The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-02

escaped
Judge there $50 persons 10 the traia could
not tel as taken my checks OF the sea'ad
Tor ewgrspt) cars, or the Eastern tcxes raere
fifteen or twenty aoorers got Oh the forecos voc
emigrapt from Alsswcrth station aud At the
New Albany and Salem crossing The emgraN
cars were all smashed up waen ! s01 out No, .,
Was ruDuipg heavy. Vas confused wanted 20
reach telegraph station at south Bena nd and start
ed, supposed for IT, bot again forced the cfeek-l
had gone the wrong way. Inever saw any ram IN this
rav'ne re; IL was what cali dry run aud sne Gull
ss sa =. OF a. Ss
about hall way between South Bead and Misn ~aukee
This tuesday, morning crossed the same spos ~u'rS
ipst night food almost without wettug the TOPS ~
nay feet know nothing further os< cause OF ae a,ct
Gent than the carrying Of the cuiyer ssa = s
ting a forward seat with my lantern near me- "nen
the pitching and crackicg commenced.
STATEMENT OF WIN. M. BRETT, OF kLKaoaN, WIS., WIS.,
was passenger the eight d. Ian W 'ue Soa.n
ern Michigan road l. with nv wife and others occupied
It's rst car forward OF the uret class
cars There nrsi cass ana Two second oass
Al the time accident was not asleep but doing
just got and exchanged seats with my wife lhesrd
heavy crash ava tss .ne ears make wh' sppe,rsd TO
instant that telt this motion II did not sesm 10 me ihhs
the occupants OF the car pitched about much.
Of hers But when ss car struck sn the froat par,
demolished by the force Of the conclusion, and most
Of thoee occupying that end Of The car msst hsve been in
sunty killed by the crash The fell In the water
those OF US Who could hurried TO act ont The Lights were
ali exiting uished, and the shs was cloudy and DARK
NJ wife escaped, sns hardly knows how. The scene Of
ths wreck ffiabiul. The ENGAGE oy the giving way
o. toe cgysrs and .mosns ment plunged Gown u sary
little to one side. was fearful Pile. NO one IN the
sleeping killed nat several coutusions about
my face and body. My wife n hurt about Is much as
am.
more Mr. Brett, when we encountered him, was
his way TO the Mwaukee train. He arrived the train
which lett in the morning at eight o'clock Tor the East
but which returned arriving here at half past three Tae
horror Of the through which ho had passed seeped
tn nna ta HAL
affair Ike sn absent minded man speaking Of some indf
ferens maNer.-EDJ
Although The accident happened soon after midnight,
nothing known Of 1t here until about nine o'clock
the morning, when the Express Company received des
patch announcing the death Of its messenger But when
the got abroad, 1t flew ike the vnt, and
within hour the theme OF conversation q, every
corner Of the streets The different ofces Of the
psny were soon filed with anxious inqu,rers who had
friends the tran each begging TO be assured OF their
safety, or hesitatipg to inquire The extent OF their
left them in joyous health and strength only
few bours ago; messengers from wives who sat-
curious who only their love OF the sensational gra
Nfy 'hrnpsed the passenger and general freight offices
during all the after part of the day In The latter Is
teiegfsphic INSTRUMENT and operator and the commupcs
tions between and the station Dear the hord scene
were frequent and, to the asonzsd bss,anders, full OF
dreadful meaning. We saw many tEfn away IRON the
Operators list with faces up With hope Joy,
and others struck with heavy despair Ono ge6ueman OF
sas guy hsd tent his vile three children end sister east
ooRing operator despatched essage Of inquiry and he
stood BY the instrument, picture OF woe waiting
answer 10 reply TO queatiop he said that ne had put
his fsny the forward he was told 20 expec. cue
worst because the destruction Of life that fear
ful he Gemblsd luxe an aspen leaf and tho sweat Of
agoDy stood ike rain drops his brow In reply to
another question: he sad that his vie going DOLLY
the Michigan Central ana tnal his precious could
be nvosed in this catastrophe nj ALL The relief
suddenly The revuisicn folloSe1 like waterfall, and
the happy and thankful ;are~ himAclf into cnsu
and w(ps Ike child. rough bearded customer who
related tie incident us, ssys be also c'ed be
witnessed sbe thril log scene.
so intense the curiosity Of the public the. nothing
could crafty The obsng oicers Of the compsay PIT
all tie information attic dspeAa Of those who asGed.
but that was but neaarc Prop ry tsoe q, e scene c:
horror cent guestes suses 70 distract giving
friends and the condition Of tue wreck cleared away
could bat cause delays. But baiies a. piAcs, the
crowd sought oiher sources OF saocsiese1 the
Company place Of baspeer aud oscd aroun The ba!
letin board ., TIE hotels.
WHO 8 TO BLAME?
This Is q question which ought to be discussed;
but with hs Information at hand, judge that this il
Of accdeps which the tropic Ike fairy If the
storm 10 he charged with ihe fatal consequence Doib
Iess the engucera OF the company careful 10 tbs
ercise Of cir sk and constructed THIS part OF tbs road
under tie belief thzt they had guarded asaus Ac1enss
able judge correctly. Our reporters on the
ground will make careful inquiry into the FACTS.
Mr. J. J. Il Rice, Of Iaporte, Indiana, who WAC pas
senser The sleeping cs OF ns Ill fs,sd rain arrived
yesterday nj bali past tnrea O'Clock Briggs House,
but left for JaLesvle iast evening The following il
the
STATEMENT OF MR.. ;. J. II. RICE, PASSENGER
he was N the sleeping car az the time OF toe accident,
which occurred about midnight the first hs know Of
any thing being the matter when wa was rush.
frg The car. The gsts out, and nothing bat
an occaaopai fash Of hgninDg thsfe 10 by. He
Terra frma he leapea into the torrent, but sue
ceeaed in making bis way to q ciunp OF bushes
o; screaming while in the current and after landing the
cries of detress were aHfal. There being lights,
everything confusion, and survivors, we're rushing
Wildly about the banks the vain search Of thoir
mas,ng frenos Ee says @as killed in the sleep
lag car, but one old gentiem,n jumped oat and was
drowned In the current. Mr. Rice says tina. Osgood CHE
conduc;or) seemed crazy be south Bend ard 20
E,shwapkee and then returned stance eight usilce
wi,hou. his bat He charge Of him brought him
to the city at half past three O'Clock yesterday.
One wonsr, vno vas on the traiu vita nsr husband
and Ave choTen wildly about all nigh. seeking bar
family but wi;noc, success witt nnorung, shen
found them all cead. She then vert to farm h use
few yards of, wh.Tc, sitter sitting sGms naules, the
Eretched wife and mother expired
Dir. Rice says thai gentleman, with his wife and Two
Children were on the tram pleasure trip to tse East
But IN the accident the parties became separated The
he ole his sofe dead bt ,c her arms closely en-
D7acs19 the ether child tcho ,eas saued.
Bloomington, Illinois. He mig from tho East to
his homo, The train next TO the ia ted one, and which
left the seine Of the terrible disaster twelve O'Clock
yesterday he arrived there At nine O'Clock In
irg, but as the baggage &C. h.d all to be carried
from one sde OF the rayine to The other another train
the interval CT tnree hoars in visiting and examining the
scene ana the wreck aud in attendance upon SICK and
wounded
STATEMENT OF THOMAS PARDEE, ESQ.
At the time OF hB leaving BY the train thirty bodies
had been taken out, &c understood that two more
cuverts had been carried aray OF the one now re-
ferred TO- last night and by the rain after train
On which he came bad passed them He calculated
me chasrn 10 BE- tw-ry feet dep ard fifty feet across
The masonry Wa swept OF by the strong The
embankmerf around the stone rst washed out
and then followed the masonry. He judged from the
mark eioDg the en,bansment ha. TIE baa risen
twelve feet but when re left Il almost dry again
The tank Of the engine, tue smoke STACK aad q fev
spinless were all that dscrnne OF Of tue
train. large force of ergsget ia plekiog
mp the bodies and many were excava.mg DEBRIS but
considerable had been carried OF By The torrent The
calvert was said to be- b. those who knew stroeg one
but not wide enough for the purpose and any pre-
dtcted thdt iood BE- soashed out by the ebankmes -s.
beng carried ~ By the ds and spreading wiys IN the
rrtnt Of their rising, as has been fas
Some nine Of The wonnoea sengers had been carried
10 kAhw ankee, and were lad pallets arranged
In large room 10 the MOTEL Every care was be.
slowed upon them The towns people we're parsicu.
in