New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-26
DISASTER.


MARSHALL, Texas, August 25.-Last night
laden with tieo for Ward, Dewey e. Co.,
penitentisry lessees, ran Oh tho track, o ne
and o half miles west Of Gladewater sta
ton, throwing seven cars down IN embank.
ment, killing Conducto4 Kykendall, Of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. and ssriously injuring
several others. ''4'if.. x. ''-' '.
A special train, with medical aid, pro.
ceeded to the scene Of tho disaster imme-
diately. Everything possible was done to
afford relief to the wounded. The follow
ing is . list Of the yeplded - f.. - can !,
over; william Prince, guard, wounded, BY
the accidental discharge of . gun, in the
thigh; James Smith, cnt in the thigh; one Of
the brakesmen wounded in The legs; Ser
geant Mcdonald, slightly n the forehead,
and nine convicts, names unknown.
The accident was caused, 20 1t is reported,
by an OK jumping in front Of the train
while it was backing up. Tho wounded
have been brought to this city. Up to this
time no additional deaths have been re-
ported. -'f Ift '
RailreaA Accidenf % 1sAs island-seve-
raj Wounded, One Fasally.
New YORK. August 25.-An accident oc-
Cured on the Southside Railroad Of Long
Island, this morning. bstween 1reeport and
Babylon. The three last cars of the second
morning express train from PAtchogue
jumped the track and rolled over and over.
There were about twenty passengers IN. Che
cars, mostly women and children who were
more or less cut and injured, one child, it il
supposed, fatally. The cause OF the acci-
dent is attributed to rotten rails and sieepers
Railroad Accident Near CamerOs-Three 20
Enigranss FataIlH Iajared.
WHEELING, August 25.-The spreading of
the track, near Cameron, caused an acci-
dent. The engine, baggage, express and
one emigrant car went down stwenty foot
embankmeHt "a. tt.u
Three German enigrants were fatally in
jured and fifteen or twenty wounded. The
Germans, thinking that the engineer and
them off with stones. Tho express train
shortly after arrived, when al possible as
sistaAce was rendered. a. .D' 40 g.
Died 81 Ais ll)nriss.
CHICAGO, August 25.-Anton Faukel-
meyer, injured By the Chicago and Alton
railroad, died yesterday. q d /
ExDlosloa - Rlossbaf8A
PIrrsBuao, August ,2a-AA explosion oc-
CURED sboat five O'Clock this morning at
the iron works Of Jones d lAugblin, South
Pittsburg. the report bei0g heard for miles
around, causing the most intense excite
ment. The boiler was torn into fras ments,
. largo piece crashing through . warehouse
car standing near and demolished it. No
one was injured, - the explosion occurred
before the men commenced work.
Desrruetive Fire ae Dei1hse, Maine-As
Old Lady PerisAoA II the Flames.
BELFAST, August 25.-A fre broke out at
two O'Clock yesterday, the weather being
dry and hot, and gale blowing from the
north, The fire commenced ct Dennett's
sail loft, north Of Sibley Brothers wharf,
and spread with . fearful rapidity along
and marine railway, crossing Union street,
extending to High street, consuming all the
buildings in its course - far as the house
of E. N. Boyle, on High street, where the
Over l25 buildings wore destroyed,
mostly wooden, whose loes, ~ near a. can
be estimated, 10 nearly $500, 200. On two
steamboat wharves, with single exception,
all the prominent wharf buildings are
burned. Among them are Z. Sibley 4
Son, Pitcher & Garham, J. W; Frederick &
Foundry, w. Pitcher & Son, five houses;
Carter Il. Goes shipyard, with one or more
vessels on the stocks; Cooper's humber yard,
Mathews & Co.'S sash and blind factory,
and great many Others. At least thirty
families have been made homeless. A large
number of persons removed their furniture.
K. Sibley & Co., importers of molasses,
lose heavily. ....-.......'
The saddest incident of the fire was the
death of Miss Rebeccs Prentiss, Q we'll
known and respected lady, eighty years
House, whore she resided. She was either
by smoke or fell in fit. A few
charred bones were found this morning.
The Erothingham House was the Oldest
two-story frame building here. 1t was built
about a century ago.
The losses thus far ascertained reach
about &4O0, 900. In answer to inquiries
whether aid 10 needed the mayor has tele-
graphed: Belfast will accept with graft
tude whatever pecuniary aid may be of.
fered."
A citizens relief committee mas been Or
gained to distribute supplies TO The suffer
ers by the late fire. Mayor Marshall, of
this city, has received generous offers of
from the mayors ot PORTLAND and
Bangor. .,,,. s,....,-..
Brewery Durned In Milwaukee.
M1LwAUKEE, August 25.-A fire broke
out ct eight o'clock tonight in the malt
house of v. Blatze's brewery. The malt
house and ice house, containing Q large
quantity of beer, together with portion Of
the main building, were consumed. Loss
estimated at about 100000, insurance
$4,000.
Woeoea MN Dasped.
SPRINGFIELD, 4aas., August 25.-Haw-
kins, West 4 Co.'S WOODEN mill, at Dalton,
was burnsd, together with the machinery
and stock, on Monday afternoon. Loss,
V5,0O0. ON which there was $4,000 insu-
Aeeidens - N Auronaur. %
SAN faAsCIsco, August S5.-Brinsley
made balloon ascension yesterday. His