The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-08
AN EXPRESSTRAIN WRECK ED
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED AND ABOUT
FIFTY ROUNDED.
Running at ihe Rate Of Forty Mile. nm Hour
intc n Freight Trnin-Two Postal and Two
Emigrnut Cars Thrown from the Trnck.

trnin-IMO fOstnl ana Two
Emigrant Car. Thrown from the Track.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. Tho fast line Of the
Pittsburgh. Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad
which left this city at II II last night met with
n terrible accident at point ono and a half
miles west OF Mingo Junction. Ohio. The train
WAS composed of two slccpcrs. ono hotel car.
one baggage. two postal cars and two coaches.
the latter being occupied by cmigrants. At A.
NJ the train. which was twenty minutes behind
timc. and running ut tho rate Of forty miles an
hour camo in collision with freight train. and
tho entire train except tho hotel car and the
Shoppers. thrown from the track and fear
fully wrecked. Eleven or twelve persons arc
reported killed. and fifteen to twenty seriously
wounded All tho passengers In the Shoppers
escaped without serious injury. the loss OF lifo
being confined to those in the forward cars. &C.
cupicd by postal clerks and emigrants
The Cincinnati postal car was thrown over an
embankment thirty feet and completely dcmol-
ishcd. The postal clerks. Frank u. Graham.
A. w. Andrews. and w Johnston were killed.
George l.. Moreau had n leg broken The st.
Louis car was thrown over an cmbankmcnt On
It's end and badly wrecked The postal clerks
G.. l.. Measi. W. II. Houston. and j. G. Matthew'S
were injured but it Is supposed not fatally.
The baggage and cmigrant cars were thrown
last coach md Shoppers remained on the track
and the occupants escaped almost unhurt
IN" following Is an accurate list OF casualties
ut he wreck at Mingo Junction this morning;
:, hWed-Frank ID. Graham. Cincinnati w.
u. Johnston. Cincinnati. and Augustus An
drews. Clnrkshurg. W Va. postal clerks; Mrs.
Cullen. Bridgeport. Conn; bernhard Miller.
Germany: John Currey. Ireland; Fred. Gross
Mannheim. Gcrmany Patrick Cannon. Ireland !;
Jnp. Dugun. engineer Of the passenger train.
These are the Killed that have been identified.
although the list foots NJ fifteen who wcrc
either killed outright or have died from injuries
received. Many Of tho killed wcre cmigrants
and cannot he identified.
Hoimdel II X. Conwcll. Uhricksvillc. Ohio:
Margaret Brandon. East Bridgeport. Conn;
Samuel Sempl". Philadelphia: Mrs. McCor-
mick. Glasgow. scotland: Mrs. Jane Bomcriuc,
Glasgow. Scotland. jesse Bomcrine. Robert
Mary Haley. New Rochelle NY. diving; Geo.
Thomr-. Washington, ID. {. Edward Downing
Allegheny. Pa; Mrs. L. Ovens, Bridge
port. Conn, and two children Of the lat
tor; Mrs. Maria Cullen. bridgeport. Conn;
! daughter Fanny Mr-. FL. Burk. LouisvIle
! Ky: J. W. Harris /unosville Ohio; John Il.
Thoms, Philadelphia; !. =. Shafnr. Monticello
Ind. W. ID. Agurw, Allegheny. Pa. j. {. Full
ton. Burgcttstown. Pa. fireman on the pnssen-
| freight train Evan T. OLSON NV York Mary
! Mcdonald. London. England; Mr.. philhp.
| Tiprcrano". Harrison county. Ohio; W. II.
| Houston. Indianapolis; George l.. Wcist. Cam
| clerks; Charles Mccain. wrcok mnstcr. Pits
| hurgh. Cincinnati and ST. Louis Railroad.
\ large number Of SWrIr- Danes and swiss
| are Among tho wounded who's" names are NOT
| known. The nst Il wounded Will foot M tfty (.
| many Of them very badly injured and not cX-
reHted 10 recover. The dead nav. beru placed
| IN neat cOflinS. and nrc being forwarded to
| friends OF the deceased.