The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-16

OF BOTH SEXES 1NJURED.-We are called
upon to record to-day one of the most mel
ancholy accidents which ever befell any of
the railroads leading into this city. On yes
terclay afternoon a car of the eastward bound
passenger and mail train on the Danvllle
railroad was thrown off the track, causing the
following casualties:
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Kalled-Mrs. Trotter, of Pittsylvania
county.
Iajured-Miss. NJ. B. Anderson, daughter
of Gen. JOS r. Anderson, of this city, very
slightly.
Mrs. J. c. Hardness, of Washington, D.
c., slightly.
Mrs. J. c. Hobson, of Richmond, slightly
in head.
Mrs. S. E. Hayward, of Richmond, arm
broken.
Mrs. K. A. Denier, of Richmond slightly.
Miss Newman, of Orange county, badly.
Mrs. Greenville T. Pace, Esq, Danvllle,
slightly.
Mr. J. c. Hardness of Washington, D. c.,
slightly.
Mr. c. E. Melcher of Germany, slightly.
Mr. Robt. D. Green, of Richmond, slightly.
Mr. J. Heineker, of New York and Vir-
ginia, steamship Company, slightly
Bishop Jno. Early, of Lynchburg, badly.
Isaac OVERLY, Esq, of Charlotte county,
badly.
This list comprises all whose names we
have been able to obtain, and if there are
Others injured, their injuries are only very
slight. 1t NAV be remarked that only one
person in the car was entirely uninjured, and
that was Mr. A. G. Jeffres, of Charlotte
county.
THE DETAILS
The circumstances of this sad affair as de
tailed to us by an eve witness are as follows ::
In passing a switch about three hundred
yards this side of Coalfield Station, by the
Earring of the train an old iron pin which
held the switch to its place was snapped in
two. The breakage occurred just as the
engine and all the cars except the last or
ladies car" had passed over the point. AS
the pin broke the switch rod fell obliquely
downward, causing the iron rail of the track
to be moved from its proper place. This
threw the wheels of the rear car on top of
the rail. No chance being afforded to
give notice to the engineer, nor for him to
stop if notified, the train continued rapidly
to move forward.
The rear car thus off the track, proceeded
some distance on top ofthe rails, then jump
ing and bouncing from sill = sill, it soon
tore loose from the Car next in front, break
ing off part of the platform of that car
The rear Car thus detached. was quickly
precipated down an embankment some fifty
feet high, making in its fall, some say two,
other three revolutions. About midway OF
this embankment the iron truck and wheels
under the separated from it. and falling
between the car and the bottom of the en-
bankment, caught on the side of car and ar
rested its descent In that condition, the
car resting on its side, about halfway down
the embankment, the passengers were resued
from the wreck.
The car wrecked was one of the new and
elegant ones lately purchased by the DAN
vile road, and cost nearly $4,000. 1t had
a beautiful ventilating apparatus on top
tastefully arranged with stained glass win
dows, whilst the interior was comfortable
convenient and elegant. The whole car is a
compile wreck.
The unfortunate sufferers by the sad ca
lamity were cared for as the circumstances
permitted. Capt. VIM. E. Taylor is repre-
sented as being assidious in his efforts to do
all in his power, and a number of gentleman
on the train in the uninjured cars were not
less attentive. The people in the neighbor-
hood also extended their aid, and Dr. Ball,
formerly Colonel of the 18th Virginia caval-
ry, with Major w. G. Ferguson and Captain
John A. Coke, of this city, with others, are
particularly and gratefully spoken of.
Of the sufferers themselves we enabled
to state that the remains of the unfortunate
lady, the only one whose injuries have as yet
proved fatal, were conveyed to the residence
of james B. Pace, Esq, of this city. her kins-
man, and will be taken back to Danville for
interment There also Mrs. Greenvile T.
Pace, was taken, and will be properly cared
for
The venerable Bishop Early was so seri-
ously injured that he was taken to Dr. Balls
residence near Coalfeld, together with Mr..
Isaac OVERLY, where every attention will be
shown them. The other sufferers have also
been taken to places of convenience and
comparative comfort.
1t may be proper to mention that the fatal
ity of Mrs. Trotter's injuries is attributed to
the fact that she endeavored to extricate
herself from the car as soon as the alarm was
given, by jumping from a window. In this
position she was caught by the overturning
car and crushed beneath its side. Others
who remained in the Car suffered less-Rich-
naond Enquirer.