The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-09-07

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BIZ THE e. b W. LINE
Exclusively for the Journal.
4 bHB0LrUAL AoT.

gage master on the Hannibal and st. JOSEPH
Railroad, furnishes to the st. Louis Dem
ocrat the following account of diabolica
outrage on that road, day before yesterday
! A passenger express train, bound west
on the Sd inst, was thrown into Platte
River. The timbers of the east end of the
bridge over that stream having been burned
| nearly through, the entire train went down
the engine turning over, and the baggage
mail, and two passenger cars piled IN top.
The passenger coaches were completely
smashed, and was the only one on the
train that escaped unhurt. After getting
out of the baggage car, commenced taking
the passengers that were not killed from
the wreck. Conductor s. @. Cutler died in
few minutes. Frank. Clark, engineer,
had one leg completely twisted and jammed
into strings. He also died in few min
utes. Martin Field, mail agent Charles
Moore, fireman, and ]. Fox, brakeman, were
killed. Among the wounded were Mr..
Medill, son of DR.. Medill, of Ohio, and his
wife, both badly injured. / could not learn
the names o. all the passengers. went to
81. Joseph, got an engine, physicians, and
other necessaries for the wounded, and got
back to the wreck at o'clock A. N. The
greatest excitement prevails in St. Joseph
HUDSON, No, Sept. 6.--The following
additional account of the terrible disaster on
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad is
furnished by the st. Louis Republican:
Z The catastrophe occurred at Little Platte
bridge, nine miles east of st. Joseph. The
bridge was substantial work of 100 feet
span and about 35 feet above the ri7er.--
The timbers of the bridge had been burnt
underneath the track until they could sus-
tain but little more than their own weight.
and the fire was then extinguished, leaving
the bridge a mere she'll. The train, with
from 80 to 100 passengers on board, in
GLIDING women and children, reached the
river at II o'clock at night, and the bridge |
looking secure, the train moved on, but no
sooner had the locomotive measured its
length upon the bridge, than some 40 or 90 |
yards or the structure gave way, precipi- |
tating the entire train into the river. All |
the seats Ia the passenger coaches were torn |
and shaved in front. carrying men, women |
add children in q promiscuous heap down |
the declivity, and burying them among the |
crushed timbers or throwing them out |
Of the cars through the broken Sides
Jagged pieces of flooring impaIed some: |
some were mangled by the machinery |
tearing through the timbers; several were |
;aught between planks, pressing together
IKE q vice; Others were struck by parts of
he roof, as it came down with mighty
orcei still others were cut with pieces of
glass, while wounds, and blood, and agony,
prevailed all over the frightfnl scene, and
hrieks of pain were mingled with cries of
error. In this way the two last cars of the
rain went down; pitching the passengers
INTO the wreck, or throwing them into the
water, which at this point is about foot
md half deep. Only three persons, Mr..
7. w. Parker, Sup't of the U. s. Express,
fr. Mars, Mail Agent, and Mr.. Hagar,
we're able to afford any assistance to the
uherers, the remainder of them who were
lot killed outright being so disabled as to
'e helpless. After doing all that was pos
ible for those requiring immediate at.
enhance, Mr.. Hagar, at midnight. left
he wreck to 90 10 st. Joseph for
medical and other assistance. Mr.. Ha-
,sr walked FIVE miles of the way, when
le found a hand car upon which be proceed.
d the remainder of the journey. Two
ards west of the bridge he discerned a
leavy oak railroad tie strapped across the
rack, and two miles further on he found
be tressel work over a small stream which.
owever, had not as yet been so badly
urnt that trains could not pass over it, or
ould not be easily extinguished. Arriving
t st. Joseph, the alarm was soon spread
throughout the city, and although it was
clock at night, rs men, including physi-
ians in the neighborhood, quickly volun-
eered their services, and at half past 8
clock train fully equipped with medical ,
torres and other necessaries, was at the scene
disaster. The wounded had all emerged |
ON the wreck, and were lying upon the
anks and upon sand bar in the river
e7enteep dead bodies were recovered, and
is believed this number embraced all who
Tere killed. Up to that time two of the
-onnded were so badly mangled that it was
OF expected they would survive till morn
g, while many others were dangerously :
ounded, and would have to be well taken !
ire of to recover. Many who will escape
18th their lives, will be MANNED and Grip !
ed. Mr. Hagar, our informant, did not !
.main to finish the embarkation of the
ounded to st. Joseph, but was dispatched :
Brookfeld east of the bridge for another :
ain to go to the wreck. When he left, :
lie names Of the wounded were being ia
en- down, and also such of the dead as had :
apers or other articles about them by
hich they could be identified Fifteen
lies east of the Platte river, Mr.. Hagar
und another bridge, over Smiths branch, c
most entirely burned, having been fred
ter the train passed west, thus preventing
sistance being sent from the East 455 p | 2
Lieut.. Shaw, of the 1st Kansas regiment,
as killed, and Mr., Lownesburg and Sidney
lark were wounded, which are the only y
lditional names Of those injured we have :
present. A5t4fILH u I
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