The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18
TERRORS OF THE RAIL.
A Series Of Disasters-Fatal Leap Of Sleeping
Car-Ons Passenger Killed and Number
Mangled-Sinking Of Whole Train
Passengers Thrown Into wash
out"-Shosking Accidents
in Maine and Ohio.

A Sleeping Car Jumps tho Track ON
tho Allegheny Valley Rsilroad-Ono
Passenger Killed and SIX Others
Wounded.
.TrrUsvILLE Pa. Jan. IT, 1873
An accident occurred on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad at noon to-day, Scrub Grass st ition
sleeping car in the train from Pittsburg this
morning jumped the track and was precipitated
into the river.
Mr.. Retter, OF Pittsburg. was killed.
Joseph Ross. OF pittsbIrg; John M. Rich, or on
injured; and three others were slightly hurt
among whom was Superintendent Hepburn, OF the
Oh Greek Railroad.
Tho Track ON the Lehigh Valley Road
At Dubb's Mills Sinks Fineen Feet.
ALLENTOWN. Pa. Jan. II. 1873.
The Western express train, which left East
Penn junction at halLpast seven O'Clock this
morning, narrowly escaped terrible accident.
The train had passed point near Dubbs' Mills,
when the track suddenly sunk to q depth OF fifteen
feet.
Two men who were engaged in repairing the
track had legs broken and were otherwise badly
injured. Travel is not delayed by the accident as
the passenger trains run to each side the break
and change cars. The damage will be repaired at
once.
Two Trains ON the Housatonic Railroad
Thrown Into q Washout.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. II, 1873.
on the Housatonic Road, this morning, was pre-
cipitated into washout GAINESVILLE, the water
having found its way across the track under the
frost.
The engine and tender crossed safely, but the
baggage and one passenger car Tell through. The
baggage master was the only person injured, and
he not severely.
The early morning train from Canaan had like
casualty, but no one was injured
Almost Another Railroad Holocaust-A
Gang OF Men Terribly Mutilated.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. II. 1879
Yesterday, near Wells village q construction
traIn in backing down, ran against stick Of tim
Der, and the first car, containing gang of aborers
was thrown or the track against rock and broken
in two.
Twenty or thirty men are reported more or less
injured.
Michael Cotton, Of Great Falls, a deaf and dumb
man, was severely injured internally and VIII
Charles Simpson, OF Kennebunk, had his arm
broken, and Thomas CowIey, of Berwick, had
his skull broken and his head severely cut.
The conductor was thrown from the top of the
car and badly injured In the back.
Several Dover IN. H) parties were hurt. and
others were badly cut about the face and head.
The train consisted OF twenty loaded gravel cars
and one box car, containing the men.
An Accommoda alton Train Rolls or tho
Track-secrctary OF state Wickon and
Several Ohio Legislators Injured.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. II, 1873.
An accommodation train on the Little Miami
Railroad this morning jumped the track when
about two miles from this city. Two cars contain
ing passengers rolled over twice, throwing the pas
sengers about promiscuously and compelling them
to make their exit through the windows. No one
Those who were bruised are Secretary Of State
WickOf, Representatives, Halderman Shank and
| oven. and senator J. q. Smith and lady.
A detective rail was the cause.