, 1874-02-06

turned completely ovor, ITO Qua WAS killed., AMI
only throo OF four persona wero badly injured
Tho o,gino, toudor, antl null car paseoa safcl,
over tho bronx, and stopped about 200 yard.
from tho coacAos.
.. THE pAHaAoE~oAn
which WAS full Of trunkB and ptlestg and yory
lloavy, broke fooso from Tho mail-car rul SECOND
It ran about Afty foot before It Btoppotl. ant
then foil over OH ita aido. Tho stovo wils upset
aud tho CIT ca,lgbt fire. Tho baggage n,astol
undo his cscnpo as quickly aB possible, bnt tlit
not succeed In getting ont boforo his l,air 1at
been slngod md his face aud hands uon,ewhal
burned.
THE OTHER CARS
Tho sccond-olnss coach, two 1lrst-claas cara
not separated, bet1g coupled togotllor by a
patent arrangement which hold thom fast. All
Of thom turnol ovor onco aud llnlf, tho third
passenger, aud the sleeper remaining stationary
1ottoiu-sdo up.
THE PASSENGERS.
There wore noarly 100 peraons OIL tho train,
tho sccontl.caso car being crowded, tho two tirs4-
clasH coachoa half full, and the sleoping-bortls
nearly all occupied. The people in tho Int
t. tor were unsonseloua s when tho accident
wore moulding md half asloop. Tllo
joting awakcnod all thoroughly, but tho
cars jumped the track aud descended the on-
l1ankmont before any ono could roalizo what had
OtGAt1CNt AnH Ikt6GGtGEH HGE9 LHEQ#n lTOEt
their uoata md koclsed about, but tloro was not
one who waH unable to scrnnlble ont Of either a
door Or window, They woro all bnlly fright
ei1od, and mnry Of thorn bruised md cut. Half
II dozen groancta, as II in aovcre pain, ana ono
TIE DunN1Na CARR.
Tho baggage cur Boon became tnaBs OF flamo
and lighted up tho gcolo revealing tho engino
and mail-car standing on the track q short diH-
rloro was q strong wind blowing, and the
flames from tho baggago.car reached out toward
tho pasaongor-coachoH, and they wore soon op
fire. The conductor md braliesmon and somo
Of tho passengers ran around tho coaches, and
totrtol In at tho windows, and listened for croA
OF help, but could hear mono. Nothing could
DO tloto to sayo tho cars, aa the fire spread 10
rapidly that d noar approach wab impossible.
Besides, no water was available, aud tic utfor-
tunato passengers woro obliged to stand quietly
by and see the wreck destroyed.
COUNTING uEADB.
Tho conductor gathered the mon, women, and
chil4lron OH the track to SEQ it any were missing,
and only Que man could not bo found. 1t was
Bubseuuently ascertainod TINT llo waa uafo, Hay
ing been among tho first to escape. 1o slowed
himself away alongside tho stoyo in tho mail-car
to keep warm, whero he was found. happy md
conteuted.
track thoy were completely envelored In l'asnes,
and in anotlor quarter Of Ill hour nothing was
left OF thom but the iron-work.
THE pAgsESaEns
were requeBted to yet Into tho mail-coaoh, md
although 1t was uncomfortably crowded, no ono
utterea complaint. All were thanhfu for thcir
fortunate escaps from death, and In excellent
humor. Half dozen complained of intetnaI
pains and OF bonoa Which appeared to bo brolton,
aud they were as tendorly carod for as circum-
stances would permit.
Tho locomotive and mail-car rolchcl hero
about G o'clock, and tho passengers wero talen
to tho hotels, aud the wounded attended to-.
THE INJURIES.
Tho telegraph poles having been thrown down
by the cars, ard the wires boing broken, connlu-
nication with Chicago WIS not established uutil
about hnIf-past 8 o'clock. Word waa thon sont
with Surgeon 1Bham and hiB assistant, camo up
about 10 o'clock. The injured passengers were
again examined, and nono wero found to be
seriously hurt. Three or four Aad their shoulder
bladeB dislocated and broken, and one or two
others wore slightly injured informally. All will
recover. The Indy roforrod to seems to bo il
bad ysay, but it Is tue impression of DR.. Iahaln
that slo is more frightened than hurt.
PERSONAL.
There was party Of miners from the Lako
Superior regions III the second-casB cur, all Ut
whom, and, In fact oyery other porsou on tho
:. ain, lost their baggage. III tho sleeper waa
Ia legation from Oshkosh, among whom were
tu, I. Joues g. N. Prime, and II. n. Mccoy, WHO
'era on their way to Chicago to consult with the
lico rs of tho Northwestern Railroad with refer-
uco no reduction Of ffoights Oh lumber. Some
tho latter, it ia Haid, woro thrown out of tho I
ntlow 4. hut mono Of them were crippled.
All tn {, passengors except fow who are un-
bio to be moved left here on tie different |
outhor1 trains to-day. Tho broken rail Inns |
zen replae cd, aud travel III uninterrupted.