, 1859-09-28
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN OHIO,

from the Cincinnati Commercial Mond,v

From the Cincinnati Commercial, Mond,y,l
Tho through train arriving here from St.
Louis yesterday morning Was thrown from tue
track where it is laid along tue bank ofthe canal
near DELHI. The train was little behind time,
and. while not running ut extraordi.arr hieh
speed, was sill! going faster than necessary on
soanoay morning. having no connections To
make IN any direction The accident was caus-
cd by broken ralI, and every appearance ,ndi.
cates that the rail was broken by lie engine Of
the tram which was thrown fruiu the track. No
l'asSs,'Eer WIS seriously injured, except rcry
aged LADY, Mrs- BURNS, wllo was trumpled upon
BY her frightened fellow passengers, in tue wild
scramble to get out of the car after it catsz ID
aud laid IN tue cauaf. The locomotive went over
the broken ratl tue first Cur Was turned over
and wrecked: Strange to say, no one ID tl,is
car vas badly hart, md i few only cut By pfee-
Us o1 otoktn :iass. The third Cur was mostly
occupied W ladlcs md children, and the acene
tlat followed the accident beggars description.
N lhe panic, as is always the case. everv one
Imagined the catastrophe more dreadful than it
WIS; wns ln the confusion and struggle to
set nut TINT Mrs. Burns, being too feeble 10 as-
s.st hGrse!f, was trampled upon and burt Mr..
Sum. I. Hale, (os Dean l. uate,) was the first to
discover her, US sue lay prostrate on the floor
ne was stepplng over an obstruction, which be
at hrst took to be an old cloak. so shapeless
mud inseusih'e did the poor body lie there after
being crushed under hundred feet. Mr. Halls
picked her up, and with tue assistance Of Mr.
~; Watson, Of the uaunibal 4 St. Joseph
here. conveyed her to tue Southgate House.
She WAS accompanied by her daughter. Mrs.
Snyder, herself au elderly lady, who WAS badly
bruised and cut by broken glass. The strength
Of tie couplings and stay chains prevented 4
more serious caamiy.
&, As s,' the Ctne'nna!i Express, coming West on
tue Cleveland Pittsburgh road {RIrer Diyis-
ion, over wh'c! the ours Of the Pittsburgh, Co
la1nbus Cincinnati line are now run,) on Sat
urdaY ut +. H., the locomotive encountered
pile OF sand and earth washed down upon the
track bE the recent rain, and was thrown down
the bank, carrying with it the Adams Express
car, which was turned orer. Tie Engineer,
Hiram Anderson, was killed, probably By falling
under the Express car, though his body bad not
been got out At the date Of oar latest dispatch,
The fireman WIS badly hut not seriously cut.
4 most wonderful escupe from death was made
by Mr Benton fiatstead, express messenger,
who had sufficient presence of mind to spring
hrst to one side Of the car and then to tue
other, us it rolled over, thus keeping on top the
heavy iron safe and boxes with which the car
WAS filled. 4 valuable dog BY Mr.. Halsteod's
side when the accident occurred was killed.
With the exception OF the deutt of the ensi-
nccr, and the slight injuries received by the x.
press messenger and the fireman, no rson
MAS injured. The accident occurred about five
miles luis side Of Rochester, two miles east of
tic village Of Industry. It is said that 1t tue
moment o( the accident the engineers atten-
tion WAS diverted from the track ahead. by
hug which the engine had struck aud was like
to roll under the passenger cars, when the loco
notire struck tue earth and gravel obstructions
aud lew thu track. Tue fireman says that An
dcrsuu sptnng frHm the engine Just rs it struck,
and the fact that his hat and watch we're found
just outside tue capsizel express car favors the
superstition that he felt under and was instantly
killed.
The Locomotive was tue "Rocket," n Taun-
ton built machine, and Que Of the finest on the
road.