The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-12
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Explosion Of n Locomotive on the Ohio
and Mississippi RailrOad-FiVe Per-
IONS Killed and Several Wounded.

CINCINNATI, Oct 30.-A terrible railroad
accident took place at Grnnd Pit, a station
distant about Is miles from this city, onthe
Ohio and Mississippi railroad, about s
o'clock last night. A special freight trnin
left the city at 6:25, last evening, in charge
of Mr.. Mills Howe, conductor, and james
Gardner, engineer. Reaching Grand Pit
about ~ o'clock, the train was stopped on
the main track for the purpose of taking
wood for the engine. Shortly after the
train stopped, and while the brakeman
was passing the wood aboard the tender.
the engineer oiling the engine, the fireman
piling the wood as it came aboard, and the
conductor and a party of little
boys standing alongside the engine
which was the powerful freight locomotive
No. 10, the locomotive exploded her boiler
with a report that was heard for miles
around, and with a fosJe that killed the
conductor, fireman, and one Of the bows
outright, and wounded two more of the
boys, who have since died. The engineer,
Mr.. Gardner, and Il brakeman named Hen
~ Howe, brother of the conductor, Mn.
Mills Howe, were also injured quite severe.
ly. so terrible was the force OF the explo-
sion that the engine was shattered into n
thousand fragments, some Of which were
thrown to the Kentucky side Of the Ohio
river, a distance Of nearly a mile; while
others, large and small. have since been
picked up all around the scene Of the acct
dent, within u radius of 1000 yards. The
conductor, Mr. Howe, WIS lifted up and
thrown against The wood.pilc, and struck
IN the face aud body with several fragments
OF the boiler, and so ieaIfully mangl ed
and burned by the escaping steam as to be
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were broken, his body crushed TO o ielly,
his face and neck eashed and skull crush
ed. The fireman, John Mulloue, who was
standing near the FIRE doors, was also hor.
ribly mangled, and instantly killed. One
of the boys, named John Smith, son of
on employo Of the road, residing at Grand
Pit, was blown O distance OF 300 Yards.
against . gravel bank, and instantly killed.
He was about twelve yeGrs old His broth
er, a few years Younger was also blown a
great distance, together with the flying
wood, and so badly injured that lie has
since died. Another boy, Thomas Muir
ply about ID years old, was lifted up and
thrown a distance of so feet, ngainst q
wood pile, which fell on his body, COM
pletely hiding 1t FROM view. He died a few
minutes after being taken nom the debris.
His little brother about 9 years of age, was
blown y distance Of 10 feet, into n lot Of tall
weeds, whero no was afterwards found,
crying Justify, but comparatively slightly
injured. Mr.. Murphy, father Of the boys,
resides at North Bend, about 1--WE miles be
low the scene of the disaster. How the en-
gineer, Mr., Gardner, who was standing
within three feet OF the engine when she
exploded, escaped death, is n mystery. He
was Knocked down aud pretty seriously in
lured in the head, shoulders, aud hips
He was taken 10 Lawronosburg lest night,
in an insensible condition, but at last &c
counts had recovered his consciousness and
was IN a fair way of recovery. Henry
Howe, tho brakeman. had his hip and
knee crushed, and received internal inju-
RIGS, which, it is feared, will provo fatal
aeyerpl other persons were slightly bruised
and scratched by the flying fragments.