Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-14
Review of the Week.

Particulars Of the affair and the prepAF@tiohs
for it car be found in other parts OF the paper
- One Of the most fearful and destructive
storms ever experienced IN this country visited
Dayton, Ohio, and vicinity on Sunday Many
lives were lost and the damage is estimated By
some at nearly enc million dollars The storm
v.s hardly less destructive in the country than
il the city. Il came from the northwest 1t
tTisted the trees as il they were pipe stens. and
did immense damage TO fruit trees, growing
crons ami timber A few miles southeast OF
the CITY, trees fell across farm house, crushing
I If and killing two OF the inmates. Fngaunl &C
counts are given Of the injury done 10 the coun-
trv At CrestIine, several buildings were struck
/ bv lightning, and four CT i've persons were IL
iured. Seven persons are reported killed and
many injured. Wheeling, West Virginia was
visited on Monday with a fierce storm, when
unroofed houses, blea over ohimneys, and
/ seriously damaged the houses in Marshall coun-
~. MANY other violent and destructive storms
are reported from various parts Of the country
"A passenge- train on the Nashville " North
western railroad net with 8 daplorable accident
at Harpet's river, is miles from Nashville On
I Tuesday After the locomotive and baggage
car bad crossed the bridge over the river the
J bridge gave way and the remainder q the tram
I fsn into the stream. Sixteen persons 50 far as
known st present were killed, % wounded
/ None Of the wounded ara uo-tSly hurt. The
I dead and wounded were brought to Nashville
I The accident vas the result Of the weakness OF
the bridre-The s 30 train from Newark and
the Z 50 train from New York, Oh the New lork
/ & Newark railroad, coliiel On az open switch
a. Brill Station Oh Saturday. The engines were
demolished the first and second cars Of each
/ train tslessoped, and both trains thrown from
/ the track. The cars caught fire, aud two Of
/ then we're consumed Five passengers we're killed
+ and fifteen wounded This terrible accident
/ is thus described By az eye witness The train
/ from Newark was drawn by size engine Plain
/ field. and that from New Iork by the Aurora
7 I was moving with uy tacz turned When I
heard tie Plain6ali whistle fariously and iurn-
/ ing saw her trai1 approaching the switch az
/ high speed. tie Aurora being then distant about
hundred yards. 7 suldeuly saw pieces Of
wood av out Of the tender OF In Painted and
tleu the engine itself bean bouncing over the
sseperr Tie motions Of the tram were Ike
three jumps. the whistle zcreealiag furiously all
the While, aui js.ting OF the aieepsrs. had
hardy uue O. realize The danger before the
crash. The two came toqetasr with d found
like thunder bolt, the boilers bursting s-nuita-
neousiy. The engines seemed 90 stand or their
hind wheels aui ploF into each other twenty
feet u1 "a the aia Tire smoke AID steam rush
ing lut. Amos. obs,ursi the view, bat the Au-
ro-a could 1s seen O. trsmble Be- the air second
a15 then come crashing In the ditch, the tender
shooting over from behind sul falling on top Of
her with fearful crash Tg. Of the cars 1T
tsclel q ll- teas1.1el a. 1a1e. and clush.
ara TIE P.Ea5dl s;5al -lu3s- e-eo, ia tae
ai-. and Gle tender a1i heavily loaded passeu-
GER aArs cane suasliag ue against hl- as if
the7 s1ul- tear t5cmlllvas 90 e,es. The sides
aal -aaa a.-asI 60 ay iaso o. million pie--s.
Frank Eil-lsl. tle engineer who vss killed,
seems 90 have acai su herds par.. Jus, be-
fore dsl.sl. be- tail gu 8 fr.enl 81. I 90 uot ez-
zee. H7a dil al 7 5-l.I 90 SOP the
-rl-a. le- ---sfsi Z fs. sl-e ttat ] c5aIl
lave saved myself t7 jumping -l,q the ditch,
tl- stepped % cave my engine and train ani
huae Oh" William Thompson. tle brakeman,
waa ilt Che switch misplaced sri caussl the
accident was arrested and ,5igal IL Savzrz
city prison. He has been 81 t4s employ of ;as
Company f1- nlae years. and vas thought nest
tru..F-rtay man. The rAlroll company loses
500, poo hy the scciielt.--Abo1t Midnight
ca s11is7 polio. czcsr David WILDER WIS saot
deaf On Lis bear Ia Chelsez. lIasz. dy nan
Taa came u1 ali sli5 How aye y1a -'' All
instantly d-e-. TIE assassin tsl b-t was cred
ap5a rwl.e ty l4es- A51s-, he returned tie
Ere eale ana then escaped Cornelius Conuors,
a saloon keeper. vas arratel or suspicion Of
heinz tae murderer The BALANCE r. che C. .
S Treasury o. the close Il le.l week was IS
follows currency, Se.sl-,I.1 coin. ss..-
,0ll; certificates. 7-l,7ii.Qll. - In
due. b. Mobile. ALA. ca Sr-lly. Between Bra1-
Ten B1ac- and Madison Wilson. each arei one
s5-t aid Wilson was zlie- Bragg Vas not H.
ja-,l IaeIe Is z1el- eIciteaeltovar the event
Considerable anxiety Is ie.t b. the Govern
msu. il- fur.1e- .-slrua,1n from Admiral
Rodgers relative te the careaa IEsu.ty I. is
feared tha. matters lave MT progressed as sat-
.sr--lr.ly as the iaies; news received indicated.
--I4l L.--o-l, sol Of ez-1rlaiisut Lincoln, is
seriously Sd q lro1sy az Chicago. His recovery
is REGARDED IS very doubtful. His mother is in .
constant atrcatiaa u75a hil-Iea tVo-s,ory
houses. five co then q wool. were consumed
by Ere July An. a. S. Louis, No, which was
communicated by fIecra-kers. Loss 100000,
partially insured. Mrs 81. 4. Field. while sit
ing IN hc- house a. the sane place vas danger
ous'y shot by srray bullet iroa the pistol of a
bay ~ Che stree,.--A drsalfc catastrophe is
reported from the STATE Of Zseatecss. Mexico.
In tha 41e-oailla silver uiac on one Of the
gres- veins IL TIA; famous region, q Ere has
occurred, by which over one hundred miners
were naaa.tei The machinery All seaip-
meats a- the Meziaan nine are quite primitive, .
bot fatal accidents from fires are not common .
there. nevertheless. ---Juiga Drummond IN the .
United States Circuit Cour. 60 Chiosgo has rem .
dsrsi decision in the patent case Of Thomas
ssy,es azaina, tie Chicago Northwestern
railroad, f-r an infringement Of Touner's double .
acting car brake. in favor Of the Tcune- patent
upon az points Of controversy. The case has
been IL the courts uea-ly ten yea-s. Nearly all .
the rasls in the United States, including horse
railroads. By this decision are infringing upon f
Touner's patent, and the result involves mill +
Lions o. d1isrs.-John Hageerty and Jason
T. Hazarl were buried alive under an enbans-
ment in New York Oh Tuesday. Their com /
psaious soon eztrica,el then, but Hagrerty
WAS dead and Hazard hal broken HE thigh
The sppeai to Governor Hoffman for com
mutation Of the sentence of the murderer Eos
ter, has been postponed, pending the result Of .
the hearing, to be had before the general term .
Of the Supreme Court III October, On exceptions /
taken by the prisoners counsel during the pro- +
gress Of the triaL-Henry E. Briggs, much .
respected citizen o. Bg-aaristoa, hung himself .
on Monday in s f. ofinslnity, watch was here .
ditary - Freeman Brewer, Of East SauEus.
Mass, sgsd so years, while attempting 70 cross F
Pleasant street, in Lyan, WAS struck by the
GAYS and instantly killed lie leaves a vito +
and two children. little girl named Alice
Talbot, eleven years Of age. was instantly killed .
By ar express train al Neponset. Mass. on .
Tuesday, while attempting to cross the track .
Of the Old Colony and Fail River rAilroad.-
During a storm on Tuesday a rain on the
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