Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-22
TEL NEWS.
Railroad A. "ident.

Railroad ~ "ident.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. pa most frightfu
accident occurred at an early hour this moro
log at Black Lick station, on the Pan Haodle
railroad about ,wcvc miles from this city.
The train was running at the rate Of perhaps
forty miles an hour, when from some cause
four cars of the train jumped the track and
rolled down an embaukmcnt, which is some %
or 80 feet high al that place. The engine,
| baggage car aud mail car remained on the
track, while those 10 the rear went off. This
| leads some to thluk that the accident was
caused by broken rail, while others are of
the opinion that it vas caused by jumping the
track while making the curve. The cars that
went over the embankmcnt are 10 a badly
broken condition. 4 gentleman who was on
| the train states that the cars are broken hue
enuusb to make klndliDg OIL OF, and that
there is not Il single wheel Oh any Of the cars.
| Intelligence was at 0ucc sent TO the city, and
10 few minutes Wreckng train and phy>l-
clans were on the scene OF he accident, and
every attention that could be gwen was paid
tue wounded. Conductor Lacy, who was III
charge Of the traln, aid his assistants did
what was 10 their power to alleviate heir sui
ferlngs until sS.ahcc arrived. The killed and
wounded were brought TO the Union depot,
from whence the wounded were removed 70
the hotels, the greatest portion of them
going TO the Exchange and NATIONAL
The physicians from The city responded
promptly and We're this morning busly miu-
stering to the vans OF their patients. In
the confusion wlich prevailed it was hard
to get the pames Of the killed and wounded
Fur persons are known TO have been killed
ou right, two men and TWO children.
One of th" killed is son OF s. Z. Bennett OF
Cairo. Illinois. Another is Lizzie Bancroft, Of
Philadelphia, child three years old. One Of
The men is said to be from ST.. Louis, and an
other from Hanitoo, Olo. o. the wounded
90 adequate idea can Dc given of tn number.
Many OF them took the regular trains at The
dcput and departed for their homes without
reporting to anyone. Ii is varlOusiy estimated
that there must have been between thirty and
forty more or less injured by the accident
SOme OF the Wounds arc very slight, while
other, are quite serious, many OF the inju ries
being about the head and the upper portion Of
the body. The UuIon depot this morning had
somewhat the appearance OF hastily devised
hospital. The emf grant room had been used
10 receive the woundei, where they were placed
upon hastily co1aifuct, d ds from which they
we're TO be- renewed To the hotels. All but two.
had been rcmov whnu the reporter visited
the scene this morning, and they we're very
badly wounded, one OF whom Will perhaps die.
About the depot, waiting tor trains We're d
uu,r Der Of persons with heads baudagtd, arms
in -lugs or lmplug around As best they
could All who were 90 tho traln speak OF the
accident as most lrchttul one, aud are aston
listed that deaths are 50 lew. The wounded at
The Neil House are Mrs. W. Ii. Ellis, of New
Orleans; she is badly bruised about the head,
,p.v nt lad nj NH hn1 In,
bruised about the body, but not seriously hurt,
All OF these we're in the sleeping car. The
wounded at Davidson's Hotel are Geo. Oh.
mer, formerly owner of the depot restaurant.
in this city. and his wife and daughter, who |
arc seriously Injured; the injuries received by |
this party are principally lntcrDal ADD body
bruises; MIR. OhiDtr Is now resident OF Day
100, Oalo. }. {. d Brigg aud wife, of Sprlug
fed, Mo-. are badly bruised. but not seriously
Mr.. l. } Mccoy, who resides here IS serious
ly Injured. About ten Of the wounded were at
the Exchange Hotel; also one OF the 1cad. q.
Bragcitnn aud VILE 81 Greenwood, Polk coun
ty, low were IN one room. He was suffer
lug from serious cuts on the thigh and
head. His wife, a very Ia 81 woman, has one
wrist broken ADD the other dsiuc stcd She is
very seriously cut and bruised about the
face and head, aud it is feared she is
seriously Injured internally Mr. and Mrs.
Bancroft; aud heir three children aged rcspec
lively s and II years, are at this hotel, all IN
iured NJ. BaGc. Oft was Wa kiug about but Mrs. |
Bancroft received internal injuries aud the chill
drnn were more or less Injured abou! the body.
l. zz.e Bancroft aged years was killed and had
been laid out 10 the room occupied ~ her pa
rcuts, brothers AID sisters. John Wolse and
four compaoons were bruised considerably ard
hid bcir cinthing torn amos. in shrcd>. They
are trom Merton, Mo-, and were returning
home from Philadel pha.