The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-28
Last Nights Dispatches.
CASUALTIES.

DENVER. COL, June 26.-At Pueblo,
Colorado, on this morning an accident oe
Cured on the A. T. 6 8. E. Railroad
three miles west of Sargent. Kansas, re-
sulting in the death of one person and
wounding of several others, two probably
fatally. The train was running about
twenty miles per hour, when the smoking
car jumped the track. last two cars fol-
lowed it, and plunged down five feet
embankment. The engine, baggage and
express car escaped. The scene in the
cars was beyond all description women
and children crying and screaming for
help. and men. bleeding with wounds,
crawling out Of the windows. One lady
was caught between broken seats. her hus-
band lay unconscious q short distance
away, while their child sat unharmed
among the cushions. j J jenkins. of Du-
buque. Iowa, was instantly killed. Mr..
German, of Arkansas, was wounded in the
head, producing confusion of the brain.
His wife was wounded in the groin, back
and thigh. Both will probably die, w.
Gould. of Noridgwalk. Maine; received .
d esh wound in his arm and head; Mr.
Mitchell, of st. Louis, flesh cut in head
y w Raab, Pleasanton, Missouri, was in
Jured in the hip and shoulder; Mr. Taylor
OF Leavenworth, and w T Beale. NATION,
LII. were seriously wounded in the side;
Frank Wheeland, of Campbellsville,
Canada, was injured in the back; D Hud-
son, of Nickerson, kas., was hurt in the
head, and his wife in the left should er
and hip; Mary Zeine, Oswego, Kss.. hurt
In the face, shoulder and hip. Several
others were badly bruised. Two physi.
clans on the train rendered prompt assis~
tadce. 1t is supposed that the engine
broke rail while passing over it. The
sleeping car kept the track.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-This morning the
westward bound freight on the M. & G.
railroad left the track near Martinsville,
Ohio. and A. &. Macher, engineer, and
John Urick, fireman. were killed. Trains
were delayed four hours.
ST. Louis, june 26.-This mornina q
wrecking train on the VandaIia and COL
lided with freight train near this city.
The fireman and blacksmith, riding on
the freight train were instantly killed.
The engineer had both legs broken and
head badly cut. On the wrecking train
two men were fatally injured and ten seri-
ously. Both engines and several cars
were demolished.
CHARLOTTE Town. z. E, l.. June 90
A bottle picked up about mile off harbor
contained leaf from a pocket memoran~
dunn. aud on it was written. apparently in
great haste.
April II. lSS0.-Training ship Atlanta
We are sinking in long. q deg, lat. 80
deg. Any person finding this will please
published in daily papers.
JOHN L. HUTCHINSON.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. juno 26,-Charles
Atherton, son Of Congressman Atherton, is
missing, He left note saying he intend.
ed committing suicide.
BALTIMORE, June 21.-A yawl boat of
the coast survey steamer Bache, with a
fishing party consisting Of James III. Pat>
ten, engineer of the Bache, his two sons.
Willie and Jimmy Patten. and third boy
named VIM. M. Greenwal, was struck and
upset yesterday afternoon. in the lower
harbor, by tow of barges. and the sons
of Patten and young Grecnwal were
drowned,
LOUISVILLE, KY, june 28.-During
the storm on Saturday afternoon three
hands-Wm. Pring. Alt. Jones and John
Bail-all colored, working on the farm OF
Ely Mines, eight miles from the city, we're
killed by lightning, Their remains were
found iu the G5d. under the tree where
they had sought shelter,
COUNCIL BLUFFS. June 26 The body
OF "a young man, twenty Or tGeuiy five
years OF age, was found in the drift wood
near the Missouri river, The body was
in perfectly nude condition, and across
the back of the right hand were the letters
in indeIible ink in large capitals, "P. A.
T." Name unknown