, 1873-02-17
THE ALLEGHENY VALLEY ACCIDENT.
Further Particulars OF tho Dreadful
Catnstrophc-..stntem of q Pms.
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From Tho P1ds5urgh Gazette. Ftb. 1s.
Tho accident On the Allegheny Valley Road re-
ported yesterday was even more terrible than
first stated, though no additional names have
boon added to tho lint OF killed or wounded. But
addod to tho terror Of rolling down the embank-
fu1 oil taking, ira, engulphing with lte lufid
It is said that the aeoidont was caused entirely
by broken rail, and: could not we'll hare been
n7ertod, That the Company did ~ in thoir pow
or for tho wounded, It Is certainly deplorablo
that two such dreadful accidents ehould happon
on this road within . month. Tho track and ties
In the vicinity Of this acoldent appear to bo ab
good as any .on tho road. DeloW we giye the
statement OF NIT. B. Hoover, Of Titusvillc, In
regard to tho accident, which no copy from the
Oil City Derrick:
arArEMExr OF 7. 3. HOOVER,
/ got aboard the train at Foxburg; 1t WAS a
long train Of loaded oil tank cars with a paasen-
gor coach attached; Bonner was conductor 1
Was sitting alone In \ double seat, about SIX
sehts back from the front end; VAS reading; felt
tho oar jumping, aud saw tho brakeman, bishop,
apring to tho door; seized the scat aud braoed
against the opposite side with one foot; with tho
other I kicked out tho window; the car rolled
rolled a8ain how far 1t rolled, or how 1t Landed
cannot say; the inside was q wrook and don't
know what side up 1t WAS I saw the nowsboy
trying to got out, and aomo ono from tho outsido
tfYl0K 10 HOLD 1 u uelH u41l W D HAI-
dow, but be seemed hurt and partly stnpeaed.
The water WAS running In the car. Suddenly
tho car became blaze, Of flame, and had to
leave tho boy at the front; I scrambled torard
the roar, over the ruins Of seats, etc. climed
over one man entsnglod In the wreck; I got out
tho rear door, and thence jumped into tho water
and got ashore, should think about ten feet OF
space to cross climbed up steep bank, thir-
IF Or thirty-lye feet, I guess; the aamos wore
20 hot behind me that my Goat, though, dripping
my hat ecorched 40 1t foil to pieoes the buslee
on the bank we're on fire, and In helping mysel1
up BY them burned my gloves of and burned
my hands: When reachod the track lay down
exhausted and become unconscious when
camo to It wan so hot on tho track I could moi
face tho heat long; started down the track
running short distance, and then lying down II
the BnoW to cool and rest; think did this thret
so a'' n bsass ssas aiFf5 found q an @ cd lady
lady Was doing hu she could; the tears
were streaming down her face; she snid
Poor gentlemen are you much hurt Take
for such :tinao as this. God bless you! Goo
! bless you'll" She put some flour and cotton OF
| my burns went down to Mr. Blacks and go
| other help there found County CommiBsiono
started down to hag tho ne1t train, but bad t
give II up, lie WAS 20 burned; We waro at Blacks
sbout two hours; had no medical attendanc.
while there. and got none until gos to ol
City; We tried to get some one to 50 for q doc
tor; there were traokmen thore with q hand-car
| and NO tried to get them to run down to Emlen
ton after phys{oianB, but they would not W
| got on the express train and came to Oil City
Colonel Lawrence Was on the train, and was at
| tentiye and kind, but could do nothing for gu
wounds.
Mr.. Hoover resides In Titusyillo, but came Il
| Oil City, whore luis family Is visiting, with Mrs
H.'s brothor, CAPTAIN William Hssson. Ho !