Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-09-08

lAu,T lAnt If the accident on the Alleghe-
,SoY0IR IRailrogd, whereby a number of |
'IG injured, aud one, Miss Mary .
.; I'D, %si Instantly killed. On the in
hMJIb " ~ Coroner Alexander over the re- I
nS'l Miss K, the following testimony was
ts5;, Alexander. sworn-I am the con-
~ :,bo express train on the Allegheny
lad Was on time at j ohnston's
H. opr usual rate; had gone through
s' md collected fare from every station,
~ I,rn ,r by side Of Rev. Mr. Russell, in
a't.r 't,,wnrd of the rear one; l felt a trem-
S' t,bS sIn car, when l sprang and pulled the
o. Nv ~ ston engine. which he did, and
oE' G 5ovptrakcs l turned and looked
.lj1 sav ~ the hind car detached; ran back
DAu,; not knowing what was wrong
A'n'rIh ahout FIVE rods ana saw the car roll
ssSn sea- - the bank then l knew that some
aoSS .;om. lad happened; the car turned
:.a sS' and first lodged on some bushes
'".'o, r,;nnte at first could not tell who
at.a..J '.',i Ton down the bank and saw the
Lu.I' 5 Miss Kiukcad) lying apparently
ls.% ,bo c,r had left, had passed her, aud
Jovcn or 50 Of persons oQtslde the car
w.. and sitting like distressed persons.
~. n"5 !,tbcr and mother of the deceased,
IN ,be car aud appeared injured those
r,,o - not hurt made the loudest COM
...I saw several who appeared Injured
.,T couli TO relieve persons tht car
E,erally smashed to pclccS; all the other
r,r, uuiniured: examined the track
IN rood order; the road is on a side
.nd about TWO degrees curve: l con-
rs, s,f. as 4 straight track; all the
=. have run over this place for two years !;
:, considered i, as dangerous do not con-
ii unsafe was running schedule time;
6pe for running on this part of the road
t..u minutes for three miles, or therea-
Is; We had passed the up train.
3,G B Russell, swnru-Was on the train
.,.Ding az the station above TarentUm ;
oak up an empty car for camp meeting
rr,prs at Tarchtum the passengers, CAT
.,,iqn we're seated i'll the rear car
aed IN the middle passenger car Of the
the train seemed to be running at the
need after the conductor had passed
ri the car collecting tickets, Chat was
passing the Johston sta:ion) he took {
sSde me; in two or three minutes, We
sight jarring he looked up and said
hats that" and instantly pulled the bel
3; the brakes were applied and train stop
As soon possible before il stepped, sa"
cal of track, when our car had stopped
car was out Of sight the conductor Icf
ear aud ran back | followed the conGuo
after Tarlihs the passengers to keep qul
When We arrived at the place. we SAY
car had rolled down the bank of the riv
the roof, door, and windows were broke
and scattered along the bank; embank
n, is twenty or thirty feet high amid III
is lRd bu.heS were number of person
appeared njIrcd there was great con
Q and crying, aud . number Of p-rsor
struggling to cxtricate themselves frol
-reck and bushes the first boiy sa
7ing position, was the deceased saw Il
erIy gentleman with his hand on h.
l. .amentug the death Of his daugh
nuincd her and found her dead | the
:ied to others, assisting them up Il
vent on to the track to sec the occaSiC
be difficulty track gave Indicate
the car had been dragged some distanc,
}! part of the break" which seemed
hilcu Oh the track, which would ha
sufficient to have thrown the car off &
Il rails were in good order and the cur
great as We have passed over; cali
Alc1andcr's iconductor) attention
That it was the only assignab!e mca
aauld have caused the accident; sent
~ger back with light to warn the gra
B. collected the passengers, wound
lead, and came into the city aftC
is saw the deceased in the baggage c
out on door Of the wrecked car iol
my exertious with the conductor in allie
lg the condition of the wounded III tn
Usage DOWN.
E'c%H AtchiSon, sworn.-Am an cnglnec
tho express on the Allegheny Vail
road was running train from kutanni
H&sbure was on our usual time
Al Hutton, is fifteen minutes past scv'
v IT the place where the accident
bed; at the time the bell ruug, rcver:
agirc and whistlcd down brakes, a
jar, and remarked to my fireman, /
sight a car was loose the train run
tee car lengths and then stopped Il
q my engine and went back ; met c,
or, who told me that one of the cars
over the bank went down to the brOI
and assisted to get out the wounded )
OOdy Of the deceased she was hftle
is good did not apprchendcd any d
isa safe part Of the road no neccss
ant1r on this part Of the road OF
As We run more cautiously, according
e'strnctions.
4.-rt Ecrr, sworn-Am a fireman on
YVES train; was on the train I
%Al; Lad fired and shut the loUr;
'Ns eginccr whistled down brakes;
gas ras reversed; train stopped, alb
]@a got off the engine and went ba'
Ne car down the bank about the {
nS was the deceased ;she was dead s
y,r 1,sr Sic was placed IN the car.
'hqey Duine. sworn-Was III the
wy Of the one wrecked was coming
and felt jar: Immediately heard
'Te to down lrakes; the train was st
then looked out and remarked tn;
'a' the train was stopped quick; W
aud had about sixty yards to go; [
u on track making lamentations; t
I';y thought all were killed; the
~ saw was the dc ceased; she Law ab