The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-08-17
Weston Democrat
Saturday MMgNst NJ
The Dead and;,DyinS-'Ehc
Wreck 6f a lightning
gree Train. s'>'

PI7TsBuRc, August /.
The fast line on the 'Pittsburg, Gin
ciunati and 81. Louis Railroad, which
left this city at"11:47 last night mot
with terrible accident at point one
and a half miles west Of Nlingo juno
lion, Ohio TIE tain was composed
Of two plccpcrs, one Hotel car, ono bag.
gage, two postal cars ndtwo coaches,
tho latter being occupied by emf.
grants. 'At' la. Nj, at tito roi1t
named, the fast limo, which was twenty
minutes behind time and rrnuing at
the rate Of forty miles ~ hour, col.
lidcd with afrcight train and the en-
tire traiai, . except the hotel car md
slccpcrc, was thrown from the track
and fcurfnlly wrecked. The Ciucin.
natl postal car was thrown over IN EN-.
bankmeut thirty feet and completely
demolished. The postal Clerks Frank
D. Graham, II. A. Andrews and W.
Johnston, were killed. GsL. Maroon
had leg broken. Tho ST. Louis car
was thrown over On cmbankmcnt' on
its end 'and badly wrecked. The
postal clerks, GIL. Weast, Win.
Houston and j G. Mathews; were
injured; but it is bclic7ed not fatally.
The baggage and 'cmisrart cars were
throwu.S from tho track and ally
wrecked, 'shilc nthu las, coach and
slccpers rcmuiued on the track and the
occupants escaped almost uuhurt -
: Owing to The fact that most of the
killed and wounded arc cmigrants,
great difficulty lie inexperienced 10 get.
ting list"of casualties. Tho killed
and wounded were taken On u special
train TO "Stcubcnville; Ohio, where
officers Of tho road did everything in
their power to- max. tho, wounded
comfortable. Both public and private
houses we're open to. receive" them, and
they received the attention CT tue best
physicians Of the town. ~ t. "
t" The lis. Of those killed oltrish. CT
who have died since tue accident foots
up fifteen. Many cf the killed arc
cmigrauts and cannot be identified
The list Of the worndci will foot W
fifty, many Of them being very badly
injured and not expected 10 recover
The wounded arc at the Railroad
Hospital 10 S,cubrayille, receiving
every attention. Tho dead have beer
neatly cOffincd and ere being forward;
cd" to their friends. There wcro q
large" number Of Swclcs, Dams and
Swiss among tho wounded, whose
names arc not known. ...n 40,
The following list Of casualties is a.
nearly complete as can be ascertaiucG
tonight: 1910
THE r:,LLED.
Augus,e Andrews. postal clerk
Clnrksbufg. West Virginia. cree
Mrs. Cullen, Bridgeport, Connect;
cut. g. ''.' ".'. '"'-' 9
John Curry, Ireland.
John Dugau, engineer Of tho pas
srngcr train. ~ "a 4. TIE -
Patrick Cannon. Ireland.
Frank D. Graham, postal clerk
Cincinnati. ga
Fred Gross. Mannheim, Germany.
W. q. Johnston, postal clark, Gin
cinn.ti. ! g.. d" .- 4, jn
l'urchard Miller, Germany.
o.. - TtIe 1vn,,Snvh
W. D. Agucw, Allegheny, iuiryc,
Internally. &" q.
Mrs Jane Agncw, Allegheny, left
leg frasturcd.
Mrs. Jane lsOwcrino and two child.
rem. Glasgow, Scotland. . DE.
Margaret Brandon, East bridgeport,
Connecticut. It '.'. ! =
Mrs. y. Barkc, Brooklyn, wis,
sprained and head bruiscl.
Nlrs. Edward Burke, Louisville
leg srraiucd mud back hunt. ."
Il R. Council, Ulricksvillo, leg cuI
and badly bruised y
Alnria Cullen and five grandchildren
of Mrs. Cullen, Bridgeport, Connect
cur. '' r nr
James Cullen, Bridgeport, fool
crushed. "
Fanny Cullen, Injured internally.
Edward Downing, Allegheny, Penn
SJlsauia, hip joint dislocated. : 90
J.C. FuIcOn, Bnrg9t,stowr, pcnaY
sylvnnia, nose smashed aud jaw
broken. 49, /