New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-08
A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.

LONG LIST OF KILLED AND woUNDRD-PRONPT
ATTENTION TO THE DEAD AND WOUNDED
PITrsBURG, Penn, Aug 1.-THE fast-line train on
the Pittsburg Cincinnati and st. LOUIS Railroad.
which left hiscity at 11:47 o'clock last night met
with a terrible accident at point one and half
miles west of Mingo Junction, Ohio. The train was
composed of two sleeping cars. one hotel car, one
baggage car, two postal cars and two coaches, the
latter being occupied by emigrants. At 1 o'clock
this morning at the point named the fastine train,
which was twenty minutes behind time, and rum
n1ng at the rate Of forty miles hour, came into
collision with freight tran and the entire train.
except the hotel and the sleepers,' was thrown
from the track and badly wrecked.
The Cincinnati postal car was thrown over an
embanllment thirty feet high, and completely
wrecked. The postal clerks-Frank ID. Graham,
A. w. Andrews and w. R. Johnston-were killed.
George L. Moreau had leg broken The st. Louis
car was thrown over an embankment. on its end.
and badly wrecked. The postal clerks--G. l..
Weast, w. II. Houston and j. C. Matthews--were
injured, but, it is supposed, not fatally.
The last coach and the "sleepers" remained on
the track, and the occupants escaped almost un-
hurt.
The following is total list of the killed and
correct list of the wounded
KILLED.
ANDREWS. A., postal car clerk
CULLEN, Mrs., Of.Bridgeport, Conn.
CURREY, John, of Ireland.
DUGAN, John, passenger, engineer.
CANNON, Patrick. of Ireland.
GRAHAM, Frank d., postal car clerk.
JOHNSTON w. r., postal car clerk.
MAUBEIM, Fred Gross, of Germany.
WOUNDED.
AGNEw, Mrs Jane, of Allegheny, Penn; left leg
AGNEw. W. D., of Allegheny Penn; injured inter-
BRANDON. Margaret East Bridgeport, Conn.
BoMERNE. Mrs. Jane, of Glasgow, Scotland, and
twins, seven years old
BURKE Mrs. Edward, of Louisville; leg sprained
CoSwsLI r. K; leg cut and badly bruised.
CULLEN, Fanny injured internally.
CULLEN, James, foot crushed.
CULLEN, Maria of Bridgeport, Conn;
DOWNING, Edward, of Allegheny Penn; hip joint
FutToX. j. G., of Burgettstown, Penn. nose smashed
GRAHAM. Charles, freight engineer; hurt about
HAY, Mary, ew-ROchelle, N. Y; seriously injured
HARRIS, j. W. of GAINESVILLE, Ohio; right leg broken
Houston, w. II.
MATTHEWS, J. G.
MCCORMICK Mrs, Glasgow.
Mcdowell Mary, of London. Eng; injured inter
MoR R1if Geo. W.
OBsoN, Evan Peter. of New-York; injured inter
OWES, Mrs Frances. of Bridgeport, Conn.,. andt two
PHILIIPa Mr. of Harrison County, Ohio serious
eoncussIOn of the brain.
SAMPLE, Samuel of Philadelphia; bruised In tho
head and chest
SNAPPER, John p, of Monticello, Ind; bruised.
THOMAS John B., of Philadelphia; leg broken and
skull fractured.
THOMAS George, of Washington, d. c.; body and
leg mangled.
WEAST, g. L..
Fifteen persons were either killed outright or
have died from injuries received. Many of the
killed were emgrants and cannot be identified.
Owing to the fact that most of the killed and
wounded are emiRrants, great difficulty Is expert
enced in getting list of the casualties The killed
aud wounded were taken on special train to Steu-
benville, Ohio, where the officers of the road did
everything in their power to make the wounded
comfortable Public aud private houses wereOpened
to them and they received the attention of the best
physicians of the town.
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED AND Fifty WOUNDED.
Later-A large number of Swedes, Danes and
Swiss, whose names are unknown, are among
the wounded The list of wounded will
include fifty persons. Many of them are
very badly injured, and are not expected
TO recover. The wounded are at the rail-
road hospital in Steubenyille, and are receiving
every care and attention. The dead have been
placed in neat collins and are being forwarded to
their friends.