Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-01


,uDtou, D. e., Auq,tst |, lS7G-lO:3Oa a. M
W. the Middle states clear or partly cloudy
ami cuol weather will continue, with hght north
erly to easterly winds and rising barometer.
The COLLISION Y EsrERDAY.-Much impa
,,oc. was manifested by all classes OF our peo'
nj, las, night, to hear some further parlculart
from the sceoe Of the collision on the Midland
Railroad, tut, although there was telegraph
onerstor with an instrument at the wreck II
WAS not uutil about niuc O'Clock, When the
,r,;,, hearing the wounded came 10, that any
r.G,hle news was received Ii seems, from the
best information attaluable that Cohuuetot
& ,olrich. of the stock train. misunderstood the
f.I.praphic orders received by him at Manas'
sos and lief, that station for Clifton, when tile
axnress train was due at Manassas In seven
un,u,cs, When the engineers of the two trains
first saw each other, they Immediately IeVers-
81 their engines, but such was the speed at
which both trains were gong that It was lul
M. sine 10 stop them in time, although the
passenger lraiu was brought 10 nearly a ana
s,;E Fiu,liug a collision inevitable, the eugl'
n.ers and frcmeu Of both trains jumped on,
1hu, voding death or terrible wounding, as,
in :; moment afterwards. both englues we're
r,n.htd together 10 one iLdstugulshable mass
The express aud mail cars of the PASSENGER
ir,iu and five cars of the stock train were also
wrecked, AID all of the passenger coaches more
or less damaged by the msshing OF the plat
form, &c. Those injured arc I. b.. Vansanf,
Express Messenger; Jno. e. Clark. Mail Agent;
D. W. Duvall. Mail Ageut; - JsDnlngs,
Mai! Agent; Laudou G.. Scott, Cattle Dover,
from Fauquler VIM. Leaf, Engiueer; Edward
Goodrich, Conductor; aud Henry Nicholson,
Fireman On the stock train. The injuries OF
the last three are very slight, being mainly
bruises and cuts, received in jumping. Mr..
Vausaat is q1ite severely cut, bruised aud
mashed II 4, WAS brought to this oty ind car
red CD strrtchcr to the residence OF II. W..
Falls, esq. where he is attend ID by Dr Lewis
Mr.. UIark's head was cut. and MF. DuVai was
bruised, and had his legs mashed. Inc loJurles
of these grntlcmen arc not considered serious.
Probably the most seriously Injured persoo on
the train is Mr. Silcott, who Was standing ou
the platform of the caboose car on the rear OF
the STOCK train, and seeing the danger OF col
lisiop, jumped off. while the train was gong at
iuil speed. He unfortunately Jumped back
wards, aud was buried violently to the ground
it is feared that be is-iuiurcd loterDaly. tie
was carried back to Manassas, where he re-
manned last night, and was reported better tins
morning. hUOut tWcuty nFC hSdo VI oNlt'
were killed or crippled The escape OF all 10
the passenger coaches from Injury is almost
miraculous 1t being Impossible to get the
track clear 10 time Tor the regular tralos TO
pass last night. the passengers we're transferred
arouSd tue wreck, aud those duo here lrom
Lypchburg at $50 .. III. arrived AT abou' $3.50
y. III. A large force Was put to work at once,
and the track was cleared in time to permit the
r,,,I,r ,,;,r,,, train tn come thrOuph this morn
ing, after being detained about all tour at Mao
assas. The wife OF NJ. Farsant, the Express
Messenger arrived here this morning. He has
becu examoed aud all Of his injuries found to
be merely flesh wourd<. He is very sore, how
ever, and it will b. probably week before ne
vii! be 10 condition to move. A large num-
b,r of persons were at the depot last light
seeking news Of the accident, some o! whom
had relatives on the trains. Their anxiety wa-
intense and painful uati the arrival OF the
train lcariog the wounded All the articles IN
the Express Car We're found but package OF
jew Try valued at $75.