, 1873-08-04
RAILROAD DISASTER.



Tho Cumberland (A1d.) papers furnish some
details of the accident Oh tho baltimore i Ohio
Rnilroad, which Was briefly announced by tele-
graph on Monday last Tho Netos Says:
Probably tho most fearful and destructive
run-in ever known on tho Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, aud certainly ono attended by a
creator destruction Of 1ifo md property than
any for years past occurred about 9 o'clock
yesterday morning on tho seyontoon-nilo
grade OF tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
about two niles cast Of Altamont and forty.
threo mileB west Of this city. 4 soonyov
Of trains Of cara, loaded with stock, grain,
cotton, tobacco and miscellaneous merchandise,,
were on their way east, when shortly aftett
Luke Conoway was engineer, from somo acci-
dental cauHo boohmo unmRnageablo and ran
away OF COURSE, as tho grade 1t that point was
considerable, tho train In . few minutes had at
tanned very high speed stated by some Of our
lnformants to be at tho rato Of fifty miles IN
hour.
"Tho engineer blew his whistle for brakes, but
the speed OF the train WAS not slackoned In an
ahoad of his blowing for brakes, deuoting that
Knowing TINT tho forward train would decroese
IN speed or stop altogether, engineer Conoway
SAT- that torrible collision VAS inevitable, and
calling to his 1iroman to follow him, he olamberod
oyor tho tendor On to tho carB, and ran toward
the roar Of the train. The fireman, whose name
we Aaye been unablo to learn, throw himself On
ibis face on tho 'running-board on top tho car
next the locomotive, aud braced himself for tho
coming crash, entroating. the engineer to follow
his example. Conoway, however, paid no alton
tion to his romonBtance, but ran on till ho
rcachod tho middle OF the train, where he at-
tompted to put on brake. At this moment tho
locomotive struck the forward train, Grabbing
with terrific force through twelve or flftoen cara
and throwing tho remrinder OF the train on tho
track. Tho oarH In tho roar train piled up Oh
ono another and ran OIL tie track, in1uring ssomo
OF them considerably. Tho track for half mle
was scattered with tho broken cara and their
contents. Several cattle wore killed, whilo corn.
cotton and tobacco wero AtroWn Ill over tho
road-bed.
When tho locomotive struck, Engineer Con-
oway was thrown into the nir, hurled headforo-
most to the ground and instantly killed. Ho
rosidod tn Woatern,po1t, whore ho leavea d
tho forward train, getting badly broken in tho
general crash, but tho man osoapod unintured.
ln tho 'oabooHe car Of tho forward train Worc T.
Burke, conductor Ed Cornery, brakeman; and
three droyors Afr. Martini, OF Barbour County:
Mr. Elliott, Of Harrison County; and Mr, Roy.
nolds, Of Mineral County, ". Y. Measrs. Mra-
man Oornery had his log brokon, aud received
other injuries, and Conductor l}urko and AIr.
Reynolds oaoh received severe outa aud br1,lsos.
Mr. Dnrko resides In Piedmont, and has d fam
lily Mr Cornery is young mRu and unmarried.
le, also, resides at Piedmont.
-" II ~ reported that tho raason why hlr, Cono-
Way'a signal for brakes was not responded to was
that the bfake1non wero asleop. We believe they
correct, their foolingd Oh hearing that Epgiueor
ConoWay loBt hiH life In desperate attompt to
supply thor plaoea muat DO anything but pleas.