Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-31
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sENTINKL.l
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHER .
The Railroad Accident.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF
THE CALAMITY
THE KILLED ESTIMATED AT
TWENTY.

AT o O'CLOCK ~ OOJleS nhu De0n
taken from the wreck and two more
are known TO be in the wreck. 1t is
thought by some that there are still
others either in the bottom Of the cars
or foated down the stream, but the
best posted say the total deaths will
not exceed 20. The stream where the
accident occurred has never before
been known to reach its present
height. The channel was forty or fifty
feet wide and the banks about twenty
feet high. The locomotive i'm its wild
dash landed at the foot OF the western
side and half buried itself in the earth.
BarDum's car was next and dropped
into the channel. The baggage and
mail cars passed over this, the occu-
pants escaping unhurt. The first pas
senger car pitched headlODg into the
stream where the water was Is feet
deep. The next car plunged under
this, telescOCing with it, and the next
telescOped half through both of the
preceding cars The sleeping car did
not go INTO the wreck. simply because
there Was not room for il. Its Occu
pants were Jared but none seriously
injured. The scene at the time of the
accident IL described ~ terrific. Rain
was I0titII& III bOtICtltSp aCCOiil DdiIlcO
by wind, lightning and violent thun.
der. The crash put out all the lights,
and the scene of terror ensuing
may we'll be imagined. Among
the incidents may be mentioned the
following: One mother was killed
while sitting between her two children
girl who had lain four hours in the
sOafor with a man Iyin0 dnnl l.aci,l.
her, was found and restored and
shows no signs OF injury. The train
with the dead and wounded arrived
here at ii o'clock.
Press Comments Om the Death Of
Brigham YOumS-The PROSTATE
Bridge over h Missouri.
New York, August 80.
All the papers have obituary arti-
cles on Brigham Young. His death
made q profound sensation. The
Times says the Mormon state faces
now the great problem Of its existence.
1t Is difficult 10 guess what shall be
the result Of his death, but it does seem
that it will be the final blow which
shall shatter the monstrous fabric OF
Mormonism.
The Times says editOrially: 1t is
understood that Mr.. a. B. Cornell,
naval officer of the port of New York,
will be asked to resign his position in
the Custom. house since he persists in
retaining his executive position in the
Republican organization of the state.
Cornell does not apparently consider
the two positions TO be incompatible,
but the President does.
The work Of replacing the bridge
over the Missouri Is already begun.
The expense will he about $50, 900.
The interruption TO freight by the ac.
cident is estimated { amount to about
one day between New York and San
Francisco. 1t will require two months
to permanently repair the bridge.
PPoceedisEs Of the Democratic state
CeuveHsiOa I'm iowa.
MARsHALLrowN, Aug. 20.
The Democratic State Convention
met this morning and made j. G.
Cook Temporary Chairman. Mr.. Cook
made a speech In the course Of which
he declared that Samuel j. Tilden
must be vindicated by y denomination
in 1880. Great cheering.) After the
appointment of officers and commit
tees 1t was decided tn refor all resolu.
tons to the COMMITTEES on resolutions
without debate. Adjourned till after
noon. The Convention reassembled
at 2 p. NJ. and received the report Of
the committee on credentials, and
elected Hon. ID. D. Finn Chairman.
Resolutions avere unanimously adopt
ed declaring the belief that Tilden and
Hendricks were elected President and
Vice President in 1876. The following
were nominated and accepted: For
Governor, John p. Irish; Lieutenant
Governor, w. C.. James; Supreme
Judge, II. E. j. Boardman; Superin-
lendent of Public Instruction, G. ID.
Cullom. Adjourned.
Sissinx Buii AKni~ ON Asneric N
kOtl.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
General Terry having brought in
formation that Sitting Bull with 1900
warriors IL in camp this side of the
British line, all further proceedings in
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