, 1874-02-06
A BROKEN RAIL.
Train Wrecked on the North
western Road.
Six Cars Thrown Off and
Burnt Up.
Several Persons Seriously Injured
and Bruised, but No
Lives Lost.
Total Destruction OF Their
Baggage.
The Company Busted Yesterday
in Compromising Suits.
The Usual Unwillingness to Let ANY,
one Know Anything.
Statements Of Some Of the Passengers.
The Company Busted Yesterday
in Compromising Suits.
The Usual Unwillingness to Let Any
one Know Anything.
Statements Of Some OF the Passengers.
Their Emotions During the capsizing.
WOODSTOCK.

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Spfcial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WOODSTOCK. ILL.,, Feb. 5.-About six miles bo-
vond Woodstock. n n1casnnt ,itt1o ham,ot f3ftr.
nno milca from Thica1o m TN w;acou.;n n;v;s-
ION OF tue Northwestern Nailroad' tue landscape
ts brokon by abrupt doclivitieH anil cavernous
gullies. ThiH point this morning at nearly s
O'Clock, vuH tho sccuc of q most distressing acc
49, W." s"o 'A'A"euaou" W ooe"po " 1ono 7es7n.s
oaa porsoaH from doath or aoraous injury. AZ
TINT hour tho Greon Bay Expreps Conductor
Ryan, duo In Chicago at 0:45 in tho morning.
camo thunderfnc a1onp at tba rato of fortv ,n;loa
n, ho,r aud 1,,1 r,n,i,ol ~1-~0o
"n Ao'n' "no nau foacnco
STEEP .EMDANKMENT
t low rods wost Of Nishwaulseo Crock. The
tnnco. wbop IT n,ot n brokon ro;l .trliro with
sso "non nos tai e.falng "nh
90 gus "elo p,seipis'toa lton sne tlsck 10 tho
gully below, 0 distance OF fully so foet. The on
gino mud tondor, followed By two express cars,
passed the brokon rail in gafotv. hut the f,,p-
ro,o-o,r -, -oan,,,,,. 49,. IT, a s
VI taa.us 10y poln' was 1n'o"n1
sne track anu fouoWoa by tue rest OF tho tnaln
The train, moving ut the high rato Of ep,aod
which had been obtained, trembled q mon1ent
on the sloonora urov;ona tn +al;ro ry,,a
f}na, n,ruca hit hororo - WY WY
possible for any one Of tho passengers to reatizo
Wnat had occurred, the casa wero tumbling I'LL
moh down the prec'pltous steep.
aua4 |. the BAGGAGE CAR
, up, wreck, and WAS given over to tho hame' l..
iAe oaGgage-master, when tile car first loft tin .
trac9, necano wodgGd IN between some boxcs.
WHEN tne M aneea OF the car oy strlk1ng the ground
eoaoaee e = aieeper, anu caboose, which was
sIaacnea ;, 4s 20 INC srain. Almost simultaneously
tsr: %lth the fat1 L. fro broke out in the wreoLed
, TIE PASSENGERS
{ recovered from the almost paralyzlng effect Of
e e tcan nf na anu SET about recas
w tnosg VI tne!I 1etloWs WHO wore Set confined
n N Iho aopr!s OF Tue runs. n tho absence of
nn.lli9laenta tlht WOULD 1aclitato their efforts
~ s1oy nagan tno unaortaalng wl.h htto prospect
inspired, and' overcoming % every difficulty, they
poy testeu 1lon thelr !hpofa Wien IT
became pc! an apparent that all Ind been rescued.
ts eo rno eSas were mas TO- o. aoethn
sMracAnn9, M foat!ng names, ana the late occupants
Muo Haa esehpea Win tnof A'ae, or nj best with
~ r,.o, I'll. " anoi contemplated
sne prospeet YIN anxious hearts, Lest somo onc
nao o0on unable m3,e 10 eseape, eAn1,r..
instantly became conscious that an accident, |
baa a;a oecuasoa. aha, sha..ing on steam brought
tls engine 10 TO hae, anu returned to tho ruins
as soon as the passengers were recovered, tho
e@@S
s,'a91ea ~ Moast,, 70 tho locomotive and taken
~ nooustoch, Wuere physicians Tore in
attemmuanGes nna Ill that vas possible WIS done
70 auoVlate their agony. Tho rost OF tho passe1-
gers were convoyeu TO Aoapltablo quarters in
that ioTn. ana those who were uninjured con-
enuea tnelr Journey 70 the city on tho train, ar
f1Vng Mt III o'clock this morning, or returned to
1neA AoNloa. ...... L
4,,..,aa T1E aAoKlNa oAh
tulned ~ 1 complete Bomersauit, tearing the fenta
~ ~ 'Ae pase OF tho empankment, and landed Oh |
~ sue: ihis car contained three paBsengars !
Two OF whom were slightly, aud the |
eh.rd dangerously, injured. Mr. William
ss,tewaft, OF Watsoka. ILL.,, Was sitting by |
t1e stove warming himself, When he felt tho ca.
stlMe M ino obstruction; ae apraug from hiB Buat
ana enaoaVoreu to sock an escape, but boforo ho
haa moved few steps tho chr was over tho o1a-
bankmont, and he waB caught by tho falling |
stoYe anu pinned to tho floor. The unfortunate
man Wab rescued aB soon aB possible, but not |
6efore he Ind been severely burned In addition
70 receiving serious wound on tho head above t
inc right eye Ha was removed to Woodstock, !
where stle NC, ho lly all day in aomi-comatoao (
bt1to' anu Lib recovery 10 only possible. !
THE NEXT COACH !
contained small number Of paasongers all Of |
wnoin, except gentleman from Now York, es- !
saRea serious injury. Illa exception lad his
brokoil, but, afterit had boon dresa ed
t9 ~ pls. GaSis Morthtop. lo proceeded on Ills |.
Journey East, Tho next car Ind tue us1.al
complement G Or paHsengers, all Of whom wore
more or less injured.
u. H. MILLER, |,
o1 Laporto, lnd was on the point OF movinghis /
seat ~ this chr when tho accident occurred, he p
ph4ung1hg OF the car downward dashed him. to |
ine 1oor, aud he was foarfnlly cut about the /.
noaa nt.,t ana a tace, IN addition to being brraed