Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-07
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SC. SC. SC.
WASHINGTON, September GA gentleman
| who returned here at a quarter past one |
o'clock TO. day from Georgetown Hights, |
reported heavy and continued firing between |
\ eleven and twelve O'Clock. They counted |
| during the time over one hundred reports |
some of these reports appeared in the vicinity |
| Of Munson's Hill and others above the Chain |
| Bridge. Previous to the firing balloon !
was visible for an hour over Fort Corcorau,
| and on its being lowered bright Calcium |
| light was exhibited from high point, the |
| colors red, white and blue being distinctly |
| visible at a distance of little less than seven !
| miles; Immediately upon the light being ex-
| tipguished the firing commenced. The occa-
| sion of the firing is not yet ascertained.
dispatch to the New York Commercial Advertiset.l
The Treasury Department has advices to
| the effect that subscription of over $500, 600
has already been made to the popular loan.
The State Department has notified the
War Department that it must refrain from
grsntiDg passes to women and children who
desire to enter the Southern States. The
travel by way of Louisville is completely
blockaded by order of the Government. Ur-
gent applications for passes South were re-
fused to. day, in consequence Of orders from
the Government.
All Secession emblems in Baltimore have
been suppressed
The latest news from the Southern part of
Maryland is to the effect that the Union
men are organizing strongly for the October
Especial Dispatch to New York Postl
WARRINGTON, September 6.-Advices re-
ceived here from Virginia leave no doubt
that the rebel leaders, both civil and military,
' have agreed to attempt an advance upon
q | Washington and Baltimore within few
y days. Government is fully prepared for any
q emergency.
= The enemys troops on Munsons Hill are
= parading in front of their works this
h morning.
y HUDSON Mo, September 6.-The following
e additional account of the terrible disaster on
!? the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad is fur
nished to the st. Louis Republican: The
e catastrophe occurred at Little Platte Bridge,
of nine miles east of st. Joseph. The bridge
ID was substantial work of one hundred and
d sixty feet span, and about thirty five feet
d above the river The timbers of the bridge
Y had been burned underneath the track, until
d they would sustain but little more than their
o own weight, and the fire was then extin-
guished, leaving the bridge mere she'll.
Is The train, with from eighty-fve to one
l. hundred passengers on board, including
e women and children, reached the river at
% eleven o'clock at night, and the bridge look
70 ing secure the train passed on, but no sooner
u Rad the locomotive measured its length upon
The bridge than some forty or fifty yards of
the structure gave way precipitating the
entire train into the abyss below. All the
seats in the passenger coaches were torn and
t. showed in 'front.' carrying men, women and
st children in pTomiscuous heap down the
IS declivity and burying them among the
k crushed timbers, or throwing them out of
;, the cars through the broken sides.
c Jagged pieces of flooring impaled some;
= some were manged by the machinery tear.
ing through the timbers: several were
1t caught between planks pressing together
: like vice; others were struck by parts of
If the roof as it came down with mighty force |;
). still others were cut with pieces of glass,
81 while wounds and blood and agony pre-
Al vailed all over the ffightful scene, and
e shrieks of pain were mingled with cries of
h terror.
d In this way the last two cars of the train
he went down, pitching the passengers into the
E. wreck or throwing them into the water,
which at this point is about foot and a hall
deep. Only three persons, Mr.. J, W. Parker,
q Superintendent of the United States Ex-
q. press; Mr.. Mars, mail agent and Mr.. Hager,
:, were able to afford assistance to the suffer
- ing, the remainder of those who were not
killed outright, being so disabled as to be
+ helpless.
o. After doing all that it was possible fol
h those requiring immediate attendance, Mr.
et st. Joseph for medical and other assistance
"a Mr.. Hsger walked five miles of the way
hi | when he found q hand-car, upon which be
on proceeded the remainder of the journey
he Two hundred yards west of the bridge he
m discovered heavy oak railroad tie strapped
We across the track, and two miles further OF
aS he found the trestle work over small strean
on fire, which, however, had not as yet beef
oF so badly burnt that trains could not pas
her over it, or could not be easily extinguished
bs Arriving at st. Joseph, the alarm was soo
~ spread throughout the city, and although i
was one o'clock at night, seventy-fve mer
including all the physicians in the neighboI
We hood, quickly volunteered their services, an
of at half past three o'clock q train full
our supplied with medical stores and othe
,er necessaries, was at the scene of the disaste
fers The wounded had all emerged from th
ight wreck, and were lying on the banks an
too upon sand.bar in the river Seventee
dead bodies were recovered, and it is believe
the that this number embraced all who wei
lare killed up to that time. Two ofthe wounde
,an, were so badly mangled that it was not e.
pected they would survive till mornin
while many others were dangerous
,.h, wounded, and would have to be we'll TAKE
.gn1 gms care of to recover. Many, who will esca
U snJ with their lives, will be manned al
NN crippled.
Mr. Hager, our informant, did not rema
tSa to finish the embarkatien of the wound,
sn sus for ST. Joseph, but was dispatched TO Broo
SPS field, east of the bridge, for another train
80 0 go to the wreck.
the nc .dina, 49,, a,,S ai.o soh ~ !,
tity %ens aS Uei haa nsnsrs w. otber srtcSs sho
them by which they could be identified.
Fifteen miles east of the Platte River N
the Hager found another bridge over Smitl
lple Branch almost entirely burneds having be
S.. fred after the train passed west, thus pi
DIR. venting assistance being sent from the ca
we Lieutenant Shaw, Of the First Kansas Re
nth iment, killed, and Mr.. Lounsbury aud 81
I Of ney Clark, wounded, are the only addition
ngs, names of those injured we have at present
in CAIRO, September 6.-This morning,
has eleven O'Clock, General Grant with II
the regiments of infsntry, one company of Jig
artillery, and TWO gun -DOAts, took posses 81