, 1873-11-05

Accident on the Ohio d HIiaaissippl
Esuilroutt--Scycr.,l Sserso1sY E1a5tlrua2.
tfop. he Caast,s'ah Gasetfe, Nor. 3.
at II o'clock Fritlay evening tho night express
fifty nnl Hixty passengors, most of whom we're
ho,1nd Tor st. Lonis. :plle train consiAtod Of
saopins cur, two regular coaches, MI express, a
baggage, and freight cur. in tho sleeping
tho majority Of tho ro,nainlng pAsuengorh
were in tile CIR next To tho sleeper. The train
proceeded Oh its usual siyso until it reached the
station aledora. Il tilstnsico Of 10G miea from
Cincinnati, where it Waitnl several minutes for
the night train from st. Louis, which roacl1cd
this city about 7 O'Clock in tho morning. Alter
the passing of this train it vas aacertninel tint
Il littlo tinlo must bo ma1e up, aud tho engineer
noted accordingly, l'it actel with caution, pro-
coeding ITO faster than tho regulations Of the
rond allowed. Tho time waH few minutes be-
fore Il. IN. Tho train had goue only about
miles past Medora, and wllon within twonty or
thirty yards Of bridge crossing arayino and
connecting two embanE'nents 80 or 40 feet high.
the engineer perceived by the motion Of his en-
ginc, Tint something must be the matter with
the track.
Quickly reversing tho cngino and applying the
Btornl brakes. he Eupcu to avoid accident, but
bs efforts were futile, for the wl.oels OF the pas
aongercars Ind LII sooner struck the broken rail
IL break which wAB only about three feet in
1engtl-than they wero of the trnca, mud went
skipping and bounding acroas tho bridge in that
perlouB condition.
Tho BEll cloarol tie bridge. mud tho sleeper,
aS soon lie over, BECAME detached from the train
and from itH own trucks, aud was whirled oycr
rocks aud brush down tho embankmcnt. It
turned two or three times in tho descent, ant
landed on itH sido ut tho base Of tho elabank-
! 1nent The car next to tho aleopor went plow-
lug up tho truck tios. and earth two or three car
lengths after lowing the sleeper then it, too,
caroeued md rolled OH its side down tho bank.
lilo third paBaongor-car was thrown completely
from tho trark, and would also hayo yone down
the enlbanl1nont had it moyosi alload IL yard
further, while tho trucks 10 both tue express nnd
froight-eArs were OF tho track ~ they stopped.
Tho ongine and ba3gngo~car woro alono all right.
Out Of the cars not down the cnbanhment.
passengers and employees Of tho road came. and
Immediately went to rescue from tho Wrock what
doad. From the first couch reached wore heard
cries for help, grown madly desperate with tue
impression taht the couch had caught flro.
Some Of tho minutes climbed out of tIe window,
gentleman namc'l a. 1,ritton, from Nov Orleans,
lad llis left foot md part OF his log firmly
wcdged u1ltlor tho side OF tho car. and WAS only
rescued after llayiug tho frame ct tho cur,
wedgpG tho leg, chopped away. Iho leg anu
foot wore badly bruised aud tho ncall torn, but
it was supposed no bones woro brokoii. :,
From tl, same cur was taken A1r. II. q. Heath:
Of Cnrrolton, Mo. His llcad was badly bruised
aud cut, while his body WA otherwise slightly
Injured. Eono Of tl,o several iadicn aud chill
lren in tic car received more than flight
hrniaea. Tho report that Tho ear WIS ON tse waa
false ono for the stoves, though lot woro firmly
fastened to tEe onr ut Tho car, and rntly lacked
From, tho slcorinG-car nothing waa heard, md
wteu reaching it feara wero entertained that
horo a1 awful calamity hal happened. The night
was dark aud tho silence ~as awful. By tlo tln,a
| tho car was reached one ny ono tic VOL anu
| wounded ones bega,i to crawl out: AlmnAt tho
i|r..t out WIS the sleeping -car conductor, Mr H.
L. Dur,,, Of Baltimore, eld. He !lad received ITO
! iuiurieH ssyo II janllnod land 4 gentleman
| from Coyington, ky., Mr. II. 4. II. Brnchl, waa
| found in this cur probably hurt wolao thal1 MI
| others. lfo lad received u hoavy blo'S by some
| means on hB teI1lp1o his back wAa 1nai.ncd4 and
it saa found llc w;s hurt internally. hlts. J. A.
Ellis. Of Duatot. alns., was alao bruaod aud hurt,
uH was feared, internally j. s. Dattoa. ct st: 10
aeph, a,nl q. AIcsEaM1,s OF St. Lo,ls, sustained
| cuts and bruHoH. Several others we're slightly
iuilrcd but nl escaped with their lives. Prompt
and efficient actou Of the omploSoH OF tho road,
especially Of tho train conductor, AIR. IL. g:
| Farnaor Ia worthy Ut mite. 1lo Gomprelo1't!od
| tito Hitllntion il, moment. worried lArd. iEaued
his ortleru got throo cnrp back I'll tho truck, I'LL
1assongor, in them, md tllou took thom llnr-
tor OF i milo further OH to Fort Rltnos, wl!eru,
III II farmers house, al! WHO could cat woro given
| brcakfast---a tArmor's llouso III which just y
week previous tho passengers OF train, wreciod
in almost tho samo plaro, Ind bcon entertained;
| wrecked, too, by u h*uken rail. Engines by tlis
time I1al arrived from MITCHELL 10 which place
the passeugotg wero tukon, wioro thoy remained
until tho morning train from Cincinnati urflYea,
! Then they lift for st. 1-oNa.