New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-21
sBYGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
Several Cars Demolished-Vhe Train
Takes Fire-Mirncuious Escape Of the
Passengers.
From The Pi't.bursh Post Of Mondsy.

Ono of the most frightful occurrences, almost
without parallel in the history of RAILROAD cstaSro
hss OF Ire being taken into consideration, occurred
yesterday morning on the Pennsylvama Central hal
Iosd at Bridge Eight spanning the Jan ~ hhor
fsm furnishes rs with the following PARTICULARS
Az the Philadelphia express passenger tram arrived
within sbout sI hundred feet OF Bridge No 9 across
s Jyuata River the hind axle OF the tender broke IN two
IA she center the whees hng of on both sides oil the
srsak The train at the time was in iuD nonon ara
tsre The brakes could be pat on the engine reaSnea
be bridge dragging the two express cars which were
81 the track 10 the edge OF Ito sbutment when the
Ooupng between the tender and express parted the
engine and tender passing over the bridge without i9r
The first express car wa. preciptatods distance Of
% feet into the dunta the second express anu the Dag
gage car containing the mail and baggage OF the pas
sengers are piled in heap The first passenger car
mostly freighted will soldiers rolled from the bridge
breaking into hundred pieces following when wa'
Sns second passenger car which II plunged from The
trsof into The river, turned bottom side up.
This ear drew the Philadelphia seepingesr fror the
tack the front part resting the top Of the second
pAseengeroar and the hind end on the abuime1t OF me
bridge The Allentown sleeping-cas remained on the
trsol at the edge OF the bridge it SIN being coupled 70
The accident took pscs at such early hour In the
morning that most Of the passengers were ether esleep
or Just waxing from morning nap so that but few
complete Most of the passengers IN the sleeping cars
were awakened by being piled promscuonsy either to
The cars had hardly struck before the Of fire was
essd the baggage and first and second passenger cars
being already IN a blaze. This produced consteina
Son among the passengers which beggurs description
and their entire powers called into requsion 10
ave them from being destroyed by IRE Men VINO be.
Are were unable to stir from their wounds crawled
bon, the car yindyws, snd by great erertons dragged
GER bodies from the deyouIing element
Ths great hight Of the Philadelphia sleeping car from
Chs ground made escape from it perilous indeed. Mr.
6rtt ngham occupied an upper bTtn ID that car near
e stateroom occupied by Mr. Cas-, President OF the
Pt+tsbureh Fort Wayne and Chicago Roilroad. The
.boat raised that MI. Cas- could rot get ms state
room door open which coIToboTsted by Mr. T. call
ing for help.
fei;eye himself each snd every intent on saving
himself But Mr. Cass's shouts were not IN van. An
Yneith bow with the assistance 81 Mt. c. pushed the
door open and be escaped. Ny. Buckingham was SUI
N The car rendering assistance TO tose who were but
slightly injured wien the Ere was conveyed 10 the com
sus.iDle matter which ell sleeping ears contAh
Hs only chance Of escaps was IN leap IRON the WIN
sov 70 the ground distance q some twenty I'VE reel
lie made the leap without suste ning any injury by
sis tine the cars being fst confirmed by ne n
save the two express cars. Those destroyeo oy he
were the baggage and ell the passenger ears ncnohg
az IIentogn Sleeping car The new. Of the accident
ras son communicated % the Inhabitants In the negh'
Soytood and Brought men. women eno chidren 20 the
scene, each anxious 20 relieve the sufferers
Those passengers but slightly injured Lao saved piost
Of the mail bags containing The letters but the baggage
Vas entirely consumed.
But few moments elapsed before the soeident ives
tispatobed to En0ch Lewis General superintendent. OF
che road who was soon the spot with traini a :
large number Of Before O'Clock IN the ftefhoo'
train containing those Of tho passengers that oould
y6e 10 way Ibis city, where It arrived cbout
So'clock. -,
Aot delay lie trains The conductor Mr.. Leininger
apd'ezprossmsn Wise gro considerably injured about
e ace no fears are entertained FOR their recovery.