, 1869-07-31
TEE LAST RAILROAD 6LAUGH-
TER,
Particulars of ette Disaster on the
Memphis q: Louisville Hond.
kra1u tae Io1tfsril{e E,1irt.r ,k.tfu q

The accident occurred to passenger Train No 2,
! from Memphis 10 Lou!aYifle In croasng the
bridge sga 1estle over Rndas csesk, eight miles
| tic greater part Of the Structure gave way, aud
precptated the whole train ioto the valley " bed
The IRAN contested Of iocomoise, caboose, | cx-
pssss sud baggage caf, tEo PASSENGER coaehc.
ana ope m seaRns e Ia a. 81 F9sa "efs t T.
renton NJ the sIeen,nr car. ent,rriT DESTROYED
nrr.
In The bIe descent Of The train md about ,his
II we're Eoupded. THE names have been given
ID our teIeRrop phic dcspatcncs.-Ep TRIBUNE
The t!e made neatly complete ruin Of the
t1aiu md It's contents. Only tnree passengers
sayed their baggage. All tue retLalniax private
p!oper.y, save ihe garments, money aid Jewels
nnnrn lie PERSONS Of the passcnVers was cot-
snmed The express bookt aud paress were
ssTet ard non Them II 10 asccrtaiued that there
frosr rhe wrrrE fhe ss.e hsd mi hcen rrr1rsraT
Thr destrittion Of the cata cSprrss AND mail m1t.
Ter apd bsrgage involves ioss little shorI OF
| S7no Nf1 "
he sou,htxund train reaene,, the scene nj rio
disaster ZONE two hours alter liz occurrence.
a1orGing tlj needed relief 70 lie saoesera Tne
wnnIe 81 therl were taken back 10 TarrsFifie
Therc the dead were uealI4 dresscd ami placed
In tetallc pur1a1 cases suo1ect 10 The oriers ct
Their friends, aud the Wounded we're Kindly mln.
tstcred 10 hy the citizens Of the place The train
which ay1tyed here at D. ID. Jesierday brought
eighteen OF the Wounded, nope Of whom are ID
danssreus sts, ee1dilGn nI a., u.ra ,,o.r y, M
awfnl In tic extreme, ia couyersattan VIII sse
! nrrrar1. nc haye c1eaI,ei mang Interestinp nar.
tirniara coucerniu0 fne di.sster. Mo.t of the
tt1o9S1 ,.ep p Is ttas. rs Lsom AZ os.hs M
@ s1a mn nartisr f1ija5 m - ~ IL ~ ~
'e' ,;trr esv7na r.ra E1ere " te tae
Etciten:. euuA4 ..3'i1s ..1"; "9e'e !Hc
train 1oea are changed, tie E:stGtss relied fot
tie n!shs. Al Increased rate 81 speed Was noticed
nyv vta -t.}of 1y%h t-,Ur
rss even a.arx ed u the Dot;on Of the train And
expressed his con1lcuuu that tbc1e was dancer
shared ibis feeling Of ieseu.ss, sad Two Il taen.
VI. DOL aad Nj: Waite, ro:e and dressed Them.
teiyes little y hlte before the crash. This iiea
coEnecsoa @ IS. ss:uesa @ It Ia saa lie lei ta;ien treste.
aTafened b = sn1deu roasa mo5snent oi lie dc
motion the tra.n apEesFed TO come 70 atnds,uf.
aud these who had been aroused con- graduated
inst9nf. taey@y. rhe 1rain was on roise resdy
TO fall oyef the Iestle height. In aroihcT second
the whole line Of cass had pitched downward, aad
lay crushed aud CHASTITY heap ID the basin Of IA
creek. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. the tnrE.nv an shn.rers
tur Of TIC cu.s. and fnc ind,scrimtna.e Erecs n
human beings. hs,.ily ro.ce xas hearl. The
fha h1ar. sS1nt fi4 feet esch y, 1en,s q
ion, Genfs ar ne ,res:}s feii Tns anSad - ai.n -
~ n,he. ,ha 80 -. ~ tte Trn ~ ~ ~ ~ "
~ ist+sr 4 noeition ,1n ~ isv nn - -.
rrnnnt,. - As''>A f-''' '-SN ~ ~ 1p'- ~'1
sonn ,s ,hose ho vese bne s,,,st1r 1T. ,h,ad
rerayer1I ron Inc stocE. tacy set a.,ont eItI;.
catspc the legs fortunate Of ,ieiE co1nai1Ions.
The t:ead and rafued were stl Teu,ored 10 rhe
mos. comfortable localities arpund. and 1na
cosllous. bedding, DC, from the wrecked cara
were happily erunsht lato U.S.. 1t Is q 3acs not
u:ue spsElas itat The chidrec. Of whom there
were Eooe!y EuEber, werr perfectly quiet daring
the desperate sccitcat, and, without exception,
escaped unin1aresi They seemed TO take the feas-
fnl leap ss Of the tlr,deuts Of railway riding to
he expected, II cot dt.iFed-
While the unhutt passctTers EerC huManeiy Ell
gagged IN releasing and csrtEg for those t1cap1he
1t beIptns thenselre, toe tsbru Of the 1raip TOOK