Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-13
DEATW-TRAE'.
Thfrty-Six Wen 'sRanked"---Six
Mem KILLED GutrisRat--Care-
Eessa7ess the Cause.

Eesssaess the Cause.
The most appalling calamity that
has ever happened in Kansas City oc-
Cured Tuesday morning about half
past eight O'Clock, caused by a slide
in a cut made by the Chicago and
Alton railroad. In order to make the
proper grade it was necessary to make
an excavation through the immense
bank, situated between the Missouri
Pacific depot, on Grand avenue, and
the court house.
The cut is about sixty feet deep and
two hundred feet long. 1t seems that
the engineer of the company desired
to be economical, and hence did not
make provisions for sufficient width
at the top. The cut was made al
most perpendicular. So dangerous
was it regarded that the contractor
stopped work a few days since. He
was ordered to continue on peril OF
forfeiture of his contract. He then
consulted an attorney, who drew up
notice and protested against continu-
ing work. This notice was served On
the engineer, who seemed insulted
and declared he had made no mis-
take. The contractor notified his
men that there Vas danger OF a slide,
but the labopers belong to that class
that live by their daily labor and
hence they went to work. although it
seemed like going consciously into
the Jaws of death.
The men went to work as usual,
and, in obedience to orders, began to
take the dirt from about the centre
of the cut and load it upon wagons.
They had been at work about half an
hour when, without an instant's WARM
ing, about 5000 yards of dirt CAM
rushing down upon them like an
avalanche in the Alps, and men,
horses and wagons were crushed.
and knocked about Ike
REEDS 1 n A wHIRLwIND.
The dirt bulged out from the north
side of the cut and carried the help
less men against the north, and then
buried them out of sight. AS it came
down a number of teams were enter
ing the cut from the west end, but
they were SO near that escape was
impossible. Thomas irving, driver
Of the first, was thrown from his seat
and buried up to his neck in rubbish.
He gave the alarm to those behind
him, and ia a minute all was chaos,
the horses plunging and backing,
while the men sought safety in flight.
Those at work with shovels were be-
tween the north wall and the wagons
and there was no salvation for them,
as the dirt mixed all up in such con-
fusion, that so sudden was the on
slaught there was no chance to move.
Immediately after the slide those
who escaped went to work with super
human energy to eXhume their I'M
fortunate comrades. After digging
Il few moments the body of Thomas
Casey, son of Pat Casey, of this city,
appeared. He was a teamster. He
was placed in a wagon and taken to
an undertaker's. The crowd waited
in breathless suspense as body after
body was taken up.
Finally the foreman of the gang APP
peared with the list of the workmen
and called the roll, when it engaged
was found that Thomas Casey, Ed
ward Hines, James Hogan, Daniel
Liccit, Richard Rlne and Peter Bag
ley were missing. The work was con-
tlnued until their bodies were rcover-
ed. Two teams were KILLED outright
and the wagons smashed into kindling
wood. Six persons were killed out
right and four seriously injured.
Circuit Court.
Summary of cases disposed of as
appear on circuit court docket, Janu-
AIRY term, 1879.
FIRST DAY.
State VS.. Robinson. Dismissed at
plaintiffs costs.
State VS.. Bybee. Dismissed at
plaintiffs costs.
State vs.. Faucet. Mol pros.
SIXTH DAY.
State VS.. Mexican. Mol pros.
SEVENTH DAY.
Hall VS.. Harrison. Judgment for
plaintiff for S48S 20.
Mexico Southern Bank VS.. Bliven
ct al. Dismissed at defendants costs.
Ferris VS.. kissel ct al. Dismissed
at plaintiffs costs.
EIGHTH DAY.
Ringo VS.. Bells. Judgment for
plaintiff for $50.
NINTH DAY. !
Hesser VS.. Green. Dismiss ed at
plaintiffs costs.
Lupton vs.. Reed. Dismissed at
plaintiff s costs.
Adams VS. C. & A. R. r. Compa-
ny, Judgment for plaintiff for $40.
TENTH DAY
Woodward VS.. bearing. Judgment
for defendant.