Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-18

cling In tomJsny with Miss Ella ilogsn,
| Of he sane place, had her oollar-bons
broken and received severe lniefnal inju.
rits. Miss Hogan was but slightly bruised
| Mrs Houston was very much improved nj
midnight last night when II was ascer-
! tanned that she was not 80 seriously In.
juttd nsot first supposed.
| Mr. Il. J. PANEL, OF the firm Of nnniel 4
Carton, Louisville, received a cut upon the
left shoulder. seycring nm artery, from
which be lost good deal Of blood.
Thomas Stephens, Beaverdnm, Ky, cut
badly on the ! light hand md bruised about
the shoulders.
|. Mepdsl, Cromwell, Ky, leg and arm
slightly cut and bruised.
II. d. and Miss Taylor, Chicago, several
| bruises.
l.. NJ. Terrell, Nashville, slightly.
b. A. Parker, Providence, KY, severe
| cut on the head.
Z. II. Daniel, Princeton, Ky, bruised on
the body and limbs.
Miss Jones, of Harrodsburg, bruised IN
the head and shoulders.
Miss Burnett, narrodsburg, slightly
bruised.
There were number of others whose
names we were lnablr to learn.
UNNJuREp ..
The following are the names Of por-
ton of the passengers who were uiniured,
and who are still in the city.
s. A. Barclay and B. q. Kelly, Mont
gomery, Ala; Geo. W. Whitworth, Green
castle, Ky; W. II. Nottingham, Nashville;
Miss Mcdonald, of Nashville, in company
with Hon. II. b. McHenry; II. u. Maynard
and A. Girnrdeau, Louisiana; d. o Mil
Ter and W. G. Beverage, Chicago; James
Myer, Carthage, Tennessee; Miss Lucy
Holmes and Miss Hoover, Princeton, Ken
lucky.
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
From the statements made by several
Of the passengers on board, it is evident
that the train was thrown from the track
by the breaking of rail, and the acct
dent was one Of singular and extraor-
binary character. The train was com.
posed of one express car and four passen-
ger coaches. Three of the latter--the
first, third and fourth-were thrown from
the track. The first coach chung TO the
express car, and was dragged over the
ties for considerable distance, but did |
not leave the road-bed. The second coach
remained on the track and was stopped
short distance behind the front Of the
train, while the third and fourth cars
jumped the track and separated, the third |
turning over on its side just in the rear
of the second coach, and the fourth stop
ping and turning partially over short
distance from the place whore it first ran
of the rail. Fortunately the accident &C.
CURED where the ground was almost level,
there being only little filling on fiat
ground, with small ditch on either side,
all of which was favorable TO the unfortu-
nate train, and doubtless prevented the
loss of life.
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER.
Mr.. Stephens states that he was sitting
in the third coach, and that short while
after the train left Lebanon junction, and
while il was running along at the us ual
rae of speed, he and the passengers Sit
ting with him were startled by a shock,
which seemed to be caused by the car sud-
denly dropping down. The passengers
feeling certain that something as wrong,
became alarmed, and one gentleman
spraug to his feet. But the train was
soon proceeding on as smoothly rs ever
and the agitation caused by the occur
renee quickly passed by. About five or
ten minutes afterward, however the crash
came, and almost in an instant the pas
sengers in the several cars were hurled
about over each other promiscuously. This
was about the only realization of their sit
uation experienced after tho fact flashed
through their minds that the train was off
The track, and nearly every one on board
was stunned by the shcck, and but few were
aware of their injuries for some time after
being assured thar they were safe.
THE RESULT.
Two of the GERS were considerably
spliniertd and many windows were
smashed. The third coach--the one
which turned on its side-caught FIRE
soon after the accident occurred, but the
flames were extinguished by one of the
train men before any damage of conse
quence was done. In nearly every case
the wounds received by the passengers
were caused by falling from one side Of
the car to the other. Those who were
worst wounded fell into such situations
that they could not extricate themselves,
but were promptly relieved by Conductor
Witty aud his men, with the assistance
of some of the passengers.
THE CONDUCTOR.
The wounded persons, both ladies and
gentlemen, are loud and earnest in their
praises of the conductor for his prompt
q nd valuable service in providing for their
c cmfort on tho ground and for his cffor" l
to relieve ,heii suffering.
A hgr ~ ini,tf an VI 9 IL aH M, {
TO Belmont station, only a quarter OF 70
in the car remaining on the track, and
were made as comfortable as possible.
BROKEN RAIL.
Some of tho passengers, after the disas-
ter was over, walked back to the place
where the first car jumped the track, and
thore found that one of the rails had bro
ken into three pieces. This examination '
was made by the gentlemen who felt the s
shock while before the accident and
they had curiosity to know the real
cause of the disaster, thinking that per-
haps the shock which they felt was caused
BY the giving way OF enc Of the trucks, =,
md that this had caused the accident, but i
heir examinations proved such surmises
10 be incorrect, and the gentlemen express I,
themselves satisfied that q broken rail
brew the cars from the track. "
The sp' cial train from this place ar II
rived at the wreck ut ] o'clock yesterday
morning, returning with the passengers o
Is above stated.
CARD FROM hon. II. D. M'HESRY.
ITO the Editor Of the Cou.-Journal
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 8, 1873.
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