Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-11-07
GREAT NUMBERS WOUNDED.

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GREAT NUMBERS WOUNDED!
The msrnsfssn. rain of cars which isfs
our CITY rest rdav morning, on an eScurs,on
70 .Jaaers On Ctr, losc ebra se inescpening OF
the Pacific Railroad to ,hat p'ae-, Is nov
mass of runs. and infinitely worse than tins,
,nans Of the noble hearts that participated
ID the pride Of tho occasion, arr new fssslie e
in death.
The train, consisting of fourteen cars, left
the denot on Seventh street, ut 9 o'clock,
crowd d with invited guests, = half hour at
4 + Advertised. By the time it reached Her
mann this delay was fully recovered, thus
showing the good condition of the track
After lcavins Hermann, the train prece-ded
witt good speed. and without theleast dim
Guilty until il reaehtd the Gasconade, when
one Of the most disastrous accidents occur
red which has yet thrown this city into mourn
ing. s.. sg .ssss.sS. Is ..s 81 sHTgs ~
The bridge across the stream gave way,
am, ten of the cars were precipisated DIS
tanc. Of twenty -fre or thirty feet. The io-
comoiiye from al. appearances, had reached
the edge OF the FIRST pier, when the structure
gave way. and in failing reversed its position
entirely, the front turning to the East, and
the wheels upward On the Locomotives at
the time, were, the President, AIR. H. T..
Br. dye, Mr. 0'Sulliyan the Chief Engineer
Of me road -ard an additional number OF
employees.
Mr.. Bridge, it is supposed, is the only one
saved of the individuals named. An hour
af ter the disaster. voices from beneath the
wreck of the, locomotive we're heard asking
for assistance, and when. We eft the scene of
disaster active efforts were making to relieve
iahe sufferers. his possible--nay, 1T is to be
hoped probable, that some OF these unfortu-
mates may have been rescued. .s l.,
| The ruad enters the bridge with curve,
| and this circumstaree, perhaps, prevented
| the disaster from being more fatal, MS the
| cars thereby were diverted, and thus prevent
ed from, falling directly in a general melee.
| Enough Of injury, however, was ACCOMPLISH
ed. The baggage car, nextto the Engine,
went down, to use the expression of one who
was in 1t, ssextremely easy without causing
any serious casualty The first and second
passenger ears followed, and in these several
were killed, and great number more or less
mang|ed.
| In the third car, one or two were killed,
only. This car. although in a. rigorous po-
sition, and almost entirely demolished, was
| less fatal to life and limb. In the fourth
Rand fifth cars a great many were fatally in
iured, ard several instantly killed. Tho bal
| apce Of the train followed swiftly on their
| fatal errand, and the loss Of life, with con-
Etusions more or less severe, was dreadful.
Some of the cars plunged on those be-
| meath them with their ponderous wheels, and
crushed o. MANNED the unfortunate persons
below. Others hung upon the cliff in per-
pendicular position, and two or three turned
bottom upward down the grade. Only one
| the extreme rear car maintained its position
on the rail. a.-s,..ss;4 f., ss,54,,s
The following is n list of the killed AMI
wounded, SO far as ascertained, when the
train, detailed for the purpose Of bringing
the iniuredto this city, left the scene OF the
disaster. Many others, less seriously hurt,
were in the cars, but il is not necessary to
name name tn q eIHn.573 ~ na.dag sazsi 30 COILS
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/ Henry Chouteau, 80. ) -. 81,
:. 6: Jefrces, Rep. Of franklin county.
Adolph Abcles, ''i' .-,5 49,,
Rev. Or. Billiard, '.' -stt'.' '* 80 ~
sir. Mott, Representative of DunkliE county,
Mr.. Mccullough, Of Dunklin,
Capt G, Case, sss ~ s.s. ..--.ssgs.sT t{t
E. C. Yosti, (frm of Shield & Yosti,)
Thos. S., ,O'Sullivan, Chief Engineer.
B. B. Dayton, (reported dead. .,.,.a8
Mann Butler,
Joseph Harris, Of st. Louis county, -
mo ~ ----- Chappell, father of J. +. Chappell,
George Ebeele, .,.......r, g. ..,.,.....o c.
f. ''t2,4 H.', Badly Wounded. '+'' '''
| Mr.. Jecko, firm of Hart & Jecko. sT+%'
i Henry g. Hart,aa uq1l 18sss $50 .a2Fas.
Rufus X. Lewis, ,....., - .f.-,.a1 .,.s..s.,f
! Mr. Griswold,
George X. Budd, leg broken, @'.lGa '@''1l
! Frank Lane, leg broken, .,a ,sa.,a.t3
Mr.. Hitchcock, badly hurt, .....t,
ohm Parker, arm broken, ''
! John G. Richardson, badly hurt, ms
Oliver Quinette, badly hurt, e.s s-s.s..'.
! Captain Couzins, badly hurt,
| John B. Carson. badly hurt, '- .'t
] Mr.. Roberts, Paymnst'r, BADLY hurt,
/ Mr.. Hcndle, Druggist, badly hurt, 1T ..-.
| John NJ. Winner, badly hurt,
/, Peter Brown, of Jefferson ba'liy-hurt,
Mr.. Radci Hs, brakeman, badly hurt,
DR.. EArz mt, badly hurt,
! VIM. Lingo, badly hurt,
Jos'ph White, representative from Ripley
] rs broken, .a2 ~ rss-,25A
! f. L. Billion, arm broken,
Mayor King, badly cut, 49, .s
Col. D.. II. Armstrong, badly cut,
Mr.. Listlejohn, badly hurt,
j Mr.. Layton, Representative of Perry county.
badly aurt, f eu.,l -sa~s aca.3
Carlos S. Greeley, slightly injured, .,.s.
John Leach, sill htly injured,
l.. MsKennett, slightly injured sa ".i
4 Tho ri n uipu woun6aA h. 20 hpnn sent tn
the Sisters Hospital: :, 2aide aE5 os'1t
Heber Livermore, residing at the corner Of
/ Fourth and Locust streets, leg broken, a.s
4 Vim. Edge MCLEAN, of Capc Girardeau, leg
broker. .2assfs14 ,.3 @@f4tT SO
/ Mr.. Moore, of Ste. iGenevieve, badly wound.
| cd by fractures will die 2isi ! ~ lEIS*t J.
Doctors Mcdowell aand Mcpherson were
fortunately among'the guests, and gave their
bbest skill to the alienation of the wretched
/ sufferers IL was impossible, however, for
1 them to apply bandages and reset limbs I'M
derlt circumstances. The accident occur
red where no houses are to be seen-in a
a dense forest-and during the time heavy
storm of rain, accompanied with Lightning
and thunder, of the most vivid description,
d fell without intermission. e .ssaa = aze /
ii, Couriers were dispatched foi thwith to Her
I mann TOE 7aBOtueF Train, anu IN an hOur, or
bless, the wounded werei in comfortable cars
ION their way to the city. 1t was an awful
4 spcctaele-one that might appal the stoutest
i heart, the dead and dying lying without shell
ter, save that afforded by the hand of friend
4 Shipper PHILANTHROPY, exposed to pitiless
storm, and the wounded groaning from amid
the ruins, and supplicating the sucoor Of the
4 moro Fortunate ss' ,I1i 18Th u yf4
s. The return cars reached the depots on
Fourteenth and Seventh streets about half
/ past eleven O'Clock. They were filled with
1 the wounded, and although the accomoda-
tions were limited, we heard not single ex-
preston Of dissatisfaction. Many in that
1 melancholy train we're fatally injured, and
many suffered with intense agony; but they
bore up like men, and exhibited the highest
degree Of fortitude.7 sit2a aaEf ss
]. We suppose that not one man out Of ten
escaped without injury to greater or less
extent, and although this may be termed a
severe casualty of no ordinary character, yet
] it is wonderful how go many escaped with
! life. tas s,s
| Judge Wells Of the District Court of the
Uni.ed States, was along with his lady. The