Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-08
Tho Northern Railroad Accident.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We Yesterday ruhlisbrd some full dispatches
about the accident Of the Northern Ralrond, near
Schat.h,coke. n. \, eivngthr list of killed mud
wounded. The llJwinG are ad liti0nal particu-
lars at the accident
THE Accident
Tie 'rain consisted an engine. tender. two
baggage ears aud two passenger ears. AS the
train nrnrcl ,hc south side OF the bridge. the en-
ginccr tel tina bridge sukng under him. lie
instantly throw the throtllc-ynlvc open, nmi with
mighty strain ;hc machine rnlei, haAed AN IN
slant, md lG"u brunjcl clear 1t tie uiing mass.
The two baggage ears dashed Into tn" rhasin, and
were crushed tu atuml. III" tender falling upon
tho wreck. The two passenger cars lcuped III upon
the others, the end Of the last car rested upon
the abutmcnt
The shock Of conclusion was terrific the pms
sengers IN both were tfirled violently from
their seats. and east together in dead aud manged
heaps ut the ends which went into tho water. AS
soon possible, those who were uuhurt or only
slightly injured, got out from the wreck, aud hy
every means in their power, devoted themselves
IN the rescue uftheir less fortunate companions.
Word was Immediately dispatched to Sthaghli-
cake for help and in II low minutes the citizens
of that place hastily providing themselves with
means tor administering To the necessities OF the
wounded, fastened in great numbers to the spot.
II hand ear was sent to Albany for help tircs were
built of p,oees of the wreck and such other Igag-
ment+ Sc,uld be procured: great number Of
lanterns had been brought to tho spot, and then
began the melancholy task Of booking for TIC
deal
sTATLMrNr oF MR. LEWIS.
Mr.. f.. T.. Lewis. OF Gcncsce, WAS II passenger
tho ined train. He was riding in the front
ear, towards tho rear end Tho following is his
statement
As the ears went on tn the bridge. Mr.. Lewis
remembers distinctly Ieeln;, sort of jar or jerk,
which gave him III, momentnry impression that
| Spmptl but before tho th,tl,rht
could form itself distinctly i'll his mind, the crush
came Mr.. Lewis suddenly felt the car plunging
downward, IA it were, and falling to pieces. The
| second plunged under the first, and tore ont
| tho sides and bottom. Mr.. Lewis was thrown vio-
lentlY forward head first, striking us he suppos-
ed, against the top of the second car, turned and
fell to the bottom, on the top of number of pas
scngers. For nm instant there was not the slight
| est uuiscnnt a shrek ofterror or cream of pain
| So instantaneous was the destruction that every
persons energies appeared paralyzed. The first
words that Mr.. l.. remembers hearing, for he
| himself # not stunned, entirely bewildered, were
| delivered in n very calm voice, and were-"Sny
You at the top, get off just rs quick as you can,
won't you p as if this was tho signal for recove-
| ry Of consciousness, it was Immediately followed
by aganizng shrieks and groans and loud cries
| for help.
Mr. Lewis extracted himself fran the wreck as
quickly possible, and the first person he recog-
| nized was Mr., Cooley. the conductor. lie had been
| thrown violently forward the entire length ot the
cur, but had crawled back to whore his wife, her
mother aud child had sat. Mrs. Cooley and Mrs.
Cuyler lay apparently in the position they had
occupied in the car. Their feet were up and their
! heads and the upper part of their lodes were but
ried in the wreck. MIR. Cooley sank almost help
lees by the side Of his wife, whom he apparently
recognized by her dress, Mt which he pulling,
now bosecchlng assistance for her aud now calling
| piteously upon her name, and besecching her Ia
| ri nj ga harenIf Mr. I faolnp faip and
sick at the stomach, made his way out to the wa
ter in which he ba,hcd his temples aud wrists
As he did SO, two gentlemen badly cut the head
rushed to him, asking il they were dangerously
hurt. lie advised them to wash their wounds in
the water which they did. IIethen returned to
the wreck and made for Mr. Cooley, who was still?
| pulling ut the dress of his wife. although almost
helpless himself from his own Injuries. Mr.. L.
raised him and begged him to him take him
ashore, but c Obey only replish&& begging him to
help his wife. After somel ~ bully, and hot
without being compelled to sp{Rk Iharshly To him,
he succeeded in getting him ot& the week and
got him on the bank. Ell
NJ. l.. and others then wei and got out the
body Of Mrs. Cooley and bore ashore They
discovered that both herself and mother were quite
dead. The child also much injured. was also
; taken out "fthe wreck. When Cooley saw the
dead body of his wife. he tire himself upon it.,
shrieking terribly-"Oh, my Dor wife !"-and it
was found impossible to tear h7K from the corpse
His ogonize,! grief was heartresding to hchold.-
Blu, it was accessory to attend to the wounded
anl suffering, aud all who could render assista:r,
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