The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
THE STEUBENVILLE DISASTER.
martial List of the Killed and wound
ed - WeaPt-Rending Scenes-St0ppRgs
inf a G0nsa uCtDr's watch the CRuse.

IaTrsBURa, Aug. IA terrible accident oc-
curfRd this morning at Steubenvllle on the
Panhandle Railroad, about forty miles from
this City, In which eleven people were killed
and fifteen wounded. The accident occurred
at Mingo junction, just beyond Steubenville::
The Legder publishes column account. OF
which the following is a condensation : The
trains 6olliding were the mail train No, g.
which left this city at II o'clock last night
with engine No 81, going through freight
train coming East. The accounts received
thus far show that much confusion prevails.
The most reliable is that eleven persons
were killed and fifteen wounded. The names
could not be ascertained at this writing All
i the passengers killed were said to be emil
grants, OF which the train bore large num-
Der. There was but one woman among 5he 1s
/ and efficient employee, and the fireman, Ful-
ton, are reported fatally injured. Frank d.
Graham, postal agent OF Cincinnati, was
leo broken and has since died; Charles Mat
tl1ews. baggage master, is said to be killed.
The mail train was travelling at the rate OF
forty miles an hour west at the time OF the
accident, and the freight train at the rate of
were filled with emigrants, which were the
only ones that were injured besides the e en-
gine, which were made q complete wreck. Ihe
heavy sleepers, Of which there were i tWo "a at Inc
did much toward pushing the other cars on 10
further destruction.
The only theory given as to the cause for
the accident SO far is that the conductor on
the freight train found his watch stopped and
was left without a. guide as to time, and erred
lin his calculation.
A Wrecking train was sent from this city, at
an early hour, and the track is being rapidly
cleared.
Everything possible is being done for the
injured, who will have all the aid and sympa-
fI1v and comforts that can be given by the
residents of the neighborhood. All trains are
greatly delayed.
heen our displeasure to record on the Pan
Handle route for some years: Ii it had not
been for the ianney couplings the Whcle traln
would have been telescoped.
The second section OF freight train NO. IL,
Conductor Sterling, coming East was delayed
by reason of the stoppage OF the conductor S
watch for twenty minutes, as ne claims, con
sseauently he thought he had time TO feacn
Mingo before the fast line, which, running on
I the accident the fog was so dense that IL was
impossible to see a distance OF 100 teet.
Both engines two postal cars, the baggage
ear and two coaches We're badly damaged.
The killed and wounded were as stated above.
The fatalities were mostly among the emil
grants, but the postal clerks were killed, one
Seriously wounded and both engineers
n IIiled were r. b. Graham and Wm. R. Johns,
Of Cincinnati, and assistant local agent &. l..
Andrews; G. il. Moran, of Cincinnati. was
hafily wounded. Mr.. Graham was married a
month ago and leaves wife to mourn his
T1ntimely taking off. Mr.. Andrews belonged
fo Wellsburg, w. Va, and had been but two
weeks In the service. The names OF the others
EiIied and wounded have not been received al
the present writing, but will be sent later.