Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Train Accident 14 Sep 1864

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From the Democratic Standard Newspaper, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co.,PA.
Wednesday morning Sept 14, 1864 issue.
 
DREADFUL ACCIDENT  ON THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
 
     A frightful accident occured on Friday evening last on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, one and a half miles west of Latrobe, which resulted in the death
of three men, the injury of a fourth, the destruction of a locomotive, and
the total demolition of six loaded cattle cars.
     The freight engine No. 237 left Pittsburg with a long cattle train, and
proceeded at the usual speed until she reached a point one and a half miles
west of Latrobe, when her boiler exploded, tearing the locomotive to pieces,
and destroying the tender and six cars.
     The engineer, Charles Garriken, was instantly killed, and his body was
found about fifty yards from the track. He was mangled in a shocking manner.
He resided in Pittsburg and leaves a family.
     William Walter, the conductor, was missing, and his body was supposed
to have been blown to pieces. He also resided in Pittsburg, and leaves a
family.
     R. Jones, the fireman, was instantly killed. His remains were found
about one hundred feet from the wreck of the engine, with his intestines,&c.,
strewn upon the earth.
     The brakeman, whose name we did not learn, had his knee crushed.
     The accident occured at Beatty's station, where the track was torn up
from some distance, and most of the cattle in the forward cars were killed.