, 1865-08-31

:Q!:t)ic!:1!go: Grib111te!..
LATE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS,
Insecurity |! ss Of Life on The Oh Creek ii,
- Road /
Slaughter Of Rcfueees t e. ant, yscroe4 ,,' ~, j.,
/. ..::~.;F. Tennesse4 Road.

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IN reference to the accident on The r,,, r-oo,-
railroad, August 9Th: Whereby: sir ,srsor;.
Neso Killed and large nurnbcr ininre5 -
litusyf1le, Pa, Herald saws. .,,f - ''e 49,
u appears that the cxn1ess train ,v. ! -;
anf on time and had .1ust rounded f,,c-cnrro' w
~ INC point indicated, when the cncfnccr J;as
covered freight traid adya1cI1r7at mi snaoa
fire;s "tln Tnd Lxenty rods Of his own locomo.
:: down brnIs. sAptas M engineer instantly whistlcd
fIrjeht vi, i4e engineer and fireman OF tie /
TssnL .fain also escaped In the 81 nj n,nnnar;
~ me 5rains came togethcr with terrific crasi
cra1Iy Irmo1.ve inav of The express train being it,
tailIoe mo H. 70 balpP. pieces tie tender dove
mo iAe express md mail car, Roth the .a..ef ae
j 1a sua oaegagc cars contained humhcr nf
haro hege1s .3g. s ana falroaa employees, Ind it was
'1T Tbc-a ena9 e severest Injuries wers sustained.
1fnin, but no serious Injuries were Enstanoi ~ ani
y, ,!he inmates IL rear of the frst. md ltho
shock Of the collision was scarcely hi IN ti,e
aa9 aaa1es. car. Every ticket sold by thecomnanv
tbe Saps a2t 9o;is IS notorious that
engels aEe crowded together like cattle. FOR ior
wan, o. accommodation, standing. up the
WnoleiWo hours' ride. On this OCCASION thev
! Me,e Va crowded Ont on the Platforms sand into
son Gea a. anS DaSgGgs saEs md every
OF re- necessity, these hazardons positions
von;ss ame euort' Of estricating the dead and
t,ut "uunuoo rom tho forward cars redufred The I
eaa. eus.1ng away Of the sides and dscIs. As.
ct and n 1Gms 81" O. 1s collision the de-
streets, hundreds or citizens started for thc
seenc, and every enlcaYor was. made to r,itt. i
FAC isne me snt1srinss Of tho unfortunate VIC
'"As the uutilated md bleeaInr bo,iess ~ ,ho
ucuu Aud 1yiur NeFe ],or,a o,tr.- ~ 4 y
eeeue e!. ol me disaster, there was q unfycrsa1
Ell! . morror and execration aulbpg the =
~ ;peS.urots; The testimony Of ali concnfrcd !.
the nas5 en,!sr INC conductor. and engineer Of
tent tra;t,. 70 tAe employees of the rnad On The
.teieht train: -T the, engineer. Of tlef jatter
iou1u io,,'lt aave been discovered, be would IN.
,uigieGly ,nt nave been sunmarily dealt With; 81
'f1MMlnallty, Ml he fed with precipitation, "
we are assured that Tic cnf,i,,ctn- ~ ~. " ;"
I. fEagas tfafn had directed ths 1asuau; to ro 81
s1es.u o. tne locomotive and look out ior tle he
ri M on. Tue engineer Of the freight train ST
eachinr % Tie ct11Na 11a passed the hagnlan before
oo1oS Soroner's ron, jq1y was immediately sum. Or
aonea, nnd M affcr taking testimony on ghnrs. a
* anu fflaay. they rendered verdict.Eof tol
.ue i"11oMihe Is the essential portion - 20
esnsenco Of Joeeph Funk, encireer anr hi!a gr
ID Gaep Sae. = ey evidence sad
otphf frsn -. cuntfoi Or the afbrcsald cxtrs Gle
e line. when the eal ezprss M ~ properly ta
ID nl ma flssc scass ans Ga shs
uni and faIcR Of the said joseph
eli 5 s7no ,Ss, separate without cpasae Grl
= thsir ses on the iii c1esx Raireoa eoaPSed A t9 fire
heh te scSs1o 10 he car In prof bur
notsenssE ms wao were unable to Ct ecsts IN day
TIE TENNESSEE CALAMITY r. HnaIh,
IRON 'he Nashville Ptess and Times, as,hl WEI
auotAer Of those terrible accidents ,yhicl, ten
cnt ~ 700 oltcn on our rarqal lines, occurred wer
Friday, on tlc TcnnesEAc mi Sisf,aM,o den
4roaa, by which scveral parsons lost thcfr cha.
c., and m many were badly naimed and ~
USED. me following nre ali the particulars %
nave been ablc to- obtaIn: vos
i!e regular morning train, consisting octbo Ii,s,
'onotlve and ninc cars, left tic Cllatta,1oo- he
Faalsoad depot at the usual time, ha1f.past hom
,eh: A!i went along smoothly until about cuse @
,a,' Ill Us tao Inin reached Rcl1and Crdek, mar
ee Quarters Of mile south Of Rryuoids3 nror
4lon, TIC trestle work over The first brItloe e. =.
wed very defective, md gave wpy, prccipi- ~,
nf M 1xrac ,e train into the abyss causing in his
4 4,,,s T.s;.,n<., head
! list -, W. ~ - unacult TO obtain cor that
'led; The trnin over this road due here infie
nlSlt, at ten O'Clock, was' detained mar that
unpus. by the burning Of a wood-pilc, aud or he
mnrntnr ~ ~ .Iaca lae c1ty until early to th
he htg trnang. Iva u Va hoped detailed report time
namss ~ -, ~ ~ oron9ht BY II, with AfcCl
Il. " 49, @1e passengers Killed or In reste
>s.a ..'ut TWO VI: :asmns Express Com iteio,
IS mcssengers-R. -Haxlttt and Mas,
were Killed, and mother injured, The "a, AZ
Capt. Oliver. fhe cirii ronIInatar ~ ~ cloth
leg bruised. Tho. er.r,ncer nan M.GH Gaa alrca,
kingston. Pn,. is seri5nsiy l,,r-1.a5 H. ~ the
and right arm. The i;rcmar Tan,Ie r. ~ foIm
h: John T. Tanner, lie Collector Of In. n Ing Il
n Reycn1c Of the Third District Of Ala payer
a. had his right arm broken, and Hon tasn taat :,
scd, as were also two ,reu},an,en ~ t;;ya printt
cs Of Glcaycs md Ch,stham = T. !, .nc an ad
ed that OF twin sisters sttin~ m ,ba sot., being
gong from this city, accompanied by q gm gasat
lclan ol Nashville one was Killed and The natn
Df the wounded were hr1i1rbt - ~. H. the CT
1oay morning. and arc receiving the sur NY Jug
q. N~@ 40 >As" eou Cireui
out thirty nerroes WIRE IN o,c ,o- rbf,t empaI
buried by the wreck ~ tEnt ,.shs,,,1 ~ trinl.
killed or drowned. IL foest oaaH ~ merou
unfortunate creatures nod ~ haas | md Il
1eti -; :: t'A1 nos oSe1 Thoms
other incident we haze o,so bs,-, -o,,t witnes
Mr.. Hamilton iumned from iho 80. telling
lg to reach The water sadly xas orar tempt
/ by frunE nrncinitofn5 80, -. I these c
car, aud slightly in{nnci in thn hoch while I
ven bodies had heen taIren rr,,,n =, far intt
up to Yesterday afternoon mi +uo case ha
Verc still under fbe 1yafer VIII, Ito ,"s men re
rs who rodc IN them, Il il urohaIid against
as many rs twenty lives were lost by -
1sSadtul catastrophe. The wounded.
tnlfty tn nnmber, are; being cared for
honscs 10 the vicinity Of the sccnc,t
ere unable to obtain: any further names.
ss3le 81 e. VOTE has been repaired, and the