The national Republican., 1867-08-24

TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACcTDENr-THRER
PERSONS KILLED AND SEVERAL ISJURED.-We
are again called upon to chronicle an accident
by which three persons lost their lives and 9th
ers have been seriously injured. The passenger
train leaving Annapolis at twenty minutes past
four on Thursday afternoon broke through a
culvert about one and q half miles from Milers.
vile, the engine and tender, baggage and pas.
sshger car being precipltated into the gap and
instantly killing the engineer, Richard Sewell,
Gilbert Coleman, tho fireman, and q son Of Mr..
Coleman, aged IL years, who was riding on the
engine.
Captain Hammond, the conductor, who was
standing on the front platform Of tho baggage
car, waslbadly hurt about the head and breast
and had throe Of his ribs broken. The brake.
man, Mr.. Dodge, who was also OF the platform,
was seriously hurt, being cut and bruised and
s,alded by the hot water.
A Mr.. Rollins, who was standing on the rear
platform Of the passenger car was scalded and
| received some severe contusions.
Mrs. Ellen Henderson, q lady passenger fol
Baltimore, had her tight ankle broken and her
against the side Of the car in which she was
sitting
Mr. M. s. Mccoy, the well.known railroad
agent, was sitting in the smoking car. He was
thrown from his seat to the very end Of the car,
and jammed against the side.
Several ladies and gentlemen were more or less
injured by being thrown about and jammed 10
the cars, and receiving cuts and bruises.
Mr.. NJ. 8. Mccoy, formerly ticket agent oil
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Camden sta.
tion, Baltimore, and now the we'll known pass.
enger agent Of the Columbus and Indianapoli,
railroad was as stated above, ono Of the pass.
engers on the train. lie arrived In this city at
ll;35 this morning, and the substance Of hii
statement of the accident is as follows; All along
the line Of tho road, from Annapolis to Millers,
vile, tho rains Of the past few days have beer
heavy, and the track much washed and endan
gered. Captain Hammond, the efficient con
ductor, (who has been in that capacity for IL
years past, would not allow the train at any
| time to run over speed Of ten miles an hour.
At many points the water completely covered
the track and the sides Of the road, and at thes,
places tho train would be hauled along at q walk
| ing pace. After the train LETT Millersyillo tht
water covered the track, more or less, until neal
tho small culyert at the point known as Isaaos
Gate, adjoining Mr.. A. Isaaos' farm, situated
between eight and ten miles from Annapolis
Junction, and about ono and half miles from
| Millersyille. Tho water was very high In the
| gulley or creek running across the track at thii
place, but the track was apparently all right, a
was the oulvert crossing, while the dirt from the
high banks on either side had not interfered
| with the track.
Every person residing near tne seeno Vi tn'
disaster rendered all the assistance in theiI
power The bodies of the engineer, fireman an(
his little son were gotten out from under the
wreck as quickly as possible. The ladies who
were injured were cared for at the residence o
Mr.. Isaacs. The wood in the tender taking FIRE
the cars woro nearly entirely destroyed. Tn,
debris has been cleared away, and the road !
in running order to-day.
The VETERAN FIREMAN.-Uncle Jak
Tripler Of Philadelphia, is in the city, and wa
the guest Of members Of the Northern Libertie
Association yesterday. He visited this compan
last year, Il will be recolleeted, on Analosta
Island lie appears now even better lookin
than then. He informs US ho will 30 home to