The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-21
INTO A LANDSLIDE.
Express Train Wrecked on the Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
The Engineer and Fireman Killed
and all the Passengers Shaken
Cp--Terrifie Explosion?
of the Boiler.

PITT March 21-The Chicago linn.
ted express, coming east, ran into land
slide near Columbiana, Ohio.
No particulars of the accident have been
received here as yet, but a special train with
a number of physicians on board has left for
the scene, and it is believed number of per
sons have been injured.
LATER "A report just received says Engi-
neer Richards and fireman, whose name is
unknown, were killed instantly.
All passengers were mora or less injured,
but none were killed
1F. M.-The company learns that the train
ran into landslide near Salem, sixty-seven
miles west of Pittsburg. The recent rains had
loosened the earth and it fell upon the track
The engine and train were derailed. Engineer
James Richards and Fireman c Rhodes were
instantly killed. Eight passengers were
slightly cut and bruised, but none of their i'll
juries are serious. A brakeman and the bag
gage-master were also slightly injured
Wreck-trains were promptly sent to the scene
of the accident. The passengers were trans
ferred, and will reach Pittsburg about five
hours late.
All the injured passengers will be able to
go through to their destination. This is the
first serious accident that has happened to
the New York & Chicago limited express
since it commenced running, nearly three
years ago.
Up. M.-Officlal reports to the Pennsyl-
vania company say the express was coming
down the Franklin grade, three miles east of
Salem, Ohio, at the rate of forty miles an hour,
when the engine struck an obstruction Of
some kind, and jumping the track, went
over an embankment. The entire train left
the rails, but only baggage car and smoker
were upset When the engine overturned
the boiler exploded. James Richards,
the engineer, and Charles Rhodes,
the fireman, were blown several hun
bred yards and instantly killed
Baggage Master Basil and Brakeman Lands
were slightly injured. Six passengers were
also painfully hurt, but none dangerously.
Their names could not be learned The
other passengers were badly shaken up but
uninjured. train was sent ont from here
Immediately and the passengers transferred.
No telegraphic reports have been received
from the scene of the accident
As yet no definite cause can be assigned for
the accident, but the opinion is expressed
| that an obstruction was ma1iciously placed
| on the track in such a way as to be unnoticetl
by the engineer in time TO avert accident
LATER. Since the above particulars were
| obtained, information from another source
makes the fatality list greater than at first
announced. 1t is to the effect that the bag
gage-master and one passenger were killed,
in addition to the number given, making five
in all, and that there were two Pullman
sleeping cars burned, instead of one as at
first reported, both of which took fire after
reaching the foot of the embaukment, and
were entirely consumed The officers of the
road, however, deny this and say but two
| were killed and five or six wounded.
YoUNGsTowN, Ohio, March ga special
from Letoria gives the following list of killed
! and wounded: The killed are: james Rich
ards, engineer; Charles Rhodes, fireman.