Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1870-08-27 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

AMERICAN RAILWA.Y CATASTROPEE.—A fearful accident occurred in the night of the 6th instant, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, to the up-train, at Jerry's Run, West Virginia. The next car from the rear coach was thrown 100 feet down an embankment and ' dashed to pieces. Twelve persons were killed outright, and 20 weunded. The names of the killed are Major James G. Paxton and son, of Lexington, Virginia; Colonel William Boulware, of King and Queen's county, Virginia ; M'Nutt Paxton of Vicksburg, Mississippi; john Morrisett, of Union Town, Alabama; J. B. Headley, of Moorestown, New Jersey; M. M. Moorfieet, of Richmond; P. B. Minen, Richmond; George T. Cobb, ex-state senator from New Jersey; Dr. T. N. Read, of Danville, Virgini% The accident was caused by the hind truck of the coach next to the last car jumping the track after passed over the trestlework and curve in the road at Jerry's Ran, two miles from Alleghany and eight miles from White Sulphur Springs. The train was running onlysix miles an hour, and up a very steep grade. The conductor discovered that the car was off the track and pulled the alarm bell, and the train was stopped very quickly, but the car that was off the track had lost its equilibrium and went over the bank.  SHOCKING TRADGEDY AT BiTH.-011 Monday last, a murder, an attempted murder, and a suicide, in a family occupying, to say the least, a respectable position in society, took place at Bath, the murderer being a schoolmaster named Prankard, living in Spencer's Bellevue, and the vic ims his two daughters. Mr. Prankard was a gentleman of prepossessing appearance, a man of education, and of comfortable means. His eldest daughter, Miss Minnie Prankard, was about 21 years of age, and was about to leave home for a situation on the continent. Her father was much opposed to her leaving home, and he had an altercation with her and her sister, the subject, there is reason to presume, being the young lady's approaching departure. The quarrel took place in the schoolroom, and five minutes after its occurrence the servant, who was in the kitchen below, heard four pistol shots fired in rapid succession. She at once went up, meeting;on her way with her master, who was rushing up to the top of the house. The girl took no notice of him, but at once entered the schoolroom, where she found Miss Prankard lying on the floor dead, with a pistol wound in her head, from which the brains were exuding. Her younger sister was then trying to escape into the next house through the window, and, with the assistance of the servant, her purpose was effected. She, too, had been a victim to her father's passion, having received two wounds in the head., to which, it is feared, she must succumb. Then, as to the father, he was seen to go up stairs, and in this direction search was made for him. In a garret, the door of which he had fastened, he was found quite dead, lying across the foot of the bed. He, no doubt, had taken poison, a strong dose it must have been, for death could not have been other than instantaneous. No firearm has yet been found, but some caps and a powder-flask -.lormed part of the property on Praukard's person. It is likely that the instrument used was a revolver. Inquests were held on Tuesday on the body of Mary Methuen Frankard, aged 24, who was shot by her father, a schoolmaster, on the preceding day, and on the body of the murderer, who afterwards poisoned himself. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against the deceased man in the case of the daughter, and of temporary insanity in the case of the suicide." The wounded girl, Kate Prankard, lies in a critical condition, but hopes are entertained of her recovery. It is feared that a third daughter has fallen by the hand of the murderer. She was taken away from home by her father on Friday last, and up to the Present time nothing has been heard of her.