The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-11-20
Condition Of the Worndsi.

From Tuesdays Bulletin We extract the fol-
lowing statement of the condition Of those
wounded by the late dreadful railroad disaster
near Alameda:
L. Taylor, who suffered severe, and il was
at inst feared fatal internal injuries. is from
De kalb, Illinois. He Was quite cheerful YES
terday and conversed freely When the col
hsion occurred he was jammed between two
seats IN the telescoped car. Besides the in
ternal injuries 70 his chest he received severe
Commissions about the head. He SAWS he sat
by window, looking out, when the crash
came, and that he observed no fog. His ex-
pression was: The atmosphere WAS clear as a
crystal"
I. T. Fitch had both bones Of his left LEG
fractured below the knee. They were set. He
Is a teacher, and lived on the Costumes. He
said he was jammei among timbers aud the
dead bodies Of his fellow passengers over half
an hour, suffering terribly and "A little impa-
tent" at the apparent slovness Of the men
who were cutting away the timbers.
Simon Meloche said he vas hurt in the left
breast, and had one Of his hips disloca;ed.
He WAS doing well and felt quite comfortable
except that It gave him much pain to cough.
he declared that there Was no fog visible TO
him moment before the crash and il was a
very clear day when he Was got out Of the
wreck.
Seth Bromley. a Sacramento river pilot. had
his night leg amputated Just above the ankle,
and WAS doing well.
Noel Launcetot had both legs badly crushed
and his breast was severely bruised, but he
was sitting up in his bed. He is a mechanic
on the road-has a wife in Canada East, and
has been employed on the road about one
year.
c. Z. Ncedham is n brother-in-lnw of Mr..
Taylor. above named, and was bro;her-in-lnw
also Of Air. Fox, who WAS killed. They were
on their way 10 Banta station. Mr. Nerdham
says Mrs. Fox i now on her way across the
Plains with her little boy, in joyful expecta-
ton Of meeting him who is beyond their reach
The bill of exchange found on the body Of SIr
Fox was the second 81 exchnnge-ihc first
having been sent by him to pay the fare Of
his wife and child from Illinois TO this State.
Neetiham said he WIS jlmIned IL the wreck an
hour and half, and was the last extracted
His left lcg WAS broken below the knee, and
the night one WAS badly bruised.
7. Mehan had one Of his legs badly lacerate,l
aud bruised. He resides i'll Oakland Said
he did not see any fog.
II. X. Helen, of this city, and agent Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, received Sc
we're wounds on his legs. He SAYS that he OBJ
served just before the collision. that there was
sort of haze in the atmosphere, but it was
not foggy, and objects could be seen distinctly
mile distant. He said three men sitting be-
hind him III the Western Pacific car were in
stantly killed.
One of the wounded men said he heard the
switch-tender cry ont, "All right go ahead. -
or something like that, at the junction. All
agreed that they had no warning and that the
shock and terrible crash were instantaneous.
w. Campbell, of Nevada, had been removed
to the residence Of friend, and Sheriff White
and others had been TO see him yesterday. 1t
WAS thought by the officers and purses at the
Asylum that all the patients will speedily re-
cover. They receive constant attention and
have such surgeons rs they choose tn name.
REPRESENTATIVES of various orders, as Masons.
Odd Fellows, Red Men, etc, visited the place
yesterday to protfer aid, but il was remarked
that there were none of those Orders repre-
sented amongst the wounded