, 1873-06-24
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

Collision Rctwccn Two Picnic Trims
ON tho Atlantic g. Pacific Railrond
--Oticr Accldcnts--Scyeral Chicago
People Injured.
sr. LOUIS, No., June 23.-At very late hour
frightfM collision Ind occurred on tho Atlantic
d Pacific Railroad, somo twonty miles from this
city. Two picnic parties went out on that road
yesterday. One, given BY tho DricklaYers,'
gnon numbering nearly 200 m1en womSn anu
twonty-four miles from this city. The
Locomotive Enginoors, numbering about
1000, won't o mile beyond to tho Roaewood
reported disaster, however, until between - and
! o'clock this morning, when tho train bearing
tho Locomotive Engineers party reached tho
city, and the following facts woEo ascertaiued: ::
When the party were ready to return home, their
train Was backed down Oh tho main truck, aud,
while tho people were getting aboard, tho Brick
layers train came dashing around the curve near
BY, and, before its speed could DO reduced below
ton miles per hour, struck the stationary train,
smashing two baggago-cars In tho rear and
very severe, and nearly all persons on the train
w>ro thrown from their seats and largo
number were hurt, but 80 far aa ia known, no
ono was killed. Two boys, named Gallagher
and Huglit had oach log broken; Mrs. Gum
badly hurt and injured internally; Samuel
Karnes, ribs broken. 4 number Of others woro
moro OF losa bruised. Tho Dricklayors' train ar
rived at guarter-past O'Clock. Tho engine OF
the train was badly danagea, and two OF its
1nent. The most severely injured on this train
wero Pat Murphy, ribs and logs badly hurt; Mrs.
William Allen, spine and arms seriously injured.
and 1t is feared that she may not recover. A
bruises and eprains. Tho cause Of the acct"
dent WA tho neglect OF tho brakeman to
flag tho rear train in time to stop 1t, and
the suppostion OF the engineer OF tho morn
Ing train that al was clear. On the arrival OF
vey tho wounded to thoir homes, and evory at
tention possible Was paid them
ST. LOUIS, juno 23.-Thore are 20 further
particulars to uote regarding tho collision OF tho
picnic trains on tho Atlantic d Pacific uailaond
yesterday. Thirteen porsons In all wero injured,
but only two of them seriously.
n1ouMoND, Va, June 23.-0no car Of the
night express train to Cincinnati, OF the chesa-
peake q Ohio Railroad, was thrown from tho
and turned bottom up and badly wrecked. A
number OF persona woro injured, though none
very so1iorBly. Among tho injured aro George
Artingstall England Mr: and Mrs. Wallor: CHI
cago. Mrs. Waller Ind her shoulder-blada
broken.
EVANSTON. ILL.,, Juno pa fatal accident oc-
CURED this evening on tho Milwaukee Division
Of tho Northwestern Railroad. As the Wauko.
gan accommodation train, that leayes tho oity, at
8:20, William II. Yager, conductor, WAS passing
| near Division street, Engineer Spoor observed q
man coming toward tho track, md whlstled
down brakes Immediately, but tho man was
either deaf, drunk, or intending to commit
suicide, for ho paid no hood whatever, to
tue signal, but got on tho track, whom
the engine WAS only about thirty
foot distant from him. The pilot
struck him and he was instantly killed, being
carried about three cars' lengths. The condao-
| tor and engineer OF tho train are ontiroy ex-
empt from blamo, as thoy did all In their powor
both to warn tho mau aud atop tho train.
| ALTON, H., June 23.-A boy about ii yoats
old, named Connaiga, supposed to bo from Chl.
Alton Road, noar tho city, yesterday morning,
| and received Injuries from which he died soo1l
| after. Ho had boen slaeping over night In q
cattlo-guard, md on the approach Of the train
| tried to eHoape.