The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-07
The Ohio R0iiFO6d DiSoSfcT--- EIiy
Particulars az TIE C1iouiIy.
A TERRIBLE SCENE

| The Cincinnati C0amfFcidi gives the details nj
The distressing railroad slaughter which occurred
on the Cincinnati aud Dayton road on Thursday
evening" November alst. The Com,aerciii says
terrible calamity uccurul Yesterday morning
on the railroad commonly known as the cncin.
natl, Hamilton aud Dayton, but which is used ia
common 10y several reads, a short distance above
l.ockland ohO at ahuni a quarter Of six a clock
/ the darkness ~ EARLY morning was made iu,ten,.
'table 10y dense iug. An extra frtigh, train Oi
thirty siA cars. drawn 10y the enenc ''Igerke,i -'
was obliged iu halt On. aud north and south uf
The bridge above the lockland station. owing "a
ilr breaking 81 the engine pilot. The engineer
immediately sent back n man 20 flag the expfcs.
train that hr knew was following him-a com.
hincd eastern and northern express. made M ul
passenger c"Hehr. ~ the Atlantic aud Great Wcs.
iern railt"ad Though from New York, aud II
III" 'Hi'uu aml Michigan road from Detroit con.
nrcirh ~ iiat t"u rhs trtin leii Hamilton q,
tN"uiy-ses" minu'r. nfct five. and took about
tM"ni, m,nn'rs {" rrn'h this bridge The flag
man lights ioi ihis ta,n were discovered IN
e""' time and u WAS promptly halted
TnE nEATn raAr
Here, then, behind the freight train uf thiri,.
"a eats, and within a couple OF rod. II the a..
tousc stood The engine Steedman of a train ~
ic" ,aIs--tmo express. two baggage. two Allan
lir aud Great Western sleeping coaches two At
.ani'c and t'r.ai Western passenger coachcs. nnc
Day ton aud Michigan sleeping coach aud unc
DAYTON mud Michigan passenger coach Tie
l"' ton and Michigan sleeping ear was the last
81 ihis second tram aud next to Il was the Uav-
'''u and Michigan I'as>' niger coach. Al the ear.
ave the last. wctc vii iill,d. Ia the Ias' car
~ ttor those Whu hai u,,lpiod berth. hal ,isru
"nd made their iuiicts four ladits aud two zen.
''cin"n tue 0i ihr-r gentlemen was Mr. ALI
."n, the car builder THE other was unknowu
Tee of the ladies' appeared 10 be intimate and
~ together The fourth lady APPEARED to have
mNie their acquaintance ~ -he ocras onally snoke g
I" ihein. She however sat by herself "a q seat
"u ihc other side from ihrin. This car was the
u 'i'' trap and AZ '',',c ladies were ..,on roasted
-. ~ ,,h
ritN r">. tH,1 iAiLrr
\. >"nn ~ ihi- t,sin halted. its rondnrior
Wm " Sitter. gave orders 10 his fAgman.
Theodore t'rcSs 80 start back with light 80
~ ~ last as he could Tar hs he rould and
si"p he Hamilton accommodation and freight
mixed, that wss following rapidly aud would
s""n te up with Them. Crcss was secn 10 start
bach ~ rapid pace. bcaiing red light and a
white light While Lr went on his GRAND tho
conductor walked down along the freight train
IT, rniire length OF nearly twelve hundred feet
?" s"r what damage the Beckett had sustained
Tie then started barh aud had walked only "A
third ol tile distance in return, when he realized
that something was wrong. Threc-quartcrs of a
was coming train Oi l.. vars--two passenger
aud 'hc balance freight whizzing along with
ih" s"cd Of much s'c,m and steep down grade
lie heard the whistle OF brakes on once and knew
That the hagnan signal bal been noticed lie
hrari the whistle again. ana wondered iha, /,
should have been repeated lie heard il a third
iiinr saw the him glitter nfa swiftly approaching
head light, AMI knew, although he could no,
coinI rchend why ha' l"aih nni destruction
wrtc - lIsu,l
Nhis,lin. III, brnkes down. turning is wheels
With reversed motion. doing ~ tha; Il cop'd 10
avoid iis fate, the franklin. nn unwilling agent
~ death, slid along tho Wet rails, propelled by
il" momentum Of Us train, and plung. J . ~ its
length into that rear sleeper The crash was
terrible. Instantly nearly al the passenger cars
we're inmtned nin each other and the Sieedman
WAS driven into the caboose NJ the ircigh, train.
In 'wo OF = rlis people were writing under
the tot'un- u iofu stinbs ani bodies but in
iha, last car death was Yelling. Mr. Allison es-
capei but there were four wuintn and a man
Imprisoned between imbcrs and panels bleed
ing, gasPing. and dying. one with her cn,rails
torn ont aud another with her der head cut IN
scTNrso, HORROR
II ihi. was terrible, that which cns,ied was
horrible While the hewilder,L and frightened
passengers ia the other ears were being released.
the steam, scelding hot; was parboiling. these
Inanged victims the smoke was choking them,
and soon there Mas whfl of iitc through their
ear from the cnginr headlight or the car stove.
the only tire Of the train that had not been e.
unguished ~ soooa ~ possible after the accident
Inc haiDts cfept all over this last fatal wreck
wteathed themselves around five human beings
ate up clothing skin flesh and bone while the
victims shiick"d and screamed for mercy for pity.
for ard-anl one for water tine Of che ladies
fsuf itaaH ,ttf f,,f
made 90 rescue her but /, WAS made in vain
on, her head aad ucch could have boon saved
from lire for her badly Was lo,kcd between tim
bcrs, and could not he drawn out.
The conductor aud engineer procured axes and
attempted tO cut into the gnr. but failed ~ this
Rapidly the fire swallowed this car, and strobe
through and over every passenger coach ~ the
train. Its progress was unimpede,l and iis tr-
umph complete. save 'ha' i could find 80 more
lives tu DESTROY
~ soon as possible two hysiciau.. Dss. bun.
kcr ani Miller camc over from Lock land anu al
tended faithfully 10 the iniurc,i-none fatally,
fortunately, save the unhappy victims OF the fire
Dispatches we're seni TO the cliy and \ spccial
car, bearing Drs. Wood, Murphy aud Miller. aud
containing stretches aud other ncccssnres was
scn, in ''- scene Of ,hr wreck
Wh"d tbs tire had exhausted lisrii tie wreck
WAS ,iruri awsv irum the irnca aud search Tor
"
irunA ihni Lacked i,nts ~@rc fosnd aud three
others ~rIu fnanl, lcss nutla,ci While the
dressing OF the wounded was in progress these
ghasily remnants o' humanity were picked out
all ohaitcI aud blackcndci. aud still smoking
with heat. ani carefully laid aside 30 far as
was possible, The parts we've placed together
There were remnants two bodies however, that
amounted 10 nothing more than several unrecog-
ni1ahl, masses 81 brUcl flesh and broken bones.
Nfttt,
roGgTiilg
ssinls ,ts .bOTe was written. We have come ia.
into possession of Important facts the identif.
cation. finally ~ the victims Of crush steam aud
fire Ten pieces Of baggage mostly trunks were
found belonging TO the foIr ladies. Eight Of
lhcsc wer" opened. They were found TO contain
splendid warlrobes OF four ladies all neatly mack
ed away for a journey. Among the letters ,hcy
contained were soinc that fully established the
Identity o. the owners, proving them to be four
sisters oi u wealthy family Of New Orleans, Of
the nam" Of Morgan, their given names being
Harriet, Rebccca. Sarah aud Elizabeth. One Of
the letters was from Gen. Bcauregari. as prcsi-
den, Of the New Orleans, Jackson aud Great
Northern railroad, recommending them 10 the
kind attention of railroad men generally. II ap.
pears that they left their home In New orleans
in June last, nnh spent the summer and fall at
~. Catharincs Wells and Toronto Canada West
When killed, ihey were ON thor way home. In
tending 10 stop Louisville and spend n couple
of days With SOME Of their acquaintance there
Another letter was from Charles lIarrod New
Orleans signed ~ their aticciionaic brother aud
indicating that he was acting a. agent Of their
property, There was also a letter from his wife
CLARA VI iiarroj, sgaing herself ne their anec.
Tomato .-ler from which /, Is infer rel that NJ
hnrr0l /. their broihcr.ln-law
rnG inTn ,nrM-A RnoRp og nGaolsA.
II has ecen ascer,ainsd that Vlc gentleman Kill.
I'd was Mr. Charles jackson, 0fllost, j .gho had
acquaintances on the train and friends In this
city. This man was moi scratched. lie was
roasted alive--in the full vigor ofmanhood-
he me, death In the heroism of n vain attempt 10
save one or more OF the ladies. Amer the crash
he was ssen outside the train, on the ground, en-.
tircly unharmed II was supposed that he was
standing an the platform and Jumped but when
be saw thr head u Que aud the hand of another
at the ladies who were imprlsoncd IN the car aud
appealing for help, projecting from the window,
tehtle tiass atsaFs. aeal.ltuv them kafnra