, 1875-04-05
Tho Accident Duo to tho 1nattan-
ton Of o Telegraph 0p-
orator.
The Culprit Escapes, and Has
Not Been Captured.
No Passengers Upon tho Trains Be-
tieved to Have Been Hurt.
Lesser Accidents

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MY "" se1!ous's ''"it ~ ~ no1s'i, oPee"i
mail agent, badly burned By a atovc about tho
head, but not dangerously; Alark Strauslert OIL
.iucor Of tho Weyt-bouud train, lor broaoo. =.
+, ,yrirI,t haccaoomon INIT in +,o bact h,,t mt
~ " aa'' ~ sno IasA ~ nos
III, hut not Horiouhly. None Of tho passengers
Werc hurt boyoul few slight scratchos, Tho
.cciious was caused by tho operator Of Ty1ono
failing to dotivor tlo proper telegraph order to
Tic conductor Of tho Enat-sound trim. This Is
Tho first collision betwoon passenger trains that
p7cr occurred on tho Burlington l. Missouri
Railroad. md cscatod iutenso orette.
ao,,, hnx q nm oN''e
nons nero oser 2'ooo peoplo woFo
ut tho depot tlilB Afternoon OIL tho arrival Of tho
special train boaring tho rcmaius OF Conductor
Miller aud Exproas-A ii esacncer Gardnar. who
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Whcro 10 Ind gono nllon hearing tho whistle for
brkkea. Ills two tittlo girls were on tho train.
but cscapcl uph,rs. G, Ii. Pickle tim fjraman
90 ,,nr,,r,;,d nnd ro.,so". -. 49, o...'u.a" aa'
"1'sxs eN Ia uu. " saa .o7'aons u o''utn"a'
"0ofo MA 1cma1na woro taken tn charge
by hlu parents. Division Superintendent Potter
WAS Oh tho Wcst-bounl train mud took Immediate
,tona tn ro1iovo Tho aufro,ino .nd ,so,l.. a
Apoc'a4 Tram Wata pfe. Aahsom anu Nanssan was
It once started from tho city. The wrock MAS
elonred ut II o'clock this forenoon,
o,4,r MI. lao ~ -, Asse''dttd IT r,s;1:, 4 oo
tnE thc chioaso o1prcsa.ttatn Which left hero
Saturday evening" and tho paciao exprcss.train
oounu vest, n c9llided botweon Albis and Tyrone,
L., L.. On tao Chicago. nurngton 4 Quincy TOAD,
killing II. l.. AiieE conductor Of tho Cll-
rago EXPRESS Gardiner, tho American Ex-
FrcHs MssssnGor, and Bickle. the fireman
of Tho Pacific express. Engineers puXh
sertouH but not fa:al injuries. Ono Of the bag.
fage-masters is missnE. Tue wsock took fire,
cut waa quicklv extlngulshed. Mr. Miller,
postal clcr9 IN the weat bound train, waa aer-
accident waa caused by tho failure Of IN opera
tof 70 dolser tram order. LII: G. 3. 0rson,
son Of l'residont 0rtou, Of tho Wealorn Union
ar!cEraph Company, rendered etl!ctont medical
III 20 tha "ounuad ana .alleri"E:, Mono Of tho
passengers wese seriously injured.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
=, I'VE eaatorn-bound !ralr reachcd Chicago ut
LEU last evenlngt aud consalued soyerN Chica-
Eoans as passengers who wero on tho train at
ahc timo OF tho accidont. 1loy told substa.-
saa.y 'no 1o'os same ato5y. Tho accident occurred
soous ~ ;:. Yesterday morning. tolne miles
Snnoa 49, o. dyrG anu Vas ooces,onod " tns neg
pva OF rn1 npars ~ T. f1nE o
En!n.
Among tho passengers whs Il. o. Elaroad, cou.
peeled With tue firm Of slagcdon, Oliver & Doylo,
tat |S tc ssso S ~ t% 70 1erortcr aht night
tl'o operator at TYRONE to hold Train No. 2 COM
Ing cast for No. going wost 10 rasa ut that
place: No. I Was twenty mtnutos lato. and
a!iead Of 1t. hetweon Abba and Tyrone, we're
70 bold No. for tho two extras, and also for
No. !, which would lsaVe caused a loiay OF ton
minutes. Ho held Tue train for tho extras, but
rot for tralu No. ]. Immediately nfter No. z
covered his miRtaso, and onlcrod an engine
which was attached to . freight atautli,,R
II Tyrone to follow and oycrtaHo tue train. Tho
engine started At oNco but tho tsma was TOO
tho natural consequence. Train No. waaon =
down grade. mud running at very rapid rats
wh'le, No. 2. being 20 minutes latc, was nino
cumming with gEoat speed to mako TyrouB on tlmo,
q, Wheu tho tlsina uet the eueIno Of No. vns
lhFo"n from tue track and across tho road-bed,
i nnd served TO bc ridden by tho opgino Of No. /.
Iho baggage and exptess car, witch WAS heavily
1teighted with bullion. hold tho track, but was
crushed by the weight Of tle coaches rearing
.spoa IT, Tho bagRaRe.man wau killed, natno
slri!ar. The engine waa crushed by the contact.
aud tho baggage and exp.esa car terribly
wrecked. Tic oxprcss meuaaueer, namoii
aara1or, WHO waa, asleep at tho time, was
buried in tho debtls, mud died in,tautjy. being
actually forced into tho aart, ly Tho enorn,itT
Of tho weight u,on him. Tho conductor Of No q
killed., who lo says waB fuw nnnics S nroSoas ons
10 tl.o Incident Standing TALKING nith uovara1
gentlemen ia Tue car aid also xifh
daughter, who had been taxing = uieag;r" ,a IN
o.her than fsiuht and thonrhr +hnIn na1lset
II. ulafake, Of tle CLoyouue Ira,to,. v~s ala,
among tllp psasepeers On Tia fatn tra}n 20" a!To H.
s,n,rtasd the statoncut OF Mr. Elsroad a. to
t!'e cause Of tho accident and stated further