The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-03

lady, escaped withou. injury Their escape from instant
death was remIksoe, as tho oar In wnisn tosy we're
seated completely torn 70 spinters, mot peee zen
Steven q ARNOLD, Of Gsrden,Greve Iowa, was severely
cut On the head and rgh! hand but bis injuries are ns
P6ander walworth, who had been 70 Pixies Peak,
father, WHO was killed ii n Wsworth had been SICK Il
Atuhison Kansas and at the time or the accaens was IN
feeble condition His fsthsr had been @ asss him a.,
ries are not serious She had her young child aboA
year old with her. which escaped death by miracle
when che felt going down. 10 The faint hope Of
saving her child che threw Of the window, and the
little fellow was picked up afterwards with scarcely
over and projected that little boy in that terrible hour Of
Mss Porter Of ssarses Michigan, WAS ia company with
injured. although she was suffering mnch from her
Mr. and Mrs. j. Perry were ia the sleeping car, and
somewhat injured, but able 70 resume their
journey TO New York Mr. Ps nurse and child esoapsd
. N. Knapp, OF Washington CITY. bad his hand broken
Mr. Knapp has wife and child With him Tho former
slightly injured, but the child entirely escaped Mr.. X
EN- Knapp, brother cf the above, Of Hudson, Wis
consin; somswhat bruised, but not seriously.
MES T. Knapp, Of New York o:sy injured IN sne
E.'A Gurlsy, Addison, VI; badly bruised about his
head, 30, BE viii be well in fsw days
r. p. Ellis and wife, OF Pennington, Maine; both In
jpred bis wife badly. She my recover. IA a., IN 4.
MRS Parsons Of Eau Claire, Wis.,, is badly hurt bat is
one OF the rdswell family ia badly injured, aud Gao
hardly recover Five Of this family will thus be the
victims Of this disasterone lad about ten years OF age
being the ouly survivor. This family were on their way
70 Thompaonvills, Connecticut
B. schanb Of Chicago, pretty badly hurt, but not oo0s
Mr.. Lester, from sturgs Miuh on his way home from
Pixies Peak .dly bruised in hs breast Doubtful he
survives. Lost considerable amount Of money In gold
which he brought with him from Pixies Peak. 8
brsksspan on The train, named 0rrn olmeted, Of
Toledo, 10 BADLY hurt His arm and leg broken n two
places. He will hardly recover.
Mrs. westeo and child, Of Rochester N Y, slightly
hurt. SIX
Rev. Mr.. Washington, of Woodstock, Ill slightly.
James Bragg, residence unknown, slightly.
Alfred Wehtman, Grant county, Via, slightly.
Patrick Weir, badly blurred ko.tinca9son and erys
pelaa had SET in, and he will probably die He was en-
Patrick owen skull fractured II had been trepauned
and he will perhaps recover
William Harvey, slghsly injured.
w. R. Anderson, nose badly cut --Ht -i..
Oscar Compton, hurt in the side and the arms Says
he has no use Of his arm. Resides in Rockford, III.
Mrs. E. NakAshaw, lower limbs injured. SONS Nl
Nrs NJ B. sreetef, Morria, H. side and head injured,
but not dasgeronsy. -a H
hos Injured .aS
been 70 Wisconsin for the benefit Of her health and
Laborer on the road, badly hurt, but there Is pros
pect Of his recovery. We could not learn his name >
Mr.. Goodsell, somewhat injured.
James Whitehall, Of Northeast, Pa, somewhat injured
but was able to pursue his journey. - y -
Mr.. Morrison and wife, Of st. Paul, on their way TO
New York, were slightly injured. @tt
Mr.. brown, of Marathon, N. Y, injuries slight
There may be few more slightly injured but probs
bly, not or The above list three, and perhaps FOUR will
the victims By the Of South Bend and
waka Hon. George Bliss the President OF the road and
Of the re-: r. viii
:. the expresses incurred IN supplying every one With the
neceefary clothing 90 and in TACT every
President the road who the train the time OF
the accident 1921
GEORGE BLISS STATEMENT.
On the night OF the 9th inst very rain storm
Of several hours duration, accumulated large body OF
water in whet is usually dry gorge In
south BenG ana ~. and carried away
Of about twenty feet II, between 10]s and 121s
O'Clock The night very dark and the train
car, an emigrant passenger cor, one second class
car, and four first class passenger cars, tho last
Sns OF cn S.rb S S %
with an unusual number Of women aud children. xhe
whole train plunged into the gorge. The baggage emil
tender which buried quite out Of sight the sand
and water OF the stream from three 70 six or eight
further into the stream and not top q each other but
partially their edes, and were entirely crushed. Tbs
sleeping car fell inside q the others. right side up
paratively very little ojuredthe lamp in the room not
being extnsushed None Of the passengers 10 this
in the bottom The passengers from Ii got on shore
very wet From the other cars many got top Of them
Nsssensers wes despatched 70 South Bend and Mshaws
ka, each about two miles distant and many soon arrived
AZ to the cause Of the accident 20 far a. can learn II
entirely provdentla and unavoidable. Usually
was little or no water passing through the culvert The
examined a. ten O'Clock, and i readily passed ali the
water. The track master and his station
the whole line during the atorm, and ali was safe TIE
track Ont he ina hOne andW
killed. II an old rule Of the road that the section
shall be on duty and pass over the road during every
storm and examine all the bridges and culvers at any
hour Of the day night and the division superintendent
renewed this order within the last ten twelve days
By noon tho next day after the accident there
little water in the brook that person could easily step
over II.
AS 70 the number Of passengers on the train It s i'm.
possible TO ASCERTAIN with accuracy ~ the conductor was
much bruged to be obliged 70 30 home the first
train The number Of dead bodies taken Of
thus far has been thirty three, and two have since died,
STATEMENT OF A. J. PERRY, OF NEW YORK.
I was in the sleeping car with my wife, wifes sister,
went into the ravine 1t turned completely round. Toe
first knowledge had OF the disaster, found myself in
ie the car s position and then called
my wife and her sister and nurse, and found them all
alive first carried out the infant up to the top OF the
bank then my wife aud Mrs.. Dakin, then strange in
FAINT and after tina: its mother By the time had &C
complished this, went down TO the water and found
that the torrent had subsded-it being not more than
foot deep. There person killed In the see png
car although was reported. Lost all my baggage
and all my clothing except what had % did Mrs Da
kin, my wife, nurse and infant.
A CARD FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE ROAD.
We notice in this mornings DemocrGt, Tiwsss and He
raid remarks rejecting somewhat upon the ocers Of the
Michigan Southern Railroad. First, charged with
disposition 70 suppress nror nation relative TO tho acc
dent Second that were repeatedly solicited by ci
during the day TO send special train to the scene Of
disaster and refused to do H. and that remained as
apparently Indifferent to the matter though had been
o cattle train. M
Now the facts 80 far concerned, briefly
these We appriAed Of the accident early half
past GA. NJ Tuesday, but all the information we a.
that time received that accident had occurred the
night previous near South Bend and thirty persons
killed. From that time until late last evening
constantly soliciting information which we were perfectly
willing 70 impart to the public ~ received II; and all
we did receive and received it, went to the pubc
expeditiously possible We received information
that the citizens Of South Bend and hed ten
dered their services aud that all the aid, medical or
Otherwise that could be employed was at baud and COO
sequent'y none required from ths quarter At the
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