The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-07
p. C. 3 ST L. z. r.
Fearful Accident.

PTTTsBURG, Aug. THE fast line on
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati q st. Louis rail-
road, which left this city at ll:47 last
night, met with terrible accident at a
point one aud half miles west of Mingo
junction, Ohio. The train was composed
of two sleepers, one hotel car, one baggage,
two postal cars, and two coaches, the lat
ter being occupied by emigrants. At a.
N. the fast line which was twenty minutes
behind time, and running at a 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 OF
twelve persons are reported killed. aud
fifteen to twenty seriously wounded. No
names received. All the passengers 10
the sleepers escaped without serious in
jury. The loss o. life was confned to
those in the forward cars occupied by pos
tai clerks and emigrants.
CINCINNATI, Aug. TN the railroad
accident the Cincinnati postal car was
| thrown over the embaukment thirty feet,
aud completely demolished. The postal
clerks, Frank d. Graham, A " Andrews,
and W. Johnston. we're killed; George l..
MooreaD had his leg broken.
| The st. Louis car was thrown over the
embankment on its end aud badly wrecked
The postal clerks. g. w. Weast, w. H
Houston, and g. G. Matthews, were in
jured, but it is supposed not fatally.
The baggage and emigrant cars were
thrown from the track and badly wrecked
while the last coach and the sleepers re
mained on the track and the occupants es-
capped almost unhurt.
! The following is a partial list of thu
! killed and wounded:
Frank D. Graham, A. w. Andrews, w
i r. Johnston. and Mrs. Cullen, of Bridge
port, Conn; Patrick Cannon, OF Perry
/ Pa.
/ WOUNDED.
4 Maria Cullen, and four grand childreI
of Mrs. Cullen, Mrs. Francis Owen ant
three children, of Bridgeport, Coma
james Cullen, foot smashed; Fannie Cul
len, injured internally; Mrs. Edwarc
Burk, Of Louisville, KY. leg sprained an
back hurt; Mrs. McCosh and Mrs. Jan
Romaine, of Glasgow, Scotland; two sma
children, twins, Z years old; Mrs. Jan
Aguns, of Allegheny, left leg fractured
1 EQWarQ DOWulHgs AileRueu9. MP JOIN
. dislocated; ]. w. Hanies, Allegheny
right leg broken; a. d. Agnue, Allegheny
Internally; Mr. Mccormick, Ireland. Mar
A. Mcdowell, London. England internally
Mary Haley, Mrs. Roselle Screams, il
ternalIy; Geo. Thompson, Washington,
|, g., body and leg mangled; r. K. Couwel
leg cut and badly bruised; Sam. Sampl'
Philadelphia. bruised on the head an
chest; Evan Peter OLSON, New York. il
y ternally; B. Thomas, Philadelphia, le
broken and skull fractured: Phillips, aa
rison county. concussion of the hrai
serious: L, Downing, Allegheny city, pc
Wis fractured; John r. Schaffer. Mont
: cello, Indiana, bruised; Mrs. E. Burk
Brooklyn, wrist sprained and head hruisee
Conductor Graham hurt iabout the heat
j. G. Fulton, BurgettstoWn, Pa, no
smashed and jaw broken, - -
Owing to the fact that the most of Il
killed and wounded are emigrants, gre
difficulty Is experienced IN getting the Ii
of casualties. The killed and wound,
we're taken on special train to Steube
: vile. Ohio. where the officers of the ro;
a did everything in their power to make Il
wounded comfortable. Both public al
l private houses were opened to reeei'
them. and they received the attention
the best physicians of the town.