Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-20

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO A r. r, TRAIN
-NARRow ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS, y ester
day evening the Excursion train in the char
ter of the ioint-picnic of the Oregon Compa-
nv of this city, and the Royers of Springfield,
ran off the track about a mile above Enon,
breaking one car nearly to pieces, cOnsidera-
bly damaging another, and injuring three or
four passengers pretty severely, though not
dangerously.
Towards evening the train started with the
Royers and their guests for Springfield seye-
raj Dayton eXcuTsionists accompanied themi
and the train was ON its return to the picnic,
for the purpose Of conveying home the Ore
| gons and their guests, when, about mile
above Enon two of the cars were thrown
from the track, owing TO broken rail. The
locomotive tender and first car passed tho
gap, but the second car was caught whirled
from the track, and turned nearly upside
down, completely wrecking it. This car con
tained abont dozen persons all from this
city, and strange as it may sound, only three
were injured Mrs KELIAR was cut anC
bruised about the face, and was otherwise
hurt Mrs. JAMES TURNER had her face
scratched, and was considerably bruised; JOHi
WuscHET was pretty severely cut and bruiseC
on the face and upon his body; others wert
slightly bruised, but not worth mentioning
1t is II mercy that the occupants of the ca
were not all crushed 10 death. The third ca
was partly thrown from the track, the from
end being whirled almost at right angles witt
the rails. But few persons were in the car
and no one was injured, though some receiy
ed trihing bruises of course, all were badl.
frightened.
The injured parties were put in the unin
iured car and in company with their friends
were brought down last evening The eXcur
sionists were compelled to remain at Enon al
til cars we're taken up from this city to accom-
modate them; and they arrived here little be
fore o'clock this morning
This was most unfortunate finale to on
of the most agreeable picnics ever held in tn
, Miami or Madriver valleys The day was passe
in the most delightful manner the "Regimer
tails furnished musical interludes Of the moi
charming character and the dance, the ol'
times play, quoits, ball games, ct cetera, serve
to begule the hours of all wearinessi and tn
incidents of the day were just being quiet
put away in the storehouse of pleasant men
= ! ories, when the news of the accident threw u
i whole party into confusion
n The "waiting" at Enon was unpleasai
principally from dsagreeable fact that mar
Il ladies had left infants and small children
! home; and who that has family cannot II
Il agine the anxious solieimde that, for wea
= hours racked the maternal heart with 81
!, pense almost overllowing- quite
n ouqh TO almost efface from the mind the e
y ioyments of the day. We are glad the matt
n Twas no worse and let us hope that rect
y renee of so unpleasant a nature may ney
g happen
OF -@-
le B6y-We are told that when the train halt
"a at Urbana, on the way up 70 the Sandus
Ne parade last week, party Of our boys pitch
-, into public boarding house, near by, and !
hs ing hungry, cleared the table, pantry a
H. larder of every thing eatable. AS the hou