, 1873-01-18
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
sOvern1 Minor Cnss1nltics, and several
Marrow Escapes from WhOlcsnlc


sOvorn1 Minor Cnss1nlttcss and scvernA
Marrow Escapes from Wholesale
81nuRht0r.
Columbus, O., Jan. 17-Iho o'clock accom-
morning, jumped the track WHOM about two nilos
weBt Of this city. Two cara containing passen-
gors wore rolled oycr twice.. throwing tho pas
Hougera about prorniaouo,ls}y. md compelling
thcm to mako thoir oxit through the windows.
wero bruised ares Secretary OF Statc Wikoff,
Representatives Haldorman, ShanlH, md Oron,
nnd spnntor J. Q. Smith, aiia " lady, defec-
tive rnil WAS tho CAUSE Of tho accdont.
VOLS yiiingo, construction train continuing q
gang Of laborers Was thrown OF tho track
against d rock and broken III two. Twenty or
thirty mon arc reported moro or loss injured.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
CEDAR RAr1Dg, Iowa, Jnn. IA froight train
wns thrown from the track by brokou rail, near
BoYlran>, Iowa, to-day. Ton cara Of stock wero
litched. Tho break caused n dolay OF about ton
!,oura to the passenger train, Ihroo or four ~
head of cattlo wore killed. No poraon MAS In
'oA'0' spectat Despateh to The chfeaqe Tribune.
Fort WAYNE, ind, Jan. 17.-Yeaterdny aftor-
noon tho passenger 15ein oaat near M An Antwerp
bupposod to havo boon caused BY tho washing
away Of the roal-bod. Tho ontiro trim loft tho
rails. Tho conductor md brakeman were sori-
ously injured, tho latter probably fatally. NopaH-
6cnGefG WcTo HGflouHly 4uIu4u1lf lAoubA ooAto
woro bu1nod. Tho escape from loss Of lifo was
miraculous, an tho train sas running at q high
ratio Of spocd ut tho timo. Tho wreck was
apcadiiy cleared. md traina arc now running
regularly. ,u
bnIpaEPonr, Conn.,, Jun. 17.-A Bpocial train
from New Milford, for Bridgeport, op tho Housa-
| tonic Road. this mornsug, WAS precipitated into
| n wash out near Iancsvillo, tho water having
forced ita way across tho track undor tho front
| Tho engino and tcnder crossed safely, but tho
| haggago and ono passenger CIR foil through
and ho not eoyerely. Tho early morning
train from Canaan had q like casualty, but nc
| ono was injured. -
ALLENTOWN, Pa., jan. H.-The Tostorn OK
pross train. which loft East Pennsylvania juno
tion at half-past I o'clock this morning, narrow
| ly escaped d terrible accident. The train hat
reaoled point noar Dubbs' Mills, when th'
track suddenly sunk to q depth OF fifteen
feet. Two mon who we're engaged in repairing
tho track had their legs brokon. Travel was no
delayed by the nccident. -.
Tirusy111E, pa., Jan. IA special to th'
Herald says an accident occurred on tue Allo
ghony Valley Railroad at noon to-day, nea
Eorub Grass. The sleeping car on tho trai1
from Pittsburgh this morning jumped tht
track, and WAS prccipitated into tho rivor. a
n. Hitter Of Pittsburgh, John II. Rick, @
City, and Charles Cornell, Oil City. woro badl
injured, and three others slightly injured
among whom waB Superintendent Hepburn, Q
tho Oil Crock Railroad.
HUDSON, n. Y, Jan. 17.-The bridge owe
Stockport Creek, On the HudBon River Isailroad
was carried away by floating Ice this afternoon
All UPWARD hound traina have boon stopped here
It will require some time to reconstruct th
bridge. Trains for the West arc being run u