The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-08
Railroad AccldcRt on the
Marietta and Cincinnati Road.
IFtum the Cincinnati 0Areilc.l

We arc Indebted to Mr.. Durdnd, 1Tesi.
dent of the Cincinnati & Marietta Railroad,
for the following full and concise state
mcnt of the shocking accident that occur.
rcd on that road Saturday mcYaing last
immediately after hearing Of tho catastro-
phe he proceeded 70 the locality where il
occurred, aud has given his personal alton
tcn TO the care oi tho unfortunate victims.
The Chiilicotho Accommodation Tram, con-
sisting ola loco motive, tender, ono bag
gage car aud two passenger cars, bound to
Cincinnati on Saturday morning, was pre-
cipitaied into I.oc's Ercck --siNty-liyo miles
from Clncinnatti-by the falling of the
bridge over that stream. Tho number Of
of passengers ON the train cannot bc asccr
tanned with ecrtainty, as the Conductor is
among tile seriously injured; but from the
best information that eau bo obtained
there were eleven persons in the rear car,
and livo h,tho forward car. The Conductor,
Express Messenger, Baggage Master, Tolc-
graph Repairer aud newsboy, were in the
tho baygago-car Tho cars Immediately
caught fire, and were rapidly consumed.
Of tho persons in the rear car but one, st.
| Burkeley, escaped. In the forward car
MIR. EcElrcy was killed, aud tho others cs-
capped DEATH moro or less injured, Eight
bodies wcro recovered from the wreck up
to last evening, but SO much burncd that
but few of them can be identified. Tho fol
| lowing is as correct list as could ho made
out yesterday, of the killed and wounded:
| Killed.-Mr and Mrs. G. c.. Hill, of Rose
| Hill. Darko county, Ohio; Mrs Luuden. of
Chillicoihc llilizabeih Merritt aud brother
of indianapolis; Lawrence Leuox. Ross
county; Thomas McElroy, Fayette countyi
Joseph Furrey. East Monroe; l.ibbius Tut.
| tie, telegraph rcpairer, injured, aud since
dead.
Inircd-Iieut A. a. Callahan, Logan.
sport, Indiana, leg broken and head bruised
Matthew Bonner, Clark county, o, not Sc
riously; ST. Burkelcy, Chillicothe, slightly
! p. Cronan. Clinton county, o., slightly; NJ
Conway, Clinton Co., slightly; $. Mozior
eugheer, not seriously; ID. Purdco, fireman
slightly; Gideon Sewers, conductor serious
ly; Henry bradbury, baggage master
thigh dislocated, and other injuries; +. a
Holyyoke, express messenger, both ankles
broken; Mckibben, newsboys, spine injur
ed; Nugenl. brakeman, slightly.
The catastrophe was occasioucd by tho
channel of the stream having become
gorged with ice, the current changed into
u new channel, which directed tho swoler
stream against the stone pier Of the bridge
lation, and cause its fall before the train
reached the bridge. Tho bridge was new
and very substantial; both spans were
framed together, with entire and continuous
ciorlS, and it remained in position aft,
the pier fell until the train reached the
center and caused it to give way.
The persons injured and unable yet tc
be removed to their homes, are in the fam
lilies of citizeus of Leeshurg and vicinity
and are receiving every attention which
surgical skill and kind nursing can afford
The bodies of Mrs. Susannah Hill and Mr.
McElroy have been identified. Tho re-
naming bodies that were burned are il
the hands of the township officers, and vii
be kept for identification by friends unless
it should become necessary TO inter them
An inquest was held by coroner's iur,
of citizens, bnt a verdict has not yet beer
rendered. 1t will. however, mdoubtedl,
accoId with facts stated above. 1t wa
impossible FOR the engineer to have oh
served the Injury done the bridge, as tIlC
track retained its proper position.
The report published on Saturday, tha
a man heard the pier fall. and failed I,
warn the train, las been ascertainod 10 b'
! false