The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-03

| The LATE RAILROAD DISASTERS IN PENN
| sfLVANiA.-Ihe telegraph has anunuAc-a Il
disaster on The Beaver Meadow Railroad
Pennsy lyanla, Friday last Tse TRAN
"hich ieIL Mauch Cuunk at ii Is A. Nj WAS
thrOWn from he track Il Bear Creek ID an nv
me oreaHlhg OF ran, aud tie passenger car
| Containing some tweLtY eight persons, was
pfeclp pl "a ed III 10 G LehiXh river a dis,anr.
| OF about 10 feet. Tue persons drowned were
| MessI arrow aud sis er, of Beaver Meadow
| Two Misses Smith, of Maucn Chunk and Ro.
| bert Nichols, Conductor. The car leaving he
| track, stopped the engine so suddenly that iLs
| bell rope connecting il with the cars did not
| break, and IL was used for hauling the car
| which was hJating with the TOD about two
| leet above the water, to the shore. Axes were
| then procured aud a hole cut Ia the TOD, from
| wLicn all the passengers were taken alive
| except those mentioned above. Mr. Reabeu
| Young, Residing al LocKpor', had the cap of
his kaee broken, and Mr. Steiner had his
| nose broken. Some Others were slightly hurt
An ACCIDENT occurred on the Pennsi Ivauia
| Gen lrai Railroad, on Thursday The Express
train, which left Pittsburg In the morning
| ran In to Tie rear OF Il freight tram which was
| Standing on the track at the Baalrsvlite ter
| section, nity four miles from Pitthburg-
| The collision TOOK place at q few minutes BE-.
fore Sax O'Clock, ana ulted la the manning o.
| the conductor and hremao, aud in The com
| pie demolition OF SIX freight cars Will n then
| contents. Two OF the three passenger cars
| were also considerably broaen.
Two irieght cars were eatTeIy broken up
| Two otnrIs were overturned, and lay with
the wheels ia The air. fney were loaded with
| HOUR, W hlch Was scattered over everything
| making the vicinity look as II a heavy snow
| had recently fallen. The machinery Of the
| engine IS much broken, and II is extremely
fortunate that so little injury Of limb aud IL
| loss Of life took place.
II & RIFLE SuFFE6INGs.-The Portland
| (OFegon) Advertiser, Of Nov. Z. contains a let.
| Ter from officer OF the expedition sent 10
| AID the survivors of the emIgrant train at
| lacked by The indians ia the vicinity of Ss-
| huan FalL. Toe details are OF the most
| feet state of nudity, having been stripped by
| the Indians ana lett 10 perish. For en- day
| tney had subsistsd on human flesh aud the
| bodies OF those who had perished Mrs Cnase
| had fed Oh the dead body OF her husband
| A private letter says that on The evening of
| the 27ln OF OctOber, an officer with u detac b !.
| ment III advance OF the main party found
naked, and In u state OF starvation. They
| were greatly emaciated, 50 mueh 30 that their
| bones almost protruded through the skin
| The women aud children, ON seeinx the rss. .
Gu rs, fell on Ihelr Knees, aud in the most
piteous walls impiured tood. The stout hearts
| of The soldiers We're sJftened to the mos /
| touching emotions Of pity, whirh was imme-
diaIeiy followed oy threats of dire revenge
| towards the Redskins. Gu receiving the In .
| teiiigeLce at The fort the sensation felt was
sucn that humanity alone can experience
| The Conduct Of Ala Stein, the ufiiciaf In
| command, Was proinpt, aud every cvmfor RI OF
| The fort which cJuld be transportsu vas
q1ickiy dispatched To lhs scene of suffering.
| TIRE READY MkS. The Norfolk rrns
| thinks that some wag of q fellow has .duns
| up the Herald In reporting the exfA epee Of