Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-23
Terrible Accident on the Great Western
Railway
{ NIGHT OF HORROR.


A terrible accldenr happrned on the
Great Western Railway, on Saturday
mornings about : o'Llnck.
1t rppearS that the heavy rain STORM
OF FRIDAY had washed away about $50
feeI OF The Track which passes along the
side oil g mountain about seven miles west
of Hamilton. The road here is some IF.
tS ieet above The gorge, and right m the
midst OF the b!inniag snow Storm. about
two O'Clock on Sa urday morniny Tho
Express Train from DerIoiI. composed {
a baggas", emigrani, TWO first class pas
seHgef coaches and a sleeping car, con-
tanning, all told, brIwe-n 80 and 90 p.r-
sons, came along and plunged down the
abyss. All except The sleeping car went
10 the bottom OF The gorge, AID were
broken and smashed into thousands of
dieces.
The scene which followed il is utterly
impossible to describe Every liqhi was
rxIirguished and nothing could be
seen. About the roar cf the y
however, could be heard the shrirks
aud grOanS OF the wounded and dv-
ing. Afer much dIfhcuItv a light " $
procured, and those Who were able IN
sork proceeded to ex;ricare the sufferers
from the wreck The task was a diff
cult and almost impossible one under The
circumstances. as the Snundrd hal To he
lifted rPOn the Track by ropes. The
locomotive and lender wtr completely
broken up aud nearly buried out Of sight.
The engineer and iiremen were instantly
killed.
AT the lime the accident occurred,
many were asleep ard had laid aside
their extra clothing. % thai the, were
ex, oS"d in some instances half naked 10
the pelrings of Ihr storm. MANY ladies'
we're without bonnet%, shawls or shoes
When most of the wounded had seen
tilted inla the sleeping Car. ii Was found
thai II began 10 give and threatened To-
I'LL over iuio the abyss Just at this
moment, 10 horror of all present, a loco
Inodv" was heard coming down upon
them from the west. 4 large number Of
parsons, regardless Of their own SAFETY,
rushed up The Track shouting E aniicaIlv
The engineer finally heard them. aud
Succeeded in stopping the engine within
ID lew irei of Them. The driver of this
locomotive, after learning what had hap.
p ned, wen back with his engine and
uas mol heard from again.
The unsafe condition Of the 81 eping
car rendered il necessary TO remove tn.
W. unded. and they were taken out and
laid on mattresses. cushions and whatever
conld be made available, up n the
round, whIi.. The sur iVIrS tp,k turns Ia
holiing blankets over rhsm % pro'.c
1ti,cm from The Storm. FIR four hours
and q hoJ this slate If things c%"nunued,
he wourded lying in ter agonies, be
fore INV assistance arrived.
About 7 a. III. a special train from
Hamilton arrived with s ccor. They
found the survivors in a ~dep'orable Con
duion. NJ .ngl.d, bruised and bleeding.
Chilled and cold, yet sui with heroic
courage. attempting In relieve each 9th
RS suff'rin.S. There was n phv>I
clan Oh III train, who dill all in his pow
sr To ~releavr the Suff rrrs until succor
t%rriyel, when The gr aer PAT OF the
killed and wounded were iaken t. Cope
nwn- a small Stallion near whrr the
acc dent took place. A number ~ere
also taken to Hamilton.