, 1873-09-14
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
Northwestern Is0nu by u IsrOkc Gil
lkull-.FAtna Collision on the Penn.
RYlEAufA R0Ol.

Cars Thrown from tho Truck ON. Tho
Northwestern 1Sonu by n Broken
Isuli-.Fatna Collision on the Penn-
sylvnn1n l2ond.
Special Dispatch To The Chicago Tribune,
MADISON Wis.,, Sept. l1.-At o'clock this morning.
broken rail, a mIle this side Of Caledonia, threw
from the track aud overturned down an ernbankmout
the Pullman sleeper and two paasengor-cars Of the
trusn which left Chicago at $3.50 p. m. yesterday.
Though two OF the cars were turned completely over
the train was held together BY tho Miller coupling,
baggags-car, remaining the track stopped almost
instantly. Mon, women. aud children wero
@ 5ase sse sns nss Ss, e, g. rn2 T. ssy.
Edward Summer, Of this city, but hurt bad
y or bones broken; The preservation Of the psssea-
receiving injuries worth mentioning weto Mra. Poo
bes Of hsrahoos badly bruised the aide and On the
sap ss1sr 1 :aass
are hsro, Was inmsdatcly Informed Of the accident
hnd sent reef fronl Deloit, and with csrB obtained
them breakfast here between and O'CLOCK tho trai
being only four houra and . ha'f late:
thia morning . irghtlal accident Occurred On tho
ponnsylvanis Railroad, ono nio east 81 wilnoro, Iy
Of property was destroyed. Tho accident was uumis-
takably ths result .. vi9stions Of ree1ato y rofer
track. At tue point named freight train bound Eas
WAS switched from tho main track to middle siding
according to orders, to allow tho phadelrhln
express, which Lift TINT city ut 4:4U ,, m
yesterday to paas. wostward-bounl freight train
came dartng along. Dcf4re the switch at
tho caAt end Of tho aiding could lA turned to
tho main truck tho westward train ran on tIG siding
and col!ided with tho train which was lying there.
About Tho game moment the rhialephia cxpress pas
eunger train lcao along and passed safely until tho
rear Of tha slBcn9.car Waa reached when Of tho
Of tho eastward bound freight ok It and badly
wT9cked It. One lady who occupied SCAT in the rear
carrceased numbsr Of bruises from Aylnu delris,
but not seriously Injured The e.prcsa train va
not pesiunsly damaged but tho escape from destruction
ward freg1t.ran, william 1rrou, res1,lcut of Al
toona, was cauHtt in tho cab Of 4 eus!uu and To-
catyed such jlrtbs to causo death Instantly Tho
engineer and hrean Of the eastward train werp also
injured badly hut not fatally Three locomotives
oue p'lBler and two enHinc4-wsro almost totally de-
BtrQyed, number u frelKt-cura Nors ngo dolupl-
tshtd TIE different tracks arnund the siding md tho
ground for considerable distance wore torn Nr
Nav Yonx, Sept, l3--A Philadelphia dtupatch says
tho philadelphia oIpre~s, wlicl left Pittsburgh Al
y. N, yesterday, mat with n" ,ccidrnt. When 10
miles west Of 0rcsson, two f. gu ,uips, ono moving
OIL the main track aud 0ua Oh unB, GaIne In cal-
lta1on juat "A the o1Eresa passing lilo other
uaalq track. One Of tho treght.cnB!nes was
thrown ~ tho track and raked tAe sld0 Of throa
Pullman n5fu, throwing tue laat one or tue track,
and crushing Il batly, The panaengers thrown
In all directions, hut 'no.o killed. Mrs. William
Bheoas an old lady residing IN Indianapolis, wAs bad
y hut not dangerously bruised md t,A, Tho engineer
Of uns Of tbs freglt~trains k!o1 aal tbs utAer
engineer and bis fireman wore badiy hurt.