The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-24
Terrible Accident on the Central ONO
Railroad. Eight Persons Killed ana
Twenty-Five Wounded.

Twenty-Five Wounded.
A terrible accident occurred last Fri
dav at about five o'clock in the morning
ON the Central Ohio road, near the VII
lage of Columbia, about seventeen miles
this side of Columbus. The precise lo-
calitv of the disaster Is known rs Gran
willie crossing. The Rev. Mr.. Mcclure
of this city was apassenger, TO whom,
i'm part. and 10 the editor of the Ohio
State Journal, We are indebted for the
following particulars of the frightful
accident:
The train left the Columbus station
on regular time, the passengers being
principally discharged soldiers Of the
18th Ohio Veterans ON their way home.
Al the place referred TO, few minutes
after five o'clock. A. NJ while moving
at FUN speed. one of the forward truck
wheels of the engine broke-nearly one
third ofthevhcel flying ofl-und i'm spite
of au efforts 90 reverse motion and To
nut the brakes down, il went plunging
forward, the pilot tearing mp the ground
stopping everything suddenly, and
crushing the cars together. The bag
gage car. express ear, and two paSsen-
ger ears were thrown from the track
and driven upon each other.
Many of the soldiers were standing,
crowded together upon the platforms,
and these were the ones injured, SIX
of them were killed outright, ana
others horribly mauglcd. Two citizens
are also reported among tine Killed One
of these il aScertliued tO Doe the Rev.
Mr.. l.. McCuuu. OF Tuuica, laSalle GO.
nm. The other is am unknown person
supposed to have been iu the govern
mtnf employ bon the South. The names
.ofall the soldiers killed could not at
first Doe aScrrtained amid the confusion,
rs the bodies soon after the accident
were claimed by friends or relatives and
taken home. but we give the following
as reported 10y telegraph last nlghu
Michael Gimpu. George kutZ, III. Iar-
ri~. IA. kcuucv. kaufman RAIDER, anu
smith. au from Lancaster and vicinity
and AN formerly members OF the I'm
%. VI. There We're twenty-five per
son, injured, three of them seriously
surgeons from the city and representa-
tiVt- OF the soldiers Home were lmmc
liately dispatched Co the scene of dlsas
ter as soon as the news was received
here. and such care and attention as
was possible given Co the Woundcd
Many fthc~e suffered terribly, but the
N.H vi o.. ID .HHI
homeS without delay, and the other
put i'm care of friends I'M attendance. \
negro was among the seriously wound
eel. and hc was brought 20 the city am,
taken to the Charity Hospital Hi
foot is badly crushed and VIII have q
Dee Wmpututcl. Others Of the wounded
10 is feared are fatally injured, at leaN
will have 90 suffer ampuiation. Ih'
accident is "a painfully >orroWiul one
p "a, these soldiers, after passing through
the dangers and battles OF the war wer,
almost I'm sight of home. when suddeI
and horrible death cut short all Joyful
authorizations, and their eNpectant rela
tives received the mangled remains o.
those whose living forms were 20 have
been claspod 90 the heart.
1.-The train was i'm charge of conductor
4. n. Condit. who makes the state
mcut. that before starting, and while
. the train was iu motion, he repeatedly
warned the soldiers OF the platform
but still they. with soldier pertlnacity
held their position.
The engineer states that he saw IN,
broken part of the wheel when it wa
detached. and Immediately signaleI
brakes down." but the men standin.
ON the platforms of the cars prevented
the brakesmen from prompt obeyance
2 and 10 was found impossible 10 checi
the headlOug career of the train. y
one inside tho ears was inmrrd TIN
.,,.I- ,,-., corn up IUr more than han
, dred feet, and the trains yesterday wer
DELAYED, but We understand they weru
running regularly last night.