The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-21
FRIGurrUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An Overland Express Train on the Southern
Pacific Road Wrecked and Bnrncd-Fif-
teen Persons Killed or Burned TO Death-A
Scene of Horror.

SAN Francisco, January 20.-A great
railroad accident has occurred near Teba-
chapi station, on the Southern Pacific rail-
road There beng only one telegraph
operator at Tehachapi station, no press
| dispatches regarding the accident are yet
received. But the following has been OBJ
tanned Mt the Office OF the railroad company
here. Shortly after midnight the overland
express by the Southern Pacific, which left
here at 900 A. NJ. yesterday, stopped near
| Tehachapi station to cut out an extra en-
CINE taken on at Sumner TO assist in pulling
up the Tehachapi grade. While making
the change, by some means yet unknown,
THE TRAIN GOT AWAY
and started back northward down q grade
OF 40 feet TO the mile. The train con-
sisted OF two engines, express, mail, and
baggage-cars, two sleepers, one coach, and
smoker. IL went down the grade at q
| frightful speed for about four miles, when
the hindermost sleeper jumped the track
and went over an embankment about fif-
teen feet high, carrying with it the other
sleeper ard the mail, baggage, and ex-
press-cars, which were piled in shattered
heap. They then took fire and were con-
sumed. The coach and smoker kept on
down the grade, and were stopped with
out leaving the track about two miles
further on. All on board the latter were
uniniured.
THE SCENE AT TIE WRECK WAS TERRIBLE.
A number OF persons were damned amid
the ruins OF the train and roasted TO death
before the eyes Of those helpless to save
them. At present it is impossible to give
. iog - folk l.tIt il 70
that from twelve to fifteen persons we're
killed or burned TO death.
THE DEAD,
so far rs known, are: Mrs. John Casseil,
wife OF a welI-known mining-man (burn-
ed); +. W. Pierson, express messenger;
the porter OF one OF the sleepers, named
Wright, was taken out alive, but died soon
after; - Lawrence, porter OF the other
sleeper, was burned. IL is feared that the
wife OF Ex-Governor Downey, who, with
her husband, was on the train, is among
the dead. At 1850 A. NJ. seven bodies
had been taken out, some burned beyond
recognition.
THE WOUNDED.
The following are reported injured: Mrs.
Captain J. X. Brown, Miss Ada Brown,
Lee Warehouse, Mrs. A. l.. WAREHOUSE
and two children, John Il. Cassell, eX-Gov-
ernor Tom Downey, the maid OF Mrs.
Porter Ashe, James Woodall, +. W. Dough-
,erty, Mrs. II. Hatch, and Mrs. Il. Hatch.
o. 1t is 4 remarkable fact that the wounded
are almost without exception but slightly
injured.
THE USINJURED.
The following passengers are unhurt:
Porter Ashe and wife, II. A. Oliver, Miss
+. SquIres. and II. J. Oliver.
MANY are missing, and are supposed to
have been
BURIED ~ THE WRECK AND CONSUMED.
Mr.. Ashc and wife, who is q daughter Of
the late Judge +. b. Croker, were on
their wedding tour. and were in the sleeper
which first left the track, and their escape
unnjured is almost miraculous.
A special train has been sent TO the
scene from Los Angeles with physicians
and an undertaken.
The dead and injured will be taken to
Los Angeles.
Meantime every possible attention Is
paid them on the ground. 4 wrecking
train has arrived from Sumner.