The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-11-08

uiars-Thirtcen Killed and Twensy.Hs.
Wounded.
We give below full account Of the terr;h,.
accident that happened on the Northwesssrn
Railroad, near Watertown, Wisconsin, on rus..
dav last, from the Chicago Journal Of Weana.
day evening:
The train consisted of thirteen cars. denss,,
crowded with passengers, many in each q,
being Obliged 10 stand up. They left Oshkosh
At a quarter before : yesterday morning. IN !,
high spirits and predicting pleasant iourre,
for themselves and delightful visit at Chic.cc
Everything passed Of smoothly up TO the TIM.
OF the dreadful accident
At half past Ia, between Jefferson and W..
tertown, about eight miles from the latter place.
the casualty occurred. Mr. +. was sitting in the
front car, next TO the baggage car. when he
suddenly heard peculiar noise. and AT oncr
concluded either that the road Vas very ruach
or tina. the engine was running of the track
Before he had hardly time 10 think. the psssen
ger car was running upon the ties, and the bar
gage car driven into il, smashing il 10 pieces
The floor Of the passenger car ran on tina, Of N,
baggage, while the root of the baggage car Vas
thrown into the former. Nof seat ~ n. ca,
Bat was smashed 10 pieces. The forward end Of
|
and many were injured by being caught and
damned between the beams. MIR Eimcnds vas
injured somewhat by the falling oi stove uron
one of his legs, but escaped 10y crawling through
the window. A young man who was sitting
upon the seat behind him. talking with his sister
was Killed. but his sister escaped.
The tender was badly smashed M, but the
engine Is comparatively uninjurei. The sixth
car was damned into the fifth one n new one
and badly broken up. The engine tender bag.
gage and first passenger car were thrown from
the track entirely, but the Others remained ON
the track. The back cars We're uniniured th,.
passengers merely feeling shock, and conclud.
ing from the sudden stoppage that an accident
had occurred.
The spot where the accident occurred was ON
lsyel the grade being about three feet from the
ground, with ditch upon one side filed with
mud and water TO the depth of two feet The
train was going at the rate of about fifteen mile.
an hour (which is corrohoratedby the conductor
and others). \ herd OF cattle were feeding upop
one side of the track and bull upon the other
The animals paid no attention 10 the train until
il was close by them, when the bull SUDDEN,
Jumped upon the track and attempted 10 eros.
The train was going too slow Ia throw him Of
and was too near To Toe stopped, and accordnc,
the COW catcher struck him, dragging him few
feet, when he caught IN culycrt and the loco.
motive was thrown on The engineer, George
McNamrc, remained at his post and escaped IN.
injured. The fireman, McCabe. was slightly in.
jured.
Mr.. Edmonds thinks that Mr. John Lunt. of
Oshkosh, reported killed, is not dead, although
badly injured. Mr. Baldwin, OF Oshkosh, had bis
legs broken. A sister al Mrs Coles Bashiord
was badly injured. Mr. 4. Sawyer, of Oshkosh.
was injured, but not seriously.
| Mr.. A. A. Hobart, the popular conductor Of
the train, although badly injured, came ON to this
city. and is now at the Briggs n ousc. He has a
rib broken, one fractured and one nden,ed, a Sc
we're cut upon the top Of his head, a confusion
upon the forehead, and bad bruises upon his legs.
His escape from instant death was almost mraca.
lous.
Our reporter visited him this morning, and
found him able 10 converse. He gathered the
following facts additional 10 the above.
| His account of the cause OF the accident and
| the speed of the tram was similar Ia that of Mr.
| Edmonds. lie was in the baggage-car nj the
time Of the accident with eight others, among
whom was Mr.. n. j. Thomas, the 4. :. Marshal
of Fond du Lac. He tthe conductorl was buried
up under the debris of the baggage-car with the
rest, but after his cXrication in spite of his Sc
we're wounds, he remained upon the ground a.
long as his services were required lie states
that Mr.. Thomas was undoubtedly drowned, "a
he was found in the water with not a scratch
upon him. Amos Page, OF GAINESVILLE, was badly
hurt, and also the express man, Williams. Dr.
Miner, Of Watertown, in endeavoring 10 lump
from the cars, was crushed between the ends oi
two cars and instantly killed. Mr. Craig, of this
city, was badly injured.
The following is complete list as eau be
nj nod af of ia iilal nj pIal.
KuLED-M. j. Thomas, L. $. Marshal, Mil.
waukee; jerome Mason. Telegraph Operator
Fond du Lac, j. Snow, J. Boardmau, J. l.. Gil
lett, do ; John Luni, q. !. Emerson, &. Peters
and T.. III. Sickles, l.. Sherwood, Oshkosh, Dr.
$. Miner, WatertowR; Mr.. jerome Mason Of
Fond du Lac, the Express Agent was instantly
killed. His body was horribly mangled Elpha-
let Sherwood, Clerk of the steamer Pearl. ON
Wolf River, was also killed
INJURED-N. II. Smcad editor of the Press
Fond du Lac, skull very badly fractured, not ex =
pected TO recover; l.. X. Sykes, Fond du Lac,
both legs Of; A. u. Bonestecl, Fond du Lac,
one leg broken; Robert Flint, Fond du Lac, one
leg broken; Mr.. j. Radiord, Fond du Lac. badly
cut up; Mrs X. NJ. Lewis, Fond du Lac one leg
broken; Mrs. Baldwin, Oshkosh, both legs bro.
ken; Mrs. James kinny, Fond dn Lac, one Ieg
broken; Amos Page, Found du Lac, injured in
ribs broken and head injured James Page, bag
gage master, badly hurt; J. Y Griifiihs, Fond
du Lac; Mr.. BiXby, clerk Of the Mat,eson
House in this city, badly injured T. T. Craic
Chicago, badly hjured in the groin.
Mr.. SIneaj, Of the Fond du Lac Press wa
not expected TO live through the night
After the accident all done that could be
TO alleviate the sufierings OF the injured. DR.
Cady and Spaulding Of Watcrtown, and Kenning,
of Oshkosh, and other physicians, were active
and assidous in administering TO the wants Of
the wounded and dying
Mrs. Perry ii. Smith, wife Of the Vice Press
dent Of the Road was also unwearied in her at
tentions TO the injured, and proved herself vel
entitled TO the universal encoInums passed upon
her noble conduct
DR.. Hahn OF this city generously vouteered
To proceed TO the scene of disaster, and relieve
the sufierings 50 far as in spower. lie left on
the train this morning
THE IEREsIsTIBLE ENoDCs.-One hundred and
forty negroes, in charge OF Birch < kesry, were
shipped from this port yesterday, on the SOUTH
ern bound steamer Cora Anderson. Another
small lot Of from twenty 10 thirty were also ship
ped on the A. Il. Chambers All these negroes
were purchased In Missouri
The frequency Of these shipments i beginning
TO excite much attention and remark among our
citizens. Scarcely day passes but gangs o.
these unfortunate creatures are trailing N
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