The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-03-29
HILLSDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, MAR 90. 1859
Terrible Accident ON the Great Western
Btaiiway..six killcd-.Rumots OF still
Gieater Fatality.

Greater tataiity.
We arc panied to have 10 have to reco I'd
the particulars Of disastrous accident on
the Great Western Railway, by which six
are known to have been killed and large
number wounded, some of them seriously.
Tho night express which left Windsor at
7.l5 on Friday evening, when little 10.
yond Flanboro' station, aud about 8 miles
and half west Of Hamilton, was, by tho
giving way Of the track, precipitated down
an embankmant Of near fifty feet in
height. Tho trsin consisted Of the engine
baggage car, one second class and three first
class cars and had about an average mum.
Der OF passengers.
The train left Paris at about twenty
minutes past one o'clock Saturday morn
ing, and was duo at Hamilton at twenty
minuets past two. 1t had moved smooth
ly forward for about on hour, and many OF
the passengers mad composed themselves
to sleep, when the train was in mo.
meut precipitated down the embank.
nent. Tho engine, second class car
and forward first class car fell the distance
of about thirty feet, when they lodged in
the mud, the engine and second class cars
being at the bottom, and the Others piled
upon them. Tho middle first class car
was broken in two by the concussion, half
of it being lodged upon the top Of the cars
above mentioned, and the balance hurled
to the bottom Of the fearful chasm along
with tho baggage car. The rear car
fused as a sleeping cary fortunately was ar.
rested in ts descent and remained upon the
track, with ono corner hung over the fear.
ful abyss.
Tho sccno which cnsucd battles all ut.
tempts at description. The agonized
shrieks of the wounded and the dying, and
the dismay Of the survivors, SO suddenly
made spectators Of the terrific and ghsstly
scene, aud powerless in measure, TO aid
those whose condition bespoke their liyeli-
lest sympathy, all presented picture ter.
ribo 10 contemplate, To add to the ter
ror of the scene, one of the seyeTest storms
of the season was at its hight Tho raia
poured in torrents, and the night was ono
of pitchy darkness.
As soon as possible stepe were taken
for the rescue Of those who were buried un-
der tho ruins, and messenger was dis.
patched to Hamilton for aid. The journey
having to be made on foot, consumed con
siderable time. A special train was dis.
patched promptly To the scene Of catastro
phe. The following were instantly killed
or expired soon after the accident: George
Morgan, engineer Of the train; William
Miller, brakesman; Alexander Braid, of
Hamilton late superintendent Of Locomo.
tiyes of the Great Western Railway; Jo.
mas Boyer, a German, residing in Ohio,
and Hans Jochimsen, Of Davenport, Iowa ;
another passenger, name unknown.
Mr.. Morgan resided in Hamilton, whore
be leaves a wife and seven children.
The following ia a list of the wounded.
VIM. w. Smith, Kalamazoo. Mich,
head AMI had bruised; injuries not Sc
rious.
Henry Post, Buffalo, y. Y, les broken
below the knee, doing we'll.
Fitch d. Adams, Buffalo, n. Y. hao
right leg bruised, and his left hip crushed
and bruised, but was fortunate enough to
escape without breakinp any bones.
II n Rryan, Of P6ntiac MI hal q
rh h,nlor
Tbos Saeko,t Of Yves. Avon I;,ip,s
ton Co. n. Y. was slightly. hr,,scJ
Adams Wilson, OF Hamilton, c. ". ~aS
was wouded in the back, and bruised in
the face and head.
JI. Smith. OF Brighton, Livingston
Co. Mich. lad sixth and seventh ribs bro.
ken. on the loft side: seycly bruised on tho
rioht kuce. and .,irLllv Lruiscl on other
portions Of tbs BODY.
Hiram Cook. If Cleveland, Ohio, and
lato a Hamilton. received severe internal
INJURIES and Li, recovery i. considered
l6uttrrl.
Columbus Di..er, of Detroit, was SLIGHT
IL irioyrJ. Int not enouch TO ureyept bii
toptmu;,, his Journey.
Mrs B5ycr, widow Of james Bower.
had her upper law broken. aod her face