Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-26
RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.
Another Terrific Accident 49,
Fearful Loss or Life.
Fifteen Dead Bodies Taken from
.ss tho Wreck. taae

We have received the details OF an
other heart sickening disaster, in which
q number OF men and women, in the
prime of life, full Of hope and happiness,
we're ushered into eternity without mo-
ments notice. SO frequent have such
occurrences become this season, that
our heavy display type is scarcely dis
tributed until it is called into use again
by river or railroad calamity.
The accident, as II is called, happened
this time on railroad-the Mississippi
Central-two miles below Oxford, yes
terdsy afternoon. The regular mail train
south jumped from q trestle, fifty feet
high, completely smashing the baggage
and express and four passenger cars.
Mr.. Med DWELL, the road master, was
killed. He lived at Bolivar, and had
family. Conductor Adams is reported
killed. Mr.. A. J. McCopico, the Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the road, whose
residence is at Water Valley, and his son,
S. B. McConico, were mortslly wounded
perhaps dead before now. Altogether
fifteen dead bodies were taken from the
wreck, two of them ladies'. Colonel Sam.
Tate, President of the road, was on the
train, and escaped unhurt.
An excursion train followed at a short
distance containing large party of dis
tiuguished persons from Louisville, New
York and other cities en- route TO New
Orleans to attend Nardi Gras, but was
checked in time to escape airy injury.
Passengers arrived this morning both by
the Charleston road and the Mississippi
and Tennessee, who brought the news,
among the number Captain Barney
Hughes arrived from Grenada. The
news had reached there, however, in an
exaggerated shape. As much as we have
given appears to be entirely reliable
Another report we have received which
appears as reliable and ss reasonable a,
any other is, that Colonel Sam Tate hat
his leg broken, and that Mr.. McConicC
and his son were both killed almost i'm
mediately.
Among the wounded was Mr.. A
Scbuel, of Louisville. II we are no
mistaken this is Captain Schnell, Ten
nesseesn, who was in the Confederate
army, and is now connected with lerg
drug house in Louisville. The excursion
train ia still at Louisville. Mr.. A. j
Simonton, the General New York Agen
of the Associated Press, and also one o
the proprietors of the New York Times
is among the detained passengers, AM
has occupied the operator at Oxford al
the morning with long New York dis
patch. Everybody else nearly has file
dispatches, hence the difficulty of hearing
from them by telegraph direct.
STILL LATER.
At halfpsst one o'clock pm. we re
ceived the following still later INTEL
gence by telegraph:
OXFORD, MISS, February 26.-Th
south bound train on the Mississippi
Central railroad fell through Buckner
trestle-work, two miles south OF thl
place, yesterday, instantly killing seven
teen persons, among whom we're Colone
Spears, Of Brandon, Miss; Mr.. McDor
aid, road-msster and two ladies an
two children, unknown. The maiQ1<
of those killed were, with one or two ~
ceptions, emigrnnts, on their wa
Texas, where they intended settling.
Fourteen or fifteen passengers W.
wounded, several of them fatslly-th
majority of whom were emigrants.
Colonel Sam Tate, President. wa
slightly wou&aed; as was also Mr.. M
Connico, SECRETARY of the road, and hi
sou. McDonalds body was horribl
mangled and hardly recognizable.
The traiu. with the exception of tn
engine, is a complete wreck.