, 1873-01-10
RAILROAD DISASTER.

| FROM the Peoria {H}) Democrat. JIM. 7.
Tho railroad batween tho Illinois and hfissia-
| alppl Rivera, now operated by tho c., u. & @.
| Company llas boen Hnguarly and happily ex.
ampt from accidents since it first commenced,
t sed s ar sd,s s1osn yonrs % oTo a aud & Mo g
yoatorday morning to tho down mail train, duo
hero ut D IL. IN. 11hore wcre two puusongor
coaches III tho train. Tho hind coach, which
aB Lowor Peoria, or Peoria junction, there to bo
nections at that point. This hind coach wan
full Of passengers, aud tho forward couch, whicl,
llali fill. approaching Edwards Station,
m hour, and Ind jnut passed. tho
NATION hoao and lad got nbont 25o yartss this
resting in cast-iron chnir broke or with clear
fracture about q foot from tho onl. THO ongino
and tcnder got over safely, but tbs rest of tho
cara-baggagc and passenger cars-got upon tho
u switch, Tho result waa, THAT the truelts Of MI
tho cars got sndly dieplacel and dc,nors1izod,
and tho hind coach foil over to tho rght-hand
side, ton feet down an enba'kmont. Two hot
stoves wero in tho coach, bit by timely effort
thoso woro prevented from doing any material
lamago; but nome twenty Of tic pa3sengcla
woro moro or less bruised or acratehod, though
none fatally injured. Tho following incluIca
Gonoral Thomas j. Henderson, cut about tho
heati; back and aidcs injured, aud otherwise
Tou: r. II. Sanford, aalosburg, feso md head
bruised.
Mrs. Jano Lamb, Of bloomington, wifo Of a
railroad conductor on tho Chicago l. Alton Rail
road, was The most seriously injured. sho anya
That while down solno heavy man atoprcd UPON
ono for himself. sho was injured in the side,
and was otlorwiso severely bruised mud Bhaken.
VIC understand Bho had throo Guild with her.
a Blister of tho aboyo was also injured in the
di6 Rhn 1nT4 4frfr rf1fT Inn n ySnl
hurt on tho head md back.
Isaac slidcll, Of Mansfield, Ohio, hurt on The
head and buck.
j. Il. 1!arrie, Of Bloomington, several bruia'a
and shoulder ntrained
Judge Q. D. Lawrence waa hlightly hurt.
Franl Price, OF Peoria, Ind his tooth and nose
q. Mecurdoy, of Vermont, Illinois, had AL
Mrs, ". s. Lawrence OF Omaha, had lor head
hurt, also was injured i'll one arm and on tho
Sir. Cockley, Of Chicago, was eoyorely injur.
cd on iho head md had soino som bod braiaoa.
Dr. 4. L. Shorb, San Angolos, ('a{., was on
tho train with his wife and child. Indy and
child wore both injured, but tue Doctor, with
tho aaBiatance. Of DR.. Wilkinson, Of Kickapoo
lnatlo himself worry uuoful in assisting tho
wounded.
Johnny Frswloy, tho train boy, was badly
bruised about tho head and faco. Ho hes beon
Beyerl yearH OIL this road, Gnd this III Ills tlrat
BoriuuB MiHhap.
Tho passongcrs speak in great praise Of tho
nssiduo.B o1furtA to Eiyo every Md to the sufer-
ora mado by Mr. Scott Dowey, tho conductor.
Tho brakoman alHo did all In his powor to assist.
Tho locomotive cano Oh Into town and took
out two pnaHongor coaches for tho pRBgeugerg,
who all arrived during tho forenoon, md several
of tho injured oneB Woro takon to the Peoria
House. Mrs. Limb, who waa worut injured,
remained OIL tho train and WAS takon on to
Bloomington by tho first trlin eavt'
lilo pRsHongerH i'll tho tsst car woro worry much
astnnishetk al tho w1cela wont humping along
oyor lilo tiou, but mono wero hurt.
Ou tho whole, every one OIL Tho train has good
reason to bo thankful 1t WAS ITO worse. Had tho
train boon going At tho ratio Of thirty nilon m
honr, instead OF ten tho outcome might h.yo
boon d lnore SERIOUS affair.
Tho vital ntatiBtica of Michigan hnve figured
It down 50 line IN to report that it tnliea 9.35
women boswoen 1G and 46 to evolve child iu
that Htste +; and TINT alnong tho ,GG3 Alichl'
galoao protlncol In 1870 there Woro 1l8 and a.
haIf pairs Of boy twins. ~.
Miss Emily Faithful Is kicking mp row
because tho proprietoya OF dry gooas stores
don't ompoy won1on as olorka for tho raltry
rrotext tint "womon can't Lift tho ba'oa OF
goo,s." Wo ratl,or think with Alisa Emily that
Tho exonao ia ponr ono. Hut tho ronl reason
In good onn, II is bocnrH2 lalllo0 only patron.
izo thoHo htorns w.ero thore are male elorkn-
yos. male clorka,