Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-07
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FriGhTfnI Railroad Accident ON fhe
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad.
On Saturday last occurred a most shock
ing accident on the above road. The Gaz-
cite of yesterday says:
The Chillicothe Accommodation Train,
consisting of a locomotive, tender, one
baggage car and twopOssenger cars, bound
to Cincinnati, on Saturday morning, was
preclpitated into Lees Creek-sixty miles
from CIncinnAti-by the falling of the
bridge over that stream. The number of
passengers on the train cannot be ascer-
tsined with certainty, as the Conductor
is among the serIouly injured; but from
the best information that we can obtain
there were eleven persons in the rear car,
and five in the forward car.
The Conductor, Express Messenger, Bag
gage Master, Telegraph Repairer, and
Newsboy, were in the baggage car. The
cars Immediately caught fire and were
rapidly consumed. OF the persons in the
rear car but one, st. Bu-keley, escaped In
the forwerd car Mr.. McElroy was killed,
and the others escaped death, but we're all
more or less injured. Eight bodies were
recovered from the wreck up to last eve
ming, but 20 much burne1 that but few of
them can be identified. The following is
as correct q list IS coul be made out yes
terdsy, of the killed and wounded.
Kiled-Mr and Mrs Hill, of Rose Hill, Darke
County, Ohio, mrs Loudsn, of Chi icOthe E iza-
beth Merritt and brother, Of IndiaBauolis; ] aw-
renee LenoX, Ross County Thomas McElrOy, Fay
ette County JO-eph Furrey, East Monroe; ibbi-
died.
Injured- A A Callshau, Logansport,
1ndiaua, leg btok and head bruised; Matthew
Bos ner, Clarke County, Obi not seriously st
Burkeley, Chillicothe slightly; Cronan. Clinton
County, Ohio, slightly; NJ ConSay, Oiiutou Coun-
ty, slightly; Z MOzer, engineer, not seriOuslf /;
Purdee, fireman slightly; Gideon S-yers, con-
ductor seriously; Henry Bradbury, baggage mas
ter, thigh dislO ated and other injuries L Hol-
yose, express messenger both ankles broken; -
Mckibbeo, newsboy, spine injured; - Hugeut,
brakeman, slightly.
Tho catastrophe was oeeasioned by the
channel of the stream having become
gorged with ice, the current changed into
new channel, which directed the swollen
against the stone pier Of the bridge with
such force as to undermine its foundation,
and cause its fall before the train reached
the bridge. The bridge was new and very
substsnusl; both spans were framed to-
gether with entire and continuous chords,
and remained in that position after the
pier fell until the train reached the center
and caused it to give way.
The persons injured and unable yet ts
be removed to their homes, are in the fam
lilies of citizens of Leesburg and vicinity,
and are receiving every attention which
surgical skill and kind nursing can afford.
The bodies of Mrs. Susannah Hill and Mr.
MeElroy have been identified. The re-
naming bodies that were burned are in the
hands of the township officers, and will be
kept for Identification by friends unless it
should become necessary to inter them.
An inquest was held Dy a coroners jury
of citizens, but a verdict has not yet been
rendered. 1t will, however, undoubtedly
accord with the facts stated above. 1t was
impossible fer the engineer to have observed
the injury done bridge, as the track retain
ed its proper position.
The report published on Saturday, that
a man heard the pier fall, and failed to
warn the train, has been ascertained to be
false.