Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

Full Particulars Of the Hamjl-
ton Catastrophe. Narrowing
| Details.
The Toronto Coloufsi has the following
particulars of the awful accident:
Every person in the first passenger car,
except Owen Doyle, James Barton, oil
Straiford, and two children between eight
and nine years of age. perished. One Of
the children was thrown out of the window
on the ice, it knows not how. The other
was dragged out of a window, having been
up to its neck in water for some fifteen
minutes, in almost seusless state. They
were brother and sister. Their mother,
fatherand uncle perished, and Owen DOYLE,
who saved himself, is their uncle. He
saved himself. by forcing his way out of a
window as the water was rushing in. He
remembers swimming on tie ice, and then
lost his consciousness. James Barton can
not tell how he got out of the window
He recollects but a wild scream-being
dashed against the ceiling of the car
Half senseless and half drowned, he made a
last spring for window. He was picked
off of a cake of ice few minutes afterwards,
sensless. Doyle had his brother, sister-in-
law, two cousins, and cousins wife, and
two nieces, all killed or drowned. And
what with his own injuries, the fearful ex-
citement of the scene he had passed
through, and the loss of so many near and
dear to him, the poor fellow wandered
about almost bereft of his memory and his
senses.
The escape of Richardson, Mr.. Urqu-
hart, of the express, the mail conductor, and
the buggage master, was equaley marvel
Gus. When the locomotive and tender
went into the abyss literally, the baggage
car swung round apparently as it was going
over, and broke loose from the tender
The consequence was, it struck on the ice
TO the left of where the locomotive disap-
peared; and slid, so strong was the ice, a
short distance. 1t never overturned; and
its three inmates, though thrown among
trunks and all sorts of things, strange 10
say, escaped with but trifiing bruises.
TOUCHING SCENE.
A woman, who was near the scene of the
disaster, and who was first to witness il,
gives some interesting particulars about
the two children-the Doyles, who SO mi
raculously escaped. She rushed down the
hill to the cars, and the first object that
met her attention was the poor little girl,
about eight years of age, on cake of ice.
The little thing said: "Oh, don't mind me,
save my brother" and the poor little fellow
was at the top of one of the windows, i'm
ploring some one to drag him out. The
woman, though the ice was broken for
some distance round the car, managed to
reach him.
RECOGNIZING THE DEAD.
The bodies were placed in large store
house and as friends and relatives came to
seek for tLeir dead, the scene is described
as heart-rending. A wild scream, deep
sob or moan, told of some sad recognition.
Around certain bodies groups collect
One of these is described rs looking at the
figure of a woman. once beautiful, and
though her hair lies tangled and wet, and
her face is distorted from the effects of
drowning, she still chains that idle crowd
with melancholy interest. She has a
marriage ring on her finger. Two lockets
are on her breast, and broach is suspend
ed l.v h Tcllow ribbon around her neck
For whom did she year them?
In the pocket of one would be found
letters from his wife and children, wishing
him home, and sorrowing for his absence.
Another died with deguerreotypes on his
breast of those he loved. A mothers let
ter was found in this ones pocket, asking
relief, and saying she was i'll. The mo
ney for relief was found side by side
with the letter. Another's name was
learned by the letters of those who loved him.
And yet another was hurrying home to con-
sole the sick or the dying.