Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-02

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The papers contain further particulars
of the frighlhhl accident on the Great
Western Railroad, near Hamilton, G.
W., on Friday evening last. The IN.
fortunate train left Detroit on Friday eve-
ming, and consisted Of one baggage and
threee passenger cars. the last one OF
which was sleeping car. At The Tune
Of The accident, the train was thought 10
be running at the rate of thirty mules an
hour. The embankment al the fatal spot
is some fifty feet high the entire tram
plunged into lhe chasm, the cars success
sively being piled upon each other. he
sleeping car was stopped when about hall
way over The brink, but the forward end
was broken in and one passenger killed
by Being run through with piece of bro
ken timber. A letter in the Rochester
in. W Democrat, from passenger on
The train, gives the following description
Of the catastrophe
The engine, which bad OF course gone
over first, was al The bottom, and buried Sd
! deeply in the soft earth that there was
nothing visible of it except the top OF the
ruins of the engine were what appeared
to be remains Of mail or freight car.
The first passenger Car lay with lis for
ward end among these ruins. The Sec
ond passenger car was driven into and
partially through the first. The hind end
Of this car lay against some piles, which
had supported the embankment Next
was the sleeping car, which hung on the
edge Of the preclpice.
There were about 70 passengers on
The train in all, and great many were
killed and hurt. know Of six or seven
dead. large number wounded, and two
missing-but can give only a few names.
Only one person was hurt in the sleep
ing car. He was a man named Braid.
lie was crushed 10 death Instantly. The
engineer was among the killed; he was
found buried under FIVE feet of earth-bis
name was Morgan. One Of the brakemen
on the train was also killed. The fire.
man was taken from the ruins badly seal
ded ard bruised. The conductor of the
train was not severely injured. The bag
gageman escaped with few light bruises.
Every body who was uninjured set to
work al once 10 rescue the wounded, and
10 provide for the comfort Of the ladies
and children. assisted 10 remove three
men from the first car, who were very
badly hur; they were pulled ouI of the
windows with rope-one Of them had a
broken arm and leg, and each Of the olh-
ers had a leg broken. All the passen-
gers in this car got out al the windows"
The passengers in the second car were
obliged 10 jump from the rear 10 the en-
Ioankment, a distance Of fifteen feet A
mong them there were several ladies and
children. One gentleman from Massa-
|chuselts remained in this car, aiding the
passengers, many Of whom were beneath
the stove and seats at the lower end, until
all were taken out in safety.
The embankment was very soft and
everybody sank in the mud and sand
One lady named Jones bad with her four
small children, the youngest babe Of on
ly two weeks old. This lady's husband
was either killed or badly wounded.
There were Two ladies in the sleeping car,
both Of whom, are safe. One is Mrs.
Hiule, of Detroit. child which she had
with her is also safe. .
A terrible storm of wind, accompanied
with rain and snow, was prevailing. and
rendered the condition Of the passengers
more uncomfortable than it'would other
wise have been. About 5 minutes after
the accident, an engine and tender from
| COpeiown came along on the way to
Hamilton, and it was with difficulty that
The men on them were made acquainted
with the state Of things, in time TO pre-
vent them from running into the sleeping
car, and throwing il over on the rest oI
the cars. AS il was they came within
few rods. This engine went back and
got freight car, into which the most Sc
rously injured were pui and taken 10
Copelown. ss4.I eEl n
Sur IlovESeooD AID THE EOCoMo-
ITfvE.-The first locomotive Sui ever saw.
was standing with steam uP, and nearly
ready TO go, making no noise save sup
fpressed humming from The safety valve.
Sui had, in his skeery, CAUTIONS way.
clambered 10 the top Of the tender to fiod
out "whst sort Owe beast'' il was, when
hhe engineer slyIy gave the whistle lever
long pulI-slray-y-y! Sut lit twenty
ffeet distant on pile Of cord wood, and
after running until he got sIraighIened up,
he turned around his eyes and said /:
''What in the deuce did YOU do TO it,
mister? "'
Just at this moment negro came trpn-
ding track, with acookIDg sloye,a joint
o.. - l,n ,ha &c hole AMI nnia and