The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-08
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Disaster on the Philadelphia, VIII
miDgton and Baltimore Railroad.
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND
MANY INJURED.
The Accident Unavoidable.

The passenger traiu which leh Washington at
$50 last night met with a irishlfu! accident
about quarter pas. - 0'cl0sh, when aoDul 4 milo
and a half this side OF fPcrym1usyille Nd. Two
parsons were killed outright, anl several Others
very seriously injured. Five Of tho cars we're
demolished. Three passenger cars and tl9
IencshucGt ear wCro rendered worthless, thCf3
'yllg scarcely whole plank Tel, together. The
baggage car was thrown from tine wheels on its
SIDE, ANA escaped any serious damage Inc
rene. hmgOt crr was TN, wn about twenty yards
10 the luit mtu % small copse OF woods.
lie his' passenger car WIS tlroSu ObiguGly
across lhr rpuu; Jug second ear was turned u1.
sue tuNu 10 the RI nt OF thc lack. Ind she third
| was on is sUuG direct a ross rua trdCS. Inc
whole ave Cais occupied different positions, ani
| the wufk OF destruction was m 80 complete. 81.
! hILd these were several ytnur cus, dl gf which
ic1mtd cher upright position, although pIr,ly
| of lhU Truck.
The locomotive, with the exception Of the
tSO urNlug BhCgs, remained In the trIck. Flc-
tunotuly the coupling between the l1comOlv5
aui The baggage cur remained unbrOken, tdus
Cl, cbmg the speed Of the rear cars, and prevent
ing th'm from pilng on each O,her, ~ which
Cv,nitlC dc,uuctDn OF life would have Ocen most
teallul, Tue spot where the accident occurred
was Hat land, with woods On Doth sides OF thu
tack.
As Don as the accident occurred, those who
escaped unhurl immCdicly set 10 work Co aid
the ", unugd. Two surgeons were on tne train
and rendered all thg aid IN their power, OuC beng
wthou any acilitlys, their laDors were Of course
limited.
In The refreshmont ear three O. four Of ths
colOred waiJOrs wer0 very seriously ili rod
Ia the thee pls,eugor cars two p rsIus were
killed, and many wounded, some Vi Jnen 'sry
senuusly.
lie names Of those killed could not be ass T.
tained. One OF them was hgUgg meTCllnr vi
Wushngtun, and tu1 other was 4 soldier, SUI
posed to have been thr5e years m tho vice, ana
on Lis way home. From the malnr In whi;n
lhe cars were thrown, and the excite uon. an ,ns
lhe passengers iJ Is really miraculous that chs
let ui Casua li.s was not gr,a or.
H. seems tuAJ the O'ciOC't trnlD from w st-
iDgt q m sstd the q nngCt.On NJ j.9O &c Baltimore,
Ou account Of a slight mishap, uui ha mlie 4
connection with The train in which tlg lcait5C.
occurred. The trIlu was, therefore, gYt1s tn
usual slze, ana an accident 40 such t,'nG vas
most dresdiul. The cause Of ths catastrophe Is
sUPpo. ed 10 have Daen caused by tlo rrsLKiny ~
On axle Of the baggage Car, and was entirely
uIuyOuaIe.
Amer the accident tho passengers repaired TO
thu WOODS aud bult fires, thu, keeping rn3m-
selves warm. lhe night was mos, Disagree
"bH one, ana II was not IhNl hNrplsJ r
O'Clock this morning tha- a uliu arrived To- cJl.
Wy thC ucay CD passengers To- Poll tdell ala,
whore thgy arrived 40 IL OClI.h.
The ELECTION 70 pNY.-Iuis morning, an up
to the hour OF going 10 press, the election WIS
progressing quietly. Notwithstanding the il-
cl,mcpgy of the weather, the at. nd tnCe ac3uni
the polls wus very large, and tle vote poIl1i
duriug the CaTlE pnr OF tue hay WIS greater taln
OuIinS The same time lt any previous clc't N.
The Courts have recently Jeen busy natnruh!ns
foreigners. lhe e.gCtun on p3f5 appJnt:d ts
receive tite yo'es IN each of tlc prgcuCts OF the
ciy, tO.uay should DJ aware pt tine t,CJ chat
dor decision in tng celebrated Mana lll
Cassidy case, no muu has ha rlBhJ " YOgy unless
be has been ussGsagl ten days before the 5lyglan,
ana OF course foreigner must, or should bl}J
been ualuIail,d ten days before, IN y dor a. l1
assessed. This does not apply .l soldiers, VINO
are ,nltcd % be nltGr .laJi alter Term ot
suyiV IN the q my,
Tod y, no dou6. a large number Of foreigners
VIII present themselves a. tho polls 20 yr.g, I'D
lbe eectiOu officers snDuld ply puruclllrE Jsn-
tiUn 20 all srch voter, aud se tnlt tleir nttlt u
Iar0n papers have been AEou Olt provo ls y.
The the specified by lay. Futler, Lusy sue nd
carefully scruiuHe the naturalization pa lers
ssucu Ion the year 1886, as in ihaJ year an inn
mense number OF naldulenJ papers Were pre-
el ted no the polls.
The city was duh and chcaglesi last Of sht; blt
The wUIn OF preparation for .ecIll |ts 5ell'iy
prosecuted. AL the ward and precinct cIn nit
tees were IN session, mr. ranging 'Jlel5 tor TO- Day,
aud lhl utmost c2rcluugss will be mtnIysfel 40
tho polls.
Ihe Democrats are in the dumps about thcir
meetings. SiucG the cTs0s company closed Cop
perhcad Hall, the Keystone CuD has been as
melancholy as @ mu2zled pig IN q potato parch.
Tie lights Of tho Democracy, VINO shpne and
fixed on the boards Of the Continental Theatre,
were suddenly oNtinguishod, and the world has
known them no more since. To-day the utm )st
efforts Of the Democrats will he made 20 lessen
the Union majority Of Philadelphia In their
strong wards, like tue Fourth and Seventeenth,
thCy will work With vehement energy % reduce
Little Macs minority.
Al some Of the precincts this morning fraudu-
lent tickets were being circulated but the decsp'
ton vas easily discovered, ana the persons guilty
OF the same were taken care Of Several parties
W1iC also arrested during the day for fraudulent
voting The friends o. the Union have so
tuOlOughiy systemaiiZed their arrangements, that
fraud is almost impossible and those who are
caught doing anything ilega. will be taken INTO
en- tOuy, and certainly be made TO suffer the tull
penalty Of the law.
DOTEos or THE PIRATE "CucKAMAydA. -
The barque SpsedtoeA, Captain Dixon, arrived at
this port yesterday. and reported that his vessel
had been burned by the pirate Chickamatgd on
the ID instant in latitude 1889, longitude G9'l0.
Having q lRiy and child on board as passengers,
The Spee3t0sli was bonded for Sis 900, 10 be paid
in gold She was then allowed to proceed after
taking on board Captain Thompson and crew Of
che schooner OHerocF, from Bangor for George
town, since reported abandoned. The schooner
Go0dSpeet, before reported as destroyed by the
Tallahassee, was destroyed by the Chlok0maUg0.
The baTque Victoria, from MiragoGne, reports -
On the 3lst ultlmo, In latitude 1922 longitude
IS %, saw a vessel on fire, burned 70 the waters
edge, supposed to be three hundred tons burden.
No REPoRTs.-This morning the usual police
reports BY the Ieutenants were not made at the
Mayors Office. The Mayor aetailed the whole
force 10 preserve the public peace, and the usual
morning reports were Dispensed with