The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05
Tho EIightful Catastrophe OH the OHIO and
PennsylvaDta Railroad.

[Frcm the Cincinnati Commercial, Jan. 81
On soneay evening the 3lst att as the fast express
train irt NJ Pittsburg 70 Cincinnati turning a
near Darlington Pa. frightfu collision took place be-
tween this and the feight train going east The collision
wos so sudcen that time was allowed to apoly til
b. axes The huge ocomet tives rushed upon esch othe
in ono onset sapk togetkor upon the track cosrucn
Of fuius. The eigft tain received comparatively
little injury Not the otbor. The baggage passed
entirely through the first passenger bottom OF
the io passing just above the floor of the latter
sweeping the twipkling Of an eye overy seat from Its
place. and crowding passengers baggage, stoves and
orckcn pieces Of timber INTO space not large enough for
The conclusion felt but for lew e,onds
and all s except the rce hiasns Of the escaping
steam Almost instantly the shreks Of dying men werv
heard far above tho noise Of the crushed engines. Tnee
four mea lay off to side in the snow-some with
bodies crying in piercing tones Of agony for help JUS.
above the on end Of the second passenger car where
great mars OF fragments had been washed up three men
showing out Of the Of RUNS but his head and hand
crushed and black from conGestvc blood. Poor fellow,
eeath gave him no time for agony.
Near 10 these but the other side of the cars stood
brave man-Matthcw kol.-one leg broken and Ills
isht arm nea nrny pencau ihe heavy timbers Q. the
second passenger He uttered complaint though
his leg was broken and his arm literally ground to pieces
nearly hour eapsed before he could be relea ed yet
be showed impaience and let groan his Hps
The other two men were almost equally bray., enduring
Ulcers OF the trains assisted BY some of the passengers
exeited almost superhuman efforts TO extricats the
wounded and to pacs them in the unoroken cars but
n were e rufns pressea together that was proba-
oy 10Y esa lnan an nour pe!o!e M were Aken out Ihe
VI 'e loi Pny or waur LOT Warn.n,
sna 10. anu sis'efs' ~ere suhcleht 70 reno the
e'ou.e.s n nehI.. hoo .,.,,
or % e.ss .s e% M
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nt =; III; tsroat tor a., hcnr A. 60 " 81 a. asA , s:n M
ut IN ms @ sor M a n noH. h vi so anu nen ay ssI
found IN Ne eamusI Jobnson ,fma %ey Midd,e"m ono
Wa srs ~ rshtoJ IN II Ja,r,aan ~ nS ,ha .,as -
,mbers who " was paasepser ON o' the "e II a.sa
rro;n ,or coureta f;s, of tha Ll,ai na aaurJe,
'A' Tnr nrsn
co,., Lehman No nj nIaIiaso ,,h; .,.
~, '0s''"'hon' NeN 'iaoS'o"n '''honAAs county
- ,:,un ..os .,o,. .ron.,- a.. 49,. ..
az a. -, % ~ ,o a ',n, o 's M Passen ~
s sS,.el M .Jsat; = i'f We ~ " 40 Poison
s,oecs are,, NJ ,be Se castle and n "a s,oro Com,
,arv 's' " - '' S'e' - - S's' w.
Iy,;d w.;. c.rto, ob;o r1,s ooo.lor,o, i;,oa
,n,,, thro. hn,rs arlr tha ooc;dan u"th ~. 80
we,e hsd and fatal brnises were inflicted on hs
;da ' 49, ~ ~ ~ " -
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eccgniyci was bc ,ounG ishnan An ,bs oher. aaro
,don.iGcd
rur xrorvnpn
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oc. ~ bs sbov fers ras n,t nut ~ - ~ 40 sS -
ye,,ly nn;ssd ~ P ' y P"o'' "N ~ ""'
panio, Csr.y ,ohorar ro.;aoa.a - r;..;.u.,; a.
,r,n broten Siae and loo badly ;ninreJ ny
Inhn CS,,,,YcIicJ oTs Ncr pe9ssnrd Pam sey.-o,v
- 49, 80, IA la ~" Au' ie'i' se'e'0y
Tbcmas Us~rs Arcrhany c;tv ra.o hooa .ra Ia.
- al hS+ ''N' >s"' 80 '' 80" e'' -es
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- au5 w. Ier irasar ' ' s'i oo' o"'
rsI.. 80 - rr.,ra-x w.-..a.u n,..
Has bad cut In the bead and his legs are bad brusc
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