, 1872-12-28
MORE CALAMITIES,
L Religious Gathering Precipitated
Into q Cellar, in England.
Many Persons Seriously and Others
Fatally Injured.
Three Vessels Wrecked---Be-
tween Sixty and Seventy
Lives Lost.
Two Men Steamed to Death in a Boiler
at tronton, 9.
Narrow Escape from a Holocaust on
The Louisville g. Nashville
Railroad.

Railroad.
Boston, Doc. 27.-The ship Peruvian, from
Singapore for Boston, struck the bar at Cape
Cod, during the storm last night, and went to
pieces Her crew we're all drowned. She was
owned by VIM. T. Weld & Co., Of this city, and
her cargo was insured for 540G, 900, mostly in
Boston companies.
The bark Kadosll, Of Boston: from Mcnille for
this port, ran esLore, last night, at Point Alder
ton, between the bars: Her boats, in getting
ashore, capsized, and tho Captain and Elk men
were drowned. Eight OF tho crew were saved.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Thirty persons were lost in
the steamship Germany. Twelve were passon-
gere, and but one was American.
LONDON, Eng, Dec. 27.-During missionary
meeting at Stafford, las3 night: the floor of the
building gave wsr, prec,pitating hundred per-
SONS considerable distance. Many were in
1urcd, some fatally.
Special Dcetat.h 10 Tic Chicago Tribune.
InoS7os, c., Dec. 27.-A terrible accident oc-
Cured this morning at the Belfast furnace.
Three men, Ellis Moore, James yenters, and
Andrew Dues, entered three boilers which had
been disconnected from the rest Of the battery,
for the purpose OF cleaning thom. They had
first opened the mud vai7o and allowed the water
to escape, after which they entered the boilers
without closing it, as they should have done.
The engineer, who has been employed but a
short time, and did not know Of the connection
between this valve and the ono attached to the
battery, camo cnd trrncd on steam from the
latter. It instantly filed the empty boilers
through the connection pipe, and the steam re-
oh haFc
aged to crawl out and were discovered. Hen-
terra and Diles are very badly scnlded, the skin
pee1ing from thom parbo;led aosh in large fakes,
md their 1inger-nails coming of. Their cries
Of agony were said to be heartrending. They
were removed az soon cs possible to their homes.
Moore heard the steam coming, and had the
presence Of mind to retreat to the farther end
OF the boiler, and is unhurt. Ventors aud Diles
both died within FIVE minutes OF each other this
afternoon.
Special Despatch to Tas Chicago Tribune.
1ASA11H, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-Thomas Galley. q
miner, employed in the LaSalle coal mine in this
city, and held in high esteem among his asso-
| ciatcs, met death IN q shocking manner this
morning. Another miner st work in contgu-
GUS room. fired q heavy blast in the dividing
wall, ard, instead Of spending itB force in front
| as was expected, it demolished the wall and cast
crushed. and scar cely bone in his body was
left unb:'oken. He leaves wifo and four chill
dTen. His felow-:niners suspended work for
! tho remainder of the day.
Ito the associated Prcs,.]
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec 27.-The accident on the
as first reported. Tho passenger train which
left hero about midnight last night, struck a
| broken rail near Glasgow Junction, rs miles
| from this city, about d. m. The engine passed
over safely, but the rest OF the tran consisting
Of the baggage, two passenger, nad q sleeping
| car, after running short distance on tho ties,
| plunged down an embankme2t Is feot, al
tho cars turning over and being con-
| aiderably icjrr1d The baggage, mail,
| aud cxprcss matter took fire almost lmlncdiate-
IL, bu: tho fro v@s prevented from spreading by
the oxa1tions OF the train hands and passengers.
| An express messenger. named King, was rescued
! by being pulled from under the burning baggage
CIR. All tho passengers got out Of the cars, OK
| ccpt Peter Fox, from this city, who was jammod
| in the wreck, and had to be cut out. His leg
WAS so badly crl,sllaa that it had to be amputa-
ted, and it is reported he will die. Mono Of the
rest Of tho passengers, numbering about thirty,
| were dangerously in jured, though most of thou1
| received severe bruises.
| SiLr LAKE. Dec. o7.-Thero ia but little s.ddi-
| tonal from tho Cottonwood avalanche. It is
asserted that twelve mon are missing. The
slide came from the very mouutsin top, distance
! of mile, with frightf,u speed and force. The
storm prevented warning Of its approach,
until it was upon the lines Of toams passing at
tho point where it crossed tho roai when mules,
wagons. and sacks of ore were carried away like
wisps. The body Of snow where the force OF
shovclers are at work ia very large, and he e1ca-
| vation slow. Ono dead body was recovered to-
| day.
| From, the Louisville Courier. Journal Dec. IS.
Extra freight train No. :, south, on the Jeffer-
sonyiile, Madison 4 indianapolis Railroad, left
Indianapolis Monday at 2:25 p. m. The train
was in charge Of John Bclc:1. engineer; George
! ". Potter, fireman; and Henry koons and
| Joseph Bowers, brakenon. The tram. whom ii
11FA fr,It 11t- ~ ,11-
cars, containing merchandise for parties in this
| city and Jcnersonvilo. When tho train arrived
| at Greenwood there wero added thirteen cars
loaded with hogs, making in all sixteen cars
which wero drawn by ono OF tho best locomotives
on tho road, the Powell. All went well with the
| train up to half-past o'clock in tho morning
when it was near Ecnryviilo, in Clark County, .
station about twenty miles out, on the JET
/! road, from this city. The train WAS running al
the rate OF about thirteen miles an hour thu
usual running time. Tho engineer and frelnan
were at their regular posts on the engine, One
OF tho brakemen, Henry Moons, was also riding
on the engine. Tho other brakeman, JOSEPH
Bowers, was ut his place of duty in one Of tle
| cars in tho rear Of the train. It YVES bittel
cold morning, and the train Tas run with un
! usual caution on account of tho danger Of snap
ping 4 rail.
At Hcnryvillo thero is sido switch to ALLOW
tho passage of trains. This switch opens to-
ward the south, aud after it is used by a trci1
it is put back in its proper place and locked. Il
it is left open and the fact not discovered By
those on board OF q train coming south, fata
resuSs as in this case, must ensue, as tho train
| is Immediately thrown from the track. the railt
not connecting By tho space Of at least half
foot. To tho right of this switch is an cmbank
nlent about four feet deep, at the bottom o.
| which is a small ravino.
About two hours before, the passenger train
bound north had passed this switch and left il
in perfect order. No danger was apprehcnded
| and the crash camo without moments warn
the opened switch, and in an instant was hurried
to the ravine below, whore, with eleven shat
tered cars, it now lies OF tho four moro OF
board tho il-fated cn:, ne, Joseph Bowers was
| tho nnlT 0na HaYnd. Extricarinr hin,sal