The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-11-22

ted guests were number OF Generals from
the rebel army--also Vice President Ste
phens, and members of the Confederate
Oongress-they concluded to take passage
on the Union train. And, of course while
Vallandighan1 and Ben. Wood, who had at
Philadelphia been constrained not to ac-
company the train, afterward took seats i'm
the smoking csraafter the train got under
way, and were duly installed as managers,
with Seward, and Pendleton, and Randall
while the excited directors, being from
different sections of the country, enter
tanning very different views in regard to
the management of the train, found their
interests clashed, and it being impossible
TO harmonize the discordant elements,
each attempting to get the advantage of
the other, and of preventing danger from
collision-Andy Johnson directed the en-
gineer to 'swing around the circle"
/ When the cars moving around the curve
went off the track--the engineer (Vallan-
digham) jumped off the locomotive and
was badly injured THE brakesmen Sew
ard and Blair) were unable TO check the
train.!-The signal man (Pendleton) raised
the red flag THE locomotive my Policy
sped along like lightning THE baggage
and smoking cars took fire THE express
car andcontents confederate bonds) were
consumed THE platform of the passen-
ger cars gave way, precipitating conductor,
lcrew and passengers over a terrible preci-
lpicel We cannot enumerate the multi
tudes of those who lost their lives aud
limbs by this fearful accident, but only
name among the most prominent
Andy johnson, the Conductor;
G. L. Vallandigham, Engineer;
} Thomas Ewing, Brakesman;
Geo. II. Pendleton,
Montgomery Blair, Managers;
VIM. II. Seward,
Ben. Wood, I
! Sunset Cox, Directors
Alex. Randall,
Cincinnati ENQUIRER, Reporters of tn
New York World, press. -
: Marietta Times,
= At every depot, as the Union train passe
: along were hung out such devices as these
e "Grant, Sherman, Farragut, the bray
II defenders of the Union ~
d "Washington, Douglas, Lincoln, name
:. dear to every American patriot"
$ "Plants-nominated by acclamation, AN
d chosen by the people,"
y "The Boys in Blue-ever true to the
country's call"
"Plants-re-elected for his fidelity to tI
4 Union"
e "The ladies are for the Union-to man.
: The Union Republican train sped alon
% Win TdplulIy, gathering at every uepOU III
If thousands assembled, to participate j
= their triumph-and on the night of IL
o election reached the place of their destint
h ton in safety, accompanied by multi
e tude of passengers, exceeding that of IL
k Johnson train by $4,000 from Ohio, II,
rs from Pennsylvania, 5000 from Indian
d $4,000 from Iowa--not to mention the va
lie majority from Maine, Connecticut ar
- VermOnt-and marched up Pennsylvan
< Avenue, bearing with them large majo
e. ity of Congressman from each of the
States, and with their bands of marti
t. music playing national airs, and sendiI
lie up their shouts to heaven for the glorio
Of victory achieved-while the artillery pea
a ed forth it's thunders in tones which reve
u berated throughout the land, that Il
cause of Justice, Truth and Liberty hi
triumphed, and our band of patriotic Co
lg gressmen reelected, and that the Unit
party have achieved glorious victory.
>, On account of which, let every true p
triot rejoice, and return thanks to Go
>, through whom we have come out Veto
ie Gus. ]. NJ. w.