Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-05
News of the Day.


reunion, held near S,bwenksve, Penn, yes,
tcrday, 90 the Pickering Valley RlIroad, when
near Pi % 1zvilIe, last eight, between and ~
O. cIock was badly wrecked by the ralnS WASH
Jog out the track for some distance. There were
about two hundred persons ca the tra!p. Cp
70 $50 this morning dispatches show twelve
nersons to have been killed and about fifty
wounded. Owing to the confusion and excite.
ment, it il impossible 10 obtain any names yet
or the exact number Of killed ana wounded.
The names of III, killed, whose bodies have
been recovered, arc IS follows Isaac TustlD,
Jonas Tustip. VIM. IIalman, Mrs. YIN. Hall.
man, Frank kidney, Geo Griffith and Nathan
Pcnoypscker. The number OF wounded actu
ais found up to p. NJ. is forty three. The
following arc some OF tic uames w. A.
Moore, face and body cut; Frank Moore, cut
and bruised; Oliver Prizar, leg broken aud 9TH
erWise Injured; j. j. TustiD, thigh iracturedi
Hammond Anderson, badly bruised about the
head; j. II. Evans. Joseph Anderson. +. i.
Pearce, and Mrs. Price, badly Injured about the
head aud body: Wu. Penuypacker, jaw brok.
en- and otherwise Toured about the body; MIR.
acl Mrs. Matthias Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Eastman, Peter Deerield, } 90. Iotshaw,
Jacob Lotshaw, Horace Lotshaw, and Mrs Al.
bert Pcnnypacker, with broken legs, internal
| Injuries and severe gashes about their heads
| aud faces; NJ. l.. Pennypackar, Jaw broken; II.
PeDn2packcr, arm broken Mrs H. Pennvpack
or. ribs broker: Mr. and Mrs. jacob Emery,
badly bruised; j. B. Mcclellan, arm brokan;
| and Abraham Pennypacker, rib broken. Tie
killed and wounded were mostly residents OF
uaixyille. Three passengG coaches AMI the
engiue were badly wrecked.
| \ large portion Of the marble ceiling OF The
portioo of the Patent Office at Washioson fell
early Yesterday morning. 1T had been weak;
ened by the effects OF fire and water dullaG the
fire. The temporary roof has not yet been pro
yidcd, and the canvas used as q substitute prov
ing ioeffectual, many parts oil the building were
| flooded, business at the Land OLiec was su'
pended, and all the employees were at work re
moving the records to dry portions o! the bui!i
ing. The entire north hail, occupied by the
Patent Office, waa also flooded, and there was
a scene Of hurry and excitement IN removing
papers and transferring the clerks TO the lower
| floor, or wherever . dry spot could be found.
Tue Commercial Mutual Insurance Company
of New York loses 100000 by Gimaus forge
rics, the American Exchange Bank 10000,
and Henry Ialmadge l. %. $4,000. Dtru-
ty Sheriff still holds possession OF HIimana OF
| fec in their behalf. 1t is believed that Large
safe in this office. which is secured by 2 combl,
natioo lock, contains papers which would throw
light upon all of Gilman operations. Nj. Tat
madgc said yesterday that this safe might
be forced open By them if they could procure
legal authority, but he did not know whether
this would be done to-day or not.
There were three persons 1rovned in the
wreck Of the south bound OJ1ago aod phila'
delphia express, on the R,lvileu division OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Il liIroal, las: u!ght, the co.
giuoer, conductor, aud Itay pls-cuger, nam
unknowu. There may be Others. In, train
| lies in The river some distance from shore,
where il was washed ty The iurcc OF the eur
rent of the creek. The ncwstoy, lasgage mas
ter, fireman and several others saved their lives
by swimming, ard reached tic shore very much
exhausted.
There we're no deaths at Fcrnand;na yester-
day. Nine new cases OF yellow fever arc report.
3D. Capt. Murch, Of the schooner Emma Me
Adams, is reported TO be dying Dr. S!mmondS'
of Charleston, arrived at Fernandlna yesterday.
Major Riddle is improving. \ dispatch from
Dr.. Mcfarland, the physician sent 10 Port Roy
al from Savannah, Gays the disease there is yel
low fever, but there is no need oil assistance, as
the population OF the towns only about lItty
whites and the same number OF blacks.
The steamer Massachusetts, from New ORR,
10 Providence went ashore near Horizons
| Point Long Island Sound at IL o'clock last
night. She lies about four hundred feet from
shore, lulI Of water The passengers are all
safe aud will be landed by the next cbb tide.
The accident 10 the passenger train south, Oh
the Wilmington and Norlhern Railroad last
night, was caused by the track being washed
away above Gainesville. The engine vas M
set, and the engineer. Amos Peacock, killed,
and the fireman badly scaded.
Archbishop Bayey's remains We're PIT on
the palace car "O3cau," which was attached to
| the limited express tran which left Newark
at $50 a. %. and arrived 10 Baltimore ct .
p. %. TO-, day.
MIR. Thomas Donaldson, alcaliug member Of
the Maryland bar. died about noon yesterday,
at his home, in Howard county.
A fast freight train on the Delaware and Had
| son Il. 4. ran eff tie track last night, near
! MiIrou station, g. miles north Of Carbondale.
The accident was caused by misplaced switch.
Pat. Riley, the engineer was scaled to death
and Michesl Merrick, the fireman, was crushed
under the tender and died before he could BIO
eXtrcCteu. a DTcaKellail, uhlncu oAoSi WI also
badly injured. The section Waterman reports
examining tho switch hsf an hour boforo tho
accident which WAS undoubtedly causo1 by
| strikers.
Two French ladies, Mrs. DeLoTmel and her
| sister, residing at Coch!us!e, in attempting to
drive across tho Boston and Albany 4. K. at the
crossing bstween Granville and Wo'lesby yes
| terday, were struck by tho locom o!iya of an
express train and both killed..
American Board Of Missions.
At Yesterday S session of the American Board
of Foreigu AIissions, at Providence, Il. L.,
Rev. DR.. WelIman presented report Of the
Micronesian Mission showing the favorable con-
dition OF that mission. The report stated that
the Micronesiaus were preparing to send mis-
sions 10 other islands.
A committee from the Dakota ilissioo re-
ported great success, stating that the Indians
were taught the arts OF civilization as well as
religion.
Rev. Mr. Atwood reported 10 general terms
the prosperity Of the SuIu Mission.
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