Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-11
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DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Breaki"y ETA Rail'"ad Bridqe-LoSs .,
Lit,-Sererm .S'riouSig UOunded.

material Tram Oh the altAhHuTia, L'uuOun
and Hampshire Railroad was returning emp
ty towards town, and when near the Bridge
over Four Mile Run, between three and four
miles from here, it struck acow crossing the
track, hy which accident the front car was
thrown violently against the north side of
the bridge, knocking out the side pannel, and
displacing the braces, when Immediately the
whole structure Of the Bridge fell. carrying
with it. into the Run below. "A distance of
some twenty feet. seven Of the eight ears,
on which were torty-two of the laborers.
Two men were killed instantly Of
them. Mr.. Daily--the name of the other we
could not learn. Besides these, three others
of the labor.rs were very dangerously i'll
iurrI and it is thought will die-amd eight
others were more ar less wounded and hruis-
ed-snme of them severely. The scene was
heart-rcnding in the extreme, the wives and
relations of the deceased and wounded. gath
ering around in the widest grief, aud friends
and neghhors collecting to afford assistance.
Intelligence was 'hiir"ia'r'! Drought I"
town OF the Sad disaster wien 'he rhsSi
clans from this city and neighhorhood, re-
paired with al aiacr'ty u the spot anu Ten'
dered every surgical and medical aid in their
n,wer +, those who survived. The Railroad
C,mnapv. also, sent out wagons, and ma
,r,,... and did all in their power t. allie
vi,te the distress Of the wounded.
Ths unfortunate killed and wounded were
al with ono .yrontior. natives Of Ireland
;,,.,r;,u, and f,;thrul men. Much sym.
r,,h,. i exnresscd in their behalf in this
,umu,,;,v and the benevolent will cou,ri-
hu,e T., thr wants of those who have been
;r;ur,d One Of the wounded. il Mr.. Da-
Wis son of Mr.. Peter Davis. of this place.
The locomotive was not attached to the
train to which the accident happened-the
train was deScendinga grade by its own mo-
mentum. The speed must have been great
and the hands on the train did not know how
10 use the brakes, and did not apply them.
ues to do u steady business. but there Is Il
lack Of vessels t" transport the coal Sea"ise'
which Is arriving from the MINES
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thr,,,;no IN. Imrn;p, Huid unon his clothing.
orJ ,l,,t rho Ir;Id;rc in which was storod
,,,.h ;mn,mm,h)s mo,t.r. lint which, very
c,.,,,.,a,r u.s rot communicated +, up
H.. destruction If the hnus. md contents
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man was saved from INJURY ny the a's'S'
lance "t TREND VIII" WAS "' manu. p"' '''-
denced mulch aiar''' after the nahSef WAS
over, AT The peru lie hHd p"S'ed through
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II - estimated that tw, men with n srau of
horses ar one woke Of oxen, will cut the ditch
and Law the gutter oi from - to loo rods
ner dav without disturbing the surface Of the
sround any more than To- make a slipht cut
with a coulter, which soou closes up, and
I.oyes a 6 to inch gutter, permanently un.
der ground.
and oats, Ton the farm Of Mr. Il. W Swami,
on the Washington and Alexandria Turn
pike valued we understand, at about four
hundred dollars were set fire To- and destroy
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