The New York herald., 1864-09-22
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Frfghtfui Disaster ON the Pennsyivania
Railroad.
PERSONS ED Ann THTRTHEN WnuNURM


Railroad.
SIX PERSONS KILLED AND THIRTEEr WOUNDED
PHLADELrHA ssps, 81, 1854.
The fast line train going eastward Pennsy
Railroad which left Pitsburg night forty minutes
past eight ran into the end Of freight train
the eastward track at Thompsonton station. Junsts
county, Pa, at hafpast four this morning The passen
ger train moving at the usual speed when the
dent occurred The engine was demolished and the
greater portion OF the train badly wrecked.
The baggage was driven the front passenger
car. took hrc from the upsetting OF stove, and with
three passenger cars, WAS destroyed
Is supposed that six persons were instantly Killed
or held among the ruins or the and consumed with
them. John Mulsona tho conductor OF the passenger
SECOND oxsrArcH
PHLADKLpHIA Sept. 81 1854.
Thirteen of the passengers taken from the broken
cars. all OF whom were wounded, aud some seriously,
aud are a now receiving surgical aud medical treat
mont
The accident said to have been caused by neglect
Of those in charge OF the freight give the proper
notice to the passenger tram which its regular
time. that the freight tram occupying the road
One OF tho tracks was cleared at ton A. NJ, and the
business OF the road resumed.
burned in the first but havS been recoguized-
viz John Mulson, the conductor, and l. Imbris. tho
brakeman.
Thirteen were injured az follows
G; H. Abbott. o. Chtcotne, Ohio injured internally.
Temple Jones Reeves. OF Philadephia ono leg broken
Lehman Goldsmith Of Phiadelph,a. log broken
JOhu burch, oil st. Clair. SChuylktU county. Pa
Edward N. Williams, VI Baltimore one arm broken
Catherine Sterndar, Of Indianapos wounded 10 the
scalp
W. Notes.-The, leg broken.
solomon Brook, mail agent. dangerous internal injuries
N kewkirk, Of Allegheny CITY, Injured Internally
John Haviland Of Canonsbnrg Pa, slightly injured.
The epgDeer fireman OF the passenger train both
remained at ner poss and very seriously hurt.
THIRD DISPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 81 1884.
The despatch announcing very SERIOUS accident on
the fennsyivania Central Railroad not complete ia
is details as statement made to by NJ. l. Converse
OF Bucyrus, Ohio who the train and esc aped
without injury.
The train left Ptsburg at nine O'Clock Tuesday
night. and at tour A. NJ into freight train dcmo
shng the engine aud forcing the baggage car on top or
the first passenger car which Immediately caught fire.
Our informant states that the foremost 10 which
the losS greatest, woui contain sixty passengers
and but eight known to have escaped, The
doors locked. The crushed, and partly
covered with the wreck OF the baggage wagon.
from fired the baggage which
communicated to the passenger ana caused the
plos Of the gas receiver. The was burned and
board that only the charred remains could be
found, which we're beyond identification
Tho conductor recognised by his keys Six or seven
who still lived when Mr. Converse left in such phys
cal agony, that nothing could be cleaned from hern
Passengers in the third and front saved with
out injury. but the themselves were burned.
Mr. Converse thinks that lives might have been
the doors Of the mad not been locked The
survivors, to the number OF eighty six subscribed 70
statement to that effect