The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-02-04

TERHIBLR SMASH UP ON THE BRANCH
RoAD.-OTee Han Killed ana Seueral Injured
The first sccident of a fatal character that
has ever occurred on the i. 81 c. X. r took
place on "Wednesday morning last at the
Eoretto plank road crcssing, about one hall T
mile this side of of,Cressoa station The partic-
ulars, as we learn them, are that the Branch
train going south was considerably behind
uine on the morning in question, and the
conductor of what is known as the gravel
train, Ehrenfeift Ivy rarne, seeing n train ON
the main ZINE which he mistook for tue
Branch train ordered his engineer TO pro-
ceed in the direction of this place (whifher
they were coming for the purpose of taking
on load of ties and soon after reafnej the
point indicated under a full head of steam,
where the two engines, which it seerns
whistled for the crossing at the same mo-
ment and thus prevented the respective en-
gineers from recognizing the presence ofeach
other until only few yards distant sUd-
denly came in collision with riic effect
the result being the instant Killing and
shocking mutilation of Mr.. y ohm Parrish. Of
GallitZin, the engineer of the gravel train
the serious injury of his fireman, j James Eoy-
kins, of Mr.. Turner Hopkins of HOfft-
daysburg, and also of Mr.. Bart. NJ Cabe, Of
Cambria borough, engineer Of the Branch
train as we'll as the slight injury of Messrs .
Richard Humphreys, fireman, Max. Ritter
brakeman, and Charles Lattener, passenger
all of this place. OF those injured Messrs
Hopkins and M'Cabe Jared the worst the
former having had one of his legs so fear
fully crushed that no less than two amputa-
tions had to be resorted to forthwith the
first below and the last above the knee, he
sides receiving several other severe Injuries
about the body, while Mr.. MCabe had six
OF his ribs broken and n large piece of flesh
torn from each side of his brow, above the
eyes, neatly as if they had been cut out
by Il knife. He is also, it is feared injured
internally, and his condition, like that of
Mr.. Hopkins, is believed to be rather pre-
carious. The INJURIES of the other three
gentlemen are principally about the face and
are not of a serious character, those of Mr.
Ritter being in the nature of burn, received
by being thrown against one of the stoves in
the passengercar. Both engines were badly
deroraliz.d, several trucks move OF less
seuger car were considerably used mp by he
force of the collision, while the 'shool< with
which the trucks ftom this place were laden
were scattered in al. directions To the fact
that these trucks were next to the engine
may no doubt Ire attributed the estaIje from
injury, if not from death, of those on BOARD
the passenger car. AS it was they were all
shook up considerably and of course badly
frightened. Mr.. Parrish whose death was
instantaneous, his entire body being horribly
crushed, was a brother Of Mr. Silas Par
rish, deceased, former engineer on our
Branch road, and was for many years a
faithful and trusted employee of the P. r. r.
Co. He was a widower and ieaves n family
of small children. His age about AZ
years. Messrs. M'Cabe and Hopkins were
taken to their respective bones for treat
ment and the others returned TO this place
OH the train, which reached here about 8
O'Clock =. IN.