New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-25

[From the indianapolis Journsf, 1Nh.l
Yesterday morning, about 10 O'Clock, freight
and stock train bound eastward on the Indiana
Central Railway met with terrible accident st .
bridge over one Of the branches Of Green's Fork,
between Cambridge City and Centeryilis. Work
men were engaged in replacing the TIMBER - tne
uridge and neglected we are informed, to give tn0
necessary signal at the proper time, 80 ~ to pre-
vent danger. When the signal was given il was
TOO late to check the train Seeing that leap into
the stream was inevitable, the engineer and IRE
nan ia. ed off the locomotive snd saved their
n -ea- Ahc train went on and the engine and seven
1y were precipitated into the bed Of the stream.
4 bra man. who had been but q short time on
z vsd, and whose name we could not ascertain.
s<r"s Killed., as was also drover = the owner of
raj car loads Of hogs on the train. FOur Of
the cars that pitched through the bridge were
loaded with hogs, one with -four, with apples,
and another with miscellaneous freight. The bodies
OF the brakeman and drover were taken from the
wreck, and search made for third man who was
missing from the train.
Mr.. a. J. Smith, the conductor Of the train who
mas been in the employ Of the Central Company
lot long time, had one Of his legs crushed to
jelly and will be cripple for life The cars and
engine we're made complete wreck. Nearly all
me hogs were killed, and the -four and other
Ireght greatly damaged. 1t is the worst accident,
covering the greatest loss, that has ever befaen
the central Railway.
ADDrTIoyAL PARTICULARs.-S Since writing the
above we have learned some additional particulars
rom Conductor Whitney, who came o the city
,ast night from the scene Of the accident. Tbss
bridge through which the train fell is the west
! fo~'' the White Water. just at the eastern edge
Ga bridge. The accident occurred by the mis-
4. s,ent Of a rail-Iaborers being engaged in re-
laying the track the bridge and negIecting a.
we have stated above, to give the signal Of danger
at proper time.
The train was composed Of seventeen cars, thir-
zen Of which were precipated into the river caus-
ing the immense destruction to hogs, -four, grain,
| apples etc.
| Mr.. a. J. Smith, the conductor, was takes ont Of
the wreck alive, and lived but half an hour after
receiving his injuries His remains will be bsousht
| to this city to-day for interment. He leaves wife
and children, who reside here.
| The name of the brakeman killed is Green. We
could not learn where he resided.
| The droyer killed was Mr.. L. Newby, of Green's
boro, Henry county. He was going p Cincinnati
| with the hogs on the train. Mr.. J. r. Elliott OF
| the same place, who owned portion Of the stock.
was. considerably injured, but it is thought NOT
fatally.
| No estimate has been made Of the loss sustained
| by the accident. All was confusion about the
wreck and it was impossible to get full particulars
It was not positively known, at the latest accounts
| W" received, whether any but the three persons
ed above had been killed. or whether any
W missing. It is the worst accident, in III
cts, that has ever happened on any of the
ro2 J centering at Indianapolis.