The New York herald., 1877-08-31
THE DES MONIES DISASTER.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT COR
BEcrED LISTS OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.

to-day. Two bodies known to be in the debris and
It is feared there may be ;hreo four more as that
number Of passengers is still missing.
The body supposed last night be that OF Janry A.
Price, OF Cincinnati was to-day identified as A. V.
Flowers. of Wisconsin
Up to six O'Clock last evening seventeen dead bodies
had been taken from tho wreck OF the Chicago, Rock
Island aud Pacific Railroad train--iourteen men, two
women and child Among those reported as
weuuded-F. b. Baker one OF Barnum's company
has since died. making eighteen dead, lar ~ known.
TIE DEAD
The following is a correctep list of the dead far
Mrs Emily Babcock, of Andalasia, Ill.
John X. Bolt and daughter, OF Booneboro, Iowa
MIS-. William Crow, OF Des Moines
William RaAesraw engineer OF the train.
Stuart, Of Iowa.
NJ. Cohen, commercial traveller OF Peoria, III.
Jabcz f. Prince OF Citclnnatt, Ohio.
ID. A. Bronson, oil Cincinnati
William Cunning, newsboy, Of Des Moines.
The following were IN Barnums car
Green Berry.
George Rockwell
john Purcell
John Bruce
Charles Thompson.
A. Mack.
Two more bodies are known to be in the wrcck-one
OF Barnum's men aud little girl, daughter Of Mrs.
many that there are stl other bodies In tho bottom
Of the wreck or oaod down the stream the total
Of the death roil ID twenty
THE WRECKED BRIDds.
The bridge was over what IL known as Litte-fo
milo Creek, nine miles east OF Des Moines 1t is
little stream generally quiet and never before known
to be as high AS II WAS made by tho unprecedente
rainfall OF yesterday morning and the night before.
clear, with walls i've feet thick. The bridge IS ap-
preached from the east round curve ana down u
grade II thought the rails were left standing alone
iSro THE
As the train approached the engineer slackened his
speed TIL he cAne IN sight OF tho bridge and supposng
that Nil was right dashed upon H. Tho cnaunel
OF the stream was forty nifty feet wide, aud
the banks about twenty feet high. The locomotive
landed AT the loot OF hc western side and hall buried
itself IN the earth. Barnum's to the en-
giDe, and II dropped into the channel The mail
followed, passing directly over II aud mashipg II TO
pieces but going TO the bottom, bar of running
clear through II.
Two men in that car escaped alive Even the lamps
were nos put out The lrst passenger car pitched
down into The channel where the water was at least
hi,een feet deep. Tho next car plunged under this,
through both of tue two preceding It, Tho sleeping
car did not 20 into the creek It's occupants we're
Jared, but none OF them seriously hurt. 1ne mCst Of
the Killed were In the car IN front OF the sleeper.
SCENE OF TERROR.
The scene at the time OF Tho accident described
as terrific Ram was falling III torrents, accompanied
by wind, lightning and vIoent tn und er. The crash
put out the lights, ana Tho terror whicn EN-.
sued may be imagined. Tho men VINO were not in
Jured and could get went to work
at to rescue the living and wounded.
Thcy had to 90 u mile 10 a farmhouse to get axes
chop them out but they worked neroicaIly ana by
daylight had most OF the wounded rescued. There
were many pit,fal scenes and tender incidents one
u,
who oscapeo unhurL One little girl, who had lam IN
the water Tor iour hours with heavy man lying
dead beneath her BODY was discovered to be breathing
aud rescued and restored and now shows no Signs
OF injury The dead were brought hero on "a train
reaching here at eleven O'Clock Some twen,y ave Of
| the wounded came with them. The officers of tho
road al the wreck all day caring for the dead and
wounded
THE WOUNDED.
| The wounded arc
Ii. jennings OF Rochester, N. Y, ono Of Barnum's
men; slightly.
A 4 PA ctor nj DeaM Mon hadi
| Benjamin Ii. Trucks, fireman; badly
| Colonel c. W. LoSrle, OF Boouesboro, Iowa; not
| dangerously.
| Mrs. Louvre, vile of the preceding; seriously.
Mrs. Bolt, wife Of J. H. Bolt; very seriously. The
Edward Dunn, oi Rocnester, n. T.: badly bruised.
James Baller. New York city icet ind hands burned
and collar bone broken.
| william 5. Clayton, OF Grand Rapids, Mich. injured
| very severely Dunn, Baer aud Clayton are oi
Barnums company
j. L. Graham OF Bloomfield township, Polk county
| Iowa; badly cut
J. 5. Furguson, Of Andausia, Ill badly bruised.
Mrs. d. A. Stebbins, Of Panther Greek, Dallas
county, Iowa; arm broken. head and legs badly
bruised.
W. P. Caldwell, of Alvin, Ill ! badly cut
back and head injured.
Ellnor Gurkendeli, OF Canton, H. badly injured.
Mrs Ellen McCriil Keithsburg, lls. slightly hurt
Albert +. West. Sandbank, Oswego county. n. Y,
bruised
W. Hume, Des Moines badly bruised
L. B. spencer, Lathrop, Iowa, badly bruised.
David Morgan, New Sharon Iowa nose broken and
face scratched
Jacob spring, Athens, Ohio, badly bruised In both
hips aud back
Dennis Shannon, Ohio. badly bruised in breast and
right leg.
Morris Harrington, Muscatne La, badly cut In the
back.
Louis Harrington son OF the above, slightly.
Charles Browning, ST. LOUIS, badly scalued IN the
breast
Miss Mary HUI, Norwaks La. severely injured.
Duncan Campbell, Tisklwa, ILL.,, cut badly.
Mrs. Duncan Campbell, severely injured.
bruised
G G. Covin, Rose, Wayne county, n. Y; Internal
injuries.
Dr. n. s. Guibcrson Philadelphia, Pa. nervous
shock
5. Hotz Iowa City, Iowa; severely.
Mrs ID. ID. Osborn, Avoca, Iowa; slightly.
Mrs. j. 5. Jones, Prophetstown, III !; sig hty.
Mrs. c. FolIct, Molina, III. slightly.
Mrs. j. J.. Graham Bloom field slightly
Z. II. II. Jones Desmones; badly hurt
George W. spurock, Competine, Wappelo county,
Iowa cut slightly.