Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-22
Through an Undermined Trestle.

Binghampton, N. Y.-The Daily Casualty
Record.
Through an Undermined Trestle.
CHICAGO, April 21.-The Evening Journals
Clinton, Iowa, special says: At 5 o'clock this
morning, as the night express tram, West.
bound, on the Rock Island division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Psulroad, was run
ming at an ordinary speed across the trestle
work over the Msredosia river, one mile south
of Albany, H., the trestle gave way and ssthe
train without warning was suddenly precipi-
tated into the river. Tha~tTa1n consisted OF
an engine, tender, baggage car, passenger and
sleeping cars. All went down but the sleeper,
which hangs over the end of the bridge at an
angle of forty-hve degrees, the upper end high
In the air.
TWO CARS TLoATED OFF
down stream and the passenger coach lodged
against an island forty rods away. The bag
gage car struck in the middle of the stream
about the same distance. Only the roofs of
two cars are now in sight. Engineer West
and the fireman, name unknown, residing in
Freeport, went down in the cab and nothing
has been seen since of the locomotive or men.
Baggageman Sam Flanagan, Brakeman Harry
Myers, Messenger Dan Elltnorpe, and Con.
ductor Thomas Fuller, all escaped uninjured
except the latter. Their escape Is a miracle.
ELEVEN PASSENGERS
in the forward car, including man and boy
residing at Pine River, were en- route to Oma-
ha; woman and two children, who got on at
Savannah for Rock Island; Dr. D. w. Lundy,
of Albany, and five others, whose destination
Is unknown. OF these, two men jumped
ashore as the floating cur passed the abutment
of wagon bridge which went ont yesterday.
Another man leaped, but fell back and was
drowned. The woman and one child and the
boy from Pine Riyer were taken off the roof
of the Car after it lodged at the island, and the
other six passengers, including the man from
Pine River, little child of the lady, and DIR.
Lundy, were drowned. These, together with
the engineer and firemen, make
EIGHT LIVES LOST
in all. There were only three passengers in
the sleeper, and they, together with the col
Ored porter, climbed out of the rear end and
escaped uninjured. Their names are II. W.
Georgon, Rochester, n. Y, G. W. Chapman,
Newark, n. j., and Fl. Warren, Boston.
A A travelling companion Of Chapman named I;
G. Butler was not on the train. The wounded
have been made comfortable at hotel. The
lady is prostrated by the shock. The river Is
Il perfect torrent whGre the trestle went out.
1t is said freight train passed over the bridge
an hour or SO ahead of the passenger train.
Twenty boats are at work in the pouring
rain, searching for the bodies and rescuing
luggage. All the bodies are believed, how
ever, to be washed ont. A hole has been cut
in the roof of the baggage car and some bag.
gage has been taken ont. The shore here and
NJ johf ha1r 10 lin xuii
looking for tokens of the wreck.
NITRo-GLYcERINE EXPLOSION.
BINGHAMPToN, N. Y April 2l.-About
half past seven this morning two almost sim
nltaneous explosions occurred from nitro
glyeeri..s IN the nitro glycarine vaults of the
Dlttmar powder works Of the city. About
five minutes afterwards, 10000 pounds of
sporting powder, in a store house about 100
feet from the nitro -glycerine vaults, ignited
and caused another terrific explosion. Build
ings were demolished and scattered in every
and property destroyed fences blown
to splnters, trees nprooted, many buildings
in the nelghborhood badly shattered, and
windows two and three miles away blown out
by the conclusion. The shock was distinctly
felt forty miles away. No one was seriously
hurt. The man in charge of the metre vault,
ture of acids, and he warned others, and fled
before the explosion took place.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
MILWAUKEE, April 21.--Thos. Ferton, a
mason, working on the county hospital in the
town of Wanwatosa, near this city, was run
over by the cars on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Panl track this afternoon, and killed.
PERJURY.
DETROIT, Mich, April 21.-John L. Smith,
of Buffalo, was arrested this forenoon by the
United States marshal, on the charge of per-
jury in connection with suit in the United
States court, this city, some time since, in
volvlng the ownership OF lot of Cedar posts
at Sheboygan, Smith was held to bail, for
future examination.
SHERIFF KILLED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2l.---H. F. Beattie,
sheriff of Crittenden county, was killed this
morning near Marion, Ark, twelve miles
northwest of this city, while attempting to
arrest negro burglar. Deputy Sheriff Mad
dox was wounded by the negro murderer,
who made his escape.
rNFAITHFUL COUNTY CLERK.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Rsinke, the county
clerks clerk, to-day pleaded guilty of the
grand larceny of s., 200, and Of conspiracy to
commit forgery in connection with tax az
sessments. Hi. sentence will be from one to
ten years in the penitentiary and fine not sx.
ceeding $1,000.
ONE THOUSAND KEGS.
BRIDsPoRT, Conn.,, April 21 "A powder
magazine, three miles from the city, con-
tanning 1000 kegs of powder, exploded this
morning. he buildings were shaken about
the city as by an earthquake, the people
thrown from their feet and glass and small
windows were broken in many places. The
explosion was heard for many miles around.
The damage to buildings in this city was
about $1,000. No lives lost. -
BURNED.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Panton's mills and box
actory, at South Elgin, was burned this
morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000
Incendiary.
INoENDIARY FIRE.
MOBILE, April 1s.-E. sperinan & Co.'s
grocery was destroyed by fire this evening.
The building was three stories high and is a
complete wreck. At rough estimate the
loss is $4,000; insured. 1t was incendiary
aud the third attempt Other buildings were
saved, it being on the river front.
Hard Facts.