Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-09
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furnished brief account occurred at NJ O'Clock Mo-
day nighL H-stonvie the Columbia Railroad II
Nas the express train, bound West The Philadelphia
Ledger has the following particulars:
The train consisted OF locomotive baggage snd
two passengers and going up the grade at the
rste ~ about IS miles hour, when rail broke int,
three pieces aud threw the front wheel Of the forward
scnger from the track the momentum Of the train
the rcgan it, position on the track, BIT the rcar
,,t We. thrown or AMI the axle breaking, IL prec
pitited do ctnbankment of about twenty feet Ia
the descent struck large tree, which split the
car opsn enabled the passengers crawl OF the
wreck This fortunate circumstance, the trr IN
being scattered about 10y the descent of the car
set the wood Nork fire almost immediately And but
for the facility afforded for their escape, ct tie
wounded ~oull have persisted in tho flames before rr
could been afforded them. The unnurcd passengers
and the trhcs OF the road did all in their power tore
th, dc lrOm thc wreck. and rapidly possible ry
removed 90 the forward and made comfortable
the hciltcS at hand would allow When all were rc>
curi ami the track repaired the train returned To tie city
reaching the depot about hall past three o'clock, a
There were upNarls OF 10 pcr:on> IN the ear o.e Il
In, I,.engcr Mr.. Abraham b Hart Of Cincinnati Ohio,
ktcd lie found with portion ot the car ou US
meek and hrys,t When taken from that position Zee
in.cl.ilt and remained until he died about halt
hour afterwards Every thing that could be- done ior him,
under ,hc peculiar circumstances done, but up th
De- died he did not appear 10 Recognize any onc, hut
complain Of his situation. The body placed in ice Geo
Waitustru,tion- from his friends in Cincinnati who
advised tine sad calamity 10y teegraphic despAcli
le.t1riy afternoon received fom the father
o ie deceased who directed that the remains should
forwarded 20 Cincinnati a possible. In
dance with these instructions the body will be sent hy
Adam, express this morning The deceased ancui-
Der OF tic hru ot William o. Hart SON me Chant, 90;
tina, cts and iu his possession found the evidence
OF h having purchased largely OF good, IN i. city 49,.
AW York aud among other papers ticket for throu
li.>.r irutu New York TO Cincinnati He about .-
wears ago. and Is spoken of by Philaielphians who huew
hu vel 20 bee Young OF very exemplary character
a.. Clu with tle deceased cn Monday evening uut
.o time before the train started, and advised hin O,
wait or tlc morning train. but he anxious 10 e.,
no possible, and pref going in the train
which caused hi~ death.
Nc Thomas : WATSON, merchant O 81 Louis NJ. o.
c.vyj injury OF the thigh and bruised ia ...
ies,nt put- of the body.
NJ \ funey, member OF the State Senate from T.
RI district received several bad bruises and OF bs
,ye, appeared be injured. Both much swollen
bui Yesterday afternoon were better.
M- g. Fahucstock. OF GETTY sburs. under tiv
right eve down the cheek to the neck.
Nicholas Shccrau. OF Paoi, slightly cut in two
places ON aud burned about the head and
hands
John Hoffman. OF Washington Co. Pa was sisht,
brI,,rl auuu, tlrueck
Tn1l,, Gals. OF G. l-bon Co. and General VIM. Iiit.c
ofta' s,u. county, Wcrc burned about the head aud
hands aud ie Latter gentleman received cut IN the
head
Mr. FHu,. OF Obi. city aud Mr. Sterling, 0. Pit,sburc
w,rc also slightly cut and bruised
Re, A1~on Rood O this city, cut ia the head lnI
considerably Do li-ed
Mr. Cauuus- Of Losansport Ind, bu; slightly
hruis.I.
Mr. X g Gi-cly of John.tovu, Pa NJ. yranci. oac
OF us employees the Columbia Railroad, aud Moss
Du4- l. Anderson, Jones, Worthiusiou. Roberts, Moo
Kelly Patterson, Chambers, Bull search johnson and
Washington A-rc also 900 the car aHd received cuts AMI
h-l-. 90 very slight character The most Of these ge
tcu.u ,tlrtei Tor their homes Yesterday morning.
the Intensity OF tine cold heightened the -uterinss Of
wounded. There was house the spot vd the
ly place ot refuge the remaining Passenger AID
the baggage ear The ,ccue j, described A. most appu
iu- There women children ia the tuu
went down the embauhmcnL
RruEs,ptF WtrcH-At the French Exposition 4 ere
Wa. o.. hiut.l , watch which created much interest .td
Animation 10 tells the name and Jay OF the month O. e
equation OF time; i, a repeater, striking the minute
well i- the houi. j. tlcrmomctrr % tn.erIhe accurci
ami auIs itself up 10y the action OF It's movem'nt-
The price oi this most ingenious piece OF workmanship Is
thirty thousand flames
iur ENrlcllp Fni>,u iIL,R-Thc Paris c)rtcspoi.-
dent = tir NcN York Time, writes that great
sail 90 br preparing for the accoIchn nj Of the Empires
which A take place u about month ThcJsrs,.u.i OF
the ui.nr- is tu undergo Important notifications There
vi p.iiaet shower OF new utlc, some changes 90
anticipated 800 the SeHdf's CouvttD1, great f,if, eil
be- o-ieral the expense OF the State political
y v bee declared and the JOY OF the people will be
gcil'
TuE FiEE At SyaAcrsr-By the fire at Syracuse y.
!, pu Sl.iN. the OId Follows sustain d loss Of =,
0I'u he destruction OF their lodge r'om, bat VT. ir-
sur. ior SjuI Dr.. Shipmln aud Adams lost : 'lu
INSURANCE the Syracuse Chronicle l,upu insure
other various tmouut- but generally insured Mrssr-
His Morgan had valuable library consumed.
Darn or A Scir.vA-Wr read in the Journal d. Con
.ttannp -"uu Thursday last the obscquics of T
Tie ai'e, Of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan c!.
ba.i aiti sat pomp. the body OF the princess b,irg
Inferred in the Mosque Of Ycni-Dam. All the mai-t.-,
ard .is iuHctrt1e- of the Porte followed the remains
10 their resting place.
Ds.rivr or Moauovr,u-The Taunton lEnsandi Con-
ricr states that Mormon dcu.ion in that neigborhori
whore thr Last twelve months couple Of Elder, have
been pr'pls''ing their littef-DIy' Dortriuc.- r-t
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