The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-02


ard raid that as socu 90 the cuyert was carried away
the water Of and the ravne was almost a. dry ~
usual
ANOTHER STATEMENT BY A PASSENGER
BINARY sKGLiGEscE or THE RAILROAD COMPANY
SUPPRESSION OF pEspArCHHs.
from the Cleveland Herald, June 291
passenger the tram just arrived In the city, gives
us the following account OF the frghfdl calamity. He
IVES Ia The sleeping 1t the time OF the accident, and
was startled by sensation tho jumping
the bsie ties. roea came Q crash and plunge down-
fbe car turned on ts side, but being tho last
in The train and strongly built did not break Up badly
The cters and therefore protected IL occupants from
The tram WAS heavy one, containing Eve well died
passenger cars, besides The baggage ana mail car rae
train Was about bali hour behind time previous 70
reaching the fatal spot Abeut O'Clock Monday ngn
tso hours before the time Of the Accoenta Tremendous
rain e throughout that peclon OF country flooding the
fields and swelling the streams 10 considerable bulk.
The surviving brakeman says that the train was run
WIN gsa caution over oil the cuyerts previous 70 reaca
increased twenty Ave thirty miles hour, this
cuvert WAS considered the most reliable on the roat ga
reaching the gap which about hundred feet wide
ana about thirty feet Deep the train sI ars the old
este work. which crushed beneath the weight aud then
and o q r
second class and two FIRST class piled
ipo and drove each othcr nte the earth. Tho
sleeping car fell on s side on Top OF the pile OF shattered
Every man connected with the train except the con-
ductor one the conductor Of the sleeping car
when the unipurcd passengers orawlsd ont the scsne
Is said TO have been awful Scarcely dstingushable in
and about . hundred and nfty dead and dying per-
sons, part buried in mud and sand, and part washing
away 10 the boiling torrent teat swept down TO the S. Jo
feph river, buta few rods distant
The conductor brskeaoet to seek At the
satone OF South Bend and Mishawaakie whilst tue usin
ured passengers built res around the spot and carried
Of rome Of ihor wounded fellows to the neighooriag
houses.
was nearly three hours after the accident before sue
chr ed from q three
four miles distant strong body VI lsborers
brought by the people Of the towns and the work Of
digging out tho dead and wounded comm snccd.
Tuesday afternoon thirty t~o bodies had been taken TO
Mishawause; eisot ten reported taken South
Bend Some ten twelve bodies reported 10 have
been taken up about miles beow the St Joseph
river. About dozen OF the wounded have scarcely
chance OF life.
that about twenty of their fellows yet mesng II
suppnted they remain buried In the sand or have been
washed ont into the y. Loaeph river.
Very few of the passengers escaped death frghlul
injuries.
After the accident. the water in the owered rapid
~ and ct OF Tuesday about breast high tn.
pse l.rng in TIE neohbohod sag they al,cays considered
the cnlpr too small The company, on the contrary, had
such confidence in IL that tncy aid not think it needed
TIE extraordinary conduct Of The railroad company In
surprising dispatches txc,cd considerable Comment Our
inoroaot TO send despatch yesterday
day. morning. to this city but did not come through
until twenty four hours had elapsed.
LATER PARTICULARS.
Passengers ef tho unfortunate train left thc scene Of
disaster at six O'Clock last evening and at
three O'Clock this morning, From the oicers aud pas
sereere OF the train, gather great variety OF
and incidents which we shall give with much order
time Will admit.
For tie nioImston given below are much indebted
to Rec. Sir Fish, W. L. Caligan express messenger aud
Ar. BibbDstoD, the surviving brakeman Tne unfortu
nate ira left Chicago hapast eight Monday even
and conssted OF five cars besdas the bag
gage and express II arrived al South Ben about
forty i've mnutes behind tme ami made leap
about bali past twelve o'clock at night
The humber OF lives lost be given and probably
never wilt ee Mr., Cauigsn, ef, Msnax auk,e apnut
ten O'Clock last pRnt tels that thirty 1--WE dead bodies
bad been recovered al thai time three OF
wounded had eied, taking sbont forty deahs
heard from Bat from tie srteog 9Th the the
fact that seyeia bodies had already been found scattered
for great distance below the gorge, reasonable
10 suppose thai ohos5 yet to be found tnerc and
persspa yet il The CT ruins and mud in the
cbasnj.
Up last evening inquests had been held on thirty
.arce bodies.
lady who was carried down by the current and saved
6Y catching hold OF limb nag least dozen humao
bosier aene alive and calling for assistance, and
stii and nfeiets. passed By her 10 the stream
The chacm produced by the waters was about one
hund.ed feet In width and from twenty to thirty feet
deep The dept OF water at the tme Of the accident
about twelve feet So po werfui the current at the
time that masses Of concrete maoory and bsrs Of
railroad iron carried several rods below the gorge
Something or the suddenness Of this powerful flood may
be imagined when We state that az yesterday only
twelve hours after the incident there very little
water passng and at evening not enough to prevent
man With boots crossing with dry feet.