Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-16
Terrible Railroad Accident.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2.
The fast line on the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnati IL st. Louis Railroad, which
left the city at Hay last night, met
with terrible accident at a point one
and half miles west of Mingo juno
ton, Ohio. The train was composed
of two sleepers, one hotel car, one
baggage, two postal cars, and two
coaches, the latter being occupied by
emigrants. At a. M, at the point
named, the fast line, which was twenty
minutes behind time, and running at
rate of forty miles an hour, collided
with freight train. The entire train,
except the hotel car and sleepers, was
thrown from the track and fearfully
wrecked. Eleven or twelve persons
are reported killed and fifteen to twenty
seriously wounded. All passengers in
sleepers escaped without serious injury,
the loss of life being confined to those
in the forward cars occupied by postal
clerks and emigrants.
The Cincinnati postal car was thrown
over an embankmcnt thirty feet and
completely demolished. The postal
clerks Frank ID. Graham, A. w. An
drews and w. johnson were killed, and
George l.. Moorean had leg broken.
The st. Louis car was thrown over an
embankment ON its end and badly
wrecked The postal clerks G. w.
Weast, w. IL. Houston, and G.. G. Mat
thews were injured, but it is supposed
not fatally. The baggage and emigrant
cars were thrown from the track and
badly wrecked, while the last coach and
sleepers remained on the track and the
occupants escaped almost unhurt.
The following is partial list of
the killed and wounded: Killed
Frank ID. Graham, A. w. Andrews, w.
Is. johnson and Mrs. Cullen, of Bridge
port, Conn. Patrick Garnon, of Barry,
Pa. Wounded-MariaC Cullen and four
grandchildren of Mrs Cullen, of Bridge
port, Conn; Mrs. Francis Owen and
three children, of Bridgeport, Conn.
James Cullen, foot smashed; Fanny
Cullen, injured internally; Mrs. Ed
ward Burk, of Louisville, leg sprained
and back hurt; Mrs. McCosh, of Glas-
gov, Scotland; Mrs. Jane Romaine, of
Glasgow, and two children, twins, sew
EN- years old; Mrs. Jane Agnew, of AL
legheny, left leg fractured; Edward
Downing, of Allegheny, hip joint disio-
Gated; j. w. Haines, Allegheny, right
leg broken; A. ID. Agnew, Allegheny,
internally; Mr.. Mccormick, Ireland
Mary Mcdowell, London, England, in
ternally; Mary Haly, New Rossclle,
serious, internally; George Thompson,
Washington, ID. c., body and leg man,
gled; X. X. Conwell, leg cut and badly
bruised; Samuel Sample, Philadelphia
bruised on head and chest; Evan Ritter
OLSON, New York, internally; b.
Thomas, Philadelphia, a leg broken
and skull fractured; - Philips, Har
rison county, concussion of brain, seri
Gus; +, Downing, Allegheny City, Pa,
skull fractured; John X. Schaffer, Mon
tice.lo, Ind, bruised; Mrs, Il. Burke
Brooklyn, wrist sprained and heaC
bruised; Conductor Graham, hurt abou
the head; j. c. Fulton, Burgettstown
Pa, nose smashed and jaw broken.
A large number of Swedes, Danes
and Swiss are among the wounded
whose names are not known. The lis
of wounded will foot up fifty, many
of them very badly injured and not ex
pected TO recover. The wounded arr
at Riohland Hospital in Steubenville
receiving every care and attention