Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-01

For the ErFEsss.
FoKr SMITH, ARKANSAS, uly -, 1860.
DEAR SIR: An accident Of serious ma
ture having occurred on the Overland
Road. the particulars at which will not
probably reach you by telegraph. will
state "a near as can gather them from a
passenger who was on the Coach at the
time the unfortunate occurrence took
place.
The scene OF the dis aster wss about
seventy miles west Of this. near a station
known as Palsey's. The tine about .
o'clock At night. Al the station slladed
10, the horses rs usual. had been changed
Shortly after hi ching them up. coming
to descending and rocky piece OF road.
they began to show a disposition to run
away, aud in short time il became evil
dent to the passengers. that the driver had
lost all control over them. and that they
were dashing down the rough and uneven
bed Of the road at the top OF their speed
Ofcourse. this created great alarm among
the passengers, of whom there were seven.
and one 81 them, ia the excitemen. Of
the moment, drew his bowie knife aud at
tempted TO cut his way ont through the
curtains, in doing which his knife slip
ped. striking fellow passenger 10 the
back, aud making quite severe. though
Got dangerous wound. On. the frightened
horses dashed. in their mad speed. the
driver still retaining his seat aud keeping
them in the road This. however. could
not last long. and before going mile. the
Coach WAS thrown against tree. stand
ing upon the aide OF the road. upset aud
badly damaged: the horses, by the force Of
the shock and the rate of speed. at which
they were going. becoming disconnected,
and continuing their course with only the
fore wheels
OF the seven passengers. only one
escaped without injury from the capsizing.
and strange 10 ssy. he the one that had 70.
c>ived the cut from the bowie knife aud
Who has STAGE arrived here, and from
whom learn ,hese particulars. One.
Mr. Mackey Of Csssville No. had HE skull
So badly fractured that he lived oniv
few hours. the bones a. my informant ex
presses -. siukiog aud grating beueAth HE
hngefs as be pressed upon them 10 ascer
tain the extent Of his injuries. on raising
him from beneath the Coach, where he bad
fallen. and had been caught by tho upse,ing
vehicle Three others he thinks ara quite
seriously. II not fatally hurt, While the
other two we're able to walk At the time he
left the scene of The disaster.
The driver. add conductor. q man vho
on this road always accompanies The dri
yer. aud whose business IL j. 10 take charge
Of the Nail, Express matter &e.. and sssist
him when necessary IN he duties AZ dri
VET were also both seriously bart. The
latter perhaps. fatally The former vs.
dragged. having wrapped the lioes around
his wrists and hands when he found HI
team vas rnuiag n. aesr 100 hundred
yards. snd y.s sifssss a. Il nsy seen. hsd
slthough severely bruised. no bones bro.
ken Fortunately the accident occurred
near the station. where every attention "a.
shown the wounded thu, the place sasr.
ded. and messenger wss Immediately die
patched to this place. the nearest where
one could be procured. Cor q physeisn
A. seen the ne~ reached here. the CON
psoy sent 40 extra fof the sufferers visk |
too Physician. 10 minister 10 their nsees. !
siiiss A. | an Looking fsf their rsisfu |
every uomeos, ~ill pause 10 tbs recital /
uns,l I ess i~.sn fur'h-r .sd more psrgie
nlsn
Jelly .
The Coach 81 ras fesafa ,sslsfday. /.
sspeessd -hsa stepped -rtisg. bet IA.
Iua arrived. bFias,ug eli Of The p.sssa
Fsrs. except the m.a Allied =, The tone 81
the accident The poof islle~. lee ba
flsd fsf from be homs snd family. a. ths /
place ~hsfs lie received his fatal vouod.
All Of the othsrs are gsisinR aloag fne
iy. sed none Of thea. ell die. nof afs they
- seriously Injured ss wss Al hfst up 1
posed. 90 boass tslns broken, and ali 81 /
them being sble 20 wslk ~ithost sny &c
rlsos iseonssulsncs. lhongh the mosl sf /
them present the appearance Of kss.nx
been II the tslie., kitd of . fses hsAt