Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-05


DEAR LocAL-We are once moro in your beaut-
ful city, and fnd ourself well taken care Of at The
"wedden." Cleveland can always be proud Of
such hotel MS the "Weddell." We could say
much about it, but we forbear Some people spy
prase TO the face is open disgrace" but we could
praise the Weddell loud aud loug, and as the
juvenile remarked. "set il up higher nor a Kite"
aad never feel We had disgraced it, your lovely
city, or ourselE But We grasped our pen this
m jrning to give you word or two Of our expo
rience in our first accident on the cars
We took the midnight train from that den of
smoke, Pittsburgh, on Wednesday night, aud
through the courtesy of the Superintendent Of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, we were tick
tied with pass. We sJught the sleeping car OF
course, which, by the way, receives our individual
approval and preference above all others we have
seen. 1t being arranged SO as to be used as a day
car as well as night, having but one row OF ribs,
those being level with the seat Of the car, present
far moro agreeable aspect to the occupant of the
| lower Quarters" than those that have two or
three stories above, which, percbance in the event
Of bit OF joltng-like ours-come trembling
doSn on the top of you irrespective Of your dis
taste Of extra company in your lodging
Our train left in time, the cars EN- route for Cleye-
laud and us, Immediately in The line for tho Gland
of Nod'--you knoW where that is we presume.-
1t is just over the crossing between (K)nob and
| (K)nsp, a distinguished firm that prowls about
nights We had been sleeping finely for little
better than half an hour, when slamitysbang,
whack, whaug we go, rolling aud tum5ling jounc-
ing aud jumbIiug, crashing and splashing, the
glass of the windows ringing, jingliug and break
Ihg, yet whirliug, turning and Luzzilg we 60
bouncing bounding andy this time some o
our Misunderstanding, yet on we 60, up we go
chuck against the side Of the car, rumbliny aut
roaring, on and on we 60. We grasp the arm o
the seat. and million thoughts rush upon us; til,
whole world Is before us In an instant all tn
smash ups ever pictured in the New York Pcto
rails are viyidly before us, with our own added
cars rolling down thousand feet embankments nr
seen a. they go crashing aud slashng 10 the bot
! tom; others u broken aud smashed, heapcd OF
top Of each other, come TO view; broken limbs
broken heads, smashed, wounded, manned AN
killed-all, all and ten thousand more thugs, III
before our vision as on we go, ratlliug aud bOuud
y ing, till it seems as though we never should sc
s the end, and we are ready to exolaim, 0! horro
upon hOrrorsl how will this end, when over we q
T. splash against the forward end Of our berth, au
We stop as suddenly aud with as much Of a shak
as any movement could be made
a Upon examination, il was Oscertained that tn
rear trucks OF tue sleeping car had run of Tn
track and had been torn of the car, anl we ha
d been dangling along without aUy hind wheels Il
l. tue coupling Oi the car forward OF ouls bad give
way. Your humble servant being pretty we
back took his share OF the "ground and lofty tuml
~ ling"
e We hustled about, and found we had been draw
Ia over bait mile tue cause Of our disaster bein
- The breaking Of two or three rails OF the uacl
'e No one was injured seriously. The wife OF an o
% gentleman IL the rear OF the car had her hea
bumped, and was hurt considerably, bat not
i, but she was able to sit up.
u he break occurred about twenty miles this sic
q Of Pittsburgh, and as far as we have learned q
Que was amoabe. The conductor was very &c.
tlemauly aud kind, aud our thanks are extend,
10 to the manager Ui the sleeping car Tor his mnn
"a conduct.
- Being delayed two or three bOurs three carloa
III forced into One-a second car being disable d-aI
In your servant having TO take a seat IN front Of a u
K. hot stove, and directly behind north western,
who could not eudnre, az he called it, "the pes
Vi coal fire." opened his window, which gave us Il
benefit of II bracng draft Of night air. aud lac
r ri1ly bad cold long before morning, We cuI
10 into Cleveland two hours behind time, aud mu
80 the worse for wear, but iu time to en y the h,
ptaty Of the Wedde aud oil the 'Weddeer
A long life TO The Leadcr-may every Page
ii shine with wit, wisdom aud news, while
remain, in haste, Yours, &c,
~ DR. &. c. MOORE