Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
A RAILWAY HORROR.

Pittsburg kilograms Of the 9Th inst
state that the fast line on the
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati Il st. Loui,
railroad, which left this city at 1l:4l
last night, met With terrible accident
ut Il point one and half miles west 81
Mingo Junction. Ohio. The train was
composed Of two sleeper5, one hotel
car, one baggage car, two postal cars
and two passenger coaches, the latter
being occupied by emigrants. At 4,
NJ. at the point named, the fast line
train, which was behind time. and run
ming ut a 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 rs vet been received. Ali
the passengers III the sleepers escaped
serious injury. The loss of lifewas CON
fined to those in the forward cars, occu-
pied by postal clerks and emigrants.
LATER ACCOUNT.
The Cincinnati postal ear 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 leg broken.
The st. Louis was thrown over an
embankment on her side, and badly
wrecked. The postal clerks, 6. 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 III hurt. Owing to tAc
fact that most Of the killed and wound
ed arc cmigrants, great difficulty is ex-
perienced Ill getting list of the casual
ties.
The killed and wounded were taken
on special train to Stcubenville, Ohio,
where the officers of tive road did every
thing III their power to make the wound
ed comfortable. Both public and pri-
waite houses were opened to receive
them, and they received the attention
Of the best physicians Of the town.
STILL LATER
The following is mn accurate list of
casualties at the wreck ut Mingo
junction.
Killed. Frank u. Graham, w. Il.
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 - who were either killed outright
or have died from injuries. Many of
the killed are emigrants and cannot be
identified
Wounded II. II. Cornwall, Urichvillc,
O.; Margaret Boarder, East Bridgeport,
e., SAINT semplc, Philadelphia; Moses
Mccormick, Glasgow, Scotland; Mrs.
Bomerlne, same place, and two child
rcn; Mrs. Mary Haley, New Rochell,
n. Y.
Dying George Thomas, Washington; ;
Edward Downing. Allegheny, Pa. Mrs.
+. w. Owens, Bridgeport, c., and two
childrcn Mrs. Maria Cullen, same
place, and her husband and y daughter;
Mrs. Edward Burk, Louisville, Ky;
j. w. Harris, GAINESVILLE, O.; John b.
Thomas, Philadelphia; J. r. 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, Tippecanoc
g.; w. II. Houston, indianapolis; Pos
tai Clerk Geo. West, Cambridge City,
Ind. Postal Clerk j. G. Malbur;
Postal Clerk Charles Mccain,
wreckmaSter Of the Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl and st. Louis railroad. 4 large
number Of Swedes, Danes and Swiss
are among the wounded, names not
known.
The list Of woundedw wi foot up fifty.
Many badly injured are not expected
to recover. The wounded ale ut the
railroad hospital i'll Steubenville, receiv-
ing every care and attention. The dead
have been neatly eothned and are being
forwarded to friends.
Washington.
wEEKlN TREASURY STATEMENT.
7 5. bonds to secure national bank
Bonds to secure public deposits II. SO, lot