, 1862-10-28
t. RRIBlE RAILROAD RCCI-
DENT,


From the Grenada fsecesh) Appeal. eoth ] |
Dre Of the most terribe railroad accidents
It llae ever fallen to ourlot to record occurred
Oh Sunday morning lust, between the regular
passenger trains on the Mississippi Csatral
railroad. The down train, with eleven cars. |
causing one Of the most terrible wrecks Of |
1nachirerv We have ever beheld, and -htug
S chronicle OF Casualties exceeding: AMI }t4ag
Of the kind ever known In the South, and bnt
seldom equaled IN the country.
The down train Is reported to have waited
its time ns prescrihtd BY the rules OF the cul~
papy, for delayed trntus when the signal wns
given to proceed. Before advancing mile |
1he approach OF the up train Was discovered |
By the ensiueer Of the former, who give the
I'll. The couaEctor and engineer Of tps tr4ia
coming north also escaped from their post
tions. The collision was immediate, and Of
fearful effect. The train going south Is said
TO have been moving slowly. While taat ron
the north was running at high rate Of speed,
making IN effort to rrach the station within
The prescribed time.- On the down 1rltn mn"
one man was killed, ard d few slightly injured.
The epginc VAS. plstcly H1rcked, wal.e
the tender was driven into the car 10 its rc1r.
which was de.uolis6ed- The injury to ths
balance of the trim was comparatively slight:
But upon tue other train tie loss o. life,
personal injuries inflicted, aud the des~
truction cf property, Was unprecedented
in the history OF collisions: II was
other, and It's tender was piled On top. Two
i!at cars, behind the tender, filled with sol
d:ers we're completely demolished, the bolies
If The unfortunate being almost .undisceraa-
ble In the wreck, while the trucks were p led
upon each other in the most horrible manner,
end the baggage car and first passenger coach
Ltiut, torced Oh top OF the confused mass.
| Tie balalce Of the train, consisting. Of i've
passenger coaches, one sleeping car and two
platform cars, we're all mare or less injured,
but none Of them were displaced from the
track.
A. stated, the two platform ears in front
were crowded, Us Eete the platforms Of The
passenger coaches. with soldiers, who were
their 1.ns xay to oaa taSF te rsgmsNnts Nv a1d a
Of these were killed or injured. One
! man uas killed by being thrown from a
| platform car at the rear of the train. None
| OF the officers; o. attaehees Of the road we're
the doss .rain. who received slight sprain
q t.e ankle in jumping from his traiu. None
Ut the regular Passengers wer. Injured, with
| the exception Of . foW slight bruises. Many
| ct the latter informed us that tue con-
| cuesou was So slight US to scarcely attract
| attention, AID Upon examining as TO the can-e
| OF tie ttcpPsge Uf the Trims the5 Wers
bo>rifled to learn the extent Of the damage
| cone. .:
Ire casualties were tllrly.lse killed, and
bela cen sorty ard tfty wouuded. Mot OF the
latter wtre severely Injured, and The attend.
ine physicians Eaye IL as their. opinion that
ttverel could not recover. The seycrely
wounded were taken to Caution.
With single exception the dead were bu-
| ried cloee to tbs sptI where the accident oc-
was bestowed, and care taken to identity the
deceased. Hundreds ri people witnessed the
sad spectacle Of consignfng to their last rest
ing pIace on earth a1musr two scores OF fellow
beings, who. but few hours before, Were
buoyant with heAlth-who had previously
faced the enemies Of their country on the
butte field without fear, and were again on
their way to meet the foe. Strangers as they
were, their melancholy fate caused tears to
flow from many eyes, that then and there for
the first time bcheld such fearful slaughter.
Too much praise cannot he awarded to our
medical friends, railroad officers aud citizens,
uho eo cheerfully volunteered to rep 1ir to ths
scene of the accidcnt on first rccsfviug 1atelil-
gepce of its occurrence. Superintendent
| Jcuee, Of the AIemph 8 and Ohio road-who
happened to be in the promptly rendered
the use OF one Of his engines, and il short
time train from the Mississippi aud Tennes-
see road, well loaded, mas on It's way.
| AS early as possible train arrived at Duck
Hill, bringing President Goodman aud nun.
| ber of bis at1achees, who at once proceeded to
render every assistance possible, and repair
The road. It was expected -neW track arouad
the wrecked engines would be finished lis:
night, 60 TINT trains will not be delayed to.
cay from running on their Regular time
There vert various opinions as to tbs pat
ties who should be blamed tor this fearful :c-
: ciIent. We Investigated the causes as thor
ougl;y as WIS possible in the midst Of the
confusion that prevailed, but will forbear ths
: expression Of our opinion, as the matter will
I undoubtedly undergo an early aud severe in.
vcstigation By the officers Of the Mississippi
Central. The conductor and engineer Of ID.
down train returned with the train to this
| city. The same officers On the up train were
feen but few moments after the collision.
. | No one noticed their departure from th'
) their wtcrcEbon,s. An awful responsibility
j rcsts somewhere, and it behooves The con,
lauy to ascertain where, and punish the olien
t Ger. We are informtd that this is the hra1
: collision that ever happened on tae road, anl
: its SERIOUS result will, no doubt, attract tut
: earnes: attention OF the rnliny power, in orae1
). that similar Qccurleuce ulAY be preYen*ed.