The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-29

Fearful Accident on the Memphis
aud LsnisviIIe Railroads. Bridge
Breaks Down and Passenger
Train Falls Through-Three Per
sons Killed nud Many Wounded
List of the Sufferers.
LouIsvILLE, July 2S.-An accident
occurred early. this morning, on the
Memphis & Louisville railroad. The
up bound express train from New Or
leans ran through trestle at Rudd's
creek, about eight miles below Clarks.
Vile, killing three and wounding seven
persons. The reports circulated that
the disaster involved fearful loss of
life have hot the least foundation.
Further particulars will soon be tele-
graphed. |... .-.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-A serious acct
dent occurred to the passenger tram
from Memphis comiag TO Louisville at
IA. NJ, at Rudd's Creek, eighty miles
helow Clarksvilie. The entire train
and contents, except the New Orleans
sleeping car, were burned, and that was
badly damaged.
The followining is a list of the casu-
alties: Killed-Eugene Riley, engineer;
Chas. Shields, fireman; Hugh McColl,
New Orleans. Badly Wounded-Mrs.
Fl. Mccall, New Orleans; John Burt,
Columbus, Miss; Judge Caulkins and
wife, New Orleans; j: Jay Buck, Clarks-
vile; Seth Henderson, colored, Mem
phis; c. II. Sage, Fulton, N. Y.;-C. A.
Brown, baggage master; John Z. Dug
gan, express messenger. Slightly
Wounded and BrHised-Wm. Mccall,
New Orleans; Ed. Stone, Enfala, Ala;
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson, Baton Rouge;
w. j. Packer, Pittsburgh; J. c.. Han
nah, COtfseville, Miss; j. c. Levy,
Holy Springs, Miss; Miss Halle Mich
ael, Lauderdale; W. Z. Sheppard, New
Orleans; J. l.. Cervill, Stewart Station;
Barton Salisbury, Stewart Station; two
children of Judge Caulkius, New Or.
leans; Sam Lewis, sleeping car cnnduc-
to-; w. D. Wray, mail agent; +. ID.
Brown, brakeman; c. b. Webster, brake
man. There will be no delay to pas.
Sengers.
THIRD DISPATCH
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-The cause OF
the railroad accident has not yet been
ascertained. The trestle was only
about two years old, and the bridge
about three. Two spans of the bridge
about fifty feet each in length, aud foul
bsnts of the trestle fell. The speed
with which the train was going carried
IL under the track upon the other sid
of the creek. In addition to this, tn
following facts ale gathered by inquir.
among the passengers: Mr.. Fontaine, o
Memphis, with his wife aud three chill
dren were on the train, and all escapes
but Mrs. Fontaine, who was .badi
wounded, as was the colored nurse
their children. Mr.. Hamilton Pike
son of General Albert Pike, with hi
sister, were on the train. bnt ESCAPED
with slight bruises, and received uni
yersal commendation, rs did Mrs. Saw
yer and young Mr.. Wood, of New Or
leans, for their heroic and energetic Ell
forts To save and relieve the wounded
treat praise is awarded Mr.. low, tn
conductor for his GOODNESS and tn
prompt discharge of his duties.
ius express books and papers wer
ha'eu' from which ii is ascertained tina
thsie was about 100000 in the safe
1T last accounts from the wreck tb
safe had not been found. After the 70 !
of the train the fire was communicata,
to the baggage and passenger ears
The locomotive and all were DESTROYED
except the hind sleeping car, sogethe
with the express matter and the pas.
enger baggage, which is serious 10.
cons,derihRlfhe fact that the fall was
least twenty-five or thirty feet and ths
all of the ears were nearly pulveriIe,
and it seems q miracle that q sing
soul. escaped, The, wounded who a.
at Clarksvilie, are receiving The BEST
medical attention and the sympathy
the entire population. Since writir
tno above it has been ascertafned thi
the body of a man has been found md,
inc wreck and is not recognized.