The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-05

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81 the We0mAeA
rHR EocAlifx or rHE CArAsrRoPHK.
| The place where the tragedy occurred, which
| has carried boch deco sadness into the homes Of
. many, b situated midway between the villages
/ of 9cush Dend and niohawaka, and about two
miles iron either place. There is . ravine some
| thirty feet deep from the surface Of the track,
and seventy-6vs to one hundred feet wide. On.
| der the track was culvert about nine feet BY
seven. The water passing through it u gener-
ally, during the wet season, mot sufficient TO oil
the culvert half full. curing ~ fierce storm
which prevailed on Monday evoNAg, the passage
through the culvert became interrupted. and the
water on the south or upper side suddenly
raised to the height Of fifteen 70 twenty feet, or
within Eve or eight feet Of the surface OF the
track. The track resting on sandy fOunda-
ton, the action OF the water had the effect TO
undermine il, and probably before the train reach
ed the fatal spot the track had been partly car
ried away, and the train took the terrible plunge
into the abyss below, almost completely burying
it in the quicksand and mud. The scene which
followed 1t 10 out of our power to describe, but
those who were compelled TO witness it, say
that it was an event which no man should be
| called upon to witness but once in lifetime
The night was clear, but the ravine being skirt
ed BY woods and the high banks, it was impos-
sible to distinguish objects, and any aid render
| ed by those who escaped death or severe in
/ jury, could only be by the sounds Of the grosns
/ of the sufferers. So fierce was the conclusion,
| and 30 terrible the screams Of the wounded and
dying, that the sound thereof was distinctly
heard ut Mishawaka, distance Of two full miles.
| When these sounds reached the ears of the CT
izens. large number Of whom we're in the
hknu h.,,s koor, i1aA -,
the village, they Immediately started en- masse
for the scene Of the disaster, with lanterns and
everything that would probably be needed to
relieve the wounded; and from that time until
the hour of leaving last evening, every door has
/ been thrown open to the sufferers, and every
thing which human agency could accomplish has
| been done by the citizens for the relief Of the
unhappy victims. They deserve the enduring
| regard Of the sufferers and their friends.
THE DEAD.
| The following are the names Of the dead, SO
far as could be ascertained, previous 10 the
| leaving of the train al o'clock.
l. Hartwe!l. United States Express Messen-
ger. Has wife aud family residing ut Toledo,
Ohio. 1t is stated that he had been endeavor.
| ing for a year past to Obtain post as messen-
ger on this route, in order that be might be with
| his family part of his time. He had been run
| ming on the route only about two weeks.
O. Darlington, baggage master, residence at
| Toledo. His body was taken to Toledo on Tues.
day, as well as that Of Hartwell.
8. A laborer on the road. Could not ascer-
tain his name, or where he belonged.
4. Female. About Fifty years Of age, of large
| size. Thin gray hair and wore . wig. She
was supposed to be Mrs. Campbell, from Elg,n,
1 in this State.
| 5. Jack -, Irshman, laborer on the
road at HOnpScilla lar Ind
| where his remains we're taken.
| girl about thirteen years Of age, body
| not identified. She had on calico dress with
| hoop skirt, tnsel belt, nankin pantalettes and
| kid CATERS. She had false braid In her hair.
! IL is supposed her name is Tidsley, as there was
| a family OF man, wife and four children by that
| name on board of the train, four of whom were
killed and one fatally wounded, while but one
little boy, about ten years OF age, remains Of the
| family OF six.
Z. Female, supposed to be Mrs. Tidsley,
mother Of the above named children She had
| long black hair, wore Calico dress, black cas-
| simere CATERS, and had three rings on the third
finger of her left hand. Her height was five
feet two inches Where she came from we
| could not learn, but it was ascertained that she
Was going to Thompsonyille, Connecticut, with
her family.
s. Susan E. Sumner, wife OF Increase Sumner,
formerly of Rockville, Kankakee county, H.
but residing in this city for the last few months
Mrs. Sumner, with her three children, Alice,
aged nine, Neville, aged about six, and Mary,
four years OF age, LETT mere on Monday night
for Boston, where they were going on visit
Mrs. Sumner, Alice and Neville were killed, but
the youngest, Mary, 10y a miracle escaped with
a few slight bruises. 1t is supposed that little
Mary either was thrown from the window BY
Mrs. S. or by the force Of the conclusion, as she
Was found short time after the accident cling
ing to the branches OF a tree which was lying
in the stream. Her escape is indeed mracu-
lous. The BODY of Alice has not vet been re-
covered, but there can hardly be a doubt that
she has shared the tate OF her mother and
brother. Mr.. Sumner returned to this city last
evening, with the body of his wife and son, and
with his live daughter.
g. Neville P. Sumner, son Of Increase Sum-
ner, mentioned above.
10. A small boy, named Tidswell, one OF the
family mentioned above. One of bis legs was
completely torn off, and found at some distance
from where the remaining portion of his body
was discovered.
IL. Theodore Tulip, Engineer of the train
He resided at Laporte, where his remains were
conveyed for interment. His brother who was
fireman on the train, mentioned in No. 26, was
also killed.
II. Man. Sandy complexion and whiskers,
face much freckled. He was about forty years
of age, wore black cloth coat, light cashmere
pantaloons, white shirt, stogy shoes and no
stockings. He had tickets from Chicago to New
York.
IS. A little boy about one year old, supposed
TO be one of the Tidswell family.
IA. Female, about % years of age, dark
brown hair. Had on plaid Bingham dress,
brown worsted skirt, home made cotton hose,
and CATERS. Was going to New York.
Is. Mary Ann Currap, wife of John Curran,
of Dunkirk, N. Y. Had been on a visit to |
Lawrence Fitzgerald, her brothcrin law, con-
nected with the American Express Company in |
this city. Her body was identified by Mr.. Fitz- |
gerald.
l6 Cornelius Walworth, from Rome, Lena |
wee county, Mich, so years of age. Mr.. Wal. |
worth was returning to bis home from Atchison, |
Kansas, where he had been after his son, Phi |
lander WalwOrth, who had been to Pixies Peak, |
aud had been taken i'll st Atchison. The son |
was on the train and is severely injured, but it |
is hoped he will recover, although when the |
train left last evening he was thought to be |
worse than in the morning.
II. Lahorer. Could not learn his name. His |
remains had been taken to Laporte where he |
resided
Is. Thomas Irwin, from Philadelphia, whittier
ne was gong. nc ndu peen at WORK On the |
Light House, put on the breakwater in our har-
Dor. He has q wife and children in Pniladel-
phia.
10. Man. Had red hair. combed back from
his forehead, about 26 years OF age. Had on
a light cashmere coat, brown ribbed CASHMERE
paDtaloons, stogy boots, white shirt and black
Kossuth hat. His height was five feet ten
inches.
90. Man. Thirty years of age or thereabouts.
Black hair and sandy whiskers and goatee. He
had on black cloth Coat light Marseiiles vest,
pink knit shirt, black silk cravat, black cassl-
mere pants and congress CATERS. His height
was $40.
81. Patrick McNeeley. His residence or 9th
er facts We could not learn. lie was about
sixty years of age, gray hair, and so in height.
%. Peter Muldary. Could not learn where
he was from. He was taken away by his
friends.
%. Ben. 4. Shelter, of Sparta, Monroe Co., |
Wis. He was Is years of age. His body was |
identified and taken by his friends.
"a. Henry Fleckinger, of Iowa City, Iowa, on |