, 1873-08-29
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
Serious Accidents on Two Pcnnsyl-
yallla Railroads.
Collision On the VandaGa Road---
Five Persons Injured.
Railroad Fatalities Elsewhere.

p1rrsnunou, Aug. 2s.-A serious acclaont
occurred to q passonger~train on tho ponnsyl-
vania Central 1ailroad nonr JohnBtown, yostcr-
day. While running at tho rate Of thlrty-flye
miles por hour, tho second paHsongor-coaoh Was
thrown from tho tract, in such wny that 1t ran
Into tho bank Of tho riyos md deop ou-
bankmcnt Of about forty foot boing on
tho other side, tho platforms Of tho two
front cara woro jau,mod in, but not tclo.
acopcd. Tho train waB thrown from tho track
In such d way as to prop up the front passenger
car at An anglo Of forty-nvo dogrocs. The rails
and tics wero torn up tito whole length Of tho
train, and tho sleeping g-conches worc thrown out
upon tho bunk. Tho passengers were oil found to
bo unhurt, with tho exception Of q few bruises.
An accident also occurred on tho FanhAntalo
Road, In Birmingham, South Pittsburgh, Which
fortunately did not result tn tho loss OF hnman
prcporty, mud intorfered with tho passage Of
trains. A oattlo-tratn, heavily laden, had At
rivod from tho West. aud Waa on its way to the
East Liberty stock-Yards- About eight cars
psssSSed pEsaeSed Z That psfs Of 'u tho " Sfdge at to
IsSSsao Fsuanlo eu'vS and 10a ts Etabarsh ' vrn
& Charleston Railroads, ono Of thccars jumped
tho track, followed by two others. Tho train,
IN two. Tho sudden etoppngo Of tho rear, and
tho momentum Of tho front, part Of tho train
causoa tho jumpers and coupling gear to DO
pulled olsar Out Of ono car, tho fifth from tho
engine. Ono car topplod over and ro1nainod
suspended on the Carson street abntment Of tho
bridge. Had it been three or four foot further
on It would have fallen on n streot-car, which
was just passing under tho bridge; -
DoW1NoToN. ph., Aug. 28.-Tho passenger.
train on tho Pennsylvania Road, WHICH left
philadophia laat niglt, ran into tho ronr cnd Of
Btock-train at Chester Valley. Ttree carr, tho
caboose Of tho Inter, aud tho engine, .oxproas
thrown from the track, blocknd!ng tho road.
| John bfcDouroo, f1agman, WIS killed.
TEnnE HAurE, Ind, A,,g. ga collision oc-
currod on the Vandalia I'ailronl at bIaoksvillo,
ono and half mloB west Of this city, tl1iB evol-
| Ing, by which five persons wc1o badly hurt: an
| jumped tic track on account Of tho spreading
Of d switch, aud ran into tho engine
Of gravel train standing on q
side-traok. Both onginos wero total
ly wrecked md cabooBo tolcBcopod By
tender. The following wero injured: ]. ",
Keen, Acting Paymaator; Jamcs southartl, hro'
nun Jacob saclss, engineer; Jalaos Rohs, 9! a.
| old cftizcn; Laura alasis; Miss NoBs, n little
granddaughter. Mono fatally.
Special Dispatch to IAe Chicaq" Tribune. .,
Ia SALE: Aug: 2a.-Tho day express on tht
thrown from the truck OF Pond Creek, yesterday
aftornoon, in consequence Of the romoval OF 6
pin from d switch. The engine waA thrown init
q 'toh md capHizod followed by threo bsgsag,
carB. No injury to my person is reported
It WIS necessary to bul!l d track around th'
dor in tho running Of trims has rogncd oil day
Troy. Aug. pa bliud man aud his wifi
were killed at Bath to-day by the Hudson Rive
Railroad train.