Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-18

tween. The whole OF the train OF Y. q T. road Il
was across the crossing Of the Pittsburgh, Fort L
Wayne, and Chicago road except hind end Of N
last car. The tram Of the c. d P. road threw hi
the car Of our road into the roluuds. DR.. =
Smith and his lady were picked up dead. Saw
seven persons in all taken mp dead. A gentle
man from Philadelphia, by the name Of Brooks
was killed, who was 10 have been married the
next day to a Miss Ware, living at a town near ,
here. These persons must have been on the 9
platform or in the public room. After l went
back four dead bodies were found under the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago road, IN
the north end OF the third passenger esr. The
car was lying very near parallel with g. { P.
Iroad. The other Gead bodies were carried into
the ladies room. This was under The locomo-
tire OF c. d ?. road. Didn't know the lady |
! under the locomotive. Mr.. Smith was our en-
gneer; did not see c. & p train coming 1t
was not more than two or :hree minutes from
b the time we started until We were struck.
Robert II. Smith sworn.-l am employed On
The Pittsburgh Fort Wayne aud Chicago rail-
road, as an engineer. | LEFT Pittsburgh at 3
t O'Clock p. NJ, yesterday on time table. We
b arrived at Alliance S8 minutes after six, time
table table 6:42 for arrival, Got my supper;
while at supper men took my engine up and
got wood. We stopped short Of the G. & p.
5 toad; before stating looked south on the c. &
J. P. road and saw no train. After bowed my
i whistle some one said The Cleveland train was
i in sight. Az my engine passed the crossing,
c looked south towards the approaching train,
IT, and judged it to be from one half 10 three
l. lourhts Of mile distant. After running about
g halfa minute l felt a slight jar and supposed
n the engine bad not been properly coupled with
oi the train after getting Sood and had broken
~ loose from the train; shut off and put down
Ter brakes, and while shutting down brakes people
il came.
~ was about seven o'clock or one minute
short; saw head light Of engine over the grade,
ms but could not see light OF the ash-pan; had ex
en- press car baggage car and three passenger
las ears; started west % minutes after o; The
se. trom 25 to 30 miles per hour l npprehended
ly, no danger because had been informed by the
&. officers of both Companies that the train mus
~; come to dead stand still there before going
's. a yer the crossings have been an engineer fou
,e. years and a half; the Pittsburgh d Gleveant
to trains were in the habit of stopping before 60
ry' ing over the crossing, and did not see ligh
last night; l never leave my engine unless
llS have some competent person in charge.
ma, The grade will never effect speed Of engin
ty. when the engineer knows he has to stop.
the never had any difficulty in stopping train IN
= der full head Of steam.
-gh Mathew Robinson--sworn.
oi was standing on the platform 10 feet cas-
- of the Rotunda, opposite the engine ofthe P
~ Fl. W. d G. road; the train started; the Con
= ductor of the Western train ookod down tn
81 P. d O. road, and said no train was in sigh
and ordered the train to go on; the whole trail
~; had got over the crossing, except the last car
es the forward end of the couplings were over tn
lie crossing as the engine of the p. & c., cam
ion dashng through US soon as l saw the engin
avn . coming sprang TO get off the road; she wa
' ~. coming at the rate of 80 miles an hour; Their
,ss. was no ringing of bell or blowing OF whistle.
,er, The hind car Of our western train was throw
nee into Che public room of tie station; the othe
,Gi car was thrown over and over, and thrown t
rtod the left Of the Pittsburgh & Cleveland goin
wer north and west of the Pittsburgh, Fl. Wayn
'lIh ~ Chicago road; whole train ran distance
:, one or two hundred feet, clear through tb
em other train; and stopped at north end of tn
station. The forward trucks ofougino Of Pitts
,e- burgh u Cleveland road were broken up ant
ioy tender of of the track. The front part OF tb,
.s rOtunda Of the station house, in front Of boLl
has roads, wastorn away aud the platform torn u
ION along the Cleveland 81 Pittsburgh Il. r.
went to get out the peraons wounded in tht
public room. One named Root had his thigl
~ broken and was otherwise injured. Mr.. Coate
IDS, an engineer Of the Pittsburgh q Clcvelpnt
NJ road, was injured about the head. There wa
on the platform north Of the rounda, the wifi
OF DR.. Smith, and carpenter named McIu,ire
ck' both dead, residents of this place.
tao Next went on the other side of the road l.
all the Car layiAg on the other side OF the road AM
and found three persons who had beeh taken ou
eaS E there was II limb Of some person lying unde
IT 7 lie edge Of the cara leg; under the front O
hat the engine OF Pittsburgh d Cleveland, ther
hat was the remains of another person; it was not
en' whole body; think the leg belonged to thi
,,P person; then went into the house to see ate
a Others.
mp From the appearance Of thngs think III