, 1875-08-19
Two Persons Killed and Several
Injured by the Pere Mar
quette Collision.
The Bottom Falling Out Of the City Of
WiIkesbarre, Pa.
A Dwelling House with It's 0utbuild.
ings Goes Down in the
Coal Mine.
Narrow Escape of Some Of It's
Occupants.


IN MISSOURI.
81. Lopft ttoa<- -Driuec7dt.
ST. tosErH, No., Aug. 17.--A Gazrtic reporter,
1ust IN from the aconc Of tn-day'B accident on
the 81. Louis, Kansas City l. Northern Hallway.
brings further particulars OF tho tragedy. Tho
train wrecked was tie morning cxptcsa from st.
Lo"lA, due in thi4 city ut II o'clock. 1t wa4 in
Charge Of Conductor Sandt1Bou. mud At ths tsmo
Of the accident wsH running At the ta.e Of IL
miles al htur. Upon reaclpg the trcstie-
bridge that spanH Castle Creek, miles
sousb Of Cover, and Is miles south Of ST.
joseph. the engineer sa a.kencd tho trans stced
Just before reaching the farther Eitio, tho en-
R'neer, hearing tue timbers crash. put on full
head OF steam and let the HeaD brakes oil. Tue
brdge fell almost immediately, tho baggage.
smoking, and paasenser-cars going down. aud
tho engine and tender Just safely lHtIled on the
further sldo. Tho three coaches las toppled over
oil their a!des i'll tho gutch, 20 feet below.
terribly demolished.
Tho sceue at ouee became one OF fearful ex-
citomout. Tho SCREAMS Ut tho wounded and
terrified p2sAengcra wore heart .renIuR. Those
Hho we're uninjured aet themselves speedily to
work tescuing tho 1eas fortunate, Tho engineer
started for Cover and summoned assstaoce,
and tclegraphed to Vt. JUBeph for phyAcianb
and aid. Or. II. r. Sanders, Of Cover. mas At
tho scene Of tue agcllens ty noon. and did a
in hin power to alleviate Tue sunoriugs Of tho
wounded.
Tho farmers residing In the vicinity Of the &C.
cident TUNED out wilh thelr families cn ma.set
and contributed largely towards mitigating the
painful condition OF the ButtcIers. At 9 o'clock
Z Or ecial train arrived Eruu, st. Jose1h, DIS.
Malin, Smith, aud Barnes. aud medical Hu2plieH
subsequently. An iunuoss waA lIed upon tile re-
mains Of An3Einn bv squire f. Beck, of plasts-
burg, and \ verdict Of accidental death wRA ren
dored. It seems that Anglun e1doavurel to
leap from tho car window Wien he ekw the
bridge give way. but becaalo entau1lcd III some
WAY, aud was Crushed and n1an.lei friEhtfullv.
death enBn!ug almost Immediately. Capt. ". II.
u. Warren, who las Htnce died from the effects
Of biz Injuries. waB Heatel IN tho ladies' passen-
ger coach at tho time OF tho accident, He whs
thrown Violently forward AGAINST one OF tho
seats, receiving two frightf,l contusious aud
gastes OIL each Gido OF tue heAd, below aud back
.! tic ears, each gas1 measuring incheB. He
did oot regain consclouancss alter tho accident.
rather singular fact IA that no ono
Of tue MANY children on the train was
injured. Gen. Punics, Of this city, see-
ing the rasHenger-cAr falling. s'lzcd two
Of Mayor uoseaa lllt1e ctiliren unler lis arnls,
aud lcaped up as hgG toward the roof OF tht car
as lie could, shus breasing considerably the
aloca Of tie fall. The special tram returned to
st. Joo at o'clock. bringing tina dead aud
wounded to this city, where they were taknn to
tile Pacific IloltHc. aud now arc, There ts but
one explanation OF the accident: tho bridge
wa4 rotten. The Gazette reporter states that he
found, upon esasnlnatlon. that the c1oss-tteb
doyctaiod together with tho spikes Ind fottaa
completely Away. aud therefore tho nccldeut WAS
Inevitable, SO far ~ the bridge was concerned.
The people living along tho llno Of the branch
sny that other bridges aro iu tue sano condition,
aud there seenH to tie all earnest liberalization
now to hare tue responsible ,pa1tics, to whom
culEabi:fty 3s attached IN thi. nerlous matter.
deep gloom oyer this city. Capt. Warren wa
mRL uuiYAI8nllY known and beloved,