Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-22
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FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Passenger Train Smashed.
Six Killed and Forty Injured.
A wASHINGToNIANS SUICIDE.
disappointed Love the Cause.
THE HE'LL GATE EXPLOSION.
Gard from Cen. Newton.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ENGLAND.
Card from Cen. Newton.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ENGLAND.
FnIGHrFCL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
a Train Tumbies DOVE IN Embank-

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. "a most frishtfuI
accident occurred At an early hour this
Handle railroad, about - miles from this
city. The train was RAINING at the rate OF
perhaps forty miles an hour, when from
some cause four cars or The train jumped The
track and rolled down an embankment,
which II some twenty I've or thirty feet high
At t9at place. The engine, baggage car and
In the rear went Oh. This leads some 10 sup
pose that the accident was caused by brok-
en- rail, while others are OF the opluion that
making the curve. The cars that went over
dition.
"A gentleman who was on the train states
that the cars are broken fine enough 70 make
kindling wood OF and that there is not .
single wheel on any of the cars. InteIn-
gence was At once sent 10 the city, aud In a
few minutes a wrecking train and physi-
clans were on The scene OF The accident and
every attention that could be given was
paid the wounded. Conductor Lacy, who
ives In charge Of the train, and his assist
aus sia , cin what was In their power 70 alevi-
The killed and wounded were brought 60 the
Union depot, from whence the wounded
were removed TO the NOTES.-THE greatest
portion OF them going 70 the Exchange and
National. The physicians from the city re-
sponded promptly aud were this morning
busily ministertng 70 the wants OF their pa
tients.
Four Persons Killed and q Larxe
N0mbor WOUNDED.
In the confusion which prevailed it was
hard 70 get the names OF the killed and
wounded. Four persons are known 70 have
been killed outright. two men and two chill
dren. One OF the killed In q son OF T.. p. Ben
nett, of Cairo. III. Another Is Lizzie Ban
croft, OF Philadelphia, q child three years
old. One OF the men is said 10 be from ST.
Louis, and Smother from Hamilton, Ohio.
OF the wounded no adequate idea can be
given OF the number. Many OF them took
the regular trains At the depot and departed
for their homes without reporting 70 any
one. IL Is variously estimated that
there must have been between thirty and
forty more or less injured by the
accident. Some OF the wounds are very
slight, while others are quite serious, many
OF the Injuries being about the head aud the
upper portion OF the body. The Union depot
| this morning had somewhat the appearance
OF hastily devised hospital. The emis rant
room had been used 10 receive the Won uded
where they were placed upon hastily con-
structed beds, from which they were 10 be
removed TO the hotels. All but two had been
removed when the reporter visited the scene
this morning, and they were badly wounded,
one OF whom will perhaps die. About
the depot waiting for trains were a number
OF persons with heads bsndaged, arms I'm
eltngs, or 1mping around as best they could.
All who were on the train speak OF the acct
dent as a most frightful one, and are aston
lshed that the deaths were so few.
Two More Killed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Sept 22.-Some addi-
tionsl particulars OF the rallros disaster
near this city have been gathered. To the
list OF killed must be sdded the names OF
VIM. Henchling, supposed TO be from Gin
cinnatif and Isaac Thornton, OF Vanmeter,
Iowa. A man, supposed 10 be John Weeden-
berner, OF Hamilton, is lying at the depot
TO give bis name, fearing the effect OF the
news upon his wife.