New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-13
TERRIBLE RAILROAD CALAMITY.
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Fv,a The Chiclgl Prs,S, Feb. 6.


We are now in possession OF fall particulars OF the
calamity on the Southern road near H.llsd1lc, Mlchi
gan On Tuesday evening, Of which we had hnet
notice yesterday.
The tain going east left this city al 90 p. m.
Tuesday and consisted of three Grst-cass passenger
cars a second-class passenger ard baggage-car
drawn by the engine Morrison The eastern train,
consisting of two rst-class passenger-cars and bag
gage-car left Toledo a. O'Clock IN the evening,
drawn By he.engine Ohio. the tain coming west
should by the notable, have left llllsdae at 1907
but did not leave till l2:27, being just twenty minutes
behind time.
According to the rules the train should have been
allowed these twenty minutes 10 reach the station at
Jonesyille; but the western train CID not wat, the
engineer being assured that " all was right" The
consequence that the trains came in dreadful co..
lision about half mile west OF Hisdale where there
is sharp curve, which concealed the trains from each
other until they almost in contact and the west
train as Lot perhaps seen at al, ne, owng 70 some
negligence, she carried no headlight.
The scene which followed, says our informant, beg
ears all description. The train coming west WAS going
al the rate OF only twelve or fifteen miles an hour, but
that going east rushing on at the rate OF Thirty
five. Tie second.cluss car was driven entirely
through the baggage car, in which Inter there were
half dozen persons and struck against tlc tend
el In the midst Of the confused mass formed OF the
fragments of the broken cars and OF the locomotive
FIVE persons crushed up and in two minutes from
the time OF the collision the whole was on fire. None
but the engineers had IN nstants warning OF the
cash and the passengers in the two trains supposed,
rs thew FASTENED oct of the car, that the locomotives
Lad got off the track.
their first work was TO throw now upon the burning
wreck in order if pOssb bic to save the bves OF those
wlo not already dead aud Ne ~ to eIulcate The
living and the dead, who were az follows
PERSONS KILLED.
Michael kilduf fireman Of the Ohio, was caught
between the end of the tender and the boiler. The
wood from the tender pitched over upon him, and
he Law agans the dool Of the furnace The wood wa
burning, and snow was thrown upon him 10 protect
him from the fire, but is supposed that he was IN
stently killed by the collision.
Albert Whitman, b6ggage-master on the eastern
train, only crisped ana b.ackened fra ment 81
man when taken out OF the tie too Is supposed
to have been instantly killed tie asleep IN the
baggnce-car at the time Of the collision
William Van Aiken, who hal been for several yolrs
trackmaster Of this division of the road, was also
aslcep in the baggage car. His legs were burnt OF
wien taken from the ruins, and It il ikey that lie was
killed at the instant of the collision tie resided al
Hudson, Mich, where he had q wife and son. II :
wife nearly distracted when her terrible loss
communicated TO her.
The above all the persons who were killed. We
have now to speak of
TBE WOUNDED.
Eli j. Parsons, conductor was standing between
the door Of the baggagc-car referred 10 above,
and by the shock thrown entirely out Of the
Notwithstanding shoulder was dslocated by the
fall h. worked for hour, and then wNs compelled
10 20 10 bed, whence he has not yet risen.
There two train boys in the same One had
liz Knee dslocated and Ia face somewhat cut; the
fr,m the midst Of the fire.
Patrick Regan, engineer of the Morrison, had his
leg broken, and he was also injured internally
Charles Porter brakeman on the train bound west,
standing the front end of the hust passenger
car breakDg al the moment Of the collision Both OF
lis legs crushed from the ankles mp the thigh,
and his injuries dreadful that il mpc-si-
bic that se should recover.
There was corpse of lady in this car sent from
BelOit, end it, way to some place in Ohio. This
was considerably burned, and was at init supposed 10
be the body of person who had persisted with the
hence the statement thspfour persons were killed.
The wounded were all taken 10 the Exchange at
Hsdae as soon after the accident possible. Some
Elk or seven physicians were called, and everything
po.sible was done to relieve the sufferers.
All the passengers in the second-cass car on the
Eastern train or lees scratched and bruised
though none were very seriously hurt. One man was
thrown apon the stove and had his face ribly
burned.
Some Of the passengers on the other train also suf.
fered from bruises and contusioss Mr.. Edwards the
gentleman above referred to- had confusion on hi.
head, bruise on his shoulder, and another on hi.
cheek.
Tie fireman Of the Morrison jumped off and sprained
Lis wrlst. The engineer Of the Ohio also jumped OF.
striking the ground at the instant the engines came
together, and received 10 serious injury.
Loss OF bAIL-BAGs And BAGGAGE.
III the bacgage-car OF the train going eat were
twelve maI-bags and considerable quantity OF bag
gage belonging TO the passengers, all of which, with
the exception CT one large trunk, was burned. The
next morning, M. W. ID. Brown. the general bag
gage-mester 81 the rood arrived on the gsound and
setiied with all the passengers for os baggage, al
least all who could be found, giving them checks for
rs estimated value the baggageOffice az Adrian.
The locomotive Morrison broken into fra gments
and the Ohio, though not completely demolished,
was nearly destroyed.
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