Dreadful Railroad Accident!
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gentleman who resides at Madison, Indiana,
and who may be relied on, has furnished the Edl.
Tor of the Cincinnati Chronicle with the follow
ing facts in relation TO one Of the most disastrous
Railroad accidents which has occurred for many
years.


On Thursday afternoon, the aSth March, at p.
Nj. when the Passengers Car arrived al Madison, al
the head ol the Inclined Plane they had n wood car
heavily loaded with wood, attached. IL Is usual, III
descending the Plane, To detach the wood and freight
cars, and bring them ust 10 the head OF the planc'
TO wait till the passengers have gone down. In Tins
instance the way was slippery, and when the wood
was brought to the head ut the Plane, and the
Passenger descending, The former accidentally
got under Roadway, and running with great veioci-
~, struck the Passenger car, and dashed II INTO
pieces leaving four persons killed and five very
badly wounded


The following the names OF tue persons Killed
aud wounded viz.


Mr.. BunCran,. of Madison MIR. Enochs, OF Bloom
ingion College: Mr.. Brunson, of Wheeling, Va Mr.
Delner OF Brownstown, Ia killed.


Mr.. Roberts, MIR. Lockard and Miss Craig, OF
Madison; Mr. Crane, of Brownstown; -, oi
Columbus-limb broken


Tie dead were killed Instantly, and the ohers'
have all some limb broken. Miss Craig ; was au-
putaied yesterday ailernoon. Our informant states
that it was wonderful how any person escaped--Net
few did Among them TWO cmdien.


The car was dashed into fragments and gentle
man who passenger saws he found himself
planted in a deep mud-hcle ont os which he r"se on
the dead bodies OF TWO o.! his fellow passengers
Mr.. Brunsun of Wheeling had hat-boat there, IN
which he had brought down some Electrical Ma
chimes. He had gone the head OF the Plane 10
see the locomotive come Inland got IN the car 10
return to town.