, 1876-07-06

down Ia tho front eeal right BY The stove. Wcc
went to get him ont and VIC aaw that fio was
some Of the ttmocrs away and thus gos lis legss
when We got lin out. o W diin't know a Wat VIA.
vas tho matter With h'f9, but took hin back IL.
81 s ss to c e s aa @ ey eao 's as soon sss % s
they cnuld. In Tho meantime We waahcd Ever
hart, and when tue surgeons catno wa found
that 10 WAS more injured than we Ind al S!rst
and ie wa battiy Injured about Tho lcg., With /
tlcepo III IL bis skall. iii Til M facc, 100, xas
badly scratched After the men were erred
n 5 t1s p n 5ee1t .noD m9yes a on co an masea .aa
ltand.ears VIC furnished them With be dsior Ever
hart, Taylor, aud tic engineer, and took them
70 the hotel at i?clolt and sent for tho doctors:
Drs. Isl.am and Ruttcr, OF Chicago came up and
!. hest not to noyc them, however, and so left
them there. hope they will be we'll enough
to .te brought down tomorrow afternoon.
t. ~ w. w. ono 81 thc worst wrecls eyer saw
go!uG fra1n the dlteh into the rirer was = small
sn,l broke The tender, which rolled of against
the butt Of this tree, and that held the baggage
1ts left cheek about Nh 1iucl1 and a half long.
Others were more Or less cut up and will lc
searred for fife.. The engineer wcnt down with
Eot hin out. really. Thought tic man would
70 crazy a. lie stod there crying and calling for
tic flremaA, WIN ls under tho engine anil can't
hc got out until the engine Is taken ali to pieces:
Several Of the men hid their gums bcns and
twisted. ,ani ret t'sey. themselves wrrc. only
scratched. Several OF the guns were spoiled In
this way SO that We cannot use them again."
LiEGT.-coL. t1uBnAHp
made the following statement.
~ was sitting In the bugGagc-car when the
Incident occurred, and WIS tie only man awake.
] did mt want to 20 TO sleep, aud ao went INTO
the bnggagc-car alter VIC started: We left Malt-
ron tn 4 terrible rain-s.orm. They Ind l,nd
wash-out, Us knew, day or twp BEFORE and
felt nervous an,l anxious for tho safety of our
regiment. 81 went forward To the baggage
Tar and had long talk with The con,iucts,s,
md made ,tp my mind 70 ut up at night; The
u1rtrains which passed us, md they reported
that 1t was ona Of the worst storms they lal
known for years, but TINT they had passcd the
road II safety. Ncvcrti.elees, tue conductor
Etnccr slarken up tn Is miles an h0ur. When
We reached the place Of tho accident, alput 3
Intlca tflss side u BeloIt1 without any warning
whatever &c went oil tho track, and
went wen out sA' aad found = the eng enstue IN in
the river, tho tender on the edge OF the bank,
the fireman Killed, the engineer injured, the
baggage-ar standing with one end on the tend
tr at an JINGLE go steep that We could not walk
in. The men In the hngGnge-car-tnostlyt the
dr,1mmers-wcrc all mtxcd together, AMI tho
first passcngcT-car Sns Oil top Of the second,
having broken through and carried away about
Tho trucks Of the second car were on
the track. The engine hatl gonc IN
where tue rnils remained lu position, hut tue
quicksans aloughed right out from under. The
,o1f, t1 0<,t51-
pany d was Situated, WAS by crawling under the
irst chr, On. end OF which was on the ground,
nnd the other on top Of tho second car. II
there lind been mitch of,aiidcylation In the apglc
death almost the. entire company. As
1t was, all escaped serious injury except
those in the two front seats, which vera en-
tIresy broken up. Our next work, Of conrse,
conlpltsled with little trouble. Wetheumarched
10 bcloit aud sent n l,and-car down, which
brought up the wounded men on stretcllcrs.
Three surgeons were Furnished by tic North
best of care. Many Of the lnuskets which were
lying right by tho sides Of the men wcro bent
double, willis tho mcu In thciF scats cscnprd as
by mfrncle.n
THE RAILWAY COMPANY
sent . wrcckIng party to intend to the repair Of
the track, and Mt 8 o'clock another train was
made. up, and the regiment and passengers
! with them were brought to Ch!cag0, reaching
the depot lHt! A1tet oGIock. lHcy mafcllcu
| In good order down Canal strict to Lake, and
thence II, their Asmory, on tint tlorunshtarc,
1enr Clark strcct. They were met by large
concourss OF people, Ill anxious u learn tlio
particulars OF the accl,lcnt. The command tx
| pressri thanks to the g"oa people Of Delo!t,
who cared for them 40 EcnerouAly, and desired
| the papers to acknowledge tho grcAt kinlnces.
| THE DAMAaK
| TO band Instruments amounts to 5000, and to
drums $sSD. Maj. Neynns' splenslk. stall and
sword were broken and rendered useless Tie
cost OF the accident to tho Hallroad Company Is
estimated at $50, 400, which u probably covered
by Insurance, They will recover tho loc0lno-
tive In 4 few days, and send Il to the shops for
ropairs: The track, which had been torn lip Tor
| some distance, was repaired lust evening" and
| trains are running regularly. ...
| Thu accident WIS -seIsOus wfnd.up to the
grand ovatton ut Mudison, and Inns given tho
| llon[zcl regiment much food for conversation
and continent.