New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-08
r-cITIc RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.

r.rslo nm from TIE 81, LeaN Ih'e"'seN
ann-inc lat Of dead In addition 10 tns' puO' -, "
"" ,e 81 Mond.y MeSsrs. Lakeland and Coap-
nell whose names We gave IN 'h'' ''''
have been killed: 4 ci,,uu; wn. L. Chsp.
nell ticke, agent o. M n the unSsrtaker: S.musl
man; W; p.,rck Barry freGen on locomotive; the
Bs<1 A., Tessdse, Bs2tis, mIister; n. III. Duo'ls'
fG.e lev 81 Spsok; VIM Hune, mcrcdan JOS.
firm o. L. 49, ~ nirht guard; VIM. Athey late clerk
FisDessR Ne nfoe one BODY left at the IS 'onade,
W "a rot Known; one body identified at Hermann,
four out Of the trentynine killed were cit
zens of 81. Louis
TIE Iatcligeaccr gives the following account Ofthe
wounded
Mr.. Milton w. Griswold o. Franklin county was
aid 10 have bis back broken. ID. III. Armstrong
notn sster Of St. Louis right fractured the
shoulder Tits was partially Sc on Frioay night by
Dr. Cooper al Millers lanoing. DR.. Poilip 8. Reilly
alderman of the Second ward cat in the light eye, aud
in tho back and chest, but HOPED not seriously. Will
sop Primm, left ann broken the shoulder, and
face bsaly cut Frank Laue frm Of Warren & uer-
rtt right lea broken below the knee james Med r.
mott-leg broken. joseph Jecko-leg broken. No.
Felps, jsier, badly burt about the shoulder. Jno j.
Hsppe-face cut. Peter Oehman- badly bruised
Mr.. Dy SOD, firm Of Taylor & Dyson, lover jaw bro
KEN ana Others wise badly H. ured. John {. Ivory
much cut and bruised. w. II. Fucker, the engineer
on the locomotive had his legs bsdly bruised but will
get we'll VIM. ID Hneh-rIsht arm broken. julius
Bush-faoe cut badly. f. Court Dodds-both arms
broken and feet mashed Geo X McGunnege, jr,
manager telegraph office, ouus9n OF kDee-p4n and
head. Two citizens of He'mann-legs broken. 1t Is
reInsrkas Die that so few OF the crowd on the tram
wee mortal y or very seriously wounded. The
deaths from wounds will probably not exceed Que or
two in all. Mr.. Moore is sl alive, but bis chances
for recovery are extremely sn4ll. II was reported
TIE Rev. DIR. Post leg broken; his only Injury was
fuainV fl. haa
A gentleman who visited the scene OF the disaster
On Friday states that toe wreck OF cas- was astons1
ing and only account for It's * ent fro the force
with which the train moving. There were eleven
cars In the tTan-ten having left the ely, aud an
other added at Hermann. TIE rear car wa, left With
lis truck the track, but the rails under IT
partially displaced. Tie front truck was resting ovsr
the rails but the rails were IRA En OIL the emb4nk-
mept 10 the left and the Only ref zlne1 IN an
upright position by the coupling which held II up 10
the cad OF the second fOuI the rear, which vas
turned on its side and resting at az angie OF
degrees top down on the BANK The third Car fro
the rear is alsO Oh its eide ~ 0ryhge degrees top
down. 10 these cars, il ia be ievec, no mortal lgl1
ries were received. The fourth had reached tue
abutment with lis front truck, and turbed completely
bottom up. Il was principally occupied by the
guards, Tut we believe no one IN It was Killed.
The backs OF the seats remained Suspended 10 the
car the BODY of which do not seem 70 be much n-
jured. The IF b car hung by It's rear end on the
left corner Of the abunent, its front pitched for
ward TO the right AID iBcliuug at an angie Of
about forty degrees. Many were wounded severely
in this car but lone, think killed. The sixth car
had oIOpted of the 8buiment TO the left with It's
front truck coming down on the next car n advance
The forward part OF this much broken up, aud
had the car last spoken of fallen from the abu ment
many lives would have been lost IN 1t. The seve1,h
car from the rear was inclec to the left and the
front half Of il mashed ia by tue sixth car which had
followed it in the train and fell on from tue abutm9nt
Fourtten killed 10 this al least, bat none, NC be-
heve seriously wounded. sir. Adolphus Meet hal
remarkable escape; be sitting with Mr.. Case and
MIR. Dubois. Mr.. Day ton, DR.. Ballard 'and Mr..
Abeles we have heard named as among those Killed
in this car Tie eighth car was tbiOIn tween the
broken up entirely that the different parts could not
be recognized. There were several OF the inmates
killed. but the escapes under the circumstances, We're
wonderful The ninth aud tenth cars were PITCHED OH
20 the right and were much broken, but 10 Others fell
on them that the 0ra y not 30 grta as those
last mentioned. The eleventh baggage ar settled off
TO the right but al hted on lie bottom and vas DOT as
much broken might have been expec ed. It's front
end was close 10 the pier Remainder that this nu n
bering is fOm the rear. TIE distance from the rear
END OF the las, car where is poised the broken
track to tho abatment il sOou; one bundled aad
seventy five feet The track for the whole distance
was entirely swept eff by the force acquired
by the cars on the curve. The ender drop a.Oog
side the forward part Of the baggage car, the lief
and on tao left Of il again tne engine o. its back
with the rear end against the pier and ine front to-
wards the abutiHent, having turned complete sum
mersc Bat few of the n0erS o! the bridge scati Id
ine were 10 be seen between the abutnent qua pier
When the fifth car from the :car pitched of toe ab II
ment GnCniUg to the Ii ht well as downward, lts
front end stuck tie ground aud also unp, and lts
rear caught 90 the abument. thus seems TO nave
checked tho cars behind il, that they swung OIL to
the left taking the track with them. Tad the tram
been moving SLOWLY, they would probably nave re-
manned on the track.
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