Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-24

Aoomrar on rns Esis RoaD.---This celaml.
N took place ebbat o'clock on the Evening Of
ofThofsdas The 18th, At place called shin
Hollow. some Or 5 miIas this sids Of PORT
JEWS On descending grade, but on sire ight
aad rswly laid portion Of the road. The train
was composed Of two baggage, and fce pasaeu-
aer cars. The latter all full The cause OF
che accident was broken rail According 70
the Tribune's reporter piece was taken out
Of one Of the rails. leaving gap OF two feet,
over which the train with the exception OF the
two last cars passed without injury. As al Ac-
counts state that the train was in rapid motion,
and swaying violently they were thrown Oft,
and rolled down a steep embankment Of 40 or
SO feet Among the injured we notice The name
OF CHAs BARRETr, Of Cleveland, who has a
broken thigh. The cotoner's jury, make the
number Of deaths S, and place the accident in
the light Of one Of those fOrtuitous events.
against which ordinary human foresight cannot
provide,
The persons reported wounded are doing as
well as can be expected under the circumstah.
ees. Every attention is shown them chat medi.
cal assis,anee and friendly sympathy and nurs.
iag can furnish. They ore quartercd in the two
hotols at Port Jervis. The inmates at once
yielded their apartments 10 the sufferers and
contributed all in their power for the relief Of
suffering humanity None OF those reported
among the wounded have yet died aud all are
expected to recover though some are seriously
injured, a remarkable feature Of the Incident
Is that among the killed or wounded few limbs
are believed to be broken. The fatal wounds
and bruises we're chiefly about the heads Of the
sufferers. An intelligent passenger thus de-
scribes the accident;
He was in the further end of the car,
prefcriug to ride there in order to get bet
ter view Of tie couhtfy as he passed along.
He stood up fifteen or twenty minutes near
the door, which was open, and while pass
ting around the curves be observed that the
cars sibrated considerable on the track,
going so rapidly around the short curves.
Prompted by this feeling, for self preserva-
tion he changed his position and took a
seat in the uext car forward. 1t was now
just getting dark, and the passengers we're
arranging themselves for the night, ana
many Of them were asleep. Mr.. b. had
just got into position" for that purpose
Il was about IL o'clock. Instantly he
noticed a rumbling sound, which was cans-
ed by the dragging Of the rear car over
the sleepcrs. His next sensation was a
violent s@aying Of the car Ee was ia from
side to side, and was next thrown from bis
seat, bis head striking the arm Of the op-
posite seat next he experienced com
pletc summersault, the car having evident
ly turned once aad half over, leaving the
bottom OF the car upper most towards the
precipice. Daring the descent there was a
loud crash OF windows and seats, but be
noticed no outcries until they lannded at
the bottom. All sorts of outcries now rose
on the air. Children were cuying for moth
er aud father parents for their children,
and wives and husbands for each other
No one appeared to be able TO extrcate
himself from his horrible position, There
were no lights, they having been suddenly
extinguished when the cars went over the
preciplce He at once commenced with
Others who were at hand, to clear away the
fragments Of the wreck, in order to extri-
cate those beneath. He FIRST pulled out a
lady, and, with the assistance of another
person, managed to get her upon the bank,
which was very steep. There was great
many running to and fro, rendering assist
ance, and he gave them the credit of act
ing with much GOODNESS and efficiency. He
next took from the arms of some person
TWO children belcn ging TO the lady abov e
mentioned, and conveyed them to their moth
er. They did not cry aad were not serious
ly hurt. The body Of an infant child be-
longing to this same lady, which was in.
stantiy killed, probably by being thrown
out of the window, was found above the
CIR, which had passed over aud crushed it.
Tue lamentations of the poor mother on
beholding the remains of her child were
heart rending.