The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-09
Terrible Railroad srcidcnt fn Scotland.

ON Sunday night, Dec 2Sth. Il passenger
train from Edenburg, Scotland, while cross
ing the bridge over the Firth OF Tay. was
pTccipitated into the water dropping dis
tanCe of cighty-eiEht feet into the firth, which
at that point is over forty feet deep. The
accident was caused by the falling Of pOT-
tiOn Of tEe bridge. caused by a heavy gale a
short time before the Inflated train came
aiorg. There were about three hundred
passengers on the train in addition to the
employees Of the road. Not soul escaped
The bridge was first opened for travel i'm
May. 1873. II was about two miles long and
consisted Of eighty-iive spans. the widest of
which was two hundred and forty-fiye feet
We gather the following particulars Of the
accident from tele@Tams received from Dun
dee, Scotland, b. the daily press:
The appalling catastrophe OF last evening has
thrown tie city into a s;ate Of frantic excitee Mt,
aud n nci2hb0rhood o the ts+al bridge is thTUng-
Ell win horror stricken visitors. Not soul
capped Who was on the lated train. The gal
lantry oI lanes Roberts. Locomotive Superinten-
dent uf Tie NoTjh British Railway o. Dundee, ant
Station Master Smith. in venturiug out the
bridge j. bi.h hrv commented In suite Of the
fury of the gale which rendered the attempt dOu-
bly, peTiiUus. after tremendous eXcrtions their
hands Iscerssted 10y cliuginz to the rails Tor dear
life they reached .he edge OF the fatal gap. Here
thev q discovered that thirteen girIers each 545
feet long AMI weighing tons. all forming kind
OF tunnel the middle OF the bridge, had been
washed away and uotIin rora me. but the bar,
iron piers. A bout hirJ OF he whole struct-
had vanished. Thirteen nrtckwork stumps
were 10 hc seen In the rni,is; OF the waves II is
positively asserted that three hundred and fifteen
people are lost
Another special despatch says
The tidiugs of the disaster were first conveyed
by gentleman who had left his house with
friend while the southwest gale was blowing with
all its fury. They began discussing whether. on
such night, the Edinburgh train would venture
across The bridge. They then went 10 telegraph
signal box situated at the north end of the bridge
where they found number of men anxiously
tuem asserted that they had seen the lights of the
train in question enter on the bridge and cross the
HrfVru into nTf fFwE hoy
n sudden shower OF IRE which, with the lights OF
the train seemed to descend with great velocity
into the river; then psftect darkness followed -
Minutes and minutes passed. but no signs Of the
train were TO be seen and the people asked them
burgh train they had seen so suddenly quencheds'
The hurror stricken beholters made vehement
He replied that all he knew of the matter was
that the train had been signalcd to him rom the
clock Discovering no Indications of the approach
Of the train, the alarmed signal man endeavored
TO telegraph TO the south end of the bridge, but
the commune ication had ceased
Only one body, terribly mutilatcd. has been
recovered at latest accounts.
WAGES TO BE ADvANCED.-Th financial
editor of the Philadelphia Ledger says.
we arc yratifed to note. as another proof OF the
improving condition OF our business interests that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company proposes in
the early spring to advance the wages OF its em-
piOyes. When ii is remembered that the panic
OF 1873 forced upon our different corporations n
systematic reduction of the compensation of all
employees Z is evident that there can be no more
striking proof of turn in the tide than the fact
that company controlling over TOOO miles Of m il
road nov inaugurates general advance OF wages.
such action en- the part OF the management of our
large corporations must serve to strengthen aud
perpetuate the kindliest relations between en-
plOyer and employees rs D. assures the latter that
those who IN authority intend 10 guard with
equal care the interests OF the stockholders and
those OF the men under their control. Concessions
in rates that were absolutely necessary 10 Keen the
manufacturing establishments OF our state in
operation during the depression Of the last six
years have prevented the railroads from realizing
until this time any considerable ircreas in tber
net revenue. But IL is believed that the busiues.
OF the winter months win show greatly improved
returns. AMI enable lie policy above ind cated 90
be pursued with entire Justice 70 all interests