The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


Wilmington, August 9th.
Ii is our duty to record avery' serious ac-
cident whichoccurredont the w ihnington and
Weldon rail road yesterday afternoon. by
which several persons we're more or less in
iured--one or two, il is thought, mortality.
About a o'clock in the afternoon, as the
down train from Weldon got within d short
distance Of the trestle work over Yellow
Marsh, eight miles this side Of Goldsborough,
the axle 81 the driving wheel Of the locomo-
tive broke. The engineer finding It impossi-
BILE to stop the cars, before reaching the tres
tie work. endeavored to rush the train over
and reach the embankment on the other side.
The trestle work at this point is short, but
some twenty or twenty-five ieeti height. The
train passed over, but just as il did 50. the
cars were thrown off the track and down the
embankment, the locomotive in its disabled
state tearing up portion Of the slecpers and
rail. The engine and tender remained upon
the track. The baggage car rolled over sew
era times some distance from the road the
passenger cars, containing some twenty-five
Or thirty passengers, were thrown on, the
last one rolling over several times. These
cars were all smashed up. Persons were i'm
mediately despatched to Goldsborough for as
sistance and some Of the injured parties were
taken there, some placed IN the neighborlng
houses, and those slightly injured. or who es-
capped unhurt, were broughthe,p this morning.
\ The following persons, 50 FAR as we know,
were injured by this dreadful accident Capt.
g. ID. Ellis, OF this town. head cut and leg
sprained
T.. ID. Browning. Conductor Of the train.
injured in the back, confined 10 his bed.
Mr.. Little. Agent for Adams & Cos Ex.
press. seriously injured. (aken to Godsbo-
roughly
Thos. Cromelin, Of Montgomery. Ala.
head cut and leg bruised. arrived this mosn-
ing covered with bleod. but is not seriously
hurt. MIR. Z. was accompanied BY his three
sisters. one only Of whom was injured. and
that slightly.
Elias Bell. Of Johnston County, slightly
hurt.
Another young man from same county.
name not knawn, considerably bruised. car
sried 10 Goldsburough.
Mrs. Mcknight, an elderly lady ofCharles-
ton, ). Carolina, was severely injured. She
was taken 10 the honse oi Mr.. Rhodes. near
the scene Of the accident, where her wounds
were dressed. and every attention paid her.
She is stll at Mr.. RS house. She was trav-
) Cling without protector. Il was reparted
this morning that she was deiiious. aud fears
we're entertained for her recovery.
Several other persons, names unknown.
were taken TO Guldsborough. extent Of IN
iuries, We could not ascertain.
A negro man named Curtis. train hand.
slightly hurt. A negro woman Of this place.
said to belong to the Langdon estate. was IN.
iured seriously. Its thought she will die.
Also negro weman owned in Augusta,
Gen. seriously hurt
Fortunately a number Of passengers es-
capped unhurt. Among whom we may name
! Mr. Hall, the Sheriff 81 this county, Mr.
! Burkhimer and Lady, two daughters OF Capt.
Ellis. and Miss Meore. all Of this town.
J The train at the time The axle broke was
going al a moderate speed, otherwise -
, probable that many lives would have been
. lost. As il j., however. IL Is the most PAIN
/ fol and terrible accident that has ever happen.
, ed on the road. II is attributable 10 no ne.
elect OF fault on the part Of any person. as
we have been informed that no human lure.
sight could have guarded against u.
The injury 10 the track - unimpoftani,
and is probably repaired ere tbs. 80 That
there will be nodetention in the transmission
Of the mails and passengers. vii Hszsn.