Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-16
From the Fl. Wayne Republican.
FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1860.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, + CD. ., lcbU.
EDITOR REPrBLIcAS:
About &C ock this a. NJ, The train ran off th c
track % niles east of Crcstline- Two hind
cars almost instantly plunged down embank-
mcnt, the last one striking tree by which it was
smashed into sp.inters. The third car from the
end also got off the track and swayed most fearful
~ for some time, bnt fortunately returned to the
right position. 1t pitched from side to side for
fully five hundred feet with an embankment on
each side, during which the fright and confusion
may be conceived but not easily described. There
was large number of passengers on board with
several women and children. Many rushed to the
doors and four threw themselves from the cars.
was in the Sc from the end and consequently es-
capped unliurt. The sight of the wreck was dread
full and the cries ofthc wounded heartrending.
One nan. Peter Farley was killed on the spot
Peter Hoffman, Road VI lister. severely injured. G..
". Naglc, vile and child injured, the child very
badly; about dozen more or less wounded.
l will send you more particulars by next mail.
The Conductor, Mr. McLcary, acted nobly under
the trying circumstances. Yours, w. b. III.
The same correspondent in a letter postmarkcd,
Pittsburgh. and dated Feb 9th, gives more de-
tailed account Of the accident. He describes his
sensations as horribl.. lie says.
After the tain Stacked ,rp We instantly discover
cd that the re,r cars hid broken loose, and not
seeing vessige of them supposed that they
must be left behind the last curve and the men
Immediately ran back TO look after those who had
msdly leapcd f.om the car. Something moving
at the bottom Of the bank. at least FIVE hundred
feet distant, c,ught my eye, an at once the truth
flashed across my mind THAT the two cars had gone
over. ] was stopped on the way BY bleeding,
groaning man, laid on the track. His skull was
fractured and bleeding profuscly. We raised him
up, when he begged for water. Scrambring down
r L. N. r 4 4
alayed til, poor fellows thirst. Leaving him in a
sitting posture against a tree. we FASTENED to an
other msn, who, in his leap had been hurled to
the bottom He bleeding and scnseiesc--
Next fastened on to the general wreck. Two
men were bringing up young married lady, hen
face and dress covered with blood; by their side
third carried child, also covered by blood. BY
this time all the passengers were freed from the
broken cars The bank being almost pcrpcndic
uIar, tire first car had fallen fiat the side. and
sm,shed up IN an instant. The second had struck
a tree, ard was broken in the centre. The Latter
half scattered about tho tree, and was rapid,
burning up. The passengers were divided into
groups. surrounding and assisting the wounded
One strong built MN groaning and crying CT
terribly, and il was evident that hrs back was bro
ken, or his spine dreadfullv injured. Close by Ia.
a poor fellow, with calm features motioniess ans
dead.
SorrowfulIv every one rendered all the help pos
.iblc, and after giving water ami little time t
rest, We commenced to carry the wounded to tn
train. Getting UP the bank was terrible, and som
ofshc poor creatures suffered cxcruciating pain
After this examined the point at which the car
were thrown from the track, and found three rail
torn up, one Of which snapped in two, and tin
third turned clean over. The two cars went owe
together, and Immediately after they left the track
never saw cars SD completely wreck, and to
any to have escaped unhurt seemed miracle
The man who was killed was Peter Fairly, a tel
esraph builder. and was on the road TO repair tn
lines. He seated on the last seat in the real
and received some Internal injury which instantI
killed him. Two gentlemen, connected with tn
road, were riding on the platform of the rear cal
lone Of whom was so much injured that he died d.
ring the day. the other escaped with slight inurie
, Having all crowded into the baggage, expire:
and mail cars, we slowly proceeded till we rcache
the first station, where the dead and several of thos
most injured were icft The sad news was te
cgraphed, and most anxious were the fortuna'
ones to let their friends know of their safety.
Two Of the worst were those who jumps
] from the cars. For one Of them there seemed Ii
! tic chance for recovery. II is impossible for al
: one who has not learned the art to leap from C.
in rapid motion without injury, but to attempt
when the car is off the track, and is swaying Al
: pitching, IL the height of madness. Every pcrst
n should settle it in his mind, and however mad
. others may aet under the excitement OF such a m
" mcnt, keep cool as possible, and cling to the u
per side OF falling car.
E Yours truly, w. B. H.