The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-24
Fatal and Terrible accident at Cam
bridge City.

bridge City.
A most disastrous ard terrible accident &C.
cured at the bridge over the vest brarch OF the
Whitewater, in Cambridge City on Ffiday last
about ten o'clock, 4. u. Workmen u1der the
charge OF n. Drury, were engaged 10 repairing
the bridge, and had taken up two rails when
freight train, being al extra, ri b seTenteen cars
loaded with hogs, corn -four and anples, cane
along from the west a tbs train approached
tie depot a short distance from the bridge SOM
one who knew that the rack 90 The bridge va
rot IN { condition 10 parmi. tbs psssasa q the
train, ard seeing 10 s;gn=i a tue brils-. sPFaos
/ ont ami waved his bat as a ~ar ing gal lae
engineer ghistled down tie brakes. aui lac Zen
ductor OF the r-aia, Nj A j. Smith, she was on
the engine at the tine raa back over the tender
10 assist IL app yng The brakes-h- he'd succeed
ed il braLicg three cars ~aie tie train was ap .
proachicg the bridge where sgoal vas sudden
ly dis9laved-bgt even the f = waning vas siv.
en- too lie to stop the train before fs-cl.l5 the
fatal spot aad the engine running 81 tde lraeA
broke through the brdse aud fell into the river,
, foowt q By thirteen Of the seventeen cars lheF
were pilsd one upon another till they reached the
tin.bers Of the bridge. As tie train came near
the bridge the engineer aid fireman knowing the
:, danger 10 which they exposed, sPre"g ffon'
the engine AID escaped u.5a ]lrsd
Nr. a. J. smith, the co-t:c.or, vas f-ta l. il.
iured and died in about four Loars. lis .~f'5ly
resided at Indianapolis. IL has been for long
time connected with the roai aad vas uieeEsa )
resDected, not only rs the officers of the roa s.
= but BIZ tie entire clnErnty who have had busl-
ness with tie saal
Mr.. I.arkin N-xbT &C IIeary county, was Killed
Ills partner, jacob 5 Elliott vas severely i:.j2.-
ed, bat hopes are still entertained that he vi. re
&c cover.
Is Mr.. John Greeo. a brakeman, vas Killed 10
= sfanty.
- Several Others were wounded but are doing
we'll: Large Numbers Of hogs were Lii.eG-t%c
cars Of -four were Almost entirely destroyed The
locomotive and ears are perfect wreck, and tb'
- bridge considerably injured
- Tais is ths FIRST accident of any considerable
tho OF tneglch has ever occurred ca the Contra
Superintendent CT he attached 10 the officer
, ., ed as one Of the most Pru,gere present TIL
,cal men. 1t evidently one OF those a. regard
tho cide4ts which, under the best of res ulations
mar, sometimes occur. The responsibility rests fa
:, fully upon Mr.. Drnry bat from his previous en-
An acter, we know lac is deeEg afa,cted
,, Mr. Neway aad Mr. Elliott were most emit
prising dealers III prodlce. AID have for seyal
Wi. years been aetvely engaged n the business I
IT,, loss Of Mr. Newly vii. lie largely felt in lie CO
VII. manly where he has lived.
! ba \ Camhr:dgo City correspondent Of the CT
4cc- c.asati Gazette, writing on tie d-y faowir =
Ierl. the disaster, says:
,to be iueessnnt rain r yesterday prevented snv
S"e q the fragments Of the H7eok The J.sd being
par moved than aid those Who had eau
hen IN Il This 'naf.' f III The force that the Cor
~ Eshy can muster eat 81! in blocking Up the br Is
for ireIaftry 10 lowering locomotive Ter II WIN
viii lie vie euJ2 means # getting II the mass + nun
~ actual e4Rnt ana feat t'ifeen ga :. instead
bis twe.v2 a. vas ~ frs supposed, contained
~, heap ani from shat caa Judge, the "hae q jh-
are Contained u space a 9 bout ior'y fee, bsi7S
pc ed one upon another The lgcometiHe and tender
vino PARTIAL, rpon stone pier which ruHate'y iped
-, - - - - -.e q SlI 81 Se'e
IN 80 ~ w.. nave I-1Si or upon enc ler-
Cs!s. up nat no more coulB fif4 in The i@. -,
~ c3rsa are so xrerrJ ;j,as tjiat, ~, - II d.
HIN 1,a;reI. aoi - t'isr -, II - ,NS' oe :
cd rs mart # 80, .il, b., yo-sa ~. -
Sa-3e wFi,, .reress = nov CON- =, ~ i ~
:, ca - = ~ :, - 11.u7 u u-sts' 'He Suis
Iegh GIN c,T3r An "b o / JTH pa.ef,
. y -; \ IL =, -. . .,. 81 tH''ty or Tor
L al ten The S. art IF ,i r. hG' 'k'1g INTO e@nsder
seek otbsr mean. # tranSnort "a" -. g Ia'
~c I, ,anIrr..5n of The - bn = I" time s.A
am s,rt If fres-1,t b,rn c.,ric5 - - a. r. t =
r 10 ling ~. rressIt saas-- E~9;,I. .-1;- '4- u
t length wrr. cont nn.i5v al ,Hs o gre
'9' the running st.ek va knir, s,r,;os4 - 49,, t
do the vor2 ~ 'e 'li'S'
zen Tue services Of the best hands 9, the road W..
rom 1roGsaS into requislto in order that the tusine
fare 67e ad hence smith Who was kilJsI wss Pc
from the passenger train in erl nat ha r,jgb+ -
an Smith was si.Icd IN endeaySrn to save the nrors
" tv Of TIE C,rapsrv and tie I;yes Gf t5rsa ~ ~
hem care. When il was known t1at the bars in the brj
,nds up and that no human power could .too II
ta5n. he engineer who first discovered it, reversed h
4ted engine ard yr rtr the rerla to iur followed BIZ
mr. in the FerIoUs aking and strn e as il nav
~ PEAR. bash received -aJya tew scratches
~me Smith II she -e t'e top # tho train abor
ach midway Of it, md when Ne that the eu y,ueer an