The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-13


that tue Governor will immediately
Gail out the militia. .. 'lse..is
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Details Of the Rebel Atrecisy q
in Western Missouri. $50 ettss
HUDsoN, Missouri, September 6. q
The following additional account Of
the terrible disaster on the Hannibal
and st. Joseph railroad. is furnished
to tho St. Louis RepubLican. The
occurred at Little Plstts
bridge, nine miles East Of st. Jo-
seph. The bridge was q substantial
work OF 1G0 feet span and about
thirty five feet above the river. The
titnbers of the bridge had been
burned underneath the track ninth
they would sustain but little more
than their own weight, and the fire
was then extinguished, leaving the
bridge a mere shell. Tie train with
from eighty.6ve to one hundred
passengers on board, including
women aud children, reached the
river ut eleven o'clock vt hight, ami
the bridge looking secure the train
passed on, but no sooner had tho
loc ,mo,ive measured its length upon
tho bridge than some forty or fifty
yards oi the structure gave way,
piecipitating the entire train into the
abyss below.
All the seats in the passeuger
coaches were torn and showed IN
front, carrying uen, women and
children in prolniscuous heap
down the declivity, and burying
them among the crushed timbers, or
or throwing them out OF the cars
through the broken sides. Jagged
pieces of flooring impa'ed some;
,o,ne m Ing!ei by the machinery
tearing through the timbers; several
were caught between planks pressing
together like q wise; others were
struck by parts OF tho ROOT, as II calne
down with mighty force; still others
were cut witt, pieces ol glass, while
wounds and blood and agony pre-
vailed all over the irighttul scene,
and shrieks OF pain were mingled
with cries of terror. In this way the
two last cars OF the train went down,
pitching the passengers into the
wreck, or throwing them into the
water, which at this point is about
"a foot AMI hall deep. Only three
persons, Mr.. J. w. Parker, Super
inteu,lent OF the United Ststes Ex.
press, Mr.. Mare, Mail Agent, and
Mr.. IIager, were able to afford as.
sistance to the suffering, the remain.
der oi those who were not killed
, Outright being 80 disabled as to be
: helpless. .. r,j..-
+. After doing all that It was possible
for those requiring immediate at.
, tendance, Mr.. uager, at midnight,
. lelt tho wreck to 10 to St. Joseph
u or medical and other assistance.
: Mr.. Hager walked five miles OF
Il the war, when he iound hand.car,
/. upon which he proceeded the re-
d II. ainder OF the journey. Two hun-
', ,!red'yards West Of the bridge, hs
!, discovered heavy ok railroa tie,
strapped across the track, and twu
1t miles further on, he found the trestle
Ir work over o email stream on fire,
n which, however, had not as yet been
l. 30 badly burnt that trains could moi
n pass over it, or could not be essily J
N cxtinSushed.
: Arriving 1t St. Joseph, the alarm
~ was soon spread throughout the city,
III and although it WAS ono O'Clock d
A night, seventy five mcn, including
X all tho Physician, 10 tho neighbour
"a hood quickly volunteered their ser
is vices, and ut halfpast three o'clock
ty train iully equipped with medica
rt stores and other necessaries was u
re the scene OF tho disaster. Th
wounded had all emerged from tn
10 wreck and were lying on the b.uks
N and upon band-bar IN the river
r, seventeen dead bodies were recos
Vi cred, and it is believed that thi
nj number embraced all who were kill
4 cd, up TO that time. Two OF th
N wounded were 80 badly mangled ths
ce 1t was not expected they w0ul,
8. survive till morning, while man,
is others were dangerously wounded
n and wouli have to be well takeI
care ol to recover. Many who vii
Ie escape with their lives will be inaim
III ed AMI crippled. ~
u Mr lilSer, Onr informant, did nc
u. remain to finish the embark alton {
in the woun led for St Joseph, but wa
10 dispatched to Brook field, East Of th
30 bridge, Tor another train to 90 to th
H. wreck. When he left the nanes q
i, the Won ,ded were being taken down
&c. and also such OF the dead "a hs
he papers or other articles about theu
VI. by which they could be identified. =
ilc Fifteen miles Fast OF the Platte riy
er, Mr, llaser found another bridp
n, over Sn,ilb's branch almost entirei
hr burned, faving been tired after lh
nd train passed West. thus preventin,
lie assistance being sent from the EssI
" Lient. Shaw, OF the iissl ksnss
ST regiment, killed, AMI MrpLouusbur,
rs ani Sidney Clark, Wounded, are tn,
III only alii'i'na names of those ia
lc jared we have vt prsent. " '
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