Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-20
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From ,he Cincinnati papers we take the
following additional particulars Of the late
fearful accident upon the Ohio and MlssiSsiP-
pi Road;
The accident occurred at bridge No. as,
about twelve mil,s west Of Mitchell, Indiana,
snd one hundred and io-ty-three from this
city. The train, composed OF eight cars, was
moving at the rate OF twenty-five or thirty
milss an hour, and the engine and one car
had just cleared the bridge when the struc-
ture gave way. Car No. did not become
detached from the one in 'front.' but stood on
an angle Of about tOrty.fV degrees, the for
ward end leaning against the abutment and
the hind end resting In the water. No 4,
containing nearly all Of Company /, which
suffered so terribly In the disaster, went to
the bottom, No. 8 falling upon it. and liter
ally crushing II TO atoms. No. Q also went
down, while No. remained in & position
corresponding 10 that of No. 3, the hind end
leaning sgainst the other abutment. Those
in numbers and escaped without injury,
The rear car contained portion Gi the bag
gage and the hospital stores Of the regiment.
The scene which followed the catastrophe
is indescribable. Those fortunate enough 10
escape without injury wers almost paralyzed
with horror, and knew not shat to do for
their companions, whose shrieks and moaus
rent the air. The engineer, more theughtiul
than some Of the rest, suddenly Remembered
that the express train going west was nearly
due, at that point, and fearful that It might
come along suddenly and leap into the
yewning chasm, adding, II possible, to the
terrors Of the scene be detached bis engine,
and running with the speed Of the wind to
Huron, three miles further east, arrived just
in time have the coming train advised of
the accident by telegraph at the next station
above.
A surgeon at Huron at once returned with
him TO the scene of the disaster. Two more
boarded the express train at Mitchell, while
special train with three others left Yincennes
as soon as possible. These all reached the
spot within few hours. Those who left the
city on the special train at midnight did not
arrive till after daylight There was still,
however, plenty for them 10 do.
The wreck had not yet been cleared away,
and many Of the wounded we're still firmly
wedged among the ruins. The utmost aetiv-
ity, Of course, prevailed, but the victims
were not all removed till the day was well
advanced, The agonies of that terrible night
no pen can palpt.
Before daylight eighteen bodies were re-
covered, in addition to rescuing all the hv-
ing. Lieutenant Whotten was caught by
both legs between two platforms, and it rt-
qnired three-fourths of an hour to chop and
saw him out, every blow of the age causing
intense agony. A cOlored servant caught in
q similar though less painful situation, was
t~o hours undergoing the operation Of res
cue. A brakesman, with an arm and leg
both broken, crawled from under the bottom
car TO place Of safety. The water in Beaver
Creek, over which the bridge passes, was
about three feet deep.
fortunately, both the regimental Sur
geons, their hospital steward, aud Lieut.
Kellot also physicians, were In the forward
car and escaped withoutinj Companies
and G we're the greatest sufferers-the lat
ter entire company, except Lieut.. Bridges
and two corpoFals, wers more or less injured.
The Colonel, who is an old Russian cam
peigner, Liept Kerlett and Fife Major Moore,
wore accompanied by their wives These
ladies' not only rendered great assistance in
dressing the wounded, but even tore their
uHusE BaL ueuE w lHch pcfSOAs W MAKE
bandages.
Capt B. B. Howard, for many years post
master of Galens, and fine soldier of the
Mexican, war, was completely crushed, not
whole bone being left. After finding the
bOdy of their Captain, his company, or the
few who were left, covered it with green
bushes An old German, himself badly hurt,
sat at the head of the corpse telling of Cap
tain Howards virtues to all that could listen.
One poor fellow named Clark, saw his broth
er drown, he standing BY, unable to help.
So far as the o6ieaTa can Judge, 40 to As
Is about the number lost. }5
0fthe cause of the disaster we are some
what 10th to speak. Not q soldier on the
train, with whom We have conVerseo, save
one, has any doubts that the bolts had been
tempered with, and snoh, also, Is the opinion
of many railroad men and the inhabitants |
thereabouts Certain it Is, the bolts look as if |
they had been filed. There are some seees-
sion sympsthisers thereabOuts With whom |
he company bad trouble in times past Un-
til within tive weeks, the bridges have all
been watched.