Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-16


graphed to the Cincinnati papers yesterday morn
ing produced the utmOst excitement among the pee
pc expecting friends by the unfortunate train, and
several persons came here from Cincinnati almost
distracted One gentleman from that city kneE
that his two little girls aboard the train, and
be waited their arrival here in agony Of suspense.
His feeling upon seeing his children step from the
cars safe and uninjured--one with a crushed and
shattered bird cage, containing three cansres, IN
her band-can only be imagined by those placed
uuder similar circumstances The wounded and
frightened passengers, while here were treated with
the tenderest care. r42
After the shock Of the falling train had passed
away, those among the passengers who we're nnhurt
busted themselves in reseuing be others from the
rubbish Of the ruined cars aud conveying the help
less to a neighboring farm house. Conspicuous
among those who exerted themselves in this work
was Miss Ellen c. Bartlett, Of Nottingham, New
Hampshire. All the passengers We spoke TO ex--
pressed their unqualified APPRECIATION Of the noble
conduct Of this young lady Size had been stGnhed
and bruised by the shock, but Immediately recover
ed her self possession and worked among the ruins
with a GOODNESS, judgement aud energy which no
body else could command. All night long she toiled
among the grooming sufferers. Re gsrdIess of her
own comfort, allsviaIing TO the utmost extent the
the misery around her
mthe Cincinnati Commercial sept n s. 8.
STATEMENT BY AN OFFICER tbs
LUnBus, O., Sept II, 1888 Allow nae to give
last evening As our Exlr,ss was crossing Bridge
No g. thirteen miles west Of Steubenville, the en-
CINE tender flew the track, breaking some Of the
braces of the bridge and almost turning the bridge
over. The engine and tender passed completely
over. The express car stood at an angle Of about
As deg. The forward passenger car and baggage
car went down some ten or Twelve feet. The latter
was not injured at all--the former vas com pletey
demolished by the falling timbers of the bridge.
The rear passenger car stood one end on the 4but
ment, and the other on the ground There were no
passengers or employees killed. Mr.. Roach Of
Louisville, and Mr.. Fleming engineer, who was
riding in the passeng carr we're quite severely in
jured. The former had bUth legs broken. The
balance Of the passengers escaped with fe slight
bruises, scratches and sprains. Most of Them came
to day and have gone on to their respective homes
Several Of them are in your city, and if you 81
you can have corroboration of this statement from
them. l know some of them are at The Spencer
House rr
The notice in your issue this A. NJ. was a great
exaggeration, and | would be much obliged if you
would give the Messenger" and Telegraph opera,
tor at SteubenVille" lesson in DIPLOMACY We hope
to be able to cross the bridge by putting up tenn
porary trestle work on Monday. If out of this you
cOncOct something that will couateract the effect
of that terrible statement of $40 to 80 killed." you
will greatly obiige the "Stenbenville Short-ine'
generally, and the subscriber in particular. You
will recoleet that we have some of the best stone
.
thoee unfortunate accidents for which no one can
account. The road was straight wheels and axles
sound, and the train only making ordinary time.
Yours truly, IRA A. HUTCHINSON,
Gen1 Ticket Agt.
STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDED IN THIS CITY.
Several of the sufferers by the accident passed
through this city yesterday and during the night
previous. DIR. Allen, of BatesVile, Ark and two
ladies' were at the Spencer House, and started South
on the mail steamer Gen. Pike yesterday. All three
were badly bruised and it is feared that one Of the
ladies has two or three broken ribs He says the
locomotive and tender vent through the bridge,
while the express car hung an abutment. The
first passenger car fell through-the bridge careen
ing and falling on the top Of the car. The forward
part of the second passenger landed in the creek
while the rear end lodged on an abutment. DR.. Ais
len was in this car
Mr.. Oliver 0rmsby, wife and dau ghter, together
with Mr. James Jacobs, Of Maysville, were at the
Broadway Hotel. Toe former left for Vevay on the
mail boat yesterday. Mr. 0's head and face were
badly cut, and in the fall or conclusion of the
wrecked car, he bit the end Of his tongue nearly off
His wife much bruised, and it is feared was in
jured internally. The child escaped without a
scratch. Mr. Jacobs had two ribs broken, and is
confined to his room. He will leave for MaysvilIe
to-day on the Hibberd. Mr.. Roach, of Louisville,
Ky, had both legs and thigh broken. He was
speeches. when taken from the wreck.
A dispatch, received late Saturday night, by
MessFs Barker, Hart Cook, of this city, from Mr..
i Dsvenny, of Steubenville, states that Capt. W.
T. Barr, of the steamer R. F. Sass was only slight
ly injured, and returned TO Pittsburgh Saturday.