The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-13
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4 destsnstive Ere occurred Ffiday
uofuisg IN Dubsque ia which seversI
heases we're burned. Supposed to b
the work Of ~ isesndiary.
Tho Auscatins Journal OF last Fridas
says:
Tho Express train from 6rinuell "a
Dsvenpvrt met with . serious acci.
dent, 1t 8 O'Clock lsst evesing, when
about ] I miles east OF West Liberty, In
.his county. II Vas running st The rase
of aiput Is miles per hour. wien The en
give 1.-THE Antoine Leclaire) exploded
With terrific effect, scattering the frag-
men's in every direction. killing The ere
oan. Ar. Gray, Of Rock Island, and se-
Tioasiy injuring the engineer, Abrsham
Smith, Of Davenp,lr. (;ormeriy Of Ma.
catine Tho baggage ear aud tvo pas
senger cars, sonssising shout sixty per-
sons. suffered 4 fearful shock In comis .
In crnsact with The wreck. bat fortunately
90 cse else vas seriously injured The
track vas torn mp shout the length oi
four rails. The end Of the b ,iler ne II IN
the tender vas blown completely ont II
- wonder thst the engineer escaped IN.
ssant death. The body Of the 6re-
man vss fcand srme distance ahead II the
engine, from which circumssauce il II
supposed he Vas oiiing the machinery as
the time Of the explosion
A freight train came along room af'er
the accident, BY which means the pas-ec-
sengers we're enabled to purrue their
journey and the wounded man vas taken
to Dave, port. The train reached shis
city. asout 10 o'clock.
+ DRowxED.-Last evening, man in the
empoy Vi Jacob Dogd, beer brewer, While
swimming horse Ia the river, near the
round honfe, vas thrown or fell into the
wafer, aud 90 assistance beng near,
dr.sned He .a< probably disabled by
- stroke from the horse. We believe bis
name is George Loenwuth. and under
stand be leaves wife and one small child
T (Msscatine Journal.
I'VE take the following from the Du.
buque Times in reference to the Sanitary
Fair:
The Northern low. Sanitary Fair, nov
90 near At hand, is the all absorbing
topic Of the day. The contributions hox
in from su quarters, The indefksieabls
President, Gen II. A Wiltse, wss very
successful in bis recent visit 70 the East
asd is oov at home again working with
his accustomed energy to make the Fsil
brilliass success.
The lsdies continue their patriotic and
humane labors With vigor and snthu.
siasm that show no signs Of statement
and . the time for opening the Fair ap
prascbss, the work Of perfecting all th,
arrangements goes forward With con
stantly accslsra,iax speed.
Net the least interesting feature con.
neeted With The pseparstioas for The Fai,
tts the receipt u letters aod contribution.
frum gentlemen Of sminence in oil th,
higher professions
We present, below, an eloquent and
pbilsatArcpic hitter ftoul Senator Crimes
Of this State, inelosihg liberal coatribu;
tiOn:
WashiogtoD, June l.
MY DBAR HAnAN;--I much rsgrs
that cannot attend ,he Fair Il Dubuque
No one applasda Tie eGosss yos are ma
king in behalf Of the sick end suffering
s.ldsrs more than do. The mea N,
peril their lives for the country as L O.
are hsfoicslly doing. deserve Ill that cal
Be done fos them but il ,pill oaly be j,
she future that the 1eai and devotion
these noble man swiI b. properly appre
cia,ed.
| Whoa the ex itsment Of the presen
srpubts s60ms tinies shall be psssed, ~.
ve esne 70 reject calmly upon the ssuri
Goes Of tkaax sAAJ ssssfne sse lies tbs
bound them a their .homes and. families
i1ss, TO The 6attixAeld aud etiere resi-
t;ussly accepted S6dsd~, dtscsss sod dssil
las ahsirxsansrys ~ shsii sszss 70 essi
mpis the dcbs u grssissds ~e owe 70 sh
IN sroe@ Of ,hs sss,lssd not AM ih&n.
.NSxt Il Tho sslaisss. lhs uonsn Il hi
4 . snnaxy have sa5rrsd ths n0s ~ ~ ~
bsllios. Hos many hearts have hee'
IcsnshsA N - - hNpbat1 1axfGhr.
i - sons How kssy1z haNa they sssreu
i dsssd y ~ spenasyf Ahoss NhSy sss
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