Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-28
Sc. LGUIS.
Collapse of an Unfinished Bridge
Nine Men Fall over 100 Feet.
Only Two Killed !

Only Two Killed!
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The Fulton (Mo.)
Fairplsy, of July g. says the false work
of the bridge on the L. and N. R. R.,
being built over the Auvouse river, eight
miles north of Fulton, fell last Sunday,
carrying with it nearly completed span
of the bridge, and nine men at work on
it, over a hundred feet 10 the bed of the
river below. Wonderful as it may ap
pear, only one man, a McGillss, was
killed, and one, Charles Gray, fatally in
jured. George BreWington and VIM.
Brothers suffered severe internal injuries,
and will probably die. The others are
lot seriously hurt.
The Late Railroad COlIisIon-MuE-
dercus Disobedience.
1t transpires that the accident on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad,
some miles from this city night before
last was caused by disobediepce of orders
on the part of the Conductor, Frank
Gibbs, and engineer Babcock, of the
| freight train, who on their arrival at Ed
wardsvilIe were instructed to remaiu there
until o'clock, or until the arrival of the
| construction train, instead of which, they
| left at 5:35, and the collision was the
result. The names of the killed were
David Perry, John Yeomans, Jas. Lans-
dine, Wesley Balloon, John YOunghouSe,
and Dietrich. 1t is stated two others have
since died from their wounds. 1t is stated
that Coroner's jury returned a verdict
| eliminating Gibbs and Bsbcock, both of
whom fled Immediately after the accident,
| fearing violence at the hands of the Ia
borers, who threatened to lynch them.
The Mysterious Express Robbery.
ST.. LOUIS, July 27.-The Kansas Pa
cifc Railroad bonds, stolen from the U.
S. Express Company on Tuesday, are
land grant bonds, and had July coupons
attached. Both Kendall, the driver, and
Sanders, the messenger of the Express
Company, have been released, there being
| no positive evidence of completely
in the robbery against them.
Interesting Legal opinion on II all.
| road Mortgages.
Attorney Ge7eral Baker, of this State,
having been called upon for an opinion
rs to the validity of the mortgage bonds
for the payment of which the North Mis-.
souri, Railroad is TO be sold next month,
replies that, without considering the in
herent right of the corporation to mort
gage their branches and property to Sc
cure the Indebtedness on their part, about
which there is much conflict of opinion
in the judgm, Mt OF the courts of the
last resort in the United States, he is con-
strained to the opinion that this railroad
company, the North Missouri, had nc
authority to mortgage its franchises on
the property without the express sane
ton of the Legislature, which the compa'
ny does not have.
He further is of opinion that the North
Missouri Railroad Company had no su-
thority to borrow money or pledge the
main line of their road for the construc'
ton of the West branch from Moberiy to
Kansas City, nor for the erection OF
bridge at st. Charles, which is an enten
prise owned and controlled by distinct
company. He is also of opinion that the
interests of the county, as stockholcer,
will be served by application for an In
junction to prevent the sale of the road
and having the mortgage declared unau
thorized.
Judge Henry 4. Claver, concurs j.
this opinion.