Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-09
Fatal Accidents.



LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. S.-Ille train south
from this city on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad last night, ran into the rear coach of
the train from Memphis and Nashville, as it
was going Upon side track at Randolph sta
tiDn, eight miles from this city. DIR. James
Thomas of Rome, Ca, Mr. Durham of Ash
vile, n. c., and Mr.. Griffith Of Nashville were
fatally injured. Several others were badly
wounded.
Ldter,-The coroner summoned q ltrv today
in the case OF the Louisville and Nashville fdif
road accident last night, but, after swearing in
Jurors, adjourned It'll tomorrow. The accident
was caused by the engineer of the south bound
train, which ran into the cars Of the other train
before they got on the switch, in not stopping
his train when he reached the station. He also
said he whistlcd down breaks and reversed his
engine sooner than usual, but the engine was
new and unusually large and heavy one, which
lie ran for the first timei The momentum car
ried the train considerably beyond the point at
which it would lave stopped under ordinary
circumstances,
ANOTHER SHOCKING AFFAIR.
NEW YORK, Sept. Six stock cars with
CaboOse containing six men were left on the
main track of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad at Bridgeyillc, on Wednesday,
near the summit of a heavy grade, while the 10
COmotivG took coal cars forward. The brake
man who was left in charge of the stock cars
loosened the brakes after the locomotive left,
gan to move backward toward Manunka Chunk,
gathering speed as they went. They passed
through the tunnel near the station, and ran
with full force into a loaded coal train. The
cabooSc was shiyered to splintcrs, and the coal
and cattle cars were piled upon one another
Three occupants in the cabooSe, all cattle deal
ers, were killed outright, and others were seri'
Ously injured. James Booth and Mr.. Goodrich
of Condor N. Y, were killed. Hiram NJ. Case
of Pennington, n J was recovered from the
ruins terribly mauglcd and covered with blood.
Henry Walker OF BCllington, Bucks county, Pa,
and two men, names unknown, from Condor,
n. Y, were rescued in Il helpless and one OF
them in an inScnsible condition. The brake
man, whose negligence caused the terrible dis
aster, has disappeared, The engineer aud fire.
men of the other train reversed their engine,
sanded the track and jumped Oft, thereby es-
Gaping. They were prevented from seeing the
danger until too late to prevent the accident by
the tunnel being. just in front of them. All the
men in the cabOoSc were asleep.
BOY KILLED.
CINCINNATI, Sept ga boy named Otto
Mosaram, yesterday, was fatally injured at the
swimming pool In jumping from the platform
he struck stake which had lodged in front OF
the platform, and which entered his abdomen =
length of twelve inches.
BURNED TO DEATH.
CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-Mrs. Bicknen, residing
in Front street, while trying on Wednesday
night to drive the mosquitoes from the bar over
her head, by holding lighted lamp beneath it,
set fire to the bar. Her husband, in endeavor-
ing to eXtnguish the flames, was so badly
burned that he died yesterday morning. A
child was also severely burned.