The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-08-13
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE
PANHANDLE,
Near MingO Junction, on the 7th
inst.---Fifteen Persons Killed
and Forty WOunded--One of
the Worst Accidents that
Ever Happened on
the Road.


the Worst Accidents that
Ever Happened on
the Road.
Hearing OF terrinIe railroad accident
IN the Pan Handle Railroad, near Steu-
,enville, eaarly yesterday morning, a re
,orser for tue Register was dispatched to
he scene and cleaned the following par
iculars:
At | 80 A NJ. yesterday morning train
No. q, Cincinnati and St. Louis Mail, the
'astest train on the road, going west col
ided with through freight No. l3 COM
ng east. at point Ii miles east of Min
90 Junction, wreckiEg the passenger
rain in frightful manner and killing
eight persons outright and woundiug
about forty others, seven of whom have
since died.
John Fallton, fireman of the passenger
engine, jumped from the engine and es-
capped certain death, but sustained seri-
Gus injuries in the fall. John Dugan, the
engineer remained at his post.
He was picked up in pile Of wheat
alongside the track at the point of col
lision with his jaws broken, a frightful
cash in his skull and otherwise injured
He was insensible when found and re.
manned so till death ended his sutferings
at half past two yesterday afternoon
From where DuSan was picked nm he
mnst have hsen thrown some distance
forward. out of his cab. the instant OF
the collision. q s
The engineer and fireman of the
freight jumped from their engine. Their
injuries are reported as not very serious
The scene Of the accident at daylight
was one OF terrible confusion and de-
struction The exact spot of the coils
ion is lust at the beginning Of the second
curve west OF The Cross Creek bridge -
The track lies on an embankment about
20 or 25 feet that slopes steepIy to the
creek on the north, side and also TO lit
tie drain on the south side. The passen.
ger engine stood on the south slope at
right angles to the track, he forward end
facing the track. The freight engine lay
alongside Of the other, only their ends
we're reversed. They were stripped OF
almost all their machinery except their
drivers. The shock was 80 great that
the domes were thrown on the other side
OF the track into the creek. The con.
Meeting rods were bent, cylinder heads
knocked off, and indeed about all there
was left of the two locomotives lying
side and side like Two huge, ugly mon
sters after terrific battle for mastery ol
destruction. were the two boilers. The
tenders were on the other side of the
track The train a insisted of two posta
cara one haovaoe car. three passenpel
c,aches one botel car and sleener com
bined, and a sleeper. The Cincinnati
postal was flrst. It went TO the south o
the track buttino up against the passen
DER enoine narallel TO the track. II wa
badly wrecked. The ST. Louis posta
;umned the tracl, to the north. The for
ward end was stove into splinters abou
\ < feet Of itsienoth The bacoace car an,
arst.naa aen chr coacb were broken up int,
snch hits that there vas NOTHING Who'll
ex,ent the trucxs. and how anv one coul,
escane beino made into ielly. that wer
4 in them ismiraculous. The forward en-,
Of the next coach stood upon the rea
end of what was left of passenpe, coacl
No l. at an angle OF 80 degrees. Th
roof was all torn off and the right sid
i huloed ont Tho rema;nino q three coache
wers ;ntaet Tho aleeners having broke,
IL tho counl;no at,ach;no them to the las
nassenoer coach had recoiled 90 feet +
n the rear. Mail sacks. express matte,
and trunks were all torn to pieces an
their contents scattered in eyery cencei,
] able direction. Blood, brains and huma
Aesh minoled freely with the ruins. an
made nm SIGHT that was as sickenin
and heart rendi1p as It was confused an
frightful
From Mr.. Bean, OF Mlngo, wno' n' wl'
MS prother sam, ana NUMBER Oh osn'
citizens OF the town, rendered gooo Sc
: vice in extricating and helping the wou
: ded at the wreck, we learn tnat taemoa'
! and cries OF the wounded and dying we
!. distinctly heard at Mlngo, ana sound'
very similar, at that distance, 70 the oa
ling OF hock OF sheep. Mr.. 5 Bel
. heard the passenger train pass Mingo.,
Two minutes aiterwara ne neard u
: freight whlstl,ng ior danger, ana instar 1,. :.
WY the sound OF the crasn OF CONAN
2 trains was borne on the AIR TO MS eal
: Inc walls OF the sufferers impeheo nl
hastily 70 the scene. on DIS way ne u
= conductor Morreii VINO was nastening
e Mingo Station TO telegraph the alarm
There being no night operator on Gu
J at that point, much delay was occasion
}. in awakening him to give the alarm.
. From the Gazettes exceiient reps
. we clip the following interview had W
y an eyewitness TO the tragic a1air:
l. JOHN EARp's STATEMENT.
John Earn Eso Professor of Is
onaoes Ashprv ITn;versitv Greencast
1nd;sna says tho make.nn Of the IRIS
consisted ~ two mail cars baooat
IN one emiorant car 4 second of mi mix
nassanoers and third one first.class
ID With two sleeners in the rear We W.
at running On fine or thereabouts will
a minnie or so and while turning cur
D. III. ha,ond M;noo Z wes ao,;