The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30
Hallway Casaslsfes 49, Seven Z
Killed and Fifteen lnloFe<

WiVoy hosninS, tDct Win u usoStIOu8 1C<4-
dent at the bridge over Platte river, ten
miles east Of this city. The bridge is be-
lieved TO have been set on fire by an incen.
diary, and was 70 burned th It, when the To-
connective went upon it, the entire structure
gave way, precipitating the whole train into
the river. When il was discovered that
there was something wrong about the bridge
the engineer reversed the engine, but too late
to avert the danger.
There were two laborers drowned Geo.
Thompson, engineer, injured pretty badly !;
Fred Thompson and Pat Loringer. fremen,
injured pretty badly; o. Cation, injured
slightly; o. II. =. Craig, of Savannah,
slightly injured. 1t is to the fact that the
speed Of the train had been checked that all
on board owe their lives.
The locomotive is entirely under water,
we learn, the two following open cars or
trucks resting against it, with the passenger
car resting against these, the latter being
entirely out OF water. The escape of the
passengers and others on the train is almost
miraculous.
From the Harrisburg Pa , Patriot, Sept n
An accident occurred at Newton lIami-
ton, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, eighty.
two miles west of this place, on Wednesday
morning.
The train was the fast express, which left
Phlladc phia on Tuesday night, under the
control Of Mr.. Charles Keller. At forty
minutes past six o'clock, on "Wednesday
morning, Newton Hamilton was passed, the
train moving at the rate of about twenty.
eight miles an hour. A short distance
above the station there is switch. The
eastern end Of this was in proper order, but
when the locomotive was within few yards
OF the western end, the engineer discovered
that the switch was misplaced, and that in
an instant he would be of the track lie
seized the rope OF the whistle, and gave the
signal for down brakes" The order was
complied with, but, before the speed Of the
train could be checked in the least, the
heavy engine was bounding from cross tie
to cross tie, followed by the train of five
cars.
The scene was frightful On either side
of the track rose an embankment, and the
locomotive, run off upon the right hand,
was throTng itself with desperate force
against the mountain. Cylinders, levers
and fragments Of the engine house were scat.
tered around, az the velocity gradually di.
mln'shed, and the tender, express baggage
and smoking cars were grating against the
cmbankment. AT length the halt took
place.
One Of the rails of the track was twisted
upwards, aud entered the boiler The shock
threw the fireman. Mr.. IIohmaster, amid
the wreck, and the steam escaping from the
orlfice just mode, rushed out upon him,
scaldIng his thighs, back and face. Stimuli.
taneOusy the express car ceased its bounds
and tell heavily against the mountain, crush.
ing beneath II the express agent, jeremiah
Kane, whose daty obliged him to attend to
the brake on the side OF the car from which
he was prcciptated TO the ground and
crushed. But he was not instantly killed
and lived until two o'clock same afternoon.
And now comes a singular part Of the
narrative. The morning was very cloudy,
as will be remembered and the engineer was
cautiously looking out ahead. lie saw the
switch tender standing beside the misplaced
switch, waving white flag, IA sign that all
was right but his own eyes enabled him to
perceive that this was false and that the
switch was open. He sounded the whistle
and that very instant, the man with the flag,
evidently discovering his own terrible mis-.
take. threw down the signal and ran away
at the top OF his speed to place of conceal,
meut. Since then, we are told, he has not
been seen.
From tn, z,nssuits 90 Jcopricr.
As the western bound tram on the Gem
trail Ohio Railroad was in the vicinity OF
billions Falls on Thursday, an axle of the
tender broke causing the first car to turn
over AMI partly throwing the second Off the
track. The third and rear cars remained
in their places.
six passengers were injured Chas Mar
tin, New York, severely Thomas Wallace,
Marion Co, Mo. severely; Hugh Dotem,
slightly; Geo. Baker, slightly Anna II.
Wright and Mary A. Mclean, Rural Dale,
Muskingum Co, Ohio, the former severely.
the las, slightly The two latter were mutes
on their wa, To Columbus; one of them was
also blind. The wounded were taken TO
Iinesvile. The damage to the machinery
Of the road is much less than could have
been expected.
From he rhtslei9Ai. Press sept i
A shocking accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, on Monday of last
week. some two or three miles below Hunt
Ing1on. A freight train from the east COM
ing a,ong a, full speed, wagon with three
persons in it-David Myerly, Of Cassville,
and two daughters attempted to cross the
track when the train Was only few rods
from the crossing, and unable TO check up,
The engine struck the wagon. smashing it
10 pieces. Mr. Myerly and his eldest daugh-
ter were shockingly mangled and the young
est daughter severely but not dangerously
injured. The three were taken TO Hunting
don, where everything possible was done for
their comfort. Mr.. Myerly died Of his inju.
ries on Tuesday afternoon. The eldest
daughter, it ia thought. will recoverable
was much bruised and cut, but no bones
were broken.
GA Wednesday collision took place on
the panville Va Rail Road, between a