, 1874-07-07
CASUALTIES.
Rni1road Train Runs Or q Bridge
In Connecticut.
Ono Person Killed and Soventy-Eight
Wounded.
Minor Caaualties.


Rnilrond Acctdents
srovY GREER, July 6.-Tho trim from the
Connecticut River for Now Haven ran of tho
bridge below this place this morning. sunt.
William Wilcox jumped from tho train and waB
killed by tho cars falling on him. Tho baggage-
car and five patsenger-cars wont OF; threo Of
them arc bottom up. Az near aR can be ascos-
tanned about City poraons wera moro OF lcss it,
turod; but moat Of them are bruises. Bupt.
Wilcox was the only ono who jumped from tho
train, and ho a!one, 30 far az known. vas killed.,
a. young man was found beside Wilcox. under
tho cur. but ho Is only bruised. supt. noid is
here with largo force OF men, clearing away tho
wrcck. Tho roar car was tho trBt to leave tho
track. The wsioo train went of With tho cxcep-
tion Of the engine.
Uarious rumors arc afoat ns 10 tho ca,lso Of
tho accidont, tho noat probable ono being that
tho swisoh was turned before tho last car loft 1t.
Tho blidgo is about 10 foet high, Six physicians
are on tho ground attending to tho sufferers.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, July 0.-rho latest nc
counts from the railroad dlaaster 81 Stony Creek
place the number Of wounded nt sovonty.oght,
nearly oil slightly. 0na Indy from Clinton,
Conn, has both logs broken. and ia injured in
formally. II is impossible to obtain tile names
OF the injured at tho present hour.
Every cur OF tho train WAB overturned Tho
engine is partly upright. The accident was
caused BY the switch becoming misplaced before
tho whole train had passed, throwing tho laat
truck from tho track. supt. Wilcox. OF tho Store
Line, when ho saw Tho roar car swing OF, jumped
from tho baggage car to tho flats below. d dis
tango Of 10 feet. The cars fell CT him and
broke hls neck.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, July 8-Tho cause Of
tho accident ls now ascertalncl to DO IA follows:
The sHltchman at tho woBt end Of tho bridge,
while tho train was passing oyor his Hwitci, bo-
came impatient aud ahifted tho awitoh before tho
laat car had passed.
Tho acoidont at stoncy Creek this morning, on
tho Shore Line Railroad, occurred rs follows:
Tie train, after taking On two passcngcrs-carH at
TINT ntatton, started for thia city. THO station
mastor, William Beach. replaced tho rails just
passed. tho switch. Consequently, tho trim
bnmped aloug with TINT truck on the
track few rods, until The trestio-
work brldge over Salt Marsh was roachod, when
to tho meadow below. dragging with 1t all tho
rest Of tho train o1cept tho locomotive md
tcndor. 49,, Tho cars Yere badly demolished
sups Wilcox. WHO 'was III tho baggago-
on tho ties, jumped ior tho boli-lopo.
I rung tho boil, and then jumped out of
tho side door Into tho marsh. thu car
Immediately, followed, aud foil on him and broko
efficient oticor. 10 loaves ! wifo and QUO
child. Owing to tho su1nmerBautt tnlned by the
/ passenger cars. few escaped without some ILL
Jury. Tho Palladium Of tomorrow morning
e wii; contain iist Of 1o7 persous who % received
nos Of serious character. There aro
two or three whose cases arc critical;
among them George Davis. Of Gullord, nnd tho
Negg. Il. E. Hall, Of Fair Huvon. Several have
broken arms or broken legs. A Coronor's jury,
,h1s morning, rendered. rerd'ct that Supt.
Wilcox camo to his death bv reason Of tho care
lesa act Of Standardization Beach. but tho latter
claims TINT ho did not reverhe tho Bwitch until
| tho train had passed, anti until ho lad ntticod
/ that fi}o frttnk of ia rni1u frbfu
| planaton WAS not credited. The train naB 4
purely local ono, and tho casualties confined.
With few exceptions, to tho Inhabitants Of this
| city aaa the adjoining town..