The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-14
2itTlmond 0ispattI1.
observation-disclosures IA, 1869
Railroad Accidents and Loss of Life.

Railroad Accidents and Loss of Life.
It has already been stated that passen-
ger train coming west on the Central Ohio
division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
collided with an extra engine on Wcdnes-
day night, near Cambridge, Ohio, killing
James Il. Guthrie, freight conductor, and
others The GAINESVILLE Courier says:
" Mr.. LcathcYman, Of this city, fireman
on the same engine, was almost instantly
killed, and u man named Trainer, sup
posed to belong here, who had been put off
The passenger train at Gibson's station, but
got on again, and was, ii is supposed, riding
on the platform of the baggage car, was
crushed to pieces, killing him instantly.
Mr.. James Mathews, of this city, fireman
on the passenger engine, had leg broken,
and Mr.. Wilson WildmaH, engineer Of the
extra engine, had an ankle crushed. The
seats on one side of the first passenger car
we're al broken loose, and nunber Of pas
sengers slightly injurcd-none, however,
seriously. Both engines were badly wreck
cd and the baggage and some of the pas
sengcr cars greatly damagcd.'
4 fearful accident occurred at an early
hour on Friday morning, on the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and ST. Louis railroad, near
Eigington station, located about forty miles
west Of PittSbuyg. 1t was caused by col
lsion between q freight train and q con-
struction train, causing the loss Of the
lives Of several employees. The Pittsburg
Dispatch says:
John Montgomery, a single man, and
until lately resident of Baltimore, where
lie has relatives living, was killed. He was
the engineer of the freight train. and was
horribly manglcd. From amid the wreck
of the ether engine was cxhuIneG the dead
body OF John Mcfarland, the fireman, and
soon after the remains of Leslie G. Sim
mons, one of the brGkemcn on the freight
train, were taken from the wreck in n hor
riblv mutilatcd condition. Elisha Howard,
engineer Of engine No. 20, of the construc-
tion train, had one of his legs broken, and
narrowly escaped with his life"
The following arc the particulars of the
terrific locomotive explosion near Port
Jcryis, \. j., last week, by which four
men were instantly killed:
D The locomotive No. 239 was attached TO
coal train westward bound. Russell Har-
ris, the engineer; William Bowers, fireman
John Burlcy, brakeman; and George Ro
scncruus, hagman, were or the engine at
the time Of the explosion, and were hurled
through tho air in different directions, the
engineer falling into tho canal fifty yards
distant. The fireman and tagman were
thrown the same distance into . field, and
the brakeman was found lying on stone
wall nearly 200 feet from the scene Of dis
astcr. The locomotive is Il total wreck.
Portions Of the boiler were carried 500
yards, and one part was thrown back
on the tender. The dome, cab, fues, bolts,
and ether parts, were scattered IN every
direction. The engine and eight coal cars
were also thrown from the track. The sound
oc the explosion was heard for miles, and
IN the immediate vicinity the buildings
shook to their foundations, shatteriug win
dow, and terrifying the inmates. \ Ger
man and his wife. living near by, were
thrown out Of bed By the force OF the con-
cussioa. \ wrcCling train was dispatched
from Port Jcrvis, and search was made for
the bodies. The fireman Lowers and the
fa9faqn Ro.cucraHs were found few min
utcs after Tic explosion, the former nearly
strippci Of lis clothes, badly cut and
bruised about The head, his arm broken
and badly scalGcd, and the sGlcs Of his
boots also torn of; and the latter with his
clothes rent, and himself badly bruised
and scaled. Barley, the brakeman, was
found at daybrcak lying on a stone wall,
his head nearly blown away, right leg bro
ken above the knee, and nothing on his
toIv but his shirt. He presented sick
cD;ng and Aorrii spectacle"
As train on the Columbus and India
rarolis railroad on the 4th reached q cross
ing about mile cast OF trbana, Ohio, it
struck One-horsc carriage, in which were
q man, wife, and three children, i'll the
middle, throwing the horses off on one side
and the carriage with its inmates on the
other; yet nobody, not even the horses,
was injured. One Of the children, the
baby, was deposited so near the track that
the passing car-wheels almost touched it,
bet !; loy quiet, and Was unhurt.
IIor2.ELE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.-On
FRIDAY night last, 1T the Camden station of
the Baltimore and Clio railroad, Mr.. Will
liam Locks. employed as % brakeman on
the road, hut at the time OF the occurrence
acting in the capacity Of conductor on one
OF the western trains, was engaged In cou-
Hing two cars together, when his right
foot became wcdged in the switch, holding
him n u isoncr. He used every cxcrtion to
cxtricatc himself, but the engineer backed
the train over him, crushing him in O hor
riblc manner. His right leg was crushed
80 fragments. and the flesh from the other
laccratci in a frighttul manner. After the
train had PASSED he was dicoycred. The
physicians at the Inlrmary rendered every
ro$siLlc surgical aid, but the victim died on
Saturday cvcning.-Ealtim0re Gazette,
18Th.