, 1863-03-09
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCI-
DENT.
4 Passenger Train on tho Michigan
Southern Road Smashed Up.-Onc
Person Killed.

southern Road Smashed Up.-Onc
Person Killed.
Between nine md ten o'clock on Friday
morning serious collision occurred on the
Michigan Southern Railroad, about ten miles
this side Of Laportc, and 4 mile from Salem
B'ation.
The train coming this way wus composed Of
two baggage and express cars, one second
class car, three passenger coaches aud two
sleeping cars. At Laporte the train was be-
hind time, and at the time Of the collision WAS
running to make up for lost time, Is the en-
ginecr stated Immediately after the accident.
A freight train was standing upon the track,
concealed from view By cure in the road,
20 that almost at the same instant that the
engineer of the passenger train discovered 1t
his train dashed into 1t at headlong speed.
He shut off steam and reversed his engiue,
and Then, together with the fireman, jumped
| for life.
The engine was capsized, and lay in the
ditch j perfect wreck, with the tender piled
upon II. The ends of the baggage and scc-
ond class cars were smashed In, and the con-
fusion that reigned among the passengers for
o time was intense. To ndd to this state Of
affairs, the locomotive apd tender were almost
Immediately cnyelopcd III flames, which
spread to the baggage and express car. The
fire, however, did little damage, and was
speedily extipguished.
a very intelligent gentleman who VAS upon
the train, furuishcsus with some facts relatire
to the cause Of the accident. He says that
proper officer failcd to notify Con-
ductor Simmons, Of the passenger train Mt
Laporte, which is The meeting point, that the
| freight train was ahead on the track. After
! the train moved on hc then recollectcd that
| the freight train was on the track near Salem
! crossing, started to the telegraph office and
| sent dispatch to the operator ut salcmto
give verbal notice to the conductor of the
| freight tra1n to get On the outside track as
soon as possible, as the passenger train No. Z,
Western express, was close upon him. The
operator Immediately started to meet the
freight train to warn It, but too late. When
he had got half mile, the passenger train ran
into it. The conductor Of the freight train
had run 1t partly On side track called
"Moon's holc,"-several cars still standing on
the main track, neglected to send back flag
man when he stopped. The rule is when train
stops on main track to.which it is not enti
tied, to send back red flag in the day time
light at night.
| About forty rods from where the accident
occurred the track men gave the alarm to tht
passenger engineer. As soon as the warning
was received and before he saw the freigh
train, he closed his valve and reversed his en-
ginc, but too late. Although the train VA
crowded with passengers but two person
we're iDjured-one, the baggage master VIII
had his foot badly smashed, and the other
traiu.boy, named Joyce, who was upon the plat
form at the time and was go badly jammcd be
tween the cars that he died the next day. Th
managers in this city were Immediately telc
graphed, and though the scene Of the acciden
is forty miles from here, q special train witt
surgeons and 1aborcrs, arrived upon the spo
long before noon. 1t is due to the compan
to say TINT they accomplished every thing pos
sfble for the comfort Of their passengers
!; They were brought Immediately through, an
, prompt settlement made with them for thei
lost baggage. This is the first accident whic
: has happened upon this road for d long tint
and the management will undoubtedly invest
gate the affair and fix the blame where it proI
erly belongs.
l Outspoken Treason.
) On Friday night, about halfpast clever
Esyen mcn came into John Wright's vel
c known restaurant on Clark street, and aske
, for oysters. While they were waiting ia
!; them, they commenced talking politics, whic
t soon developed into TRADE Of treason
j They boldly pronounced themselves In fare
Of JEFF. Dayis, and hoped he wonld yet hay
. the control Of the country. Mr. Wrigh
, upon hearing this, although alone, went u
a to the party and told them to leave. 4
y would not allow traitors to cat under h
: roof, and the sooner they left, the better
n would be for them. The sneaking traitor
= not daring to offer personal violence, col
tented themselves with calling Mr. Wright
!. id Abolitionist, md sknlked of.
u Win the loyal people Of this city ever
:. convinced TINT VIC have traitors among u
They nrc increasing daily-a result attribut
BILE to the teachings of that organ Of treas
ut the Chicago 1Smes-a paper in which 7
D. defy any person to find since the inception
is The rebellion, q word in favor Of the Gore,
d. nent, or in encouragement Of our boys
tho field. That paper will declare these m
&c loyal, and will abuse Mr. Wright as an al
u" litionist for doing what any man with spa
te Of loyalty In his breast would have done, a
TO had these ont-spokcn traitors been arrest
u for treason, as they deserved, it would b.
canonized them us blessed Democratic m