Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-11-02
The Land Slide.

ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHERN CEN
TRAL.-The York Daily in extra on Sat
urday gives the following account of the
accident caused by a land slide near
| York -
Early this morning Conductor Harris,
who had in charge the Western express
| (north), arrived ut the depot on foot, stating
| that his train was wrecked near Minich's
crossing, about three miles south of York,
but on account of the dense darkness of the
night the situation of affairs could not be
seen, and therefore but few particulars
could be given 10y him at that time.
The Cincinnati express (south) was the
first train that came along from which any
assistance could be rendered. The wreck
hands, with their train, were Immediately
| ordered out, but after they did arrive, could
do but little until daylight.
1t appears that as the train came dashng
around the curve at that place the engine
and every car in the train was thrown of
the track on account ola land slide on the
east side Of the east track. The engine ran
some distance, tearing both the tracks, and
then fell on the right side on the west track,
crushing the engineer, who was at his post.
He suffered about ten minutes and then
expired.
The fireman was also painful injured,
but, Notwithstanding his intense sufferings,
he was found trying to extricate his unfortu-
nate companion. An express car, bag
gage car, and one passenger car were pre-
cipitated down an embandment, and the
ends were resting in the water, which
covered a road about thirty feet below the
level of the track, and which the Codorus
overhowed at the time. The other cars,
fortunately, were not upset.
The passengers aboard the wrecked train,
of whom, fortunately, all escaped unhurt,
notwithstanding some of them were con-
siderably tumbled around in the cars, were
taken aboard the Cincinnati express, which
returned and took them, and the passen-
gers aboard the Cincinnati express went
into the rear ears of the wrecked train,
which by this time were again placed on
the track, and taken to Baltimore with Il
teight engine.
4 On arriving at the scene of confusion
about daylight the sight was terrible. The
engine is complete wreck. 1t was engine
No l32. The name of the engineer was
John Curry, a single man, whose home is
at Phoenix, Maryland. His remains were
brought to York. The name of the iif'c-
man is John Hess, of Baltimore. His in
juries are not consideard dangerous. He
was taken to his home in Baltimore.
The cars that were precipitated down
the embankment appear to be but slightly
damaged. Both the east and west tracks
were torn up some distance, and the rails
were lying around in all imaginable shapes
A number were broken. There were al
ready quite a number of workmen engaged
in relaying the east track which by this
time is finished. The west track is not cx
pected TO be ready for use to-day.
1t took but a short time to clear the track
Of the ground and stones which had slide
down on it, as the quantity was not large,
and was, no doubt, washed down by the
late rains.
The officers of the road are deserving of
much credit for the judicious manner in
which they managed everything in connec-
ton with the disaster.
Mr.. Daniel Cameron, one of the en-
ployees on the wreck train, was consider
ably bruised in his side while assisting in
clearing away the debris, by being struck
with piece Of link that flew from schain
that broke.
Shortly after ten o'clock the Niagart ex
press came in, and after eleven O'Clock the
fast line, Harrisburg accommodation and
Pacific express went south, and the mail
train came in about noon.