The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-30
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A RAILWAY WRECK IN IOWA..
a PASSENGER TRIM BRE4KfN0
THROUGH 4 BRIDGE


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DEs MoINEs Iowa, Aug. 29.-Dotails OF the
railroad accident on the Chicngo. Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad at the east branch Of Four
Miles Creek. seven miles from this city. are be-
ginning to arrive. Tho number Of killed is %.
tlmated all the way from ten to flfy All the
train but the sleeping car went down into the
stream The engine is completely out OF sight
Barnum's show car went down among the rest
ana II is said all Of its eleven occupants but one
were killed. Full particulars are impossible al
present, as the accident occurred several miles
from a telegraph Office. Arrangements will
soon be made for tclegraphic communication
direct from the scene Of the disaster. Tho fol-
lowing list of the killed and wounded has been
The Khed:-Thcre are sixteen killed so far
ms known. Twelve bodies are out on tho banks.
Billy Rakstrnn, engineer.
J. X. Bolt and daughter. Boone Iowa.
Wm. Cummings, nrwsboy.
Mrs, Emma Babcock. school teacher. Rock
ssyen sys,s orr Il T Barnum's men. as follows: F.
f. 7. Thompson, J. Purcell, and another.
Four dead bodies are still seen In tho wreck.
but cnnnot be got out at present.
Mrs J. X, Bolt, whose husband and daughter
are among the killed. IL badly INJURED. Mr.. Boil
vas prominent citizen and druggist ut Boone.
E TEe Tc,mded,;;-J. NJ. Adslcy q Davenport,
slightly hurt Q. C. Gilman. Eddora. Iowa. two
ribs broken. ana otherwise slightly bruised:
W. Y. Hume. Des Mones. slightly in the head;
a. j. Patrcks, conductor. dangerously; Mrs ID.
A. Stehbins. Panther Creek. Iowa. bruised bad
"; >. ). Ferg uson, Andaiusia. ILL., slightly; j,
L. Graham and wife. Dcs MDincs. both slightly
L. ). spencer, I.athrop. Iowa. breast and both
legs hurt; j. Browning. st. Louis severely
bruised. burned. and knee cut; DR.. Campbell
slightly bruised; NJ. Darlington, Washington.
Iowa, slightly; Dennis shannon. Iowa City,
breast and legs severely; Mrs. Mary lIoff. Nor.
walk, Iowa, in back and head; Mrs. &. Follett
Moline, ILL.,, quite q 'vrrely.
Ben Truck. the ilroman. had a miraculous
ape.
rhe accident was occasioned by the washing
Hst oi bridge. and occurred about o'clock
this morning.
One more body has been recovered. that Of an
aged man with the name j. a. Ferguson in his
hat. In Il car not yet uncovered several mora
bodies can lie seen. The ear on top Of this ia
now being lifted OF with ropes and pulleys.
Ihc bodies 80 far recovered are now being
thought that several bodies have noatod down
the stream. the water IN the channel Of which is
over tw MY feet deep. the wounded and un.
injured have all been taken to Altoona
Al 3is this afternoon the bO iy of Mrs. Crow,
VII" 81 workman in n pork house III Easi
Dcs biunr~ was rccDv rcd. Her head was
caught between two cars AMI smashed.
IdieI.-Inrtc more maj" bodies were re.
mov"d from the wreck. one of which. from pa-
l"rs iOunI on the body. Is supposed to be Mr..
t"-cn. "a COMMERCIAL traveller from Peoria, Ill
Ir other two bodies huv. not boon IDENTIFIED
Ihe body of Il lady has been found cntanged in
tlv Wret KING. making cglltrrn persons known
To- huNe been Killed. The three ears are SO
liruly I, leSropcd ns To render their separation
ImposS bic. even with block aud tackle.
The name Of the last man removed is Thos
Dunaway of Enst Dcs Moincs who recently
escaped from the insane asylum.