The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07
THE NEW YORK DAY BOOK.

There is certainly truly national democratic paper
in New York. and that supports fully fairly and with
marked ability, the administration of President Pierce
There Is installing its principles the meaning of its
language Whatever may be said of the unsoundness
Of other New York papers the great question Of the
day, free-sosm and aboonism, In any of their FORMS
cannot be laid the charge of the New York Day Book
1t is Of those papers in the North that come
sguarey and boldly up to the line in their advocacy of the
principles Of the Kansas Nebraska bill and the ability and
earnestness with which it enforces its arguments, well
its bold and manly defence of the national administr-
on cannot but have beneficial effect the public mind
Whilst we regret 70 hear-as We have heard-that the
Day Book Ia not supported and sustained by the party in
New York 1t deserves TO be- glad to learn that
its circulation is rapidly increasing throughout tie coun-
try and that it how claims larger weekly circulation
than any other paper except the Tribune published in
Few York.
The Day Book ust eyer be avorite paper with south
and western democrats IS ii nov is with the true
friends of the administration everywhere.
THE LATE TERRIBLE DISASTER ON THE PAcipc RAILROAD
axe St Louis papers Of the I'd instant contain some adj
aitional pas,ellsrs in regard this terrible calamity
The Intelgencer says:
"The gentlemen who bring the sad dngs we're on their
way 10 the city passengers the Ben Bolt and saw
the train of pnce up with the company oh board and
exchanged salutntions The boat soon came to landing
and the train proceeded the Gasconade river about
eight miles distant Before the boat ready to leave
locomotive which had followed the train for the purpose
of rendering assistance in of accident Of seeing that
all right along the road came back from the river
with the word that the bridge the Gasconade stand
ing thrty-iye feet above the water had broken down
while the train crDaipg and that ten eleven cars
with their occupants had been prespitatea into twenty
feet The CONSERVATION OF the with loco
motive great that they could barely announce the
fact only adding that they MoHgM least one hundred
and fifty had got ont OF the walk over the bridge
There probably FIVE hundred persons in the company
Two of military companies along 1.-The Grays and
the National Guards-as also many members of the
press and private citizens.
tThe locomotive came down to the train bound for st
LoHis which was immediately taken by the suporin-
endent and his back TO the of suffering and
may have been the means Of saving many lives
After giving list Of The killed and wounded the same
paper adds
doctors Mcdowell and Mcpherson were fortunately
among the guests and their best skill TO the aeyia
ton OF the wretehcd sufferers Ii impossible how
ever, for them apply bandages and limbs under
the circumstances The accident occurred where houses
TO be seen-n Wild iorest--and during The time
heavy storm of rain accompanied with lightning and
thunder Of the vivid description fell without inter
mission.
Couregs were despatched forthwith to Hermann for
another train and in hour less the wounded
in comfortable cars their way to the city IL
awful spectacleone that appalled, the stouest heartbe
dead and dying lying without SHELTER save that afforded
by the hand Of friendship or philanthropy exposed 20
ptiess Storm and the wounded groanng from amid the
ruins and duplicating the succor OF the more fortunate