Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-09

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Parkersburg ad7ices are that WiIso1, dem',
for Congress, carries that county by 200 ma
iority. All the democratic ticket is elected eX-
oeps the clerk of the Circuit Court -.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, O3t. 9-3:l5 q. m.-Ihe
following are the latest returns from the Iowa
election: Thirty towns give Rothrock. reoubll
oan. for Supreme Judge, 2,O7S nsj0rlty.-
Eirbty one towns giva Hull, republican, TOR
Secretary Of State, 6.7SO majority. Five towns
Give McCoid, in the first district, SIS majority.
Five towns in the 81 district giVo Brennan.
democrat So majority. Five towns in the Sd
district give Updegraf, republican. AZ ma.
iority. Fourteen towns 10 the fourth district
Five Deering, republican, l,l4l majority.
Fourteen towns in the 9Th district give Clark,
orblicsn, 399 majority. Fifteen to~os Of the
9Th district give Sampson, republican, ii
majority. Seven towns 10 tho seventh district
give Cummings, republican, CTS majority
Eight towns 10 the SKI district give Sapp, re-
pub!ican, 375 ma Gritty. Niacteea toWOs 10
the 9.h district give Carpenter, republican. 30S
majority. -,
I1Nc1NNAT1, OFT. 9,-Conpete and reliable
returns for this county give Barnes, republican,
for Secretary of State, l.64l majority over
Paige, democrat. ButterWorth, rep, for Goa
gress in the first district, l.066 majority over
Sayler. Young. rep, for Congress in the I'd
district 1850 msiority over Goss, deGJ. Iho
error 10 the count Of the latter's vote was dis
covered and CORE cted this morning.
CINCINNATI. O., Oct. "a dispatch from
Hun,iogton, W. Va, says: Harvey, the Ie-
publican and greenback candidate Tor the State
LEGISLATURE, was elected by POO majority.
Railroad Accident.
WALLAsToN, Mass, Oot. 9.-An excursion
train, consisting of nineteen passenger cars aud
an English coach Car aod freight car, met with
| terrible accident mile and half north OF
| Quincy, Mass yesterday, quarter past o'clock
o. 10. The train was loaded with passengers
| coming from the Davis aud Resgaa boat fac:
az Silver Lake. tie cause OF the accident Is
attributed to Jumping switch or jumplog the
track. The three forward cars, including the
Eogish cab, which contaiocd Reagan, the
oarsman, and reporters AID hackers Of the
boatmen, were piled up Oh each other. Reagan
is reported killed.
At.miduight 20 intelligent account had been
received, but it is koown at least ten were Kill
cd and about one hundred wounded 10 great.
er or less degree. Patrick Reagau, the loser
Of the race to day. was sitting With Mrs. baulk.
ner, the wife of his Old boating partoer, aud
both were killed. Charles H. Morgan. 500
of the editor of the Express was killed.
| Among the Injured are Mrs. Blake. wife OF
the CAMBRIDGE boat builder; Geo. G. KmbaI.
of the Associated Press; Walter Saf5rd, re
porter OF the Express; Mike MabouCy, ct the
| Shawmut crew, and TWO of General Butler S
sons who are reported seriously hurt.
It is stated James FIyno, manager Of the
Silver Lake regatta. was fatally hurt.
Tho list Of killed as far as kuoWo Il as to.
lows: Stephen Grady, E.st Boston; }. A.
Hasy and Charles Morgan. Of the Boston Tx
press; MIR. White. South Bostoo; JohG Day,
Cambridge; Michael CIafsy, Bostoo; Patrick
ReagaD, Boston; Mrs. Faulkner and c5Ili;
aso Reagans father 10 law, name not yet
known.
| LATER.
New YORK. OF. GA dispatch from l'0s
ton about the t4rrib!e railroad accident on The
Old Colony Railroad, yesterday. says Both
rgiues and six cars left the track aud, propelled
upon each other by the terrible momentum OF
the cars behind were ground into each
other, overt brown aud wrecked. Three were
smashed to atoms Ia the train was telegraph
operator uamed Mcfarland, and as soou as the
accident happened be cut tho wire aud tee.
grabbed to this city. The news spread every
where instantly, and 10 short time a crowd
often thousand people were gathered 10 the
street about the depot. Ooc hundred police
men were quickly summoned, and formed o
Gordon arouud the building to rrcVc1t The &c,
not from being filed. Hundreds Of those pre-
| sent had friends 90 board the tral1, aGd were
frantic 10 their Inquiries for their safety. News
paper cfic,s were throrged a.! the cVe1iDg
With tbose who brGus BIT runners or sought IN
formation. The widest excitement prevailed
uni! the arrival OF The w!ccki0g trains which
were sent out. accompanied by the superinen
deaf aad other officers of the road, aud by a
CORDS of surgeons, ard large number Of
| stretchers. Meantime ias chief OF pollco or
dered the city ambuanoe5 to to be got ready.
and improvised many more from exorcss "ag:
eons, to convey the wounded to the hospital
! or 10 their hornes. The accident occurred st
the Wallaston gravel pit, where there la
s!opiog of the elnbarknent OF come tTeuty
| feet. The conductor had ordered the brakes
applied aud the engineer Of the second engine
| had applied e pressure Of ninety i've pounds
when he felt his engine leave tho track. He
denies that there Was loose rail or misplaced
| switch, and docs not attempt to cxpssla the
cause of the accident. His eCglue pulled the
uCsu lEOu tGO LldSh, auA OOtA P'oSS-N oo''S
the embankment 10 the wreck. The baggage
car, which Immediately followed, was pushed
along the track end lett standing. The CON:
psrtment car struck the corner Of the secood
tender, and lad its entire side torn out. Ia
this were boating men aud their ladies' acd
reporters, and every persoa o. the !c'thand
side of the car was either killed or badly ia
jured. The next cor was hurled to the other
side Of the track aud brokcc 10 two The tbrae
following cars plugged dowo tic bank, and were
piled upon each other 10 one MAS Of bTokea
timber with hundreds of people, dead, dying
and terribly hurt, jsmmed together lnextrica-
bio confusion. Those 10 the cars at the rear ex-
perienocd slight shack as Of a sudden stop, but
sat quietly for fully ten minutes before ascsr-
taiplDg that there Vas any serious trouble
There were some marvellous escapes. tlr. Geo.
Kelly, reporter, sat in group o! five, Two Ut
whom were instantly killed. one bad three ribs
broken, and the fourth received severe ID
uries, while Kelley camo off without
Ior, l. IF h.