New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND THIRTEEN
WOUNDED.
From The baltimore Sun Of Jy!v8.

From The baltimore Sun of Jy!y8
shocking railroad accident, and one OF the most
disastrous that has taken place in bis vicinity for
long time occurred yesterday afternoon on the W ash
ington branch Of the Baltimore aud OHIO Railroad As
the a O'Clock tram from Washington was on It's way
70 tbs city, under the charge of Conductor George W.
Hoover, Il thrown from the track near Elk Ridge
Landing, about one mile and a half beyond the Relay
House, the result being the killing of two persons,
wOuding of thirteen Others and the almost complete
wreckng of the whole train, which consisted of eight
cars only two Of which remain uninJured.
II occurred at a switch thort distance beyond the
lar ding and from the appearance OF the switch had
been detignedy displaced the lock SHOWING mark OF
having been hamm red off while the pins of the bolts
which copnedt the switch handle to the track had been
removed The rails of the sdclng had been forced
over against the main track, aud the engine striking
the ends it broken loose from tho train ana ran
down the sidelirg. the force with which 1t struck
thete rolls forced them from the main track, and the
cars continued on down the same
The engine and tender, after running some ten to
fifteen yards down this sdelng, were overturned by
the broke en- rails and thrown directly across the main
track when the whole train was dashed upon them:
The first car which struck it, baggage car, turned
entirely over it and was broken tie contents being
str4wn in every die ctOn. The next, also baggage
car was thrown entirely from the track aud wrecked
The next, q mail and express car, was thrown upon
The top of the wreck of the others ana brokeo lno
fragments The smoking came next aud I'll, was
cut in twain by passenger in the rear which ran
directly through It -,
Roth these cars were shiyered to pieces the latter
being thrown directly upon the top OF the former;
About one third of the next passenger car was torn on
hy coming in contact with those IN advance OF IT. wne
tie end Of the II. 1t stove IL. Tue two remaining
cars in the r. ar uniDuIed. Those wounded were
for the most part the. smoking and first passenger
car The engine ard tender as perfect wreck "a
could be po 5ib)y made. ,,,
The following Is an accurate list Of the killed and
wounded far as IT was possible TO OBTAIN them a'a
the attendant confusion and excitement
KnLED-James Cough, the engineer lie was
oed oout IS yeais resided in the western section OF
the cIty and leaves a wife and several children. 1t
appears that after the engine left the main track ne
rtV.r.ed it and jumped of, but was caught beneath
one Of the baggage and mashed aud terribly mu.
tilaed He was no doubt instantly killed, as one Of
The wheels ofthe car had cut his body almost IN twain
IL " as rome hours before his body could be recovered
from the week Some time since he met with another
accident upon this road by which one CT his legs vas
broken and he otherwise seriously iaJured. he
regarded bythe officers OF the road as one OIL 'heH
The other party Killed was Wm. A. Na1gle, young
man aged about thirty years, who was eugaged upon
the train in selling books and papers. lie Was, az the
time sanding upon the platform Of the smoking c AZ,
and was caught beneath the wreck ofthe bageage-caI
directly 10 sdvarce Of il. Whea taken from tue
wreck he was It'll alive, but insen-ble, and survived
opy some ten or fifteen mi 1utes He resided in S,uth
Pscs street near Warner aud leaves wife aud 80
Children He served in the Baltimore Regiment daring
The Mexican War md officer OF the co npany
OF MARYLAND Volunteers which is composed of pof-
ton Of that bravo band As will be seen, meeting 1t
The company will be held tonight to make arrange
ments fM attending his funeral
WOUNDED WIN. Bridges, wholesale conf 'ctoner
en- Bain ore pear Liberty street His injuries CON
sft Of wound IN the side, the MASKING OF bus r'get
aim, besioe serious internal injury Ahougt seriously
hut, biz cobditi is not conAderrd dangerous.
Capt. Geo. W. Hoover. conductor. lie US oitch