Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-31
\ TRAINS LONG FALL.
aURLED DOWN A HIGH HEMBANkMENT.
A Terrible Disaster on tho Cincinnati South.
ern RaiIroad-ThcGwl by q Broken
Kail-ImDrisoned in Burning Carr.

haN-1mDr1soned in EorD1nS carr.
The express train on the Cincinnati |
Southern road, due at Cincinnati at 7 a.
NJ, met with a terrible accident at 5 |
O'Clock Friday morning from broken rail |
near Mason's station, some forty miles |
from Cincinnati. The train was running |
at full speed wher Engineer Michael saw a
broken rail, and he endeavored to stop,
but ia vain. The train consisted of a
baggage and express car, smoker, ladies'
car and two sleepers. The engine and
baggage Car, fortunately, kept the track,
but the others left the track and rolled !
down the embankment-at that point |
fifty feet higt-some of the cars
on one side and some on the other.
One Of the sleepers turned over twice in its
descent, and the other one and half
times. The ladies' car caught fire, and
for time the horrors OF cremation threat.
ened those who were imprisoned in the
overturned and splintered cars. Fortu.
nately the fire was extiuguished before it
had caught extensively, and thus an
awful calamity was averted. There were
1877 persons on the train, the most of
whom were in their berths in tho sleepers,
or doing in their seats. That any es-
capped uninjured, or that none were killed
outright, is almost miraculous. The
only warning they received was the
humping of the wheels on the ties, followe
in an instant, before they had time to fully
awaken, by sudden swaying of the cars
to one side, a toppl;ng over the bank and
rolling over that mixed occupants, seats,
broken furniture and glass, twisted rods and
broken trunks in one inextricable mass.
There was an instant's silence when the
cars reached the bottom and stopped roll
ing, broken by cries of anguish and cries
for help, the af1righteued screams of
women and children, and the hurried ex-
clamations of strong men who Numbered
out of the wreck and saw by the hazy
morning light the destruction beneath
| them. Their faces blanched for moment,
as they thought of the dead and dying
wio must be lying there, and then, rising
| to the occasion, they began hurriedly the
| work Of rescue.
The news of the accident was at once
| sent to Williamstown, not q great distance,
| and kilograms Were sent from there to the
compauy's Office il Cincinnati, a relief
train being at once dispatched, returning
| about 2 p. m, bearing 4 majority of the
wounded passengers. The citizens of
Williamstown and vicinity flocked to the
scene, and hundreds of hands were busy
|
wounded and making them comfortable.
| Physicians We're soon at hand, both from
| Winiamstown and Cincinnati, and the
wounds we're dressed ard bandaged by the
time the relief train reached Cincinnati.
Such as could leave went to their homes
and others were sent to the hospitals. OF
tho 127 on board the train, 81 were moro
or less injured, six probably fatally.
Fire On the Mountains.
| On Wednesday night, al unusual num-
| Der Of fires were seen from Benson, New,
at the foot OF tie Dragon mountains. 1t
was understood that q largo number of
Mexican Apaches were approaching the
line near Nogalcs. 4 company of United
| States troops had been sent to that point.
| A band OF twenty five Indians crossed the
| Southern Pacific railroad uear Zepar sta
tion, early yesterday morning, closely
pursued by Capt. Fu: sytbe's command of
| two companies ui the Fourth calvary.
The troops have fresh horses and fight
is hourly expected. The Mexican troops
under Geuera! Car!;:,, a!u in the field under
orders to take AZ prisoners, but to kill
bucks, squaws and children. The casual
ties in Arizona have been four men killed
at Clark's camp, four at Total Wreck, four
On the GiIa Iiv2r a:.i two at Beach S camp,
The hostiias ale believed to belong to
Juh's band, reinforced by sOmo Chirecua-
huas. All the troops in Southern New
Mexico are iii he field, and all possible
measures for the protection of settlers and
the punishment oi the Indians are being
taken by General Mackenzie.
struck q Corsi Reef
The English iron stanlship Athos arrived
in Philadelphia OH Thursday night. When
near Kingston, Jamaic;s, she ran upon a
coral reef, breaking her keel and fifty feet
of her bottom. \ wrecking crew was
employed to get her off. Two hundred
barrels Of cement We're dumped into her
hold and sixty blankets stuffed in the hole
in her bottom. She was then pumped out
and got into deep water. 4 submarine
diver placed plates over the holes, working
, fifteen feet under water, and only accom-
, plished tho task after SEQ additional bar
rels Of Cement were placed inside. She
was thus made water tight, it is stated,
and steamed into the port at nearly her
usual speed. Tie steamship is 800 feet
, long, and is valued at $250O00. She is
now Oh Cramps dry dock for repairs.
Quick Work saves Two Lives.
Larry Monaghan, a slate picker, and
George Lcokin6ill, breaker boss at the
Pottsville shafts, had a narrow escape
from terrible death Friday afternoon.
The coal in the shute became blocked and
Monaghan, who is but fourteen years of
age, tried to loosen the coal. In doing SO
he Slipped Oh the sheet iron and fell. In
his effort to recover himself his leg caught
in the screen cogs. Lookinbill ran to his
assistance aud attempted to kick the belt
off the pulieys. His foot was also caught.
This was witnessed by several breaker
boys, who shouted to Assistant Engineer
Duncan to stop, but instead of doing so he
cut tho belt in two and thus saved the
lives of Monaghan and Lookinbill. Mon
aghan's leg was terribly lacerated and
may have to be amputated. LookinbilIs
foot was badly crushed.
Poisoning Her Aunt and Cousin.
Intelligence has reached Lynchburg,
Va, of the poisoning of Mrs. Johnathan
Monroe and her son Warren Monroe, near
Brookneal, Campbell county, several
nights since. The poison was administer
cd in coffee, and both mother and son
died from the effects a short while after
drinking it. Suspicion attaches to niece
of the poisoned woman, who was visiting
at the house at tie time of tho occurrence
but 10 arrest has as yet been made. 1t is
rumored that tho girl meant only to poi
son the mother during the absence of the
son from the house, in order to remove an
obstacle of marriage with tho latter War
rem returned home unexpectedly, however,
and was also poisoned.
Trade and Labor.