Evening star., 1886-11-18
I'd EDITION.
--latest TbleglanS TO The Star.
CRUSHED BY A LANDSLIDE.
Three sleeping Cars Wreck ed and Many
Persons Injured.

PITTsBURo, Pa, Nov. .1s.-The limited express
coming east on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
ST Louis railroad, which was due in this city
at $50 o'clock this morning, was wrecked by
landslide at Jones ferry, on the outskirts of the
city, and q number of persons were injured
The heavy rains of the past thirty six hours had
loosened the earth along the road, and the con-
ductor Of the limited lad been instructed ia
proceed carefully. The train was running
slowly, not making more than ten miles an
hour. Just at the time 1t reached Jones' ferry
mass OF
from precipice forty feet above. The first part
OF the train escaped, but the huge mass crashed
into the three sleeping cars. The interior of the
cars wss
fortunately, had smaller number Of passep.
gers on 1t than any coach that has gone out Oi
occupants had arisen and most of them were In
the forward part OF the Car making their toilets
The two other sleeping coaches were badly
A BEwILDER1N0 SCENE.
The scene following the accident was indie
scribable. Women shrieked and children
Of the injured, who were wedged in between
the berths and the rocks, unable to move. For
moment those of the passengers who had es-
capped injury were SO dumbfounded that they
stood mOlionles.. The sleepeers were COM
pletely filled with dust, and 1t was difficult to
determine which OF their number had been
most seriously injured.
The moment the crash was heard the engi.
neer stopped the train, hut as soon as the con-
ductOr saw the trightlul results, he cried:
Hurry on to the Union station. We don't
injured"
In few minutes the station was reached. A
full corps OF surgeons and company attendants
were ON the train to carry out and care Tor the
injured. It was found that eight passengers
had been seriously burt, while probably as
many more had received painful cuts and
bruises. Among the injured were two who
may die.
THE INJURED PASSENGERS.
The list oftnjured whose names have thus far
been obtained Is as follows: David Arnheim, OF
PIttsburg; his head badly cut and his body and
injured and Is in 4 precariOus condition. Is. A.
Bennett, OF New York, was wedged in under
the upper berth OF one section. He has two
long ugly gashes on his head, aud one shoulder
blade and two ribs are broken. He is thought
to & be dangerously hurt. Capt O.. A;
and slightly bruised, not dangerous. Mrs.
Lieut. GiaSs, OF Fort Bayard, New Mexico,
one limD bruised and several cuts on her body.
A lady named E. A. Curtis, OF New York,
rock: sae was severely though not dangerously
injured. J. q. Lyman, OF indianapolis, bad cut
about the head and body; serious. A young
lady from Terre Haute. Ind. whose name was
not learned, struck ny flying pieces of rock and
hurt about The head anu body.
A WASHINGTON MAN HURT.
Mr.. Fowler, OF Washington, ID. c., slightly
hurt about BODY. He was within a foot OF
where the largest rock landed in the sleeper.
In addition to the above names number OF
The other passengers, as stated before, were
slightly injured. These persons hurried out to
the different hotels, where they had their
bruises dressed. None Of them but those men
toned were seriously injured.