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Cormpondance pt tha K. V. Manatf.SraiMortatD, Dtc, IB, 19(0.Mjr abjeet ia to give you a butr akacdt of a dreadful accidaftt upon the Weetara Rail Road, at this place, which occurred hut evening at bait peat eight o'clock.— The freight train, censiatiog of thirty three loaded care, attached to the new cad powerful engine “MaasaohuMita, in deeotng. ing the inclined plane, became unmanege* able, although the engine wae rev a reed and tho brekemen were at their poet. It nr* rived el the depot with great velocity, and pmeed the passenger, the aw ilch-reil being changed, the train then took the directiou of the engine houee, in which were the met* tor mechanic and two or three othare, expecting the arrival of the locomotive, cae of wham 0.1 bearing its approach, wae in the act of opening the door, unconcioue of danger, when it buret in upon him, demol* iitiing the door aed a large portieu of tbo brick wallt thee ruahed to Ibeoppoeite aide of the houu where it cento to contact with another engine. “ the Hamden,” which woe ehoved ahead wiib treffletidoue force through the aolid brick well eixteen or eighteen in* chca thickr tho Mnseachuactta following.— Some five or aix rod* outaido of live build* ing, it came in contact with tho wood-pile, which arreated iilt; pregrcaat the Haropdea having clambered up the wood*pile eix or eight teet from the ground, where aha now lie* a complete wreck. The Maaanehu* aetla ia atm entirely broken in piceva.Four dead hodiaa have been taken from undor the mine, which prove »lt;* he thooe of the men who were in the building, and one brakeman. The engineer, conductor, and one or two others, cleared themselves from tho train a few feet from the engine house, find are aaid to be unhurt.The above are (he leading particulnre of an accident which has coal an unusual gloom upon the countenances of our citi-xans.
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Southport Telegraph
South Port, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Jan 12, 1841
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