Demoine courier., 1856-07-24

Terrible Disaster.

1eII1UAe OlSASueIs
Steamer Northern Indiana Burnf.-
Fifteen or Twenty Persons Lost,
DETROIT, July IL.
The steamer Northern Indiana took
FIRE about IL o'clock this morning. OIL
her yassage to Toledo, and burnsd 10
the waters edge. The following is a
list OF the passengers and crew saved by
The. steamer Mississippi. carefully
taken by myself from The passenger -
The Clerks lis, Of passengers on board
was lost. There were supposed to be
about lfo $50 passengers and crew on
boa ID.
There are fifteen or twenty known to
have been on board that are missing
Some Of The may have been saved by
the Propeller Republic and a schooner
'ha.assisied in picking up the passen.
gers. A committee Of passengers OF
board the s,cameI Mississippi, collected
between two and three hundred dollars
TO aid The sufferers.
Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, July IL.
"A railroad accident occurred this morn.
ing on the Northern Penn. Railroad by
the explosion Of the boiler Of an engine.
The cars were filled with The teachers
snd children Of the s., NJ ichael's Church
Sabbath school bound on an excursion.
The scene Of the acciden, 10 fourteen
miles from this city near two curves 90
tina, approaching trains can'i be seen 500
yards distant and the track 10 a single
one-wl.en The locomotives came TO-
gesher they rose on end, their tare boxes
nearly touched, and scattered abou, the
wreck,
sEcoNb DISPATCH.
The excur,IOn train, with ! loo chill.
dren with their parents and teachers.
came in collision with the down train,
ON a curve near For. Washington, while
latter vas going slowly and Inc former
rapidly, endeavoring TO reach the SOP.
ping place. Both locomotives were
crushed and three cars Of he excursion
Irsin rushing together caught FIRE and
were CONSUMED. Beneath the ruin
were q nun Der cruched 90. tina, ~recogni.
ton was impossible The scene was
Of the most heart rending and terrible
description.
Se'enleen bodies were counted be-
meath the ruins of the cars, mos,ly con.
sumed. Eleven men and woman and
two children were consumed IN one car.
LATRR.-rhere were IS killed and
nearly 100 badly Injured. Eight hun.
dfed persons were on The train, and six
cars wefs entirely demolished. Among
The killed is Father Sheridan, Of 81. Mi
chael's Catholic Church.
PHILADELPHIA, July ls.
VIM. Van S,avoren, conductor OF the
down trsin, which caused the accident
yesterdays has con. miued suicits bv
taking arsenic.
Wm. Lee, the engineer, has been ar.
resfed and committed foi exariinaion.
The train last night brough, four bodies
burned 10 a crisp. They were those OF
John Dillon two brother Boys, and one
name unknown.
The remains were gathered up and
brought. 10 the Guy. Twenty seven
bodies have not been recognized and
they are 80 badly burn, tia, it 10 feared
It ey never can be.
PHILADELPHIA, July Is. ? NJ.
The excitement In relation to the ca
tastrophe continues undated. The rail
road IL pot and the streets are lhrunged
wiin people.
Coroner Delevan has commenced his
duties by viewing the bodies at The hous.
% Of the relatives. but the examination
Of witnesses will n proceed until This
evening.
A number Of unfounded reports were
liz circulation this morning of accidents
on other roads. indicating the ieserish
anxiety that exists in this community.
This Norris,own Railroad was said
10 have broker down. bul alter inves,iga.
ton il was found the repor, proceeded
from the (ac,Ihata number OF the wound.
ed had come over that route from Ches.
nu, Hill.
The lis, Of woundsd published was
merely ihose brought down over the
Northern Pennsylvania Railroad. The
number 10 iess than wal actually injured
which will probably amoun, 10 over 100.
The Board Of Directors Of the road
this morning passed a resolution Of sym.
pa'hy with ths bereaved, expressing
their discrimination TO relive The distress.
60 incident TO the calamity as far az was
in their power.
4 subscription has been started TO
contribute TO this object.
The following buried bodies have been
recognized: John Sloan. Francis Walls,
Patrick Flanagan, Catherine Kievenor,
Ed. p. Gillen. Hugh Tracy, Jno. Dud-
son. janice Gallagher; James McCoi,.
John McAbef, John McBsy. John Brady.
PHILADELPHIA. July 10.
The Relief Contributions are being
made here Tor the sufferers by tia r. X.
Calamity. Over $1,000 have already
been received q. the Engineers O~Aice.--
Mr.. Marias.ly delivered an Grafton over
the Remains of father Sheridan nj 81