The New York herald., 1865-01-08
Terrible Railroad Accident.
COLLISION ON THE MICHIGAN CKNTRAL--ANOrHnn
MAIL AGENT BURNED UP, ETC.
ILrnrs Al,o notro L. 4

COisLlSlON On TIM hlCHi6AN CkNTRAL--ANOTHN8
MAIL AGENT BURNED UP, ETC.
from the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 81
terrible accident occurred the Michigan Central
Railroad, on Tuesday evening, between and eight
O'Clock The Kalamazoo mail train coming East COZ
lded with freight train going West about mile eas1
of Frenciscoviie and few miles west of Chelsea Both
trains were running at full speed and the collision
terrific In It's results The ground strewn for
distance around with the fragments Of wood and irsa
hurled from the broken engines and cars. The engnecs
and hremen OF both trains jumped from their engines
before tho collision and escaped without serious injury
petely through the mail car which next behind H.
crushing beneath It's ponderous weight the mail agent,
John Callahan Of Battle Creek Is believed he wai
instantly killed The car, however took dreimmedatey.
and before his body could be rescued IL burned
cnder From the in which tho body
lay beneath the tender II IL supposed thsa
no was killed BY H. and not burned 70 death as WINS The
lamened Millen IN the recent similar accident the
Grand Trunk near this city There was but passen.
ger coach on and this was full Of passengers SnguArl1
enough, hurt further than few who ~
ceiyed slight bruises No suffered serious injury.
together with its contents Tho goods including all the
money and parcels removed from the express car
which il the apartment Of the mail car, and werS
saved The baggage and passenger coaches wore un
coupled from the hIrring mail and back beyon6
the reach Of the ainea None OF this baggage dss.
troycd and the did suffer material damage "
the freight train only the behind the engine
badly snashcd The two locomotives utter wreckR
They together with such force as almost To se
through each other, and, like two Kilkenny CATS de.
moshed each other entirely Trains were delayed about
twelve hours In removing the rubbish from the track
and the passengers or the Ill fated train brought
tue city this Wednesday, morning, about eleven O'clock
by the night express
The body Of the unfortunate mail agent Callahan waa
removed from the ashes and debris OF the burned
taken TO Grass Lake II will be taken thence TO Battle
Creek his late residence for burial The wonder h thaS
IN such complete wreck Of passenger train psg
sons did not lose their lives at least suffer seous "
jury.
A 10 the cause OF the accident venture opnoA
is matter for judicial investigation aud competent
jury of citizens should without favor Tie
blame where IL rightly belongs Railroad companies -
whose is entrusted the precious interests OF
e risk them in the hands OF careless or reckless
employees The accident occurred upon In the
road where II is impossible to any great distance
ahead II IL said that both trains running Oh umes
the passenger train certainly was though according =
the rules Of the road II had the right Of way We for
bear further comments until complete and thorough
yestigaton shall have been held which il demanded,
this hitherto popular road desires set Itself right befs
the public