The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-05

Terrible Accident ON the Grand Irhhh
Railroad, by which Twenty-three Human
Beings Meetan Agonizing Denth-Fright-
fuI Collision On the Pittsburgh, Wash
ington aud baltimore Railroad-Fearful
Explosion I'm New York.
THE GRAND TRUNK HORROR.
A terrible accident occurred ON the Grand
Trunk railway, near Belleville, Canada, on
June 22, by which some twenty-three human
beings met an agonizing death. The details
of the calamity are Of the most shocking and
heartrending description. The accident re-
suited from the locomotive jumping the track.
The baggage-car remaining on the track, tele-
scoped the smoking and second-class cars,
leaving them on top of the engine, exposed TO
the escaping steam. The Inflated passengers
were confined in their terrible prison for some
time, breathing vaporH of death, and suffering
all the agonies of immersion in a boiling caul-
-dron of superheated steam. The uninjured
passengers finally came TO the rescue, and,
with axes, crowbars, etc. effected openings
and dragged the poor creatures from THEN
frghtful cage. Five persons were found dead
The wounded were dragged out and carried 10
the roadside, where they lay for hours in the
most fearful agony. 1.-The sight" remarks a
correspondent, twas one battling description.
The terrible cries of the sufferers rent the ears
N.
effort to grant their requests for water and
their condition. under the influence OF
their terrible injuries, was fearful to witness,
while the prayers and cries of premOnltion of
approaching dissolution wofg here and there
heard" SiXty-tiye men and women were fear
fully scalded and otherwise injured six of
whom died on the spot. Many of the wounded
were dishgured beyond recognition. At last
accounts twenty-three had died, and others
were dying. The medical men say that not
more than six or seven out of the siXty-tive
injured persons will live. The sufferngs and
appearance of the wounded are described ar
frightful.
FRIGHTFUL COLLISION on THE PITTSBURGH,
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
A fearful collision occurred June ~ on the
Pittsburgh, Washington and Baltimore rail-
road, near Connellsville. Pa. resulting in the
death of Henry Paxton. Conductor Robt. Lock-
hart, and Mail Agent j. Blackburn and the
serious injury of eight passengers, and slight
injury to about nine others. freight train
bound east, endeavorng TO reach Conceivable
before the arrival of the mail train, and thus
get on TO a new switch, missed its calculation,
and at the point mentioned, where there i. a
very abrupt curve, both engines came together
with crash that shock the earth in the
vicinity like the shook of an earthquake. Both
trains were wrecked, freight particularly so,
and many Of the passengers were injured TO
such an extent that they cannot survive.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.
While the tiremen were engaged IN eXtin-
gushing a conhagration in drug store, in
Liberty street, New York. on June % some
earboys of vitriol, which the fremen were re-
moving, exploded with frightfu effect, injuring
some twenty-five firemen-some of them
fatally. The wounded were carefully attended
TO. and taken in ambulances to the Park Hos
pital The effects of the explosion were
terrible, the contents of the store being scat
tered in every direction. One man was driven
from the interior of the store through door
into the street. The whole end of the first
hoor-room was blown out, and the fixtures
bottles, ETC., were driven about with the force
Of powder projectiles.