Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-16

passengers IDjureds.-s loss Of life.
The westward bound passenger train, for
Toledo, which left this city at ten P. NJ,
Friday evening, met with serious acci-
dent about midnight, when some four miles
this side of Norwalk. The train was run
ming at the rate of nearly forty miles an
hour, on down grade, on the side of a
ravine. when rail on the outer side of the
track gave way, precipitating the train
down the embankment into the ravine.
The following details of the accident
were furnished to the Toledo Blade ofsatur-
day evening, by ". A. Beach, ESQ of
Toledo, sgent of the Western Union Tele-
graph, and & passenger on the train:
"The locomotive and Express car pa sssd
over safely; the baggage car and the first
coach went of and turned partly over near
the track the other two coaches and both
sleeping cars plunged down the bank, a
distance of some ten feet from the track, all
turning bottom side up, except the last
sleeping car, in which Mr.. Beach was ri
ding, and which stopped on one side. Most
fortunately the cars brought up in q large
snow-bank, which alone saved them from
being dashed to splinters, and the psssen-
gers from much greater injury. The cars
took fire from the stoves, but, by the use of
snow the flames were soon extinguished.
The utter confusion and CONSERVATION into
which such an event must throw g load of
passengers, many of whom awaked from
sleep by the over-turning of the cars, can
be understood only by those who witness
it. The mixture of passengers and loose
articles, especially in the sleeping cars,
was most thorough. The smoke in the
sleeping cars was becoming sufocsting IN
til the windows were kicked open"
The following list of those injured By the
accident is also compiled by Mr.. Beach;
A G Jewett and lady, Brooklyn, Mich
badly injured in back.
Mrs VIM Harbeck, Toledo; head very
badly injured, and ribs broken.
Thomas Brown, Somnauk, New jersey
arm broken.
Mrs Mary A eimmonds, Hamden, New
Jersey; badly bruised.
S Straw, Detroit; injured in bip.
Henry Moore: residence unknown
slightly-arm and breast.
W W Hayden, Niles, Mich.
q Pruny, Niles, Mich; slightly-hsad
and shoulder.
W Carpenter, Potsdam, New YORK
breast and neck, severely.
Austin c Rice, Adrian, Mich head and
shoulders.
JP MOsier, Ann ArbOr, Michigan; head,
slightly.
Andrew Cole, Pontiac, Michigan; head
and shoulders.
q Il Brennan, Cincinnati, Ohio; slightly.
Mrs. Gibbs, Chicago, Illinois; badly, in
ternally.
A gentleman had foot crushed badly
could not learn his name.
Mrs F H Bennett, Garden Prairie, Illi-
nois; head and sh oulders.
We are glad to state that no lives were
lost, and that all the wounded will be able
to be about in short time.
As soon as the confusion and alarm,
caused by the accident, he'd partially sub
sided, the locomotive was dispatched to
Norwalk for fresh cars, and speedily re-
turned with new train. The passengers
were conveyed to Norwalk, where they
were cordially received at the American
Hotel. Everything that could be done for
the wounded was done by the railroad
officials aud by the citizens. Medical as
sistanoe was promptly on hand and unre-
mitting in its efforts to relieve the suffering
of the unfortunate victims. Conductor
Clark, who had charge of the train, de-
voted himself with assiduous energy to
the work of relieving his passengers, and
it is owing to his care and forsthought that
the result of the accident were not much
more severely felt by them. o. P. Dun
bar, the engineer, was also unremitting in
his efforts to secure the comfort of the
wounded. In recognition of their services
the passengers passed the following resolu-
tions at the Norwslk depot on Saturday
morning:
NoEwALK, Jan. IA, 1864.
At meeting of the passengers on the
train which was smashed near this place
this morning it was
Voted that We extend to Mr.. Ira L. Clark,
conductor, ana Oliver P. Dunbar, engineer,
and other employees, our sincere thanks
for their able efforts, the skill and gentle
manly manner in which they conducted
themselves on the occasion of the acci-
dent.
Voted, that we also extend our thanks to
the citizens of Norwalk, for their many
kindnesses shown, and especially to Messrs.
Wheaton & Perkins, landlords of the
American House, for their prompt attention
in throwing open their house and showing
US every attention in their power,
Voted, that the publishers Of the Cleve-
land, Toledo and Chicago papers be request
ed to publish the proceedings of this meet
ing for The PASSENGERS.
live are not aware that any one imputes
the least blame to the company in respect
to the accident. It would seem to be one
of these unavoidable, though not unfore-
seen, casualties of which the last year has