Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-30
Terrible Railroad Aeeident.-F0rfy or Fifty
VJVnnndah

TFrom the Grenada (secesh) Appeal, 2oth.l
One Of the most terrible railroad acci-
dents It has ever fallen to our lot to record,
occurred on Sunday morning last, between
the regular passenger trains on the Missis-
sippi Central railroad. The down train,
with eleven cars, collided one mile below
Duck Hill station, causing one Of the most
terrible wrecks of machinery we have ever
beheld and furnishing o chronicle Of cas-
ualties exceeding nything of the kind ever
known in the South, and but seldom equal
led in the country.
The down train is reported to have wait
ed its time as prescribed By the rules OF
the company, for delayed trains, when the
signal was given to proceed. Before ad-
vancing mile, the approach of the up
train was discovered by the engineer Of
of the former, who gave the signal to stop,
reversed his engine and jumped off. The
conductor and engineer of the train COM
| ing north also escaped from their posi-
| tions.
The collision was immediate, and Ct ter
rible effect The train going south is said
to have been moving slowly, while that
going north was running at high rate of
speed, making an effort to reach the sta
tion within the prescribed time. On the
down train but one man was killed. and a
few slightly injured. The engine was
completely wrecked, while the tender was
/ driven into the car in its rear, which was
demolished The injury to the balance Of
the train was comparatively slight. But
upon the other train the loss Of life, per-
sonal injuries inflicted, and the destruc-
ton of property, was unprecedented in
| the history Of collisions. 1t was found the
engine had penetrated far into the other,
and its tender was piled on top. Two fat
cars behind the tender, filed with soldiers
were completely demolished, the bodies Of
the unfortunate being almost undiseerna-
| BILE in the wreck, while the trucks were
| plIed upon eacn 0Lner IN the most horrible
manner, the baggage car and first pas
senger coach being forced on top Of the
confused mass. The balance Of the train,
consisting Of five passenger coaches, one
sleeping car and two platform cars, were
all more or less injured, but none Of them
were displaced from the track.
As stated, the two platform cars in
front were crowded, as were the platforms
Of the passenger coaches, with soldiers,
who were on their way to their regiments
/ ana were uuaDl6 70 ODIhLu s6dISs N6bEAy
all of these were killed or injured. One
man was killed by being thrown from a
platform car at the rear of the train. None
of the officers or attaches of the road were
injured, except Mr.. Karby, the conductor
of the down train, who received slight
sprain of the ankle in jumping from the
train. None Of the regular passengers
were injured, with the exception Of few
slight bruises. Many Of the latter in
formed US that the concussion was SO
slight as to scarcely attract attention, and
upon examining as to the cause of the
stoppage of the trains they were Mortified
to learn the extent of the damage done.
The casualties were thirty-fve killed,
and between forty and fifty wounded
Most of the latter were severely injured
and the attending physicians give it as
their opinion that several cannot recover.
The severely wounded were taken to
Canton.