Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-01-18
rE GEOGRAPHIC

The Chinese Declared . Benefit
to the Coast.
tsrsC,AL pispArczss 10 rus aoLD HUI
DAILY Naval
The Csnseesisus Railroad Disaster.
HAnrroRp. Conn.,, Jan. i6.-The work
81 the wreck Of the Connecticut western
train. at Tariffville, continues. A relief
train has Just returned 10 this city. 30
far dead bodies have been recovered q
follows: William and z. 2. Gilman,
brothers Benjamin dilx. George Pinney
and Henry Murray. al Of New Hartford
being . party Of young men ; Howard Z.
Warner Of Canton. . ticket agent; Mrs.
Benjamin Carmsn, Miss Minnie Allen
daughter Of Henry Allen. two sistsrs
McCarger. all Of winsted. Fred. Hotch-
kiss Is fatally injured. Ten or moro
wounded are In houses In Tariffvillc. and
are doing we'll. Twenty wounded have
gone home. Many missing persons are
from places west Of the brcsk. not yet In
communication. II II thought that most
Of them will Be heard from. One car lies
In the river still, and several bodies are
supposed 10 DO In II, aud two other cars
lie head down In the river. resting on tho
bridge. The passengers climbed up out
OF there. The baggage car. with Conduc-
tor Elder and three others. broke In two
In the fall and all escaped. George p.
Hatch, one Of the engineers. died this
morning. Several Of the dead show cuts
and bruises. but most Of them were
drowned or were suffocated by steam.
caused by the heaters In the cars. The
Railroad Commissioners examined the
bridge two weeks ago and pronounced
u safe.
Tho bridge 10 elevated about tsn feet
above the river 1t the present stage Of
water, aud 10 approached from the east by
an embankment and from the west BY q
long t~restle-work across tho meadows.
The first locomotive had crossed the west
span and had entered upon tho trestle.
work when the entire span gave way.
breaking of Immediately east Of the heavy
stone pier and In the center OF the river.
Al the structure gave way tho first engine
Was hauled violently over and imbedded
In the ground and completely wrecked.
The other engine and baggage car went
down with the wreck In IN upright POSI-
ton, and the side OF ahsavy truss fell over
,,on tham Tha arst paasan0ar rar Uas
whirled around and sunk 70 tho bottom Of
the river. lying nearly parallel with thi
stream. The second passenger car won.
down end foremost upon the first care
smashing the largest portion Of II into
kindling wood, the rear end rcsting ON the
bridge. The next car occupied . similar
position. hut did not rest upon the car In
front. None Of the remaining coaches
left tho track. The crash and cries Of
the wounded and dying speedily brought
assistance. but the first comers worked
ct Q great disadvantage. The cars had
broken through the Ice. which made u DIFF
icult TO approach near enough TO reach
the passengers. Tho scenes on tho relief
train were heartrsnding. In every car
were men and women with heads bandaged
or arms In slings. Some had been terribly
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s,s uea .om M V .ma IN ,ho Ma b,yv vnO csr tra
more inst As they had boon taken from the
wreck. Rev. Mr.. Thomas Of Winsted,
with both Limbs fractured aud severely
Injured Internally. cravled out Of The
vrscL throuvb tbc roof OF a car 10 the Ice,
and then 10 the shore.
.sngcr car. Witch h, slmost A complets
vrccL. Although one body wa tskep from
ths seoond car tbis evening. where A WA
found caught under . broken seat. Five
young men from New Hartford. among
the killed. were Of . party Of six who were
on the platform Of the car enjoying q
moonlight ride and whistling In chorus.
The only survivor Of tho SIX was inside ai
the time.
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WARRINGTON Jan. o'-The iAb ssnato'
Morton's report ON tho Chinese question
.sys. ITO regulate immigration and 10
.-....n. ..~...,n., Mn =. iii .,r,,,
Pre'e''oo er"'' upon "h''n W. WI" s
men OF foreign birth TO the exercise oil civil
and politicsi rights IA one thing : 10 pro-
,I,.a-..,,.,. ,h.u In who,. a, 4, n.,,
n'o'' " 'Ae'".' $3.50 =" r'
another. IL 10 both our risn' AND our
duty 70 make such regulations a. will pro.
tect tho interests. morals and safety Of our
people against foreigners. We may further
discriminate among nations. and sxsei
terms and conditions from people OF Que
country that we do mol deem necessary y
70 others. We have always made thi. as
elimination win regard 70 tno rignt 70
become citizens. by permitting none oui
white persons 70 become natnrsilred; but
a. 10 the right TO- work, trsde' 70 i've OF
acquire property, We have never made any
distinction. To do 30 now ,wosld be =
great innovation upon the policy and ttta-
ditions OF our Government y would be
. long step on ths denial OIL ths protier'
hood OF men and OF the broad numanita-
rian policy i~naugurated ny . fathers,
Tho Limitation OF the risht 70 become
natnrAiized 70 whie persons Wa p,acea IN
The law when slavery was INC ~con'ioIlns in'
huenc IN u dovernmen', aha - nov 70.
tained by Preludioes gtoxing y OF
that lnsutauon, Ai.er hAv,hs Aooll.nou
slavery; ana ny eo~nsu'uIona en.c'msn',
estsoiisneI the equ., c,'n sha PoliucAi
rlBhts OF All meh' Wtuio"s tekAIu orsce