Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-14

state that the last me on the
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati 4 st. Louis
railroad, which left this city at Has
last night, met with terrible accident
at a point one and half miles west of
Mingo Junction. Ohio. The train was
composed of two sleepen, one hotel
car, one baggage car, two postal cars
and two passenger coaches, the latter
being occupied by emigrants. ALA.
NJ, at the point named, the fast line
train, which was behind time. and rum
ming at q speed of forty miles an hour,
collided with freight train. The en-
tire train, except the hotel car and the
sleepers, was thrown from the track and
fearfully wrecked. Twelve to fifteen
persons are reported killed, and fifteen
or twenty seriously wounded. No
names have as yet been received. Ali
the passengers in the sleepers escaped
serious injury. The loss of life was con-
fined to those in the forward cars, occu-
pied by postal clerks and emigrants.
LATER ACCOUNT.
The Cincinnati postal Car was
thrown over an embankment of
80 feet, and was completely de-
molished. The postal clerks, Frank d.
Graham, A. w. Andrews and w. Johns
ton were killed. George l.. Moorean
had a leg broken.
The st. Louis was thrown over an
embankment on her side, and badly
wrecked. The postal clerks, G. W.
West, w. II. 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 sleeper
remained on the track, and occupants
escaped almost urhurt. Owing to the
fact that most of the killed and wound-
ed are emigrants, great difficulty is ex-
perienced in getting list of the casual
ties. <-| y,
The killed and wounded were taken
on special train to Stcubenville, Ohio,
where the officers of the road did every
thing in their power to make the wound
ed comfortable. Both public and pri-
vate houses were opened to receive
them, and they received the attention
of the best physicians of the town.
STILL LATER.
The following is an accurate list of
casualties at the wreck at Mingo
Junction. ...
Killed: Frank d. Graham, w. r.
Johnston, postal clerks, Cincinnati;
Augustus Andrews, postal clerk, Clarks-
burg, w. Va; Mrs. Cullen. Bridgeport,
Conn.,; Bernhart Miller, Germany:
John Curry, Ireland; Fred. Grass, Men
helm, Germany; Patrick Cannon, Ire
land; John Dugan, engineer passenger
train. These are the killed that have
been identified, although the list foots
up Is who were either killed outright
or have died from injuries. Many of
the killed are emigrants and cannot be
identified.
Wounded-R. r. Cornwall, Urichville,
o.; Margaret Boarder, East Bridgeport,
c.; Sam'l Semple, Philadelphia; Moses
Mccormick, Glasgow, Scotland; Mrs.
Bomerine, same place, and two child
rem; Mrs. Mary Haley, New Rochell,
N. "
Dying-George Thomas, Washington;
Edward Downing. Allegheny, Pa; Mrs.
+. w. Owens, Bridgeport, Ct, and two
children; Mrs. Maria Cullen, same
place, and her husband and a daughter;
Mrs. Edward Burk, Louisville, Ky;
J. w. Harris, GAINESVILLE, O.; John B.
Thomas, Philadelphia; J. P. Shooter,
Monticello, Ind; w. w. Agnew, Ale
ghany, Pa; J. F. Cullen, Burghton, Pa, /;
the passenger fireman, Charles Ora
ham, and the freight engineer, Evan
Hobson, N. Y; Mary Mcdonald, Lon
don, Eng; Mr.. Phillips, Tippecanoe,
o.; w. H. Houston, indianapolis; Pos
tai Clerk Geo. West, Cambridge City,
Ind; Postal Clerk ]. G.. Malbur;
Postal Clerk Charles McCann,
wreckmaster Of the Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl and st. Louis railroad. A large
number of Swedes, Danes and Swiss
are among the wounded, names not
known.
The list Of wounded wit foot up fifty.
Many badly injured are not expected
to recover The wounded are at the
railroad hospital in Steubenville, receiv-
ing every care and attention. The dead
have been neatly cof1ined and are being
forwarded to friends.
A CURIOUS Berwickshire legend, which
however, is palpably anachronical, at
tributes the introduction of potatoes
into Scotland to that famous wizard of
the north Sir Michael Scott. The wizard
and the devil being in partnership took
a lease of farm on the Mertoun estate
called WhitehOuse. The wizard was to
manage the farm; the devil managed
the capital. The produce was to be
divided as follows: The first year, Sir
Michael was to have all that grew above
the ground, and his partner all that
grew below; the second year their
shares were just the opposite way. His