The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-20

TERRIBLE RAmRoAD 1ccnENr-0NE
LADY KILLED AND A NUN BER OF PERsoNs
OF BOTH sexes INJURED.-Wel 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
terday afternoon car of the eastward bound
passenger and mail train on the Danvillei
railroad was thrown off the track, causing the
following casualties: ,,sss.a gl5sl
LIST OF CASUALTIES n ssaset 3
Killcd-Mrs Trotter, of Pittsylvania
county. alss assl
Injured Miss. NIB. Anderson, daughter
ofGen. JOS R. Anderson, Of this city,. very
slightly. 80 4,s
Mrs. j. c. Hardness, Of Washington, D.
c., slightly. i''',.14
Mrs. j. c. Hobson, of Richmond, slightly
in head t,r,
Mrs. S. E. Hayward, Of Richmond, arm
broken
Mrs. K. A. Denier, of Richmond slightly.
Miss Newman, of Orange county, badly. ss
Mrs. Greenville 4. Pace, Esq, Danvllle,
slightly.
Mr.. ]. c. Hardness, of Washington, D. c.,
slightly sfs ~ 'i'lns'Fi'lss4 g ~. osf
MIR. C. E. Melcher, of Germany, slightly. {,
Mr. Robt. d. Green, of Richmond, slightly.
Mr.. ]. Heineker, of New York and Vir-
ginia, steamship Company, slightly.
Bishop Jno. Early, Of Lynchburg, badly
Isaac OVERLY, ESQ.,, of Charlotte county,
badly. H q. sG;si sass
This list comprises all whose names we
have been able to obtain, and if there are
Others injured, their injuries are only very
slight. Itmay be remarked that only one
person in the car was entirely uninjured, and
that was Mr.. A. G. Jefres, of Charlotte
county. ...,..s
THE DETAILS.
The circumstances of this sad affair as de-
tailed to us by an eye witness are as follows:
In passing 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. eiil 81. " .ssl., q. (,
The rear car thus off the track, proceeded
some distance on top ofthe rails, then Jump
ING and bouncing from sill to sill, it soon
tore loose from the car next in front, break
ing off a part of the platform of that car
The rear car thus detached. was quickly
precipated down an embankment some fifty
feet HIGH. maxine in its fan. some saw two,
other three revolutions p About midway of
This embankment the iron truclz and wheels
under the car 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 nm its side about halfway down
the embankment the passengers were resued
from tho wrock
The car wrecked was one Of the new and
eleoant ones lately purchased by the Dan
Vile road and cost nearly Ss 600. II had
q beautiful vent;lating annaratus on ton
tastefuIlv ARRANGED With stained GLASS win
dows whilst tbe interior was comfortable
convenient and elegant The whole. car is a
connie wreck a. .slt
The unfortunate sufferers by the sad ca
lamitv were cared fora the circumstances
nerm;tted Cant VIM r Tavlor Is repre-
sented as beino assitlious in his efforts to do
oil in his nower and a number of gentleman
On the train in the uniniured cars were not
less attentive. The people in the neiehbor-
hood also extended their aid, and Dr. Ball,