, 1873-08-19

Additional Particulars
of the Sag Bridge T.:
Disaster.
The Number Of Dead: In:
creased to Sew
enteen. =.
Tho Total Number Of Killed
and Wounded Now
:. Ffty.0ne.
.Coroner's Inquest on the
Bodies Of the
Victims.
Supt, McMullen Explains the
Rules Governing the Run
..~ ming Of Trains. .
lie Casts tho Responsibility Of tho
Collision on the Freight
Conductor.
Important Statement Of the
Lemont Station
Agent.
The Engineer Of the Coal Train
Arrested and I'm
prisoned.
Efforts to Capture Dcane---IntervieW
with Ills Wife,
Arrangements for the Burial
Of the Dead.
Important Statement Of the
L-emont Station
Agent.
The Engineer Of the Coal Train
Arrested and I'm
prisoned.
Efforts to Capture Dcane---Interview
with Ills Wife.
Arrangements for the Buria.
of the Dead.

Everywhere IN tho city tho themo Of oongezsa-
tion yesterday WAS tho railroad disaster. It WINS
q subject Of interest to everyone, for mono know
how soon they or thoiz friends will be victims Of
tho oarelesBneas OF rocklesaness OF railroad ON,
ployes. Tho fee1ing waa Intense and all sorts
of opinions wore vontured rolatlvo to the mat
tor, tho usual concurrence OF opinion boing,
however, that tho blame rested with the conduc-
tor and onginoor OF tho coal train. Nothing
could excuse them or Palliate their orino, and,
whethor they are punished by the law or not.
thoy stand condemned by tho powerful verdict of
public opinion.
THEIR nEspoNs1pILITY.
Nothing could lot them out OF the responsible
IT,, for tho ruleB Of the road woro violated. Tho
fact that the passenger train was behind timo
when leaving Willow Springs did not lesson their
cupability, for II they had to wait nll night, 1t
was their duty to wait until the passenger train
was safely by, or until they were ordered to
move. Many persons debated tho fact that tho
passenger train did 1oso time in taking on tho
Bleoping-car at Willow Springs, aud not q few con-
tended that II that train left Willow Springs on
timo It would havo reached Lcmont boforo tho
coal-train left, or before it had proceeded far,
and whero, having littlo momentum, 1t would
not havo produced such fearful results, even had
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4to'sn' slAine .. anA o!o'o, aoa1 n..a uloes
sons ~ "ou1o laws so"onoo ows"eo n1
oo4ooA' stn4o 1ot VIZ ~.
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ua'a !e@shs u " .nus "ouie r,.,, naso
obviatod the necessity OF aelay 81 VINO"
Springs. and poshaps would haVo avoided tho
accident, Tor 1t was Just possible that the pas
aonger train could haVe mado Lemons oofofo the
coal train poAeo oas on fouto 1oF oeas1uos'on.
There i8 prevalent eaporstition among ralIfoaa
men that, whom one acclaons nappens, TWO
others arc sure to follow. and II maynot DO moro
6uperaslaon' 1oE' when inc 1oao IL olooheu' inc
whole line Is thrown ous OF gea1, tsa1n8 ana men
arc demoralzoa' anu snas pteo's'on hno oaretu1
travelling 30 essenao. 70 ea1e'y ato ooccooooa oy
a loosenesa as regards timo. and by traina run-
ming wild, and moving at moro than the ordinary
sneod,
ANOTHER MATTER
commented upon Was the fact that all roads pay
high salaries to competent and reliable men to
aervo as conductors Of passenger trains, while
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