The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
Collision ON thc Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
t0ad-Thrce Lives Sacrificed.

Collision ON thc Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
toad-Three Lives Sacrificed.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 81, 1870.
The express train which left here Tuesday even
Ing the Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad ran
through an open switch at midnight and collided
with coal train on the side track four miles this
side OF Shoals station. The fireman Of the express
train. ana woman and girl in the first passenger
car whose names are unknown, were Killed, ana
about dozen persons lnlurel-none seriou.v.
tender OF the passenger tram was forced
into the baggage car, and the smoking
the length OF the cars. Assistance was obtained as
soon as possible and everything done TO reieye the
wounded. the bodies OF the woman and gill were
lett ut Shoals station.
Fatal Accident on n Maine Railrond-A Heroic
Conductor Ixilled-Largc Number OF Pas
sengers Wounded.
BATH, Oct. 81, 1870.
An accident occurred this afternoon on the Port
land and Kennebec Railroad, near Thompson Brook.
East Brunswick An empty platform car attached
TO the tender OF passenger tram was thrown from
the track down steep embankment taking with It
the baggage cars and throwing the rear END Of the
forward passenger from the track and tipping the
rear passenger car over on Its side. Tue conductor
Ut the momenl Of the accident sprang TO the break,
and was afterwards found dead beneath the car.
No persons IN the passenger cars were much In
lGreu. Inc following persons were Ill the baggage
car:-George A. Crawford, conductor Instantly
killed; captain H. g. Mcioon, Bath. badly but about
Inc mead, but it IS hoped not fatally; John Cosigan,
BaIn, scalp wound. uoL serious; Hugh l.. TlbDeits.
Batn, tnree nngera damned OIL aud shoulder bruised;
Gilbert L. Powers Bath, scalp wound and leg
bruises; Colman Hagherts, Baih. thigh ana knee
badly bruised; Jancs'C Riggs, express messenger,
Bath, scalp wounds, teetl Knocked IN and side
bruised; Mrs. X. ID. Blnn, Wiscdsset, Slightly
bruised; daughter OF William piummer, DaInaris-
Gotta slightly bruised; Solon Codail, brakeman.
wounded ON his head.
Passenger Chr on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Precipitnted Eighty Feet Down nm
EmbAnlk Asnt-Two Men Killed.
RICHMOND, Oct. q, 1870.
Another serious accident occurs cd on the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Railroad yesterday, close to the
chasm INTO which the passenger Cur was precipi.
tated IN August last, when many lives were lost.
The western bound freight train had just crossed
Jerry's Run, and was slowly making the
last ascent Of the eastern ACTIVITY Of the
Aleghanies, when the rear portion OF the
train, including the accommodation passenger car
broke loose and rushed back with such fearful
velocity to cause the trestework over the run to
nent o. eighty feet, smashing them to atoms AID
Instantly killing two men and severely wounding
two others. Tue killed are Mr.. Gay and negro
named oodson; wounded Mr.. Sheppard ana Mr.
to repair the broken tresew0rk and IL Is 10 be
hoped VIII be done In such manner as 10 prevent
u further loss VI life at THIS fatal place.
In Pennsylvania.
HUNTINGDON, Oct. 81, 1870.
locomotive on the Huntington and Broad Top
Railroad exploded this evening. Jerry Wertz, the
engineer. was blown TO pieces. and i boy named
Daniel Heck fatally Injured.