The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-06-30
Terrible Disaster on the Southern Mich.
igan r.. R....Sixty Lives Lost.

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SoUTH BEND, Ind, June 2s.-A lit
tie before midnight, the night express
train from Chicago to Toledo, when
between South Bend and Mishawaka,
passing over an embankment spanning
ravine, at the base of which is cul-
vert, the embankment suddenly gave
way, and the whole train was precipi-
tated into the ravine, which was fol-
lowed with perfect torrent of water.
The Engine was literally buried in
the opposite side of the ravine in quick
sand and mud, and the tender, baggage
and express car, and two second-class
cars, were shattered almost into kind
ling wood, and piled on top of the engine.
The two first glass passenger cars fol-
lowed, and were torn to pieces and car
ried down the stream while the sleep
ing car, although making the leap with
the rest, was less injured.
The stream is naturally but rivulet
but was swollen by the extraordinary
rains Of the previous afternoon and
evening. Flood-wood probably check
ed the culvert, converting the embark
ment into dam, and the great weight
of water, with the conclusion of the
crossing train, caused the sad calami-
ty.
About $50 persons were on the train !;
of these 60 have been taken from the
ruins dead, and SO or 60 more are wound
ed, or escaped unhurt; the rest 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 same manner.
Mr.. Bisss, the President of the road,
and Mr.. Hiram Sibley, one of the Di-
rectors, were in the sleeping car and
escaped uninjured.
The names of the killed so far as as
certained, are Hartwell, Express Mes
senger, the Engineer and Firemen, both
named Tulip; darlington, baggage
master, G. w. Smith, road master; MIR.
E. p. Gillett, and child, Stone Mills, n.
York; Thorn. Misham, Michigan City,
wounded Fred Miller, and Augustus
White, Holmesville, Ind; E. w. Knapp
Auburn; j. X. Gardner, Jonesyillle,
Mich; Chas Sherman, Boston; VIM.
Flanery, P. Myers, P. A. VIM, G.
Anderson, w. X. Anderson, all Ems
worth, ILL.,; A. ID. Riser, Chicago; d.
P. Rhodes, Cleveland; Miss Moore, of
Freeport Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Greny,
Brooklyn c. Jackson, Wisconsin; G.
N. Elder, Waukesha !; Walworth faith
err and son, and G. Bennett,
Adrian; Oscar Carpenter, w. H. Egan
lady and daughter, Coekford, ILL.,; S. G.
Cose, Coldwater; w. j. Hank, Charles
ton, Va; G. Yaw and lady, Otsego Co.,
n. Y; A. Van Sicke, wife and four
children, Warren county, Ohio, himself
and one child seriously; Stephen H.
Arnold, Decatur, Iowa: Mary Coates,
Youngstown, Wis; ID. A. Porter, Hud-
son, Mich; ]. Mccarthy, Holmesville,
, Ind; Mary Curran.; Mr.. w alworth,
Adrian Mrs. Summer, Chicago; man
nknown-marked on right arm, w.
S. Z. S.; NJ. McWeaty, Fon du Lac
Co., Wis; Richard Muldany, Calumet
Ind; Mr. Streeter, Sparta, Via; Henry
Fleckinger, Reading, Pa; b. p. Nc
, Cullough, Lawrenceburgh, Pa; two
boys named Tideswell; the other sew.
enteen so disfgured it is impossible tc
identify them. Thirty-four bodies were
, found up to 10 o'clock. Other passen
gers are missing supposed to be
i. drowned.
Those injured and not expected to
live are Mrs. Regain, Rockford, ILL.,.
Jno. D. Wire; Patrick Quinn, Aims
t worth, ILL.,; E. G.. Smith, banker, Wal
f street, n. Y; and another, Mr.. Wal
worth, Adrian.
!, The following are not hurt: Levi.
Heller, Strasburgh, Pa; John Heck
: Rome, Jones Co., Iowa; r. w. TAFT
Susquehanna Depot, j. Il. Gardner
p Chicago; Henry Crease, Philadelphia
NJ. White, Dekalb. ILL.,; S. Arnold
brother of the wounded Arnold Calvin
Y Hagan, Milwaukee.
: Citizens of South Bend and Misha
waka turned out en- mass to assist tn,
wounded and search for the dead,
One lady was carried down tn
| stream toward the river, but lodged i,
o a tree-top, and heard several float b,
o crying for help.
n The Engineer had been running owe
the bridge from Iaporte each way care
. fully The train was not running fas
e ter than ten or twenty miles per hour
g The train going West had passed owe
d the embankment safely at $50 P. NJ
q The q. S. Express had over $50, 90
in their safe, which broke to pieces b
} the collision, but the agent here ha
1t found most of it in the ruins
IS One of the through mail-bags wa
e. ound near the river, two hundred yard
= from the break whether others are los
y cannot be told.
The ravine is about 25 feet deep an
a IS to 100 feet wide. The night wa
n very dark, and there was curve in tn
road just before the embankment Wa
. reached.
,e VERY WILLING TO TAKE Them
re The Constitution, Mr.. Buchanan
te mouth-piece, has a jubilant article Owe
-, OIL. ~ Notb:n,r C0pyopfio,