Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-13

agony prevailed over the frightful scene, an,
shrieks of pain were mingled with cries O
error ...-5.... .-.
The two last cars of the train went down
pitching the passengers into the wreck, o
throwing them into the water, whicl
was about a foot and a half in depth. Only j.;
PEI sons, S. W. Parker, Superintendent of tn
q. S. Express, Mr.. Moss, and Mr.. Hager
were able to walk short distance to help thu
suffering, the remainder who We're not killeC
outright being so disabled as to be helpless
After doing all that was possible for those re
quiring immediate attendance, Mr.. Hager, a
daylight went to st. Jo for medicine and 9th
er attendance, He walked five miles, wher
he found hand Car, upon which he proceeded
the remainder of his journey. 200 yards ives
of the bridge he discovered heavy oak rail
road tie strongly strapped across the track
and two miles further on he found the trestlt
work over a small stream on fire, which, how
ever, had not yet been so badly burned that
trains could not pass over it, or could not bt
easily extinguished. Arriving at ST. Jo tn,
alarm was soon spread throughout the city
and, although it was one o'clock at night, rs,
including all the physicians in the neighbor-
hood, quickly volunteered their services, and
at 3 o'clock train fully supplied with medi-
cal stores, and other necessities, was at the
scene of The disaster.
The wounded had all emerged from the
wreck, and We're lying on the bank and sand
bars in the river. Seventeen dead bodies
have been rgca"ered. 1t is believed that this
number embraces all who were killed, up to
that time. Two were so badly wounded that
n tod
morning, while many others were dangerously
wounded and would have to be well taken
care of to recover. Many who will escape
with their lives will be severely manned. Our
informant did not remain to finish the disem-
barkation of the wounded for ST. Jo., but was
dispatched to Brookfield which is east of the
bridge, for another train to 60 to the wreck
When he left, the names Of the wounded
were being taken down, and also the dead who
had papers or other articles about them by
which they could be identified. Fifteen miles
from the Platte River, Mr.. Hager found ano-
ther bridge over Smiths Branch, almost en-
tirely burned, having been fired after the train
passed west, thus preventing assistance being
sent from the east. Lieut. Stone of the First
Kansas Regiment, killed, and Mr.. L. Owens
bury and Sidney Clark, wounded, are the on
ly additional names Of those injured we have
at present,
HUDSON, Mo-, Sept g.
The following additional names of killed and
wounded are taken from the St. Joseph Jour-
nat Of the 4th:
DR.. Horton, of Atchison; P. NJ. Borland, of
Kansas City; c. Fording, West Liberty
Iowa-killed. VIM. Lockwood, St. Joseph :;
Capt. DAVIS I'd Kansas Regiment; Mr.. Mar
tin, brakt tman-severely injured. }. w. Par
Iier, NJ. c. Edwards, Mr. Deutchman, all of
st. Joseph, and g. Carpenter, U. S. A
killed are yet in the ruins, and four dead who
belong to Iowa and Kansas are not yet iden-
titled. There are not less than sixty wound
ed, with broken limbs, bruises and crushed
bodies, all ofwhom are being well cared for.
lHelald's Dispatch]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.
The capture of Fort Hatteras and It's depen-
denotes has spread alarm throughout the
Carolinas. The regiments from South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Alabama, who were hurry
ing to the Potomac, have been stopped on
their way and sent to Newburne, under the
impression that an immediate attack is con-
templated upon the headquarters of the rebel
pirates.
Tribune Correspondence
Mr.. Burch, British Consul at Charleston,
writes to his friends in this city that the effect
of the blockade is felt with increased severity
every week The southern people were bit
terly lamenting their destitute condition.
New York Tins Correspondence.
b. f. Gallagher, paymaster Of the navy, and
who has been for some time stationed at the
navy yard, was arrested this morning by Or
der of government, and is now in custody at
Philadelphia. He is from Richmond, Va. 1t
is believed his otfcnse is disloyalty to the gov
ernment
Capt II. Beckwith, commissary of subsist-
ence, has advertised for sealed proposals for
5000 barrels of flour made from new wheat
ais 0 for 200 bushels of potatoes of the first
bualty; the government reserving the right in
each case to pay for the same in treasury
notes.
New YORK, Sept. 5.
Flora Temple was seized yesterday on the
race course, by the United States Marshal, as
the property of Baltimore secessionist She
had Just been beaten in three straight hea IS
by Ethan Allen.
A rebel flag was found yesterday slowed
away on board the U. S. transport Marion.
The Marion was under charter of the govern
ment and had just been seized as property, in
part, of secessionists.
MONTGOMERY, Nd, Sept. 2.
At the latest advices from Leesburg, there
were supposed to be about 1000 rebel troops
there. lnerebels are engaged in throwing up
at thes junction of the Little
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and that nearly all the negroes in
the northern part of Fairfax county are en-
ployed in the work. Above Leesburg there
are no large bodies Of rebels, but their pckets
line the river shore and guard the fords and
ferries.
An eyewitness states that the affair at
Conrads Ferry a week ago, was as follows:
A party of Union scouts crossed the river
and took several prisoners, arms and four hor-
ses, and on reaching the river on their return
they were attacked and compelled to let their
prisoners go. The next day a battery appear
ed opposite our cntrenchments and commenced
shelling us. We having no artillery there at
the time, our men responded with muskets
and rifles. On the arrival of our battery the
rebels soou beat a retreat
Three days subsequent to the above, a large
camp of rebels was discovered t. be within
range Of our rit1ed batteries near Leesburg.
An active bombardment soon caused the re-
bcls to leave their quarters and so mile fur
ther from the river. Our artillery then
threw shells from their rihed guns over and
beyond the town of Leesburg.
WASHINGTON, Sept 6.
Enquiries at the government department by
the Associated Press, has elected the fact that
government is not in possession of any relia-
bic information of the death of Jeff Davis. 1t
is thought if such was the fact, Ger ain infor-
maticn would have been received in this city
at the present writing. No credence is placed
in the lumors. 20 e-g r.a. Gr~c-
Purser Gallagher of the Washington Navy
Yard, is defaulter for two hundred thousand
dollars 1t is said that he lost the largest
part in lotteries. sclt RI '"J3- a W
..s 5rr .s-g....L II Quincy, Sept. 6.
Gen. Pope is concentrating force in Mis-
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