National Republican., 1880-10-21
A DAY OF DISASTERS.
The Demon of Destruction Seemingly
Bent on Doing His Worst.
Loss OF Life and Property by Collision,
fire and Flood--ShoclS clSing Re-
cital of Accidents.
Enilrond Collision Nenr Cincinnati.

CtNcISSAT1, oct. 2O.-A collision on the Cincln.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton railroad this morning at
Jones station, nineteen miles north of Cincinnati,
resulted IN the injury Of fifteen passengers. None
were killed outright and none are yet dead The
train known rs the Sidney accommodation lcft
Hamilton at s32 o'clock, two minutes late. At
Schenck's, the second station below Hamilton
1t was detained five minutes Oh account Of
freight train. On reaching Jones station,
being too late to reach It's regular meet
ing point OF an outgoing train, II was taking q
side track when train No 13 which had left Ham.
i,on at $40, came UP behind It aud caught the
rear car, which had not yet len the main track.
The engine struck the end car, broke is own up
per works and filed the car With escaping steam.
The injured are DR.. A. G. Jones Of C1nnersviile
Ind, head cut and upper body scllded; Sarah Ma
han OF EnobnQster. Johnson county Mo-, hands
scalled Maggie Mahnn of NiChOlsonvillc, Ky,
sco'ded; Slas MGhau do, hands and face sCaldcd;
Frank Martin Of Milroy Ind, hands and iaco
sscaldcd Daniel Kennedy Of College Corner, Ind,
head and homdsscaldod; Philip Kchau Of Jackson,
Ohio badly scaded; Charles Kchnn of Jackson,
Ohio hands aud face scelded, but able to walk;
Scalded; Frank j.. Thompson Of Chicago, ILL.,. both
legs broken; King Carson of Riley, Ohio, head cut
by wiud0wgl0ss Miss Jessie KirkwOod Of lndiau-
apolis, scalded j. w. Morgan of Georgetown, KY,
hands aud face cut with window-glosS; Mrs j. W.
Marsh of st. Louis. No. hands aud face scudcd;
IL Y. Miller Of College Corner, Ohio, hands scalded
Williams went Immediately to the scene and had
surgeons follow. The wounded were all brought
70 uls cty III rain, reaching hcrc shortly before
IL o'clock.
Another Train Wrecked.
NORTH ADAMS, MASS, Oct. pa freight train
was wrecked In the tunnel tonight, about mile
east of the central shan. Travel both ways is tenn
porarily suspended, but there are hopes of clearing
the wreck by midnight sufficiently to get trains
through. Eight cars were thrown from the track
aud considerably smashed, but no one wus injured.
The cause Of the accident is unknown.
And hmoihcr--Scvoutoen Moro Victims.
RALEIGit. oct 20.--Tudny freight train ran
into crowded excursion train coming to the state
far. The engines and cars were wrecked three
men were killed and fourteen wounded, three
seriously. They were mostly OH the platform.
And Yet Another.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2O.-An accident occurred ON the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad this aflcr-
noon no0r Aurora, ILL.,, smashing up the baggage
car and two passenger coaches. A switch engine
bucked iuto the New York express and wrecked
the baggage car aud two coaches. John Sger of
Pennsylvania was struck by splntered portion OF
the roof aud seriously injured while Colonel
SchniIlcr, editor orthc NtWs of Batavia Edw Nor
gan Of Des Molnes aud X. b. Wallace of Chicago
were severely bur!sed, and others received slight
wounds.