Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08
WESTERN NEWS.

DIABoLlCAL OUTRAGE RAILROAD TRAIN
THROWN FROM THE TRACK BY RoBBkRs-
! THREE PERSONS KILLED-THE RUFFIANs FIRE
| ON THE PASSENGERS.
ST. LOUIS, June 3.-As the express train
| on the St. Louis and San Francisco, late
Atlantic, and Pacific. railroad reached
Woodened station, last evening. the en-
| gineer saw some obstruction on the track
and instantly applied the air brake, but
too late. as the engine and baggage
car left the track and plunged down
an embankment forty feet high.
Samuel Richardson. fireman, ard Dr..
h. l.. Atkins were instantly killed, and
Frank Cation. engineer so badly injured
that he died in two hours. Conductor
Wilson started for another engine and on
his way heard pistol shot and the ball
passed through his bat. Several other
shots were fired and the passengers
say that they saw five men stand
ing near who were revealed BY the
flashes from the pistols, but no one was
hit. Two balls passed through the bag
gage car. On examining the track it was
found that therails had been moved 50 that
the train would run down the en-
bankment. No doubt this was a
scheme to run the whole train off
and rob and plumber the express and pas
sengers- That 1t was not carried out may
be explained by the fact that the night was
intensely dark, that it rained heavily and
the train was only running about 10 miles
an hour. No clue to the perpetrators.
A TERRIFIC sToRM-LOss OF LIFE AND GREAT
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
MOUNT CARMEL. Ill June A terrible
storm struck this city to-day. by which
sixteen men lost their lives and half a
million dollars worth OF property was de-
stroyed. Among the killed are Alderman
Watkins, VIM. Kewkirk, Mr.. Goodrich.
Burton Masterson. child. Fred Woke. GsO.
Moore. George Brins, j. 4. Egar, Cnas.
Norman and John Tennis. A large num-
Der were wounded, several of whom will
undoubtedly die. The bodies of four of the
killed were burned There are at least 25
persons still missing.
LATER INFORMATION
says that four more bodies have been found.
Two of the wounded have since died. The
ruins OF the buildings are burning. threaten
ing total destruction of the town.
FOREST FIRES.
DETROIT. Mich, June 5.-The forest fires
In the lower peninsula of Michigan extend
forty miles along the shore OF Lake Huron.
and for an indefinite distance inland. The
destruction OF standing timber, farmers
buildings, etc, is very great. No towns
are in any immediate danger, but unles.
heavy rain soon comes none can tell where
IT when the fires will cease. Fires are
raging in Delta, Marquette and School
raft counties, in the upper peninsula.
DESTRUCTION or MOUNT CARMEL, I'LL.
CINCINNATI, June 5.-Mount Carmel, ILL.,.
which was almost destroyed BY a tornado
asst evening, was thriving town of abont
1000 inhabitants, on the CAIRO and Vim
ennes railroad The most prominent build
ngs destroyed were the court-house two
newspaper Offices, three churches. one of
he finest in southern Illinois, and two
choOl houses. About twenty business
Iouses and nearly hundred residences
we're destroyed or damaged either BY the
torn or by FIRE. The loss is estimated at
rom $500, 900 to $500, 1000.