New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-28
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1871
A RROKBN RAIL.
PASSENGER Train Precipitated Down a
Forty foot Embankment. The Killed

PASSENGER Train Precipttated Down
Forty foot Embankment. The Killed
and Wounded.
ELMIRA, New York, February 23.-The
night express train on the Northern Cen
trail railroad, between Baltimore and FL
mira, struck broken rail a few miles be-
low Williamsport, Pennsylvania, about
seven o'clock this morning, and was thrown
from the track down forty-foot embank-
ment The engine. baggage car and first
passenger car cleared the rail in safety
without tearing the track. The second and
fourth passenger and third sleeping car
went down the embankment. The fifth
passenger car was thrown from the track,
but not down the embankment. The first
passenger car made three revolutions in 60
ing down and was completely wrecked. In
this car one man, Adam Toymeyer. of Mil
ton. was killed, Edwin Lemon. of Warsaw,
New York. badly hurt and Benjamin
Weeds, OF Havana, very slightly injured.
In all there were seventeen persons more
or less injured Hon. II. Boardman Smith,
of this city, was passenger III the sleeping
car and went down the embankment, but
escaped nnhurt. Hon. Horace Bemes, of
Howcllsville, was in the same car. and was
thrown violently backward. His face was
badly cut. and he received other injuries.
The car took fire from the stoves at either
end. but the flames were extinguished be-
fore they did much damage. Commander
+. A. Roe, of the United States navy, was a
passenger on the train, but escaped without
injury. Every attention was given the
wounded at the hotels in " atsOntOwn and
Williamsport.
We copy tine following from the Vicksburg
Times:
The Herald man seems to he IN peek Of
trouble, because General LOngstreet. who
was a confederate sOldier-a more gallant
man never drew a sword'-Carter, Speaker
| OF the House OF Representatives OF Louis
lana, who commanded a confederate regi-
ment," and John Ray. who was once re-
rarded a gentleman. and highly esteemed"
| as a representation Of a conservatism that
| orr neirhbOr at least does not claim to par
| take of. dared to SO debase themselves as
actually to attend a dinner at the Union
| Club in New Orleans, given by that talented
gentleman and polished orator. General
| George A. Sheridan. because, forso0tll, there
| was at that dinner. and sat at that table.
certain prominent gentlemen of color 1t is
particularly refreshing to learn that this
crime is cause sufficient to impale them
| upon the spear of social condemnation
Hear what he saws: LET all decent men
avoid and give them the cold shoulder! Let
no gentleman speak to either OF them
Only think OF what is in store for these
audacious men The Herald man won't
talk to them any more will look coldly
and strangely at them as they may chance
to pass and will no more extend to them
the grip of friendship
All. well -a-day, Farewell, Longstrect
Carter and Ray Poor devils. wepity YOU
And you. Sheridan, ought to be ashamed o,
yourself, by your winning ways, and Other
things" to have caused the social death OF
these gentlemen If you should ever &c
and do anything like that TO the Herald
man, we should never forgive you.