The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-28
FrfShfful Railroad Collision ro,,,
PERSONS Tnturcd-Ne Lives Lost "A
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FROM tho Wheeling 1utcligcnccr OF Saturday
Inc collision on the Baltimore and Obir
railroad Thursday afternoon. mn,,tionnI
briefly IN DIR columns Yesterday wac onI
OF the mo frightfnl accidents that cvn,
happened q that rohd. The tlcts anneo,
10 nc these The trains collidinr were the
Clnclnna' express" coming west dne
here at 40 ?. NJ. and the email" coino
east; Wh;th left here at - NJ. The collision
occurred n place called MiilGll. \ co,rplr
ol hAleS vest OF Burton, in i very short
curve. Tie trains were both running At
good spec Chat coming west very FAST, and
| the locomotives were within fifty wards OF
cacA other before either was discovered
| from the ether train.
The cn"incman OIL tho train east sounded
two faint whistles. but in less time than II
takes TO write tie words the trains rushed
rpon each other with fearful crash. Tho
engincman. fireman, express ,nassenunr. and
a little boy III the car with the latter. -prnng
rom the train cast, and oll escaped without
serious injury. The cn-incman, John Nc
h4han, and oman, David VINEYARD. of the
other tram, sprang off, and both were So
Fcrc'r hart. George Ross, ba"gaec-mastrr
on the train east, sp-anc to the brake at the
rear end Of his car when the alarm was
sounded, and was caught between the
milling Of i.c platform. McGahali wa,
thrown over once or1wice, and fell, striking
ms head Oh tic rocks, cuttn" it Ecarfullv.
lie plunged on down rocky bank, and Re
tcINcd numerous cuts and bruises. His
most serious iniulT is spraincd or stove
up ankle. N.r"va.y! was much Jared and
bruised. o. 81 bis knees had a piece O
bone acolopcd ont 10y n n:&Ip rock.
Ross lives IN Balt!mo,T, and was take
hon't on yesterdays train. McGahan an
Vineyard live in this city, Al 4 were brough
nome Yesterday evening. Their injuries ar
very painful, but arc not thought to be dan
gcrouS. William 4. James. OF this cit,
mail agent on the train east. received som
severe injuries, and escaped with his life, ~
Ill on the ground say, as if By Il miracle.
y hen the alarm was sounded he glanced
out and saw the coming train, but instead
Of jumping "ut like the rest, remained in
the car. Iii IN instant the car in front
crushed through his ear. knocking him
ScnSclcss by Il blow on the temple. The
floor Of the car passed over him, but he
was driven with the debris Of both cars, Il
hot stove amorg tho rest, into the baggage
apartment of hi- car. The mail Cur w.s Il
wreck--bcng crushed and .,,,ru
INTO Il Thousand fragments.
For some ten minutes. rs Mr.. .,ancs W
nowhere to hc seen, lie was supposed 10
dead. lie y. ,r,i" !
wreck. and OH 90. i >,ns.-. y.
out. He had \ severe confusion and nu-
ncrous small cots on the head, two fingers
OF the lcl' hand were crushed, the end of
he lnr"1ingcr being torn oil. His clothes
were torn and sticking tul of splinlerS. and
Hc was cat and bruised pretty much III!
over. In addition 10 this he seems to have
been III moucntary contac: with the stove,
received n In faro Ia,
.unate!y, the stove WAS not broken open,
cad although the Splintered wood in con
Eact once began 10 smoke. it was immcdi-
t:ciy cNtinguiShcd. and the horrors CT fire
Woidcd. Had the wreck taken fire quickly
Mr.. James must have peri>hcd This GEN
lcman returned TO the city Yesterday morn
M. and suffered an amputatiou Of his torn
anger. Ills injuries are painful, but not
Ian g"rous.
50 far ~ known, no other persons. we're
urt on either train. I'll" mail agent on the |
rain ives, (Nr. Robert ljalD escaped uni.l-
urcd. Ills car was raised up bodily, and |
driven forward over the cNpress car, tender, |
nd locomotive, till il rested on top OF the |
locomotive CE- the CI1tc!u-bumd tI'aia |
From this giddy perch (Soma !;.tten lee. |
rom III" grouui3 Mr.. Hall climbed down !
,ithnut Il scratch. In III" rear Of the cX- |
press and mail cars, il the WeStorn-bou |
rain, were two oyster cars loaded Wl!h |
holiday bivalveS for Cincinnati. These ears
@"rc smashed Ill 10 pieces, the barrel Of
rystcrs il liQuur. and the cases OF cans, |
rushed and scattered in every direction. |
Even small cans We're broken open. 4 !
anrr Of several wards, Wnt, hiQMp, 4 dis |
.olfin strippcd off. In the train east were
wo freight cars forward Of the express and
nail. These two Were torn to fragments.
Il was the fortunate imtcrposition Vi 80
many cars in each train forward Of the pas
,cnecr cars that saved the lattcr, the only
niIry to a passenger car bein- that the
Onward end Of the smoking ear OF the train
vest was crushed III. Not Il single pas>en-
.rr, 50 fl, IL, known, received amy INJURY