The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-05

DIsAsTSR AsD Loss OF LIFE on InE n. &. u.
W.-Abopt four o'clock n. M. ON Monday last,
the iron truss bridge ON the N. q. II. W., over
the connecting strait between tho two portions
OF Lake Roland, gave way under the pressure
Of two passenger trains, the. Cockeyaviilo &C.
commodation bound south. and tho York nc.
COMMUNICATION bound north. Both trains struck
tho bridge ut the same moment not an unusual
occurrence. Each train had about seventy
passengers aboard. The engines reached the
opposite s!dcG OF the bridge when the structure
gave way with u terrible crash aud fell into the
water. Que passenger car, Que baggage car and
the tender 1T each engine fell into the water,
which Ia about twenty -sovon icct deep, the
track being about ton feet above tho water
The baggage ears rested on the bottom Of the
lake while the tenders rcsicd ono end in the
water aud the other against the abutments Of
the bridge. The Passengers rushed out Of each
train frantic with fright. Some jumped from
the windows Into tho water aud would have
been drowned but for the assistance rendered
by others who escaped by tho doors. A num-
her al ladies were badly bruised in the rush
aud scTanI bic made o. get out Of the cars Sew,
cral persons nj the depot at the Relay Station
rushed t. the spot. Two ladies who saw the
disaster from the oppnsit" side Of tho lake,
jumped into a ska aud rowcd 10 the scene aud
rescued three men aud boy who had fallen
into thu water. Their hcroism deserved as ID
received the admiration aud gratitude OF all
aslcr resulted "a thc painful death oi two un-
fortunate young men Upton Young. nf Wood
berry. and Georgc Wisnrr. ut Black Rock, Bai
timHrc county. They wsTc un the York accom-
m'laton train. ia the bag yhga ear. with thair
guns aud dogs. starring on a hunt ng cxpcdi-
ton. Young had his skull fractured IA four
plarcs aud death was almost lnstan' Aucuus.--
wisnrr bad hii left leg aud knrc fcsrfully
crushed, wa, Scripasly bruised about the head
ahi injured Internally. Hc was removed To-
he Washington University Hospital. Baltl-
m'f". VII - lac died about one o'clock on Tues
lag mas' ing. B,th were unmarried.
Jrrvmiah Coulter. Of Cuckcysvillc, ia falling
u the ground. ia his cssapc from window.
fractured hs arm ElNs-i Kilc Of Pheuix
was badly bruised by an aVatA"shc 1T baggsg.
s,rlkiuY him as the baggage ear fell into the
Tsater. ' Himself ani Mr. Harrison. the .ag-
gage master on the south bound train were
taken from the ear by wprkmeu eating hole
"a the top with an axe. Ioung aud Htsncr.
thc "ni'FtHnaie- IT the Nr"rk Ner., IA tnr other
ear with VI. Carter, tho biss4 - m.,t,r. who
escaped uniujlrrl. Nj rurdy tine engineer
q" the south bound tr,tn, Sis severely bruised
about the lace and b,iV Jane Marshail. =
ladN passenger, as causidrrthlV bfuis"i by
br'rs tfampi"t up'n IL "a" rN'ticm.ut 81 get
cut Harvey Ntuirr. a tt--eusrr rom BAN
H'fr ctty, rc' 'iy"d number 81 brI'-c. hy be-
'ns Pnshsd from the platform 90 t,r general
ruth.
w-vc.tns '-s %. Iih D., force ..t about "n.
huLtrvt anil MY men. -. sent O.. the ,,rt,
{" repair tac huls'. Trat, ate nuw regular
IL t3uutns, thtu-t 'f,i .h' frtlas were stopped
'"r scN"fs. dtys. J. . .usular ant fortunate
ihhl the loss q if'r an iulnry g. N, ~ n !:
" =" not eater. un i"r Tia .ircunsiancc,.
The bridge va, inspected .toIt two wrck,
pfc'"lsly ani pronounced safe sud sound.
Su,, E,,Dp A. tile h,t meeting 1t the
tauJtN Sct"'. !,na.,i thr t,il vtns &C., luton.