Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-22
Four Cars, Running Forty Niles
an Hour, Jump the Track
and Roll Down an
EmbankmeRt.
The Accident Occurs Near Columbus,
0hiO-FOur Passengers Killed
Outright and a Great
Many Wounded.
A Partial List OF the Kr'ed aud
Ipjured.

COLUMBUS, OHL0, september Az'-A
most frightful accident occurred OF an
early hour this morning, at Black Lick,
on the Pan Handle road, about twelve
miles east Of this city. The train was
running at he rate, perhaps, Of forty
miles an hour, when, from some cause or
other, four cars of the train jumped the
track and rolled down the ~embankment,
which is some twenty-five or thirty feet
high at that place. The engine, baggage
car aud mail car remained on the track
while those ia the rear went of. This
leads some to think that the accident
was caused by a broken rail, while others
are Of the opinion that it was caused by
jumping the track while making the
curve. The cars that went down the
embankment are in a terribly broken
condition. One gentleman who was on
the train states that the cars are broken
up fine enough to make kindling.wood,
aud there is not a wheel on any of the
cars.
Intelligence was at once sent to this
city aud in a few minutes q wrecking
train aud physicians were on the
of the accident. Every attention within
their power was given the wounded by
Conductor Lacy, who was in charge of
the train, and his assistants, to alleviate
the sufferers until assistance arrived.
The killed and wounded were brought
to the Union depot, from whence the.
wounded were removed TO the hotels,
the greater portion Of them going to the
Exchange and National.
Physicians from this city responded
promptly and were this morning minis
tering to the wants of their patients.
In the confusion which prevailed it was
hard to get the names of the killed and
wouaded. Four persons are known to
have been killed outright, two men and
two children. One of the killsd is a son
Of S. P. Bennett, OF Cairo, Ill, Lizzie
Bancroft. Philadelphia; and a child two
years old. One Of the men, said to be
from St. Louis, and another from Hamil
ton, Ohio, are of the wounded. No ade-
quate idea can be given Of the number.
Many Of them took the regular trains at
the depot, and departed for their homes
without reporting to any one. 1t is
Variously estimated hat there must have
been between twenty and thirty persons
who we're more or less injured by the &C.
cident. Some Of the wounds are very
slight, while others are quite serious,
many of the injuries being about the
head and upper portion Of the body.
The Union depot this morning had
somewhat the appearance Of a hastily
devised hospital. The emigrant room
had been used to receive the wounded,
where they we're placed on hastily con.
structed beds, and from which they were
TO be removed to the hotels. All bui
two had been removed when the reporter
visited the scene this morning and they
we're very badly wounded, n of whom
will perhaps die. About the depot wait
ing for trains we're a number Of persons
with their heads ~bandaged, arms in
slings or limping around as best they
could.
All who we're on the traiu speak OF tht
accident as a most frightful one and are
stonished that the deaths we're so few
The wounded at the Neil House are
Mrs. W. II. Els and her little girl, from
New Orleans. Mrs. Els is badly bruised
2 about the head and chest-the little CIR
? is unhurt; Saml Leutz, Of Philadelphia
3 badly bruised about the body but no
5 seriously hurt. All Of these were in th.
+. sleeper.
g The wounded at Davidson Hotel are
l Geo 0'Homer, formerly owner Of thI
depot restaurant, in this city, and wifi
and daughter seriously injure5,. Tn
: injuries received by this party are prir
cipally internal and body bruises. Nj
g 0'Homer is now q resident Of Dayton
Ohio.
n j. D. Briggs aud wife. of Springfield
Mo, are badly bruizsd, but not seriously
II Mr.. l.. J. Mccoy, who resides in Loui
vile, KY, lie seriously injured. He WI
IS laying quietly, but in such a cOnditio
that be could give no information to OF
9. reporter.
Ten Of the wounded and one Of Il
killed are at the Exchange Hotel.
Brazelton and wife, Of Greenwood, Pc
y county, Iowa, were in ope room he vi
u suffering from a serious cut 10 the thiJ
! and head. Mrs. B., q very large lad
= had one wrist broken and the other d
= located; she was very seriously cut al
!, bruised about the face aud head. The
/, had been to the Centennial and we're 7
a turning via the South Mrs, Brazelton
most serious injuries are feared to
Cof internal.
N Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Bancroft and fol
sc children, aged respectively three. Gig
aud twelve years, a;e at this hotel,
d injured. Mr.. Bancroft was waikiki
about, but Mrs. Bancroft received int
ID nal injuries and three Of the childr,
n we're injured more or less about t
al body. Lizzie Bancroft, a little thr,
X year-old girl, was killed and had be-
laid out in the room occupied by her ;
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