Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-23
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siyfy-FiVC Men and Women FearfuIIy
ScaIded.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

siyfy-FivC Men and women FearfuIIy
ScaIded.
BEILEvILLE, June 22.-There was an ac-
,Ident Oh the Grand Trunk railroad to
train going from Toronto to Montreal.
The passenger cars were piled. killing nine
and badly scalding sixty, most Of whom
we're second class passengers.
The unfortunate train contained many
Ministers of the English church eurOute
for their homes from the Toronto Synod.
about eleven miles below Bellville station
the engine jumped off the track, carrying
death and torture to scores of passengers in
fine forward cars. The baggage car re-
NAMED on the track and telCscOped the
naiI smoking-car and second-class pas
,eager car, leaving them on top Of the en-
gine exposed to the escaping steam from
Che boiler.
Here the poor creatures were hOpelessly
uonned for some time, breathing vapOrs Of
death and suffering all the agony of inn
merSiOn in a boiling cauldrOn of super
heated water.
IN eve witness says Immediately after
the accident he went TO the second class
car. 1t and the smoking car We're tele-
scoped, and on the locomotive, the steam
of which was issuing from the cars so
dpnseIy that he could see nothing. One
crowding out of the opening. Crowbars
were Immediately brought into requisition
by the passengers from the first class ears,
all of whom escaped injury, and openings
were made. Many were found entangIed
and were eXtricated with the utmost diff
Guilty, timbers having to be broken.
Five persons were found dead and were
carried to the road side where the wound
ed Law for nearly three hours in the most
fearful agony. The sight was one that beg
rers description The terrible cries of the
sufferers rent the ears of the lOokers-On
who made every possible effort to grant
their requestsfOr water.
Two first-Class cars and Pullman car
we're comparatively UniniuTed, and the
passengers were transshipped and went
Last this forenoon. SiXty-fvc men and
women were fearfully scalded and other
wise injured, six of whom died on the spot.
-Four more have since died, and others are
diving every hour. Not more than one
third of the injured persons will live. The
wounded and dying are lying stretched on
mattresses on the floor Of the freight shed,
50 much disfigured as to be unrecOgniza-
bic.
CHICAGO. June PA gas meter eXplOd-
% at ) o'clock this evening, and two fire.
mel, were burned to death and three
hurt.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-Fifteen hun
dred pounds of nitric of glycerine exploded
IN the California powder works, four
miles distant from the City Hall. Six
buildings were wrecked, and hole twelve
feet deep and one hundred and twenty
five feet in circumference was made in the
ground; but no one was injured.
The weather is intensely hot
BATON ROUGE, June 22.-TEe cOnven-
tons appointed committees of conference.
The PackaTdites demand Grant and the
population of Greeley as a preliminary
to the Joint nominations for State officers.
CINCINNATI, June 22.-There We're six
fatal sunstrokes here yesterday.
New YORK, June 22.-At a metal man.
MA, .turars meeting it was decided to make
mn compromises with strikers regarding
hours o r other wants.
An EXPLOSION in a burning drug store in
Liberty street, injured a number of fire
men. some Of whom lose their eye sight.
The Liberty street fire originated by
throwing kerosine on fire. Twenty-Five
Jirenlen were injured.
There are no additional jurors in the
Stokes case.
The Cotton Exchange adjourns from the
ID to 8th Of JUly.
The strike in the West Albany railroad
shops is over.