The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-19

Catholic Church. lie was one OF tle OF
CANCERS of the Union Catholic Library As
ISOLATION, and the first President " 'iido
useful organization position whlc1 ne
occupied Tor two years. lie was a'so re- res
ident of the St. Patrick Society Id Uni
cago. :1o,,4 -
The exact spot at which the accident oc-
Cured is situated about hall a hiiIc 'ou'l
of what is known as Sag pIiueG' ana li'
about two and a half miles from 'iie WI
lage of Lemont. The track, at 5i'Is piace
passes across the low bottom IaliuS potu '1
ing on "A small stream, known III 'il"' re-
! glen as the Calumet feeder anu It! me
middle of the Morsely eXpanSe' "Iicii Is
nearly a mile wide, swings around me
easy curve to westward. II was DIT this
curve that the catastrophe took place
CHICAGO, Aug. IS.-NIor }. W
Smith, of Springfield, H., dled az the
/ West Side Briggs House at eight clock
this morning, aud was followed by y. W.
( tleury, at noon. No lnqle9IS nave yet
been held by the coroner. -.
j. Puffenberger, the freight engineer
upon whom partially rest' the pIaule Tor
the disaster. is at his hone IN Ihis city.
! His face is badly cut and oTu!Seu' put he
is not seriously hurt HI claims that he
had different time from the conductor Of
the other train. and believes that, in
winding his watch at Loc,Fort the hands
cot caught He though, he had flity five
minutes Ia make five mes III. lie says
he is not conscious of lymg done any
wrong.
.JoInr I'll. August ,.-Penitentiary
Commissioner CanlSius rived at Johet
by the / | % clock train on the chicago, Al
ton aud st. Louis Railrad last night, To
take charge Of the PenitCtlary and assume
the duties Of Warden pr tenn, by order at
/ Governor Beverage
/ Edward Bean, the nductor of the
/ freight train, is reSidcli OF Joliet lie
was in town about 9 G'cltk last night, but
is missing this morning.
/ CHICAGO, Aug lS.-ENENING. The
number OF deaths from the slaughter at
1.-THE Sag" has reachei eighteen. John
| Putfenberger, engineer the freight train,
was to-day arrested and proceedings inSti-
tuted by the manager { the Alton road,
and officers have gone 20 Joliet in search
ot Bean, the conductor.
ANEhA''r Ef-iat' Il u GAlSl So mere Is great
Indignation teit here bv nearly all against
the railway company, y 0 steadily refused
all day yesterday Ia gre any information
Of the extent oi the disaster, and many
were kept in the creates anxiety, knowing
that their friends and relatives were on
the train. These soullc,s corporations will
/ yet be made to feel tha there is a dav al
wrath 10 come. Not only do they oppreSs
with eNtortionute charles, but stvbbornlv
refuse 10 give informal IA which would SCI
the anxious heart at -eSt \ number Of
appeals were made to them yesterday for
information, but all i vain The great
corporation would not uchsafe an answer.
The Chicago JovrHt says:
1t Is probable that the criminal con
ductoc was under the partial influence OF
whisky. If so, that would explain. but
hy no means Justify of-ven extenuate. hi
crime. y man who sill not abstain en-.
tirely from the use If intoxicating drinks
AZ least while on duty has no business I.
ill the responsible position of railway con
ductor No railroad ompauy should EN-
/ pIoy such man, ii it new, or could have
ascermjued, his habit,