The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-21

PITTtsUHa, March 2O-The Chicago linz
ited .Ipress coming east ran into 4 land.
Glide nosr Columb biana, Ohio, et 4 O'Clock
aud was wrecked. No particulars OF the
accident nave been received here yet but as
u special train with physicians lett for the
scene IL is believed number of persons
have been injured
A laler report lys Engineer Rchards
and dremSu, nshv unknown, we're kilsd
Instantly. All the passengers were more
or less injured, hut none killed.
LATER The company learns tram ran
into = land dido near bslem, sixty-seTan
miles west of Pit,sburg The raiuE had
loosened the earth and II fell upon the
track. The engine aud train were derallsd.
Engineer jams Richards and fireman -.
III Rodes were Instantly killed. Eight
ph0ssngers we're slightly cut ond bruised.
None OF the tpjurlos are serious. No oonet
are reported broken. The brakeman an1
hsggege mrsier were also slightly irtafed.
A wreckiue tram was promptly cent 20 the
scene OF the accident The passengers were
transferred and will res0r Ptisburg ab ~
five hours late.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa March GA, the
Office Of tho Penusylv MIA Railway COM
psny nothing had been learned up q !
O'Clock regarding the accident on the Ltm.
tied express 90 Columhino, beyond what
the Associated Press hgs from PitisburR.
rne wire between Piitsburg Hud Colum.
bins is ia troubls, Out the officials are
making svery effort ia get working wire
from here TO that point. They
a.e also arranging tor the mi ilred. Passen-
gers will bs able b. get through TO their
destination. This Is the hTsl seriou9 acci
dent that has happened to tns New York
aud Chicago Limited express tince II com
menced running, nearly three yenr, ago.
PIrrsBURs, Match 20.--Au olliGial report
70 the Ps1usylvania company says: fhe
Il aN....
| Franklin grade three mites east OF Salem,
OHIO, ut the rate OF iorty miles 40 hour,
when the engine struck An obstruction OF
some kind, and jumped the track and
| went over the emDsnkment. This entire
train ls't the track, but only the baggage
oar and smoker were upset. When the
engine was overturned the boiler exploded
and James Richards, engineer, and Charles
Roodes. Sremap, were blown several bun
dtad yards aud instantly killed. Baggage
Master Beisel aud Brakeman Lands werC
slightly iniared. Six passengers we're also
painfully hurt, bat none dangerously.
Their Dames could not be learned, The
other passengers we're badly shaken up hut
uninjured. train was cent out from here
Immediately and tho passengers trsns-
terred. 1t will arrive some ,ine this after
noon, when we will be able to get full par
tloulars. No telegraphic reports have been
received from he scene of the accident.
AhO1HKE ACCOUNT
| says The train consisted ot the engine,
| three passenger coaches, baggage and mail
| oar and sleeper, Upon reaching Fronklin
hill the engine lett the track, plunglng
! down an embsnkmeut thirty feet below.
The baggage Car and smoker followed and
were badly wrecked. To add to the horror,
flmost before the passengers c)uld renlizs
what b adj happened the bot er OF the engiue
| burst with . report that was heard Tor
miles. The baggage car lying near the en-
! gine vai blown TO piece, and the dead aud
maugled bodies Of the engineer and fireman
| -four d 400 yards away. In addition TO the
! jured given already, lhe JOrfd porter oil
/ the Pullman sleeper was seriously injured.
| As yet 10 definite cause can be assigned for
! the accident, buE tue opinion is expressed
! That an obstruction was m sllclouslv y aced
on the track in such q way as to be un-
noticed by the engineer in time TO avert the
accident.
LEoToNIA,O. March 0.--Locomotivo No
s0e, drawing the through express due here
ut Z O'Clock this morning, exploded iOur
miles W 81 OF here. Engineer Richardson
and Fireman Charles Rhodes were killed.
-aIGa Pullman alec p1Ts AID uua baggage
car we're ditched. There are over d geo
wounded, including tho orakemen aud COO .
dxctor. The rack Was torn up for 200 feet.