The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-01
Terrible .cctdrnt On the Michigan Sen"
trni EsaiirOHd.

A sad accident occurred on the Michigan
Central Railroad, last night, between and
O'Clock bv which five persons were Killed out
right and TWENTY-FIVE more or less wounded.
We are enabled to lay before our readers the
full particulars Of this lamentable disaster.
At half-past six o'clock last Friday evening.
a special train, consisting Of one locomotive and
twenty passenger coaches, started from hala-
mazoo. Mich, loaded with people from the
Michigan State Fair bound west AT Malta
wan, II miles this side of Kalamazoo, there IS
down grade extending all the way to Law
ton. four miles further west. While coming
down this grade, some drunken rowdies, near
the rear end Of the train, cut the bell-rope and
pulled out the link between two cars, dividing
the train. Being upon down grade, the en-
oineer did not discover the loss OF Il portion OF
| his train. and dashed on to Lawton, where he
stopped his train. In less than two minutes,
the rear portion of the train that had been
disconnected was seen laundering down the
grade close upon the forward train. The en-
gineer Immediately put on steam to get out
| of the way. and with such force that the coup
| ling between the engine and the car broke,
and dreadful collision Immediately ensued.
The rear portion of the train dashed into the
forward portion with such force that the two
cars which came together closed into each 9th
el, shutting up like telescope. crushing their
occupants aud mangling them in terrible
manner
The screams and cries that ensued beggar
description Men, women and children were
frantically rushing hither and thitheri in search
of relations and friends while strong men,
caught in the wreck from which they tried in
vain to e>tricate themselves, ever and anon
vented their agony in heart rendlng screams.
There were women, too, whose agonZed shrleks
added terror to the scene, and for time pals
led the atfrigiIted spectators. Soon the work
Of clearing away the wreck was commenced
with vigor, and one after another OF the untor-
tunate dead and wounded, frlg httully mangled,
were brought out and cared tor as well as
could be under the circumstances here lay
a beautiful fair haired boy, quite dead. his ghast-
" features, lit up by the bright moonlight, ana
here mangled mana mass OF qulverlng: CORY
flesh, and yet not dead. Over the former a
mother was wringing her hands, while kneel-
ing beside the fair corpse and her body rock
, ed to and fro in that speechless, fearless ago
ny which soon breaks the heart. Brushing back
the dark locks matted with blood, from the
brow OF the mangled but breathing man, was
f a wifea delicate fragile being, who sobbed pit
eously as her husband, unable to speak, but
!, looking recognition with his lustrous eyes,
4 lovingly pressed her hand. 1t was a terrible
scene, and the drunken miscreants who had
been the cause of it looked and felt like mur
derers as they were, their frenzied songs and
hoarse utterances having given way to 9th
er sounds that smote fearfully upon their gull
ty souls.
The officers of the road were prompt to a
praseworthy degree in providing for the sui
ferers. Kalamazoo and Niles were telegraph
ed to and special trains from both of these
places soon arrived with surgeons. Chicago
J0arpH.