Hide Article Text (OCR)
Frightful Railroad Accident.—Loss of Lift and JJarvcllous Eitupc.Wo regret t« have to record an accident of a frightful and scriuui character, on the railroad between Philadelphia and Baltimore— (he result of a collision bv two opposite traits of cars.About four and a half miles below Havre de Grace, and while the tipwaid train, with several hundred passengers was proceeding at a very stoxv rate, it was met at the curve near Sbreswbury .Mills, Ly the train from Philadelphia, travelling at the rate of seventeen miles an hour.The trains were so cIdsc to each other, when discovered, that it was impossible for Llie engineers id get their trains on the backward motion. Tins engines were, uf course, mttamly reversed, but they had luo much forward momentum tu run back in time, and the result was a frightful rutthion.The shock was so severe as to seriously a-larm all the‘passengers. Several leaped; ! from the windows, others fell upon the floor- j lug of the cars, and some stood erect with • fright.As soon as it was possible, search was made to ascertain the extent of the damage, j The lender of the up-truin was found sticking fust in the car immediately behind it, the locomotive had taken its place, the 2’ront car of the downward train stood erect in the air, the centre of it rest mg on the smoke-pipe of the locomotive.The two locomotives were jamined together in a single admixture; and it was some time before the injured persons could he extricated.The fust person discovered to have been injured was Mr. Hill, tbit conductor, who was lying on the roud with his left leg cut clean olT below the knee. 11 is first exclamation on being accosted was, whether any of the pns-! hungers were hurt, and he appeared satisfied | on being told that it was thought ilwi no one - was killed.
Newspaper Details
Norwalk Experiment
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Wed, May 22, 1844
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
GB 17 Sep 2018
Other Publications Near Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk Reflector Herald
Norwalk Daily Reflector
Norwalk Reflector
Norwalk Experiment
Norwalk Reporter and Huron Advertiser
