, 1859-06-29
CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1885,

parties became separated. The husband found
one Of his Young oues dead in the morning,
next he found lis wife dead, but with her arms
closely embracing the other child, who was
sAred.
Mr. Pardee, whose statement we give below,
Is from Bloomington, Ill. lie was returning
from the East 10 his home, in the train next to
the i'll fatcd one. md which left the scene Q;
Of the terrible disaster at u o'clock yesterday.
lie arrived there at o'clock in the morning,
hut as the baggage, &C., had all to be Carried
across from one side Of the rayine to the other,
10 another train, it was impossible to leave
sooner. Mr. pardee improved the Interval Of
three hours in visiting and examiug the scene
and the wreck, and in attendance upon the sick
and wounded.
STATEMENT OF THOMAS PARpEE, Esq.
At the time If his leayiny by the train :1
bodies had been taken out, and he understood
that two more culyerts had been carried away
east Of the one now referred to, last night. and
by tue same rain, after the train on which lie
came had passed over them. lie calculated the
chasln to be - feet deep and 1ifty feet across.
The masonry was swept oH By the strong cur-
rent. The embankmcnt around the stone-Work
was first washed out, and then followed the
masonry. H. judged from the mark along tue
etnbankn knlent that the water had risen !. feet,
but when he left it was almost dry again.
Tue tank Of the engine, t.le smoke stack aud
lew splinters were all that wus discerui5le ot
the wreck Of the train. \ large force Of men
were engaged in picking up tho bodies and
many were cxcavating the debris, but consider
able had been carried of By the torrent. The
cu!vcrt was said to be, by those who knew. II
strong one, but not wide enough for the rnr-
pose, aud many had predicted that it would be
washed cut by the cmbanlment first being car
ricd of by the wide and spreading waters i'll
the event Of their rising, as las Leen ,lic case
Some nine Of the wounded passengers had
been carried to Alshwauka, aud were laid out
on pallets, arranged in large room in the ho-
tel. Every care was bestowed upon them. The
towns-people were particularly assiduous in
their attentions to thc sick, while there werc
some four or five doctors Oh hand Mnistcrin.,
Us far Us possible, 10 their wants. The dead bo
dies were picked up and laid out in the cars,
with sheets covering their faces. Tie men had
worked two hours to get one wunnan out Of tlle
| water. SIT. was. of course. dead when rrcoy
cred. Tie sleeping. car seemed to be nninjurcd,
witt, the execution of few broken windows,
| |, lay in a diagonal direction from the truck.
| The engine shut some forry fet distance from,
| tile west hank Of the raviue, ly which We con-
! c'ude the train WIS going at u rapid rate. Tic
| sc.ne m tlc banks IF ,h. ravin. Mr. rar,lr.
s,vs was tr,,,y a.yfrt ,s t.1r may we'll sn,1ost
| Int 1,o s,xs lin ,n,or,, of human misery a,rono
,, ,.o,,5.1 r,s ,.r,;,,,. IN h..ho,, In H.. N;.
| wauka botr} ,,c saw i t;ur li,,1. bov uhuut nine
| x.,rs ,fd will, his ,.f, ,,n, broken and ul,n,st
,,c, ,,,ro,.,, ,lr ,,,;rh w,;,,. tb. ri,nt h.. Is
| cut c,,uul.,,,lv otr Th. Ind was iaitin., fast
| nm, it is a,uap,t uuossble for him to rccuy,r.
| lie MAS unr If :, f.ni}y of tiyc children. vith
.ha ,,o,,,cr ,yho werc .,n;u,, +, meet III. father
| and III. 1u,.h,nl ,c 1his f,u;1v Tin not,,+r
was l;1t.,l , ,1,n,,ht,r * m;Ss;n :, anil anotl,or
boy is wounded but nut seriously, lie is in thu
same room with hiswrctchrd brother. while lie
| SAW another Of tile youu. ones. six wears old
dead having hal his face completely cut oil.
| The bodies If the females were not much mutt.
lated. By the dress of those dead aud wouudc,l
Mr. p:.r.lee Judges them to have been n.us ty
second class passengers.
| One passenger rot out Of the slecpn. car init
tl.c current, anil was swept along, but in going
down he luckily c!utctcd hold of Il tyce, and by
that means effected lan.liuy.
| 4 Mr. Schaub. uf Chicago. who had his lee
| broken, got Mr. rardce to telegraph the fac, t.
| his wifc
STATEMENT or MI. uILL1ARp, PASSENGER.
]. T.. lIiiliard Lumber Merchant, Of this city
is savcd and uniMjured; he states thai "Aen sh
sleeping car, i'll which he WAS riding: went e!owI
it cau.cd, almost turning over, but strik;u
something. ri.htel, and landed without muc!
difficulty Mr. Ifillixrd found himself il, I'll,
dark, with water III ,o his waist. III this cnt
,lit;un liz remained =, minutes His little cl;}
who was with him was saved. He extrica,e
himself in few minutes, and landed witloy
| bruise or scratch. Mr.. billiard said tha, !
ran oil. and the rarine WAS almost H. tlry !;
usual
, PARTICULARS.
:, ti: the wiEc Of Increase Sumner instead ,
nt;s simmer wh, was k;1,,1 hy the ucc,1,,
~. .., 49, =, ~.
= M tile MICHIGAN southern haslsoad. Nrs. VI
i Sumner WAS not on the train. Tie decea>c,
:, with her three children. had been on 4 visit
,. ,,, ,'e -, ua,,,
l. tie' "iso"s 'e'e 'ou 'e'~ vi 1''o's ,'e"'"
Z The children were I'LL saved
i Mr.. Tisrr. Of Chicago, reported injured ";
:, f,r,uprly 1T tic store Of Charles Wttz},r- DIR
,-
Il sooaa merchant "'st Aan"o'lu s'teel, Is
n wears cid, aud Il I'rnsslau 1srl:iite.
0nr ,ll man. named r1uracr Errc~cnx
+ - ,.,,,
l. oHeiaa' y. ~ WIZ Hill oe''' =" II '4>lt 10
/. nephew IN this city, and was by linn last sec
l., th. s1renin., CIR 1T tl1r lrppt. is ,nissir-.
:, ,,,,,, H., m, ,,rs,n ,x,,, ,.,; .h,d j., >,
e - f''''Ss' NV -. -" - 80 = ,
passenger ear' ''S "s'P"e" le'' 1ast h'S1f'
# ,hr scene of the accident.
=. J,st ,;.h, Il number Of ttr friends of nosxc
- ~" ~ e.., c..:.,
'c gers OH @'e III - nose '''e - Ill "oa
1T | left bv the train oil the u. :. Kailroad-as nj
- Il r.nur,er from the prrss Axp TE1urSE es,s
;, IL, rncnt
TIE READ.
~
H. We arrise At Il conclusion of the whole mat
T. iE the following. list Of the dead, Transmitted
Ii | t.1..-r,,b.
IL. snr1u Rtsn. H.. lime Pin addition
=. those reported killed III the afternoon dspatt
nj We have Inc 1oit'"lhE 80 Net as'hE;