New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN CENTRAL-TwO MEN KILLED AND
SEVERAL INJURED.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. A. - The Buffalo
express mail which leave this city as one train
at 35 In the morning. passing In distance OF IL miles
over parts Of the Pennsylvania Central sehuylk and
susquehanna and Northern Central Railroads, met with
an accident this morning the schuylk aud susque
hanna Road about eight miles from this city caused by
rock weighing about half tun, rolling down upon the
track from the mountain side The train was
moving along at rapid rate, there being stretch
OF about 900 feet OF straight track; but tho obsta
Gle was not discovered by the engineer, ON &C
count Of heavy fog The locomotive struck the rock
the cow-catcher carrying the bowlder along over
100 feet before the train thrown from the track
At the point where locomotive jumped from the road
bed the railroad along the side OF the mountain
the other side is narrow pike 20 feet below the level OF
the track on the opposite side Of this road and about
four feet below is deep canal OF little BREADTH while
st further on and 20 or 80 feet below the canal flows
the broad susquehanna. The engine was hurled into the
turnpike followed by two express and two baggage cars
the tender OF the engine and falling into the
canal The forward passenger car, filed with human
freight Ottered the edge OF the road which is sup
ported by a high wall and undoubtedly would have
gone the wreck below had not rail torn up by
the train pitched down into the pike and remained lean
ing in such position as TO form support for the for.
conductor cody warned the passengers to be careful in
leaving the lettering car their frantic efforts 10 escape
would doubtless have tOppled the car over the wall
The other cars in which were the NewYork State pas
sengers remained on the track
The death record fortunately is small. c. Wesley
Stewart the engineer bruised about the breast and
died in an hour or after the disaster Jacob Girls
man. the fireman. was taken out dead from the ash
pan his head burned In a horrible Two in
the baggage and express thrown into the canal
and swan ashore slightly injured. None Of tho passen
gers the first passenger were killed. or even ser
ously hurt There were several hundred thousand dol
lars In OF the express cars which, though thoroughly
| drenched, all saved
The cars and locomotive fell in confused mass and 1t
is wonder that all not burned by fire from the fur.
naces at OOroner's inquest to-day the schuynll and
susquehanna Railroad censured for not keeping
watehmen constantly duty at the point where the
cident occurred An accident happened short distance
above the point referred 10 but short time ago, also
caused by the falling Of rock and anumber Of Just such
tain side ready to fall st future period and proba
by produce more ibe loss Of life than was caused
| by the accident this morning.
ACCIDENT ON THE MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL
RAILROAD.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. H.-0n the evening OF
the 18th inst train the Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
road near st. Paul, Minnesota OF the track. Pat
rick OConnor, fireman, was killed l. Page engineer
seriously injured and charles "eed' jr' baggage
master. was Injured eighty.
FALL. OF A BRIDGE AT MINNEAPoLIs-Loss Oh
| LIFE
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Aug. 14.--At II o'clock
ths morning the temporary bridge this side OF the
Mississippi used in the repair Of the Falls % ST. Anthony
was swept away either by sunken log force Of I'll,
current Two men, who seen upon the bridge whey
n broke ND land IL IL thought third upon ~ wert
phirled over the taLs NTH The RRaa at tnAeE