Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-20
ANOTHER DISASTER.
A Fast E Spress Jumps from a
 Trestle.
AN OPEN SWITCH THE CAUSE

How 1t Came to be Open No One Seems
 to Know--Cars Reduced to KindIinG
 Wood-Four Killed or Fatally Hurt and
 PITTsBURG, Oct. 20-The Cannon Ball ex press, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ran into an open switch near the " Washing ton, Pa, depot and was precipitated over 6 trestle, distance of twelve feet. The train was running at a high rate of speed, and was almost completely wrecked. The engineer James Noonan, was killed and William Nc. Auliffe, the fireman, will die
 The other injured are:
 James Henry, baggage master, Pittsburg, will probably die.
 Mrs. Hannah Mckinney New Concord, O., two ribs broken back injured.
 A. Kaufman and wife, New ' York, both badly bruised.
 w. A. Green, Dodge City, Kan, badly bruised; wife uninjured
 Henry McMurray, wifc and child Bur. gettstown, all slightly hurt
 Michael Stanton, Portsmouth, O., leg frac- tured, internal injuries.
 s. ". Caldwell, New York, arm and head badly injured.
 A. E. Mosier, New York, concussion of the lungs; may die; wife and two children unin jured.
 G. W. Matthews, Baltimore conductor ot sleeping car, badly cut about the head arms and legs
 A. l.. Brown, St. James place. Brooklyn, gashed on the forehead
 John S. Dawley, No. 215 East Fifth street, New York, chin and jaw badly cut.
 Stephen Collins, superintendent of mails, Pittsburg, scalp wound
 Mrs. Rev. W. J. McConkey, Grove City, slightly burned by coals from capsized stove.
 Jacob Siegel, Allegheny, cut on head and ankle dislocated
 Joseph Mayes, Columbus, O.. arm and hand cut
 A. P Clark, Rochester, N Y., cut about eyes; may lose sight.
 Curtis G. Culin, New York slightly injured
 James Batchelor, Pittsburg, unconscious; extent of in njuries not ascertained
 A. Ford, Chillicothe, O.; Mr. and Mrs A. Brockman, New York: A. Folnier, Chicago, bruised.
 - Fifer, Allegheny City, leg broken.
 - Hayes, colored Columbus, O., will probably die
 c. $, Case, Binghampton, N. Y.
 number of others who sustained slight injuries refused to give their names.
 The accident was caused by misplaced switch. The train jumped the track and ran 1nUO - near the depot. Inc curve was so short that the train could not keep the track, and jumped over the trestle
 Superintendent Collins, of the Pittsburg poStoffice. who was in the wreck, says: "The train was about an hour and half late We reached Washington about o'clock. l was asleep in an upper berth. The first thing knew the car turned over and I was thrown across the aisle, receiving an ugly cut on the head and several severe body bruises As soon as l could do so I made my way out of the car.
 Ut was the worst looking wreck I ever saw; the engine was demolished and the cars a mass of broken timber. The engine tender baggage car and sleeper had gone over the trestle and the day coach was hanging partly over. The people of the town broke the win dows and extricated the passengers as quickly as possible. Inside the cars scene of the widest confusion prevailed. The injured were conveyed to the Auldt house. where everything was done to alleviate their suffer ing. Those who were able to do so came on to Pittsburg on the special. The train was filled to it's utmost capacity, and it is a mira cle that more were not kiled.n
 How the switch leading to the ''Yn came to be open no one seems to know In an in stant after the train, composed of engine. baggage car, Pullman sleeper and two coaches, had left the main track they were thrown off the ''Y' trestle to the ground, twelve feet below. The entire train was wrecked, and that any escaped serious injury is considered marvellous.