New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-14
Dreadful Rnilroad Accident.


II is with sorrow that We are called upon to
detail disaster that occurred Yesterday morning Ut
dayhreak upon the Opelousas Railroad eight miles above
Alciers in consequence Of which twelve persons were
killed and sxty.nye wounded As soon as the sad I'D
ngs reached reporter proceeded a; once across
the river and asoertlned the following particulars
\ freight train, Conductor Edward White II Algcrs
o Brash,ar Cry Saturday att p IN, with its usual
amouu, Of Height aboard also tie 9TH Illinois Reg
nent but when within eight miles Of Algiers al accl
dent 20 the engine procluded urhcr progress NO sig
nai- however being made by Conductor White 10 mas
cate his position, ~ - y. train from ETashoaf
James Ashton Conductor with tie s7th ILLINOIS Rcgi
mcn Lieut.. Col Martin oomsandirg' on board, came
on &c a violent speed coiding with the hrit tram
IL il difficult 60 conceive tie reason oil Conductor
Whites suInc neglect, md even Indifference L" the ~
ter. Of the road aud 20 the lives 81 those committed
o ms amenable charge lie must certainly have known
that another train would fellow his o~ ana yet hc was
content no; only TO neglect proper signals 10 ofdef y"
void the disaster but even TO retire 20 ne pump house
FOL sleep uil which hc aroused by the crash 81 The
collision He is n custody, and MS dipdfehts
criminal conduct should be- Tgidiy investigated. As az
officer Of te road be must have been couyeFsn win
the following rules which we extract from The code 81
| regulation governing Tie road.
Whr,c,er sccl,t occur. t. irain by which tie road
feb" person must b.
"A a.. t., ~ t,f ri i.,t,fs =, ui-it nrt L. tan
200 yaG. siop ,fn ,Dsn, coming cfhef way ns
sid remain iheE. g. Ifcc h' irin ui az %
rns nLs arrive until be recalled by Tie whistle o. h
Ri employ, ofthe road ersased in running train. vii
49, ,.ysr 80 without the carr,ut time. 'stl~.
IN a ca OF doubts uncertainty ake IT, ',ie ooaf-
aud ,rt fifl.'
Although this disaster might greatly embafrass MANY
| r.ads tie cuterp.lflug management have already
c,r,,, s1a. Tie debris Of the craAh and the regular
passenger tlulu came down at !, m l'ai"idA!. "'
append a li-t OF tie killed and wounded; -.
'tuLEp-l..orcus 60 the f7fh Illinois Lieut. :" IN
Fich.rd smith Po.k idrumn. J. Geo Dra1e 20 'ef
! bit W.. Reed, Martin Woods, Frank hlenan' & W. V'
b, r., Ioin Miller 4. b. Smith.
| WorNprp-n the fGih Illinois Regiu-ni: Aak thspli
suui,l.sn4 NJ Woods Powers. cglo.by Jaincs an j. p
Niel.r g. Brook }. Cury, sam. Orari, j. D. asy, j. ~
Ncfie. Sic uau EeihsIds James and John Cloud " sif
len Wl. Halliday sergeant Staten, J. Ffancs , Love"
J RYAN ls.sc GiobcTon $ Massy, J. Hunnei Il = nbb.i
Ion T. g. " lite j. Globe II. Iainer AsG hafnss W a. II
Nedtn Lewis Woods T. Smith, J. kAFoTe, i. Huffman,
Nichoa- Campbell Berry. Face Isis Jeremiah D"ycf'
" die kuoyon Woodrow, Pennington. herod ssi.is Ia
/ ,il Eie. K,ibor, stanton VysIt. stlwel, MAfleny.
n de 4 Indiana x, tucnt r. Treat Hospital ,ie" ail,
] Isfave''e ,far.udac. james Pierce.
An Of the above named are badly wonhd.d. ana j."
doubt several Of them ~ll DE.
/ ora Rebel ~ soncI. abold but one WA wounded,
" hose name was sam. topplnar OF Ie1ah