The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-06-30
FrightfuI Railroad Accident
FIFTY Or SIXTY LIVES LOST !!

South Bend, June 90.
A little before midnight. the night express train
from Chicago to Toledo, when between South Bend
and Meshawaka, passing over IN enbank ment pam
ming ravne. at the base of which is u culvsrt, the
embaukment suddenly gave way, and the whole
train was suddenly prscipItated into the rayiue
which was followed with perfect torrent of water
The angine was literally buried in the opposite side
of r~~iue, la >i"iHk sAsd "nd mud. tA--tar.
baggage and express ears, and second class cars,
were shattered almost into kndng wood, and piled
ON the top of the engine, The frstclass passenger
cars followed, and were torn to pieces and carr ed
down the stream, while the sleeping car, although
making the leap with the others, WAS less injured,
The stream is naturally but rivuiet, but was
swollen by the extraordinary rains of the previous
afternoon and evening. Floodwood probably check
ed the calvert, converting the emit ankme mt into II
dam, and the great weight of the water with the
conclusion of the crossing train, caused the sad
lamity.
About $50 persons were on the train, of these 30
have been token from the ruins dead, and SO or 60
more wounded or escaped uuhurt TIVE resi-
not heard from as many of the dead were drowned
in the ravine 1t is feared that Others not heard
from have lost their lives in the manner. Mr..
Bliss, the president of the road, and Mr.. Hiram Sb
ley, of the directors, in the sleeping car
and escaped injured. The engineer and iire3oan
both named Cheelp, of La Porte, were killed. Hart
well, Of Toledo, express-man, and Babblngtou,
baggage master were also killed in the baggage car
The names OF the dead 1t is impossible to obtain
| The citizens OF South Bend and Meshawaka turn
ed out en- masse 10 assist the wounded and search
for the dead. One lady carried down the stream
towards the river, but lodged in tree TOP, and
heard several float by crying for help.
| The engineer had beon running over the bridge
from La Porte each way, carefully. The train was
hot running faster than 10 or 20 miles an hour. The
rain going west had passed over the embankment
safely at 80 p. IN. The U. $. Express had owe
$50 900 in their safe, which broke to pieces by the
collision, but the agent here has found most of it
the ruins. One of the thruog h mail bags was found
near the river two hundred yards from the break
whether others are lost cannot be told. the raVne
is % ieet deep, and 10 to loo feet wide. The night
was very dark, aud there was curve in the road,
just before the embankmeut was reached
STILL LATER.-ln addition to those reported
killed in the Z. NJ. despatch, we have the follow
Ing:
j. Nc Carthy of bonneville, Ind; Mary Cur
ran and MIR. Walworth OF Adrian, Mich Mrs. Sum
uer of Chicago; man unknown with w. +. S L
s. on his right arm NJ. McWeaIy of Fond du Lac
county, Wis Richard Muldony, of Calumet Ind
Mr.. Streeter of sparta. Wis. Henry Fleck niger OF
keedlng, Pa; b. p. Mccullough, of Lawreueeburg
lnd two boys named Tideswell.
The other Sc senreen oisfgured that it is
imposs BILE to identify them. Up to ten this even
ing thirty four bodies have been found Those in
jared and not expected to live, are Mrs Regain, of
Rockford, Ill. j. ID Wire aud z. Quinn, of Aims
worth, ILL.,, +. c. Smith banker Of Wall street n.
L, and another Mr.. Walworth, of Adrian.
No fnult is at tributed by the passengers to any
of the officers of the tram.
Quite number of passengers still missing
and are supposed TO be drowned