The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-11-15

FIFTY PERSONS WOUNDED.

The following account oil the terrible Kali
road Disaster GU the Pacific Railroad, referred
| TO in our telegraph dispatch, is taken mostly
+ from the st. Louis Republican Of Nov. I'd.
Friday morning;
The magnificent train Of cars which LETT our
city yesterday morning, on an excursion to
.Jeifer .on city, to celebrate the opening Of the
Pacific Railroad to that place, is now o mass
Of ruins, and infinitely worse than this, many
Of the noble hearts that participated in the
pride CT the occasion, are now stilled in death.
The train, consisting Of fourteen cars, left
the depot on Seventh street. at nine O'Clock,
crowded with invited guests. half hour after
the time advertised. BY the time II reached
Hermann this delay was fully recovered, thus
showing the good condition Of the track. After
leaving Hermann, the train proceeded with
good speed and without the least difficulty IN
til il reached the Gasconade, when one OF the
most disastrous accident occurred which has
vet thrown this city into mourning.
:, The bridge across the stream gave way, and
ten OF the cars were precipitated distance oil
% or 30 feet. The locomotive from all appear
ances had reached the edge OF the first phr
when the structure gave way, and in falling ne
versed its position entirely, the front turning to
the East and the wheels upward. On the loco
motive at the time, were the President, Mr.. H.
+. Bridge, Mr.. O'Sulliyan, the Chief Engineer
of the road and an additional number Of en-
pIoyees.
Mr. Bridge, il is supposed, is the only one
saved Of the individuals named. An hour after
the disaster voices from beneath were heard
asking for assistance, and when we left the
scene Of disaster active efforts were making to
. relieve the sufferers. II ispossbe- it is to
be hoped probable. that some Of these uniortu-
yates may have been rescued.
The road enters the bridge with "A curve, and
this circumstance, perhaps, prevented the dsas-
, ter from being more fatal as the ears thereby
were diverted. and thus prevented from falling
directly in a general mckee. Enough Of injury
however, was accomplished.
The baggage car, next the engine, went
down, to use the expression Of one who was in
+ IT, extremely easy without any serious casu-
e atty. The first and second passenger cars
2 followed, and in these several were killed. and
. "A great number more or less mangled.
Ia the third car, one or two were killed
only. This car, although in a dangerous posi-
. ton and almost entirely demolished, was less
r fatal 20 life and limb. In the fourth and fifth
cars great many were fatally injured and
several were instantly killed. The balance the
train followed swiftly on its fatal errand, and
the loss of life, with COMMISSIONS more or less
severe was dreadful.
Some Of the cars plunged on those beneath
thenl with their ponderous wheels, and crushed
or manned the unfortunate persons below.
j. Others hung upon the cliff in a perpendicular
position, and two or three turned upwards
| down the grade. Only one, the extreme rear
e car, maintained its position on the rails.
Y The following is list Of the killed and
wounded, as far as could be ascer tanned, when
the train, detailed for the purpose Of bringing
+ the injured to this city left the scene OF the
Z disaster Many others, less seriously injured,
i were in the cars but il is not necessary to
!, name them
Rev Dr. Billiard
b. u. Dayton.
l. f. Church Blackburn
Henry Choutcau.
Mann Butler.
Capt. OFlahcrty.
+ Thomas Gray
Judge Lakeland
4. G. JeiIrees Representative of Franklin
county.
I Adolph Ables.
: Mr. Mott, Representative OF Dunkln
county.
Mr. Mccullough, Of Ducklin.
Capt. {. Case.
r. {. Yosti, firm of Shields Il Yosti.
. Joseph Harris. of St. Louis county.
. -Chappell, father of j T. Chappell
George Eberlee.
Onr informant thinks there could not have
l. been less thaa twenty-five killed.
= WOUNDED
J, George X Budd, leg broken.
d Dr. Post, leg broken.
, Hudson r., Bridge, slightly injured
Mr. Taylor, firm Of Warren 4 Taylor, ley
+ broken.
+ Engineer badly injured,
A member Of the National Guards leg bro
ken
Thomas G. Chester, badly hurt
Mr. littleiohn. badly hurt.
D Mr. ,jecko, firm of Hart Il Jecko.
Hcnryr Hart, Rufus X Lewis Mr.. Girls
void
Frank Lane. leg broken.
. Mr. Hitchcock, badly hurt
= John Parker, arm broken.
p John &. Richardson badly hurt
Oliver Quinette. badly hurt.
capt. Couzlns. badly hurt; John d. Carson.
do.
Mr. Roberts. Iaymaster, badly hurt.
John VI. Winter badly hurt.
Peter Brown. Of Jefferson, badly hurt
Mr. Radcliffe. brakeman, badly hurt.
W. Lingo, badly hurt.
Jos. White, Rep, from Ripley, legs broken,
+. l.. Billion, arm broken Mayor King,
badly cut.
Col H. II. Armstrong, badly cut
/ &, u. Snl,iyan, arm broken.
DIR. Napzaut, badly hurt
! Mr. Hende, Druggist, badly hurt,
Mr. layton, Representative Of Perry co,
badly hurt.