning at a. NJ, with noedch and sur.
eiesl cid for the srFerep. Some OF fhe wounoen arc
yery badly Injured; but at the Tart accounts their u-
mate recovery anticipated. .:,, A.
A Corcners jury however, IL bow inveshss'ing me
IT. "a nn,SI tber decision Is kno~p, We have no
couuent to offer. The cats.t ophe Il shocking ore
sLd whoever l. TO blaae for it should be severely ana
promptly punished. "a