New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-05
THE SLAUGHTER ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
KILLED AND WOUNDED.

meTHICT
hspp n.c on the Pacific railroad yesterday, between
sne clock 2. w., 70 the eIcurslonsts 70 Jefferson
CITY. We have no laneua at command TO express
OBJ feelings. Never did receive have occ ssion
10 recci6 more shocking Intelligence.
Ire gentleman who bring the sad tidings were on
then wsy 10 tie city passengers o. the Ben Bolt,
ard saw u train Of pas up with tire company
on hoard and exchanged sslutstions The boat sooa
came 10 a sJoing, and the train prooeedei on y the
Gssconace river, shout eight miles dlsian, Before
the boat was reany 10 leave locomotive, shich had
iolo~to the tran for the purposa OF rendelng AIS
al in Of accident or o. seelog that all vas gnt
along he road, cane bsck from t1e ryer with the
word that he bridge the Ga conade, staining
thiit, five feet sbove the water hsd broken dOwa
while 'be train crossing, and that ten or eleven
cars with their occupants hsd been precplated into
twenty feet wa'er. Tee consternsion Of the men
with the locomotive was 80 great that they could
hazel, aupouuce the fact only adding that they thought
AZ east Oh hundred snd fifty ha1 got out OF the
TO walk over the bridge. There were probably five
hundred rtrsoIs i the company. Two OF our military
compaI les were along, the Grays and the National
Gva d, az sere also many nemoefs OF the press auu
private citizens.
ST. LOUIS which wes Immortality taken Iby the super
pter DEBT ard lis back 10 tee scene OF suffering,
snc may have been the means of saving many lives.
Messrs Rumbcld and Bishop ST once prevailed upon
tie ii, ket agent and eng neer at Hernann to come
Immediately to the city With the news, which vas
couseu. Q, 20 aud locOmo i've a, q bsgsayeca- were
Dis, a,chtd on which our nformahs took psssaS e to
bear mourD'ul 'iGngs to the tlsnds who hal with
JOY he arts 6u' jus' ceofe as we're old fsthers,
brothers. busbsrcs and associates Goc-:peed, and
recreting that they themselves wee rot OF the parry
The ntlru ell deserve mUc, credit for the prompt
ness with which they acted in getting 10 tbs cry WIN
the heart rnOug IeEs. They also stale AZ the Ben
Belt vond lsy % a. Mllers landirg unll soinetnins
moe was hesId from the scene, and holt herself Ia
n aoi ess TO take on the wounded and brin. them 10
the CIV The Polar Star also expected along
.very moment acd W, ud Of courb sop At Hermann,
when it would be IL her .tr to render assistance,
which We hope has b, en- The case
As We are wri ing hear that an express train has
gone up the ad and defer any farther statements
OF coa eIts until its return, or intelligence received
BY s. me ether chsDie.
Tteuagnfceu train Of which left our city yes
tercay morning an excursion TO Jefferson CITY, 10
Gel, bae the opening OF the Pacihc raroae 10 that
place. il nov mars of ruins, and intoitely worse
II an this ma1y Of the noble hearts that participated
in he pride of the occasion, now stled in death.
The irain consisting of fourteen lief. the depot
on Seventh street at Q o'clock crowded with invited
puests half hour after the tine advertised BY the
tine il reached Hermann this delay was fully re-
covered thus showing the good condition of the racs
After leaving Hermann the train proceede1 Win goOd
speed ard without the least difficulty uqtil 1t reached
the ade when of the most disastrous acct
dents occurred which has yet thrown this CITY mo
mourning.
The bridge AGREES that stream gave way and ten Of
the cars ere PIT cpitated distance OF twenty-five or
thirty feet The locomotive, from all appearances
had reached the edge of the first pier when the struc
ue ave way and in falling reversed Its position en-
,irey tie font turning to the east and the wheels
unwsrd On the locomotive q, the time were the
Pr, sident, Mr.. f. II Bridge Mr.. O'Sullivau, the
chief engr esr of the road and an additional number
Of mpoyees.
MIR Bridge, II is supposed is the only one saved of
the individuals Dame1. An hour after the disaster,
voices from beneath the of the oeomoti re were
head asking for assistance and when we left the scene
of dssster active efforts were made to relieve the
sufferers 1t is possibe-fay, it g to be hoped pro0a
blt-tbat some of these unfortunates may have been
rescued. -, ,,i
circumstsi ce perhaps prevented the disaster troW
being more fatal, as tue cars thereby were diverted
and thus prevented from falling directly in gener !.
melee Enough Injury, however was &C 'omp'lshed
The baggage car next the engine went doEn-to use
the expression of one who was IN 1t" extremely
",asy without causing any serious casualty Inc hrs
and second paseeI ger cars followed, and 10 these seV
eral were Killed, and a sreat number more or les
m5Dl led.
in III third car ore or two were killed, only Thu
cor, although in dangerous position, and almos
eli ~ demolished, wa les fatal 10 life and Limb In
the urth and fifth great many were fatal y
iuiuled and several instantly killed. The balance Of
T. train 70 lowed swiftly their fatal erand, and the
loss of life, with cOnusons more or less severe, was
dreadful.
sone of tie cars plunged on those beneath them
with their poi derous wheels, and crushed or main
the VI fortunate persons below. Others hung upon
Gift in a perpendicular position, and two or three
tuned bottom upward down the grade. Only one
The e1titme rear cai-naintaned its position on the
rail-
The following is a list of the killed and WOUNDED as
far az could be aired when the train detailed for
the purpose Of bringing the ured to this city left the
of the disaster. Many Others less seriously hurt,
were il IL cars but is not necessary to name them
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
DEAP.Rsy Or Bud B 9,y:G9 Il Tb osuSS sd sscs
sgE hsgy G o Il. road d' o dss
M,ns Butler C. JeGr.-s, Rep Of Frsnso county Ado ph
Dunk p C,pt Calvin Csse Z. c. YOst drm Of Shields Il
YEAH Joseph Harris OF 81 Louis county Chappel fath'r
of 7. Cb.ppelli Georte Etrele.
Our Informant thinks there could not have been less
than twenty-five killed.
woUSp,D.GeO K Budd, lea broken Dr. Post, leg broken
Hudson E. Bridge ishuy Injured Mr.. Taylor firm Of VAN,
yeuitt, leg broken ensineer badly oured member OF
s9' .n %ent down b. s dss
Mr. Lhteohn baby burr NJ L.,on rspTs',nstive Of Perry
f1 SS aqG the Bon ksnns %
INJURED.
The following wounded have been sent to the Sis-
ter hospital:
Grsrtesu leg broken M oOEs, tf So. Gensveys badly
ToVntss By i.egIs viii e JOssph ysos9 firm Of H E
SS,.n MI Mr. Hscoct Sssy hu i"Sn psis
s. SaI Su G5ha qs
Mr. R9Seit. p.yma'tsr led, hurt John NJ Wnsr badly
br.ksps bad hur VIM Liz bsdl, hurt; Joseph White
Rep, from RiPey. leg broken D. L. BnlOn, arm BROKEN
NthDftSn hlDE, mayor OF st ttlly Vol " IL
Armstrong badly cut c. ID. sullivan, broken Dr.. Wan
bend hurt Samuel 7 Hendsl, truggt badly hart.
Doctors Mcdowell and Mcpherson were fortunately
among the guests, and gave their best skill to the
alienation Of the wretchtd sufferers. 1t was mpossi
BILE however, for them to apply bandazes and reset
limbs under the circumstances. The accident oc.
cuned where houses TO be seen, in wild for
est ard during the time aheavy s.orn OF rain, accom-
par with Lightning and thunder of the most vivid
description, fell without intermssion
CouIiers we're dispatched forthwith TO Hermann for
another rain and in al hour or ess the wounded