New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-05
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road. Every day almost has s record oil death, and
vet the verdict is almost always the same-"nobody to
blame" Yesterday afternoon man named john
Hamilton was killed on the road, aud to-day another
life was sacrificed. The deceased was engaged IN
making up train Of light near the outer depot
The train was standing side track, and an engine
had backed down for the purpose of drawing the cars
out The engineer, Calvin p. Church, had left the
engine Temporarily, and gone nto the csboose car,
while the fireman, boy ID years old, was left on It,
Hamilton called to Church, supposing him TO be on
the engine to back down; the boy told him Church
was not To- ne then told the boy to back down slowly,
which he did, slowly as be could. Hamilton at
tempted 10 put in the couplng-pn, but did not sue
cee1 and was caught between the bumper OF the
tender and the csbOOss car.
The engineer now Jumped on, and reversed the en-
gipe, when deceased fan across the track. de was
pick ed up ard taken Of, but only survived half
an hour having received severe internal Injuries. His
body was conveyed to toe Allegheny depot, where
Coroner Bostwick arrived about o'clock, summoned
Jury and held Iquest, which developed the facts
above stated. The Jury, after mature delberatoo,
found the following yer ic' That deceased came to
his death by being crushed between tender and Ca
bose car the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad rear the outer depot, a. Allegheny on Tue
afternoon of August 3la, 1853; the engineer, CALVIN
r. Church, being OFF the engine, and Geo. Cessiday,
the fireman. boy Of l5 who had been on the road one
week having backed the engine at the Request OF DE-
ceased" Hamilton single man, between p aud
80 ard boarded at James Martins, Cay alley, Aueg-
hepy city. His friends took charge of his body for
burial.
Tine other victim was man named Overton, dvis
ION foreman on the road and OF family 1t seems
from what has reached u.s. that he was riding on
hand car bis DIVISION and the Cleveland aud Pltts
burgh train coming East, ran into his conveyance in
hiring the 60 such extent, that he dled almost
instantly The accident occurred near Industry Sta
ton, and, like the many others which have preceded it,
il was "nobodye fault and, of course, there will be
uobody TO blame. We should state, perhaps, that
while the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
rosd gets the credit OF these accidents, they are In
reality, responsible fer but small portion Of them,
That a, Sewckiy the other day. that at Freedom to-
day. with many others that we might name should be
placed to the account of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Company; though whether they occurred through the
negligence or reckessness of their employees, is a
onestIop ON which some difference of opinion rests
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Chronicle Sept. /.
ATTEMPTS TO THROW TRAINS OFF THE TRACK
Several attempts have been made within q few
months TO throw the trains off the track of the Western
Division of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad and the
officers Of the road recently applied TO the Mayor OF
Cincinnati for assistance in ferretng out the scoun-
drels who were engaged in the outrage The Mayor
accordingly dispatched Cincinnati detective on the
required duty who succeeded in arrestng two men in
the very act of obstructiDg the passage of the mail
train west, on the night Of the 3Oth ult. The place
selected for the marderous attempt was very danger
one where many OF the passengers must inevitably
have lost their lives. The villains were lodged in jail
10 Salem, Ill.
Balthazsr Jobum arrested yesterday morning
"a Dy OaIrOu, pray, hueI, tuc VI
tsttempting to throw train off the track by placing
distractions the PontchaItrain Ra road The hrst
train Saturday morning ran over log ana after re-
moving it they found IT was only one OF I'VE winch had
been placed on the rails at about leo yards apart The
three officers mentioned get 10 work 10 hunt up
,the parties who had done this vaiuous job and they
accomplished their duty 10 highly creditsbe manner
A mule had been III ured on the road on Fniay
morning, one of her legs having been cut off. 1t
was suspected that the guilty man must be the
owner of the mule After diligent inquiry, the
officers found that the mule was owned by Johum,
who raises bees on the Margny Canal near the rail-
road On going to his place on Friday afternoon, they
cav the hmpiDg about the yard on its three legs
ard representing themselves to rs. JOhun as desiring
20 buy horse of her husband, they casually inquired
how the mare got hurt she told them and spoke very
engry of the railroad. Hunting round the place they
found pile Of wood the sticks in which were precisely
Ike those which had been placed on the rails. A
neighhor shortly after called, snd, talking with Mrs.
JoAu in the German language they both agreed that
It would be only right to throw some train off the
track in revenge. Officer Bray, being German him
self understood al this
Johum did not make his appearance up TO dark, 90
the officer left and there at daylight yesterday
morning While Ruez bid himself behind the house,
the others went to the front door and Knocked furousy
johann suspected at they ad 10 arrest him.
A. he Jumped up and rushed out the back door, with
BIS boots IN hand and his shirt in the other. He
vas captured after short chase, aud brought into the
city.
TROUBLE on TIE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
O. LapOrte and Adrian, on the Michigan Southern
Railroad struck Yesterday, and refused to allow any
tng but maiLcar and engine to run.
The passengers who left this city yesterday morning
returned last evening. The ct the strike is the
Inability refusal OF the road TO pay the back wages
OF the employees. No trains have left here on the
Michigan Southern Rarosd since yesterday morning
PICKPockEIs ON THE CENTRAL RAILROAD The
Rochester Union Gays that for week past there have
besn several small gangs OF pickpocke on the Central
Railroad IN the western part OF the state centerng
chiefly about Niagara Falls. Yesterday two ladies'
oae Of the trains coming this city robbed ard
one of them lost more than slOO-the other much
1ess This robbery was effected either at tue
FaDs Depot or onthe way down TO Suspension Bridge,
e the loss discovered at the latter place. TIE
Railroad Police TIE lookout for the rogues ou.
have rot been successful in detecting them.
THROWING STONES At THE CARs.-SOue boys in the
Vicinity Of Buffalo have been snasing thsnselv es late
% by throwing stoles at the cars As the mail train
vas leaving thai place Thursday afternoon, German
BOY, seven eight years of age threw stone which
moke window IN passenger coach, and lodged
pce Of glass in the eye of gentleman from St. Louis,
9bo We believe, is agent for some railway company
10 Train was stopped, and one OF the employees got
but the boy was no. be seen, and the cars moved
u leaving the man on the track watching for the
'00pgsier's resppearapce. When everything
met the httls rascal suddenly rose from ditch where
ahsd concealed himself beneath come brush, and
pie TO run, bat overloaded aud taken into GUS
~. Yesterday morning he was examined before
ngs<ate in Buffalo and discharged on accouSt of his
oeth
Yesterday afternoon, Conductor Edward Houghtal
Z strain. westward. Was assaulted IN the same mau.
=, about two miles this side Of Lsn,sster stone
- tArown against one OF the windows but fOrtu-
ney the blind inside was closed, and man VINO
. sitting opposite escaped uhhurt. The rogues 10
q Instance, two boys OF from IL 10 III years OF
= who were captured they were running away
rough piece OF woods. They 1--we ia LsIc sister.