Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-05-12
From the Galena Gdvertiser
Another Railroad Massacre--5O Lives Lost

NoswALE say T.
An awful accident occurred on the New
4 ork and New Haven Rriroad this fo enoon.
| The train at Z A NJ off the drawhridge
st this place, owing TO the bridge being left
ca eit2siy opens 30 lives are reported lost and
one car now entirely submerged, full Of pas
sengers, and two others entirely demolished.
There has heen terrible loss of life reported
nifty killed and drowned. The Conductor.
Mr.. Comstock. is badly injured The engine
aud TWO baggage cars, and the smoke car
went over. IL Is impossible to say how many
were IN them. The drawbridge was up TO let
schooner Though. When the train came up
the cars were going SO slow that the brakeman
was able to start the couplings and stop the
rear cars The train consisted of SIX passen-
ger cars, two baggage cars and tender DR..
" oodward hambers and daughter, of Ra-
cine' WIS., are among the missing.
Railroad .4tcidents-The Cleveland Herald,
has a good hit at the frequency of Railroad acct
dents
| Monday was an unfortunate day for railroads,
| bu' the Pittsburgh train came in on its time and
without accident. The Engineer was asked why
| he didn't follow the fashion and smash up His
| reply was decidedly Railroads.&c.. Hadn't time J.;
had orders to be in Cleveland at seven o'clock!'
- The Printers National Union met at
! Plttsburg on the I'd inst grand soiree was
TO be given the evening of the 4th by the
| Pittsburgh Typographical Union at which
/ Gov Bigger, Horace Greeley and other dis
linguished members of the craft were expec-
/ ted.
C. Elk. Gov. Nath'l P Tallmadge, of
Fond du Lac, is fully converted to spiritual
intercourse. lie receives written communca-
tions from John e. Calhoun, which are said
TO be perfect fac SMILES of the hand writing
of the distinguished South Carolinian, and
| from Daniel Webster.
! L. Incendiaries at Albany are becoming
| by far too frequent for the good taste of the
/ city Of Albany. Fires there are of almost
nightly occurrence, according to accounts
/ The Mayor has offered a reward of $500 for
the arrest Of the incendiaries
O. The Rock Island Republican says,
that a valuable lead mine was lately struck on
I land belonging to Mr.. Lemuel Andrews, in
that county, By Mr.. Reynolds, railroad con-
tractor. A thousand pounds was taken out
the frs. day.
! o. Mrs Begg, of Ayr, Scotland, sole sur
vIving sister Of Burns, aged % years, has sent
a pair Of stockings, of her own knitting to the
| New York exhibition.
! L. A large fire occurred at Pawtucket,
| Mass, April &8th. There was very heavy
i loss Of machinery, owned by the Pawtucket
Bank. The loss is not far from $4,000.
| Eg- His Honor, Judge Howe, has accepted
the appointment of acting Judge of the Mil
waukee Circuit, and will hold the approaching
| term.
/ ~ Columbia County has given 100 ma
iority against gaming the credit OF the county
TO Railroad Companies.
L. Robert J. Walker has been cured Of the
goat by the application of electricity as advis-
ed by the Tapping spirits.
fg- The wheat crop looks promising in
Fond du Lac so. The timbered lands pro-
luce the best crop.
"a Gov. Farwell was burnt in efigy at
Naupun for removing John Taylor from the
State Prison Gommi- S:onershiP.
H. \ Bablist Church is going up at Wa,
ferroen. W is, and the Jefferson County
ami" will soon open in the s. ne ity.
- The t;nio tatesman says there are
| ~ Sc hundred aGd eleven convict. ia tac
! -att-utItry
R1>>is. IS making nx.-.-s
preparations.
IL stephen O. PaIne. of PiauevlIte l. a
candidate for ounty Judge Of old Grant.
Is III Dodge County the wheat crop looks
first rate.
| - \ three dollar gold piece is soon to be
med.