, 1859-06-29
TlfH: GREAT DISASTER

Southern K. r.. while go;nE 1T high rate ef
*t,ccl, Ind broken through a culvcrt near
>eutE Bend. killing t!.irty passengers outright
and m,i1,lln": more or less horribly: soe forty
ar ti:tv III r. The news Travelled with aston
i-l.inr r:.p;dity through the business streets.
roc:lyia: ad,li1;ous To tic list u! dead and dv-
inz 1T every corner. al.i carrying terror to
scores nf families WIN Ind relatives IN the
shattered train, Or who, impcrlcctly UNDER
>ta,l.li,,. the nnw$ lad located the scene Of
tie disaster M other roads where their fric1lds
wrre supposed II he. Before the publication
q: tie first authentic report the street version
o;' tl- casualty had fixed tic number Of the
tlral 1T sixty and Tie wounded as many more.
t-:::rlunatc!y t .x;ent Of the cal.n,lty had
mt i.ceu nycsvstimai. ly TItnor The de-
tails which We 1u1b!is!, elsewhere tell Of dcs
,r:,l,:un .! 1l.anl.a lie unparalleled, So fir rs Our
r,r.,!!c,.,;nn extends. in the history Of western
disasters. The Ga<vonalr accident Oh tile
r.u;!ir T. T.. if Missouri. is the only one
w, .:o,4 IL. y,,l4a; ;a:yG with il in tic catalogue
u: l,prrihl G,!:l-s. md l'!:s Il NC are not mis-
14'.1n ill :i.t "sh!.rlcr 81 large Il list Of dead
:"l w.n::..l..d as til. .rc which we are now
..,!!'"l uls,u /" Chronicle.
r;. prominent i:.1s Of tie case are, that tie
traln which left this city for Toledo ut o'clock
M.a;:,: ..v.:4;a. with unn hundred and fifty
,,ass.H.crs. broke through an cn>'ankmcnt
:>,l;lrttvr. hy Il calvert between SouthBcnd and
Nis.sw;:k:.. 1rcl:n;t:.;in= the lncnuolive into
,ls, ..!::n,. ard hurl:ll, tic baggage and e1-
ircss eur, tw,, st.:.!.l cI:lss and three first
1ss passenger cars :" Violently 'non it that
l;r.: wcrr s!!.iyc:ci iuio fragments, 1',lrying
tic passengers in Il r7nglo.ncrat!on Of mud,
.:!il wf,,l. s1i;Et..rs and broken wllccls-ovcr
wl:.l :: 'Icc: ii water Which lad accumulated
:.:n::lst ,l- "ln},:4naancnt, Instantly swept, car
r'i- III ever: t5.tn1 which would foat and
tr,,"!li1l. tn. passengers! "il" had l'ccn spared
j.: cuslrss;,:: all this in Intense d1rkncsS.
T::,@, Hos,;il >Se:n 10 bc elements sufficient to
r.r.,,!,t f,r SIZE s:N: lives lost, or said IL lc
!.,~t. N Ill. :stal rv.'. IL is impossible us
rr, II Io2:}tc the l,t's:c of the Tragedy. All
n.utl,.ts agree tl:tt the clnl,aitkntent was l,:-
tfr:ui,t.1 u. YER: sad'lt'n and violent rain
>trm M'..il; a:"rn'''n and evening, wl.ic!.
t:!;.' .!'c rarnc s..r,nnunt" hy the culyert mud
,n:ls.k1rl!t, transforming it from "dEy
run, "r IN :'.!Ie-'ccr w:st,r course to :. pow
.rlul tnr.cnt ca.ryi,: s,wu r.:i's Logs, leaves,
brush :tnI mu l. which ls,g1ned Il Jan, across
IT hn,l:}l, Of tit ct1lvrrt- leaving Tie water 10
e.':,m'll'c :.;:ls; the earth work If the ROAD.
+: j. l.r'.:l,n. *,;urai.,l n ,!' consistency Gf
,,7tar: nal naturally the first considerable
wight t!lr-'wn uIr'u the top If it spread the
w.r,|r mess l;'... !, hlnrtar led
We hall In :.: I" present more lucid
nt*.'nt. !clssln% Il description ot ll1c topog;-
ra.|y ri tlr' disaster il. our next issue.
II11: lxJt'SCTEGN GAZE.
Ne publish "a, thu Third p'y.. thu argument
rul ,lrr,;*i"u % 1,,!yc Wilson in the s:,sc If
H. II. - .s:ra:sn. ~ Restrain tr authorities
l:,,:n r;.:>i: lh'"?: IN carry III ;isc :s'ycrn-
lurul ii: i: vi1v. W. Sny arsssncnt, because
-, ~" :4lllisl.vr l,y bean anu Wentworth :
:.:'n-,r.: WIS :, i:,1';.l:: t':inS. Tie lrarned
+llfE.- vas h'tl t't ~ stl.'
t., .Es,.,tr :tul!r':tirs :,H,i prespd.'uts I"
,,:l i,iH, i: tie t:,;ls:isi'l IL wi.i,' h. ;',sse
I;,c 's>, IL: nrs,ls' tip ''y the c':lpl1ir!nts I'LL
:,ml L. 'rl m: ";:swc:. .i ,ie respective AT
=:.u.:ts III c,u:!-.'!. w'.ca submitted /" the
t'r,l:: clearly .ati:,s :l:c c::; t' Il decree DE-
':v;,:. the ili:l .:ir.. TI';+ is evident
Ii ,'r. i:.r: ,lst tis,' 1n!:t fuH'i il nc,rss:l-
'''i'm} 1'r III t.'''I.c'h md .i1;tnIs put
lan Err>n. E<,!.. ,spl substituted lis
p. ...,.ip : and ,''eitatis'ts il, lieu tllcrc'f f.
IL. ,..~.. hs.,re t!1:' court, stripped Of sur
,}i,s::,-t. :,::l !'- /! trsH. Mrs simply this
!1,1.s TN. t,l.:..''u r,u:. ,lu' power t" issue
,r.w S;sm; l~,,ds tn tsc up s!d nncs ial|:i.
IN, III ..;lr,r wards !!;rl they 1s~ right II
..,t nd 1i~ t;'':'4- .|s,''t Of t!: ':,y six I,
,~..s, :I;is I'u-'r until Il Q city treasurer
::.n;u III. IT,. condition l., car.rt it
,...l:.tnl s.,:ls> wnu. = " III at!;rnla;iy.
answer. AID r.-~,r..:a!'l' 1.w would hesitate
:..:,'rt .l'r.lInr i, t!n IT. :iyt. But rrt'1r}l
.:- s';':'is:n~ "s l'|i:r.sl 'slla'' arc the viz
tn.~. :t."! ,l,;.:t :t".1 .r.s.s II tie wall. Vi
vii ir,; s;op II comment ~ Tie srpers'!iliou
t.,lr. and lan:'.,., inlu!Strl III BY the Court
towards ll. .'ilv authorities au / Common Conn
81. as they will rc',iyt ii r>l'uke Of ever
:r<,rs;lile r:ii.: II. wi!n vii decide tl:
Judges h ,yr Ii. !54urc right - IL ins"lrnt TIN
r.h,: ;u"'lle- 'Flc mai .!u,.;liou /" ro1'sldr
j. l.w ,lsr.l i:ur:: las ta;s d.; si4, i;s!!ictc
-. ~,
Tim: Is 1r;e. i. las l:'t s' ,:1y without I'll
14a,.::.s If ra:-:- ,i''iiar IL Irfr;t
its ,'urrra, lHi~I1.t 5 IT lsl'et ii:s 'hundc
liabilities VI rla >c.' ll,,'.l!tr - SOURCE tia
i't ,--;,:i,s ;'! orders M the Trr7~ury. wl,ic
wi! ip ~:.4:.yed a..l !r!whrl about the stree
Hh!! tax r1v:n:. 'lno. II is c:tHer that- I
..s.!vc i,.,- Ito, .rnnl;'nt, dismiss the re!ic
t:::a l'os. .::r inmates Il: l!le Urdewcll, oIe
III. s!sr'-$ Il ,!4e .3;;l. close H| tic Police Coz.
i'll: ;.l*c villains full swing stop a:2 pnllic il
i'g.,y>;n"%ts. dismiss Tie l'elI-rnEers open Il
bridges. sut ~, the public schools and d
c,::.!=" the teachers rcp::.liate the public det
a:,3 r,>ss.vc sor:etv lack into ;ts original cI
::.':,ts WHEN every man shall be q law un
himself the Iui:nril will lie called upon
e.4s,se wlsi,l. horn Is The dilemma j, is hest
ra:.r TIE c:,y is brought to this con'i:ti
,l..n;:-h Tie lr1:t I:-:., ii Holm Wentwo'
AID ,ilt i..::A wis,i,s::1 If JoEn ". Wilson.
Ii,c Heal IznIoincr&.
1'l,ii;r Dean ;:ta th"t ar was acting SIM
n. lie ,,ul Vi .1iw:s i'll II ZIP the crus:
~, III, t,. ~, ,uti. t,f .tir t.i.v Alderman Nv