The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-16
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/ THE ERIE RAIL-
ROAD DISASTER.
NINE PERSONS BURNED
TO DEATH.
MORE FIGHTINGINI
CUBA,
The TIDE OF SUCCESS
With THE CUBANS.
Outrages by the Spanish.
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The IRISH CHURCH
BILL.
The Commons Disagree
THE IRISH CHURCH
BILL.
The Commons Disagree
to the Lords Amend
mentS.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

New IoRR, July iG.-There are few ad
ditional particulars of the Erie railroad &C
cident
Mr.. Gl0bson, passenger, SAYS of the
burning OF the smoking car, that in il,
wedged In his seat by the heap of broken
tmbers, was Rev. Mr.. Halleck of New
ork City, perfectly unhurt but unable to
extract himself from the wreck. In calm ac.
cent, and perfectly collected tones he told US
to get an axe and try to cut an opening in
the side Of the car. We searched around
aud obtained one from house by the road.
side, but it was 80 dull that we could dc
nothing with it. We worked and strove to
liberate the unfortunate gentleman who sat
there sound in limb, watching the approach
OF the hungry flames as nearer and nearer
they came until his hair began to crisp and
his skin to crack and then when we, in
like manner, found the heat unbearable we
relutantly retired, compelled to leave this
poor gentleman with his eight fellow suffer.
ers to their terrible fate We moved off un
til all was over. Nine persons were there
burned to death, and nine others injured,
more or less severely.
Another passenger says: 81 heard the
little children screaming for their mothers,
and passengers who were in the ruins call.
ing for help and groaning with pain. An
axe was got and one or two were actually
chopped out of their Imprisonment.
Most OF the passengers in the car were
killed and their bodies consumed or injured.
| should think there we're l6 or II persons
in the front end OF the car, and / think but
two we're taken out. do not think per.
son was killed by the smash, but all the
deaths were from burning
The Herald special from Havana says
Gen. Poelleo, at the head of 800 marines,
was attacked by the patriots at Boga, a lit
tie town near Neuvitaa. The mariners
were forced ~ fall back on Neuvitas with a
loss of 80 killed, including Cen. Poello kill.
ed.
HAVANA, July l6 In the woods sur.
rounding the Puerto Principe thousands of
insurgents are concentrating, and are only
waiting to be armed with Peabody breech
loading rifles with bayonets, toassume often.
sive operations.
Holdquain, one Of the iusurgent leaders,
intends to 20 to the United States for the
purpose of bringing back force of Amer
leans,
Intelligence from Santiago to the eighth
reports q fight going on thirty miles from
that place. The patriots were strongly re-
inforced.
Gen. Jordon Joined the CUbans under
Gen Figueredo, and now commands large
force.
The Spanish Governor of Barroca is con.
tinually burning property and killing oil who
fall into his hands.
CHICAGO. July lG.-McConnell a po.
lice court shyster, while confined in q cell
at Union station last night with two other
prisoners, assaulted one Of them in most
murderous manner, inficting severe if not
fatal injuries before the station keeper came
10 his rescue.
Mrs. G. n. Holden was thrown from her
carriage Yesterday on Lake street by the
horses running away, and was very serious
ly inj ured.
Yesterday afternoon while Vim. Miller,
well known brewer of this city, with two COM
psnious were out On the Lake in small
sail boat, the boat suddenly capsized. BY
the exertions of Mr.. Miller who was the only
one of the party who could swim they were
enabled to get upon the bottom Of the boat
where they remained nearly an hour before
they we're rescued.
One case Of sun stroke occurred here yes
terday; not however fatal.
SAN FRAEcIsco, July l6.--A Chicago
commercial party numbering about one
hundred merchants and business men, ar
rived at Sacramento yesterday, and we're
entertained by a number Of the leading
| citizens of that place.
LONDON, July l6-The debate in the
House Of Commons was otrac,ed to a late
hour Gladstone. Dsrsel. Brirh. and
Sir PoundeI Palmer. participated fnell- a
vote was reached. The amendment of the
House of Lords with respect to endowment
was disagreed to 346 against 222. Nsiorit7
for government l24. The amendme,,, in
regard to the appropriation of surplus funds
was also disagreed to 246 to 1874 Glad
stone then moved the restoration Of tbe
origionsl dates, namely Jan'y Is. 1871 70,
the dissolution Of the legislative union
between the church Of ofEngland and Ireland
| And after some discussion the date wa,
restored without division. The House ther
! sdjeurasd.