The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-07


large enough to carry Of any treshe, Of or.
binary power tina, might pour down It's bed.
We DO not know whether the iebr that
would naturally float down was provided
against or not. aud msa, leave the company
to set itself right with the pubic on that
poin, wIibon, delay. - Il is the only in
stance IN which any possible blame can
attach 10 the compsny, or by waich they can
he held morally responsible Tor the calamity.
Assuming that through some cause or
other. the water was not carried III M Inst
rs IL accumulated. the embankmea, ct the
iraek woald operate as dam, which, from
the marks upon the trees and shrabbery, Il
evidently did. until an iumcnsc body of va.
ter, say twenty see, deep. accumulated u
long distance back, aud pressed with its
great force upon the body Vi sand o. which
the track was composed, and pcrcoiating
undermined |, TO fearful extent. The
moment ihe engine struck the spot, the whole
body OF sand gave way. and the whole train
was instantly buried amid wild torrent Of
drift saad aud water 10 indistinguishable
ruin. II was but n single plunge. and the
whole mass rushed 10 find i,s levcl tearing
away trees, and blowing wider the raviac
with icarial velocity. Ii fifteen minutes the
ruin was complete. aDl such 81 the passeu'
gers ~ were no, hurt could walk over the
bed Of the ravine almost dry-shod. !, IL
asserted that the train was running al slow
speed when she met with the accident, ba,
from the position OF the locomotive, which
ia buried on the cas-, side Of the gull, Il IL
our opinion that she was running ut the rate
Of thirty five miles an hour. This speed,
however, would show no calpabiity on the
part Of any ot the officers in charge. NJ she
would he running abou, right at that speed,
~ soon as she had reached this point and
got over the curve. As previous informants
have stated, the whole train. with the OK.
! ccption oi the sleeping car, was shtvercd to
spliu,crs, aud the los Of life 10 ~ terrible. II
not more terrible. than any similar disaster
,hs, ever happcned Ia America. The crash
ot the wreck was heard n Misha~aka, aud
Immediately the Grc alarm was rang, and
the city Summoned from their beds 10 AID Ia
the recovery OF the dead aud wounded. The
bruised aud terrified Osgood. nnmindful OF
his own wounds lcsped from the carnage
and with the assistance oil some lAborers, had
built frs. on the edge Of the guilt by the
time the inhabitants bad arrived from Mish.
awaka, m'dnigh. adding deeper horror TO
the terrific scene. By means Of ropes
and chains, portions OF the wreck
were scparated, and the work Of excaya.
ting tho dead. tho dying. aud the wound.
ed immediately commenced. Soinc Of the
bodies were sorely mangled, others mangled
and drowned together. The shock OF death
bad apparently been 10 sudden With some
Of them, that they never could have fol,
mortal pang. and probably bad sunk into
the sleep that knows no wskng. from the
torpor anil dozs Of the weary traveller, In
which many Of them had been seen few
minutes previously. II In gratifying 10 learn
that every effort was made BY the men 10
save the women, many Of whom owe their
lives 10 the nobler selisscrifce Of tho sterner
SEX. Numerous and touching are The Incl.
dcn,s which occurred during the worst pas.
sagcs Of that trying hour. We are told Of
one poor fellow who now lies 10 prccarious
condition ut Mishawaks. that. crawling with
his wounds out OF the car, the screams Of a
young woman Tor help arrested his progress.
| lie turned round and with great difficulty
helped her out OF the water, and with the
aid Of others placed her in safety 90 the
bank. Oa learning her name be- found that
che was his Own piece, whom be hai not
seen Tor twenty yours. What meeting
ruE ngAD.
| Mrs. Increase sumner. Alice G. Sumner, o
! years Of age. Neville y. Sumner. years. all Of
Chicago; Mary Ann Curan, tunktrk. n. y;
Mr.. hckesiy, Fond dn Lac. Wis.,; Richard
Muidary. Calumet, Ia, Mr.. Btteeier. Sparta.
/ H. u.
Mccullough, La~isnesbufgh, ls, j. McCaf'
! thy, bonneville. Ia; Thos. Mishsn, train hoy,
| LapoFte J. ". Hartwsit, express messenger;
| Toledo; Jas. r. Babbingtop, baggage master;
| q. ". Smith, road master Mr.. ". J.. Giile',
and child, Stone Mills, n j.; David Talir,
! engineer, lap8fts, Swomau snd four children,
named Tiswoid Mrs. n. ". kegan, Rockford,
died last night jacob smith. banker, Wall
| street, n. r.. do, Corneiius WhlWoJib, Home,
| Wis, do. and eleven bodies not recognized.
! isJrgyB.
| stsphen u. AtnoiC, Decatur county, Iowa,
severely; W. u. Weller. Milwaukee. slightly;
| u. O'briep. Chiesgo, slightly Mary Coats,
| youngstown. Ohio. slightly; Miss u. A. Porter,
I RtnrgIs. Mich, three ribs broken; W. ". Con
nell, slightly; N. ~. Regsn. Rockford. H.,
slightly daughter Of above; missing =: Z.
Rose. toidwster, Ai:h.. sl,gn'iy, jesse Dying,
! ton, Va. digbly: {. yast and wife, 0tsego
county. ". Y, slightly; A. Wan saaik. Warren
| eosa,y. Iowa. severely; four children u above.
| slightly; Vim. osyood, conductor. sliyhby;
| Ofmstssd, leg broken; NJ. Scbapb, Chicago,
! leg broken; w. =. GjIls,i, Stone Mills, N T.,
! slightly; Fred. Miller. Homesyiiie, Iowa;
! Augustus White, lows; }. Il, Gardner. Jones.
| vile. Mich; Vim. fianhsry. Ainsworth. H.;
| T.. Mysrs, Ainsworih. ILL.,, T.. Quinne. Aims.
| worth, III. V. H. Anderson. Ainswofih. H.;
! G.. Anderson. Ains~orsh. H.; A. d. Pisef,
! Chicago ban. y. Rhodes Cleveland; Mrs.
! Rhodes, twas on usinj; W. Jury and wife,
| brooklyn. n. r.: Oscar wsspetor. Rockford.
| H.; G. Bennett, Adrian. Mich. Pbilandsr
! waiwortb, Rome, Mlch. severely Geo. II.
! Benis, Madeira. Pa. slightly.
rtssgsaGss rrfsJussp.
George Bliss, President 81 the road, spring
| field. Mass Hiram Bliss, director, Springfield
/ l., y. Hlllard and sop. J. ~. Bfseken, Z. Dick
ipsoh and J. X. Gardiner, ChicsEo Lewis
| Keller, stfsusbafg, IA; John Heck, tome,
! lows X. W. TAFT, susqashsnns. Pa; ". A.
| Gurisy, Addison. VI: Henry Crsss. PhIlsdsl.
pbis ". White, DsKslb. Illipois .. Arnold,
| bscstur. IL: Calvin Hsgsa. Milwaukee Tho.
n r.