, 1860-01-16
.5I,c I.atc Accident on tlc ptttAbMr&h,
Fl. Hgnynr and Chlca.o 2e> As.-~'A
Thrilling SceSar.

{F..:n the pH.sbu.IA Chson:c:~:l
On Thursday MOI ming la.t All accident hap
need TO passenger trim On the Pittsburgh,
Far: Wayne and Chicago Railroad. beyond
I'd, Int fortunately none kisied. The widow Of
tic lutte Senator Linn, Of Missouri, anu daHsss'-
ter, JUDGE Dclali..I. Of Mcu,phiF. aud dozen
others. Win we're in the sleeping err, wefa
tl,rowu down an .1nLa,lku,ent Of thirty fc the
euy turning over several times. once over
stake md rider fence, 1t took tire and burned
| lin. 4 passenger furnishes us with The ioe""
| inC account ct tic accident:
| after stating that the accident was occas1oncd
| hy Il broken rail, and that the locomotive and
baggage carx passed over safely, he sars: "I!is
passenger CAT first nlccts The obstruction anu ID
life. il il hurried uvcr und nrcr down q steep
tn,bapkment on au adjacent fence. ltsIumates
| scramble ont; 1l,e sores set It IN IRE, ana
abandoned ta its fate, it il teacou-ltglt 10
wlut follows. 1tsilamcs .tlrow oser the iec and
snovr II lurid glare. That car IS consumed AMI
thc fence itsef is III flames but, in Gods lrorl'
deuce, not u life wAs lost. and. save viii, lew
! hrnisrs ou1y the passengers escaped un'nJured
| The slecriltx cur, last TN the ttafh, was. W
| severe wrench, severed from The passenger ca!
and carried On with terrible velocity. 1t str"ci
III. seepers u, hicl tic rail is Ibid; it waverc6
- tuomcut or two, and. suddenly leaning over
i,s in,p.,lses carried it forward, onwatsl and or
ward. aud over the rrccirlcr. noTn tue prec!
uice i turned; leap after leap It took: cra:'
atier crash came broken glnss. faIi'ne ike ran
;. | pu,ung its occupants. until Jumping over ~
fence, tho car stopped with all is iuu'ates sl1t
let from, the ftu,ce, within &c d.. Crash va
onIy succerdcd by tcrrcr- Help" WIS c'let
: INF who was .},cre to help! Those who la
c:carcd tie burning car short distance IN fFor
Ind rome on to the shelter Of tue baggage ca
sill on the track, With ssrs IL" exc. Sscel',ens: ln;
= csr-fu1ie1, On its side ut that tmomcnt-nllp pro
!. tra.c: The lamps c2tinenshed, the smoke
II th., oyer,3,rowu stoves filing and stiil'n
the car, addiug tc;ts gloom, distraction and da
: ser. The CRY Of fire was rnsed, aud foliow'
al hy The mos: terrible confusion. in the midst
Fe I which a LADY, was heard 10 cry, "uelp. n
70 mother will be burucd!' The car was now ill
Ct witt, smoke, while around WIS SO dark III
y notbiug wlaatever could be distinguished. 7
~ nasscuIets kncw no: where they were, or I
81 extent Of their danger. At length the door n "
made, Some few, however remained bchir
md assisted in rescnins the lady before refer,
to and her noblc and courageous aushter fr
~ their perilous position.
lse '.In the meantime other cries for asslsta.
The we're heard. 4 Young lad. named Eugene S
the widowed mother, finds her under ths hea
or, ntoye badly injured, and Threatened with imt
ute d,ato deatl,. Calmly. but promptly, he dl
lis coat s1eeve over his hand, md, raising
tnc fallen stove. rescued Ills 1ffC0tenfQ TnuI
.cu- | from druth. Wcla may she be prnnd Of
'ist- boz. She was helped out Of tic car, b:
ibis burned, mud her teeth knocked ont, Anot
ruft young lady was carried out with her CO
the bonc broken. a gentleman Of sprinEt
und li!,nois, S. s. Whitehurst, Esq: wae au
'uth the most active in doing goodl lie
he- everywhere, helping every one. When tue
rngc citcuent subsidized, he found himself with
con- located shoulder, mad otherwixe severely il
b,il Cd. Other passengers a'so suffered much.
rio- lady whose col1sr>bone was broken was
nm. ! lonsdale, lone OF the 'ltonsdnio s'isserf'
cn- actress. No one was killed. neea on!
e up tut the injured lady, FIRST spoken Of va
r1snccted widow Of Senator linn Of Miss
und that noble-bearted girl. her daughter,
chief +. barr" ---~