, 1873-02-21
THE rElEscopED TnhIN.

Particulars Of the Recent Railroad Accident
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A short despatch appeared In THE TRIBUNE on
Tuesday rotnting to nn nccidont TINT occurred on
Monday night OIL the Ponnsylvana Central Rail-
road, fow nlilos wost Of Philadelphia. 1t will
10 remembered that Tho telegram stated Tint
General Phil. Sheridan and Qonoral Forsytho
wero on tho train, bcs1deu a number Of Chi
cago people, nmong them tho Roy. Ar
thur Edwards, editor Of the Northeastern
Christian Advocate, and Mr.. j. II. Dunham.
Tho "details Of the affair were kept rathor quiet,
md llttlo OF nothing moro ras heard OF the
affair than that two mon bad been killed. and .
Pullman cor domora1izod by tho not unusual
process Of telosooping. A reporter learned aome
additional particulars from General Sheridan,
hours bohlnd time, tho accident having delayed
tho train for four hours, and thus prevented
connections at Pittsburgh,
Tho train consisted Of tho unual number Of
passenger coaches and two Pullman carn bohtlid
then1. At about i o'clock, while the train was
descending q rather nteop incline, when by some
unexplained circumstance tho coupling of tho
first Pullman car gavo way, and tho two s!eepera
wore separated from tho train. Tile nudden do
croaao in weight behind tho locomotive resulted
in the foro end Of tho train rapidly leaving the
two coachos, which, with tho impetus they, had
gained, Rs we'll aa tho incline plano down whtci,
They woro travelling, urged thom on nt a high
rate Of speed, and they followed tho train, ap-
paroutly without exciting any suspicion of what
had occurred. AS the train was ascending tho
up-grndo, its speed diminished, and tho two do
taclied cnrs overlook 1t with enormous moman-
t,1m. Tho result WAS crash which startled
every one on the train. Tho rear passenger coach,
bong tho emaller of tho two, was drlvcn into
tho Pullman car, smashing It up In tho most
morciless manner. General Sheridan was IN tho
middle of the car md thereforo escaped unhurt,
as also did the other Chicago passengers, but two
gentlomen who wore In tho parlor Of the car.
enjoying their cigars, woro less fortunate, re-
cefving bruisog and jnms that wore as dsagreoa-
bio Us they woro unexpected. Ono other pasaen-
ger had his foot smashed, but the Injuries in tho
sleeping cn1s we're not Bevore.
On the passenger coach the results were moro
aerious. Aovofal Of tho occupants Of tho cat
Eore terribly battered. One. man was found
dend, his heay apparently twiated round at tho
p, mps, while another Ind both bis legaa
tho bones we're protruding through tho skin,
presenting horrible spectaclo. Thoro were
many atoriea told M to how these injuries were
| inflicted, the most probable being that, observ.
ing tho impending catastrophe, thoy jumped
from tho platform, and were mingled In thu
| manner described.
Tho accident IL said not to hayp been tho frs
| that has occurred on this line from tho SAINT
| cause. That tho detached cars could not bt
| stopped wag owing to tho abHohce of brnkeu. Tit
| train was furniehed with the atmospheric brake
and therefore brnlse1nen w6ro dispensed with
| SO that there was no way to stop the detached
cars, and apparently no one to NOTICE tho sever
| nnce Of tho train.