New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-07

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which correct, as far as we can learn. The num-
Der of the dc adj fer could be ascertained, and
the O. list doubt comprises very rear, If not
quite al is Twenty eight, as follows:
LIST OF TIFF DEAD.
Rev Dr. Billiard Capt. q Faher'y,
b. b. Dsyton Thos OSul'iysn,
F. Church Blackburn, Thos. Gray
| Henry Choutesu, Judge Lakeland,
Wm. Melville, Vim. Lynch,
| Rev. Mr.. Tessdsle Samuel Beck
Pat Barry VIM. Duboise
Mr. Hume, ID. ID. Mitchell,
j. A. Ross negro man.
| VIM. HCvm, engineer
Mann Butler.
f b J,IIees, Rep Of Fralklin soany.
Mr. Mott. Represef tative of Dulkln county.
| Mr.. Mccullough of Dunkiiu.
Capt. {. Case.
| GeOrte EberlP
T. c. Yos'i, 1rm OF Shi.ld & Yosil
james Harris Of st Louis county.
VIM. Chappell, father of j. L. Chappel
OF lie ded, &C ditional 70 N" lit gave yes
| ter0ay, We have no account.
We beg ltave to return thanks to Capt. Prosser
for ibis hesty account ard at the time to remark
| lat Whatever enoIs occur in It are chargesble
Lot TO him. but 20 our reporters inability to recolect
mnutey the hasy details as given US by Capt i. a.
| tbt rail- DAD station.
TIE name Of Col ID. ID. Mitchell among the list of
tie killed Is possibly incorrect considerable doubt eX
its as TO his fate.
Ste Gerevieve county ope of the list of the wounded
published yesterday dled al ne Sisters Hospital 4st
evening.
The editor of 9he ST. Lons Ncrs, who WAS him
.ef passenger the i'll faed train gives the follow
rg accr unit Of tie disaster
Atsl O'Clock the train AT d, frcighted with six
bm dltd hap leGrts and followed 10y the good
wishe Of al hose heats beat rsPon.:vely to those
Of ne parting All Wa bright and pleasant, and
although the twelve cars constituting the trsin were
crowCea 10 such extent that many he'd to stand in
II aslts hetwotp the fests AID oilers on lie pls.
form Ou'. de yet there was universal good feeling,
ara eel NtLt meuy a. marriage DILL The pe0-
pe NJ The stators and vii ages along The road ch e-e
u Clyard aud shJutec, and waved hats sind hand
kerchiefs in IespCDse 10 the merry music cur brass
band entertain ed them With. As we catne into Her
manr, peaed forth the glad greetings OF the
heGIty citzeIs.
Put Low soon was the scene destined TO De changed
How soon were many of those bounding hearts TO be
UulfeItss, No one dreamed that death Vas near and
e ii lurleo for only few miles further on. A.
clock We left Heimsnn, proceed By locomotive
and ttBder, wi eh had been sent forward 20 see that
the way YVES clear, snd 10 danger impending. Soon
we came 10 light of the bridge across the Gasconsde
river about line miles from Hermann, and about
thirty five rom Jefferson City The bridge is ap
DIG aCl ed b. an embaDkment, thirty feet high which
tuuiIa in n assiye s'OJ abutment. Forty yards
fcm tie abu;ment and Just az the I'd &c Of the river
stsnfs smother staunch stone pillar, three more OF
which reach TO the o;h,r SIDE OF the stream and soppm
the bridge
lie TlNCr " hDoui tNc - tit ulll ldIps VINE
ard the brio Thirty feet high a. ast. The Pioneer
Ice, motive he'd crossed the strue safely, and va,
waiting on the oiGer eide TO see Tie resu OF our a.
tempt There was 10 fear Of dargtr, and no appre-
le1fion Of Ieril. We slowly moved along the M
bari ueut ard GENE on 10 the bridge. The loo ono
five had paced the first psn, and hsd its forewhess
above tie first pillar beyond Il abutment, there beiog
then. resting the first span, the locomotive bag
gepe car and two heavily lOsGed ssenger cars. Inc
WIGHT was too much for the long slender timOers
which supported the Tsils and the enormous load
above. Snddtnl we heard honid crash-u rings IA
our esis Lor-ard cav movement among tho'e III
The car in which we've seated; then there came
crasi -efssh-cTash-ts each car came to the abu,-
men, OIL took the fatal plunge.
Tie sffair was ut be WORK OF Al instant. We were
mr. mir slowly st tie time and the succe siVe crashes
can . on at intervals Ct nearly d second We our.
.elves we've seated in ,ho seventh car-there being
three behind u-end VIXEN We heard t1e no nd sound
u at up each cor slowly and delibefaiey took
the ltep, hope, that Cuf c4T eight stop before
teacheC the DTtcipice. But no, 10 seemed that the
shirt OF ruin beneath cCte!mredly Dragging eecb
car to the spot uchpg II from ts astenlngs, and
hbrIirg il 10 sons be2eaih. SIX fell 10 mss-,
esch OF the other, sId wee shyepd lnto fragments
The seventh fell with is forward end to the grounc
but the otttr end rested on tie top OF the sbut rent
Ticse d i; were snly bruhed. The eighth and moth
care tuu bed down the emDaBkaS1t before they
reached the abumtnt
sub wreck va ever saw and hope never 10 ace
gain. i uncistii Unstable mass OF wooden
beems. seats, iron-rhees and rods, from beneath
cswltd OF the ruin mme diatey, and either sougn
TO relieve their own wounds or the wounds OF their
friends Some Of them wept tears OF Joy 20 hnd the1
e Dds alive Others shuddeTeo TO rnd their trends
oead. The unpjured organized themselves under the
Il ad of Mr. Price the conductor and endeayored by
chopppg 10 extIica!e those Who were Jet alive rom
tie wreck. Here beam was eEt into TO d sen
gage a broken arm; the re al iron az was pred up
10 relieve muiisted leg. There was no Shrinking
and screaming, though al begged for the love Of
Heaven 10 be e1trics;ed from come mass Of iron
or beam of wood which pinned them TO the earth.
All begged for wster, drank it when Il was
brought, ard prayed for more. There wa. hardl, an
entirely unipjured man TO be seen. Most Of those
who I'D escaped bad stresms of blood Sowing over
their fscesfrom splinter wounds. Others limped and
bobbed about, looking for iheir friends. a board
.bsnty ras the only shelter - b. had, aud that
econ filed with the wou nded whose silent speeches
sgOry was enough to make the .o1tsst heart 'bud.eT
ard back a. though the plight had come. The wind
shrieked through The eaaeis trees the ieavtns weie
rert in twain and from the erevise CLEANED ths white
lightning ard The boArse thunder b. osed it, cruel
ucckrl. Il Ire woe be Desth. II seemed the ei-.
meLt- were 10 ling high carnival over the scene Of
l .iar2ate.