Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-17
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
The Depot Accident nj Bussis.

OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
The Depot Accident nj BuHhle.
BUFFALO. N. ", February &
SHORTLY after nine O'Clock this morning
the arcbed roof Of the old New York Central
nsp01 on Es4. .naw 8. ~ &xss; e
moval Of former ofiicG w y - e nedy u
large portion OF its pp1 ID b ling .
number Of cars and Rna BED - nssth
the tangled mass of %. Dod khoXI
and brick. The NUM- er narfoV( 9ttap3|
was large. In the cars Of waiting train .
few passengers, perhaps fifteen or twenty
persons In all, were seated Not one of these
were injured. OF course. all were much
frightened, and, being inside the cars, could
not tell at first just what had occurred. They
promptly realized, however. that they were
virtually buried, but the roof and side wall
telling had made q sort of archway over the
cars, protecting them Passengers recover
ing 1Ese-snUc1ks uutl' pFfBg Nud- mo-
dificulty in getting out n ssfefy.,rl
The work Of clearing away the debris was
completed this afternoon. me killed are the
confidential clerk Of SUPERINTENDENT riding,
hast, Henry Walters. Captain John McBy rne,
OF this city, who was waiting TO take al train
for Erie; Vim. d. Wells, Car Inspectors clerk;
and Levi s Hupsinyton,, clerk in the Of
fee Of the Buffalo. New York r PhilaSeiphan
Railroad Captain MsByrns n the only ouc OF
th0 vfettnns married. The cause Of the disss-
ter ispsvpefly attributed 70 the weakening q
the north wall or the depot BY cutsfnx open-
ings and passage ways to connect win me.
new structure, which attaches to the;
old, and BY the !, removal Of number
Of walls which formed different, .ofnces
tho immense body OF snow which had accumu-,
lated, and was made additionally hsavy by the
recent rain and thaw. The scene presented by
the fallen structure was 3 most ruiuous one
Large piles OF bricks, iron girders and heavy
tfmbers lay piled in an indfscrimfnate mass
while the ragged walls tottered and fell in SEQ
lions. The noise resembled that OF an earth
quake, and was heard n mile distant The
whole old depot was $50 feet long: height Of,
hewalls, % feet; width LOO feet. and height of
arch, 20 feet, All but nifty feet OF the vsiis
and four arches are q mass OF ruins. IL Iwas
built in 1856 At no hour Of the day or utrhe
could the accident have happened without fnof6
terrible loss Of life, az the depot at the time
was comparatively deserted. The only tram
made up and In waiting was he lake shore 70
Erie, which was awaiting the coming Of the
New York Central, and one from the East
both of which were behind time. The fast
train went out about five minutes before the
crash. and the Eastern train had been gone
about an hour. The fast mail train due about
the time OF the accident, was behind time, ana
also the heavy st. Louis and Pacific Express.
A'o. =, iosl nod -Alzz-.A-i g., ~ .sisr7
"A Desperate struesie with Two BearA
81 LorrIE MERRILL, tho female hunter cf
Wayne County, Pa, has Just had another adj
venture worthy OF record, and one which cams
SO near costing her her life that she will prob
ably in the future never resume her masculine
a Hxx-v &c. ~ks-u
sleet storm which swept over the country,
Lottie determined 10 go deer hunting. Don.
ming her snow shoes she started to cross Orig
Swamp, q dense mass Of scrub-oak and laurel.
When she had reached the cente< ofthe marsh
she discov cred the footprints Of q very large
bear on the crust. She followed the trail cut
of the swamp for about two nilee, when she
discovered the den which the animal inhab-
tied. Entering the cave she found two little
cubs on bed OF leaves IN one corner. The
cubs were about the size Of kittens and were
easily captured.
Lottie was just emerging from the cave
when she Was met by an Immense she bear.
The bear had heard, the cubs yell and was
making all possible speed to rescue then. De-
fore Lottie could draw her rife to her shoulder
the animal was upon her and, grasping her In
her paws, gave her such terrible squeeze that
she tainted, when the bear, thinking her dead,
quickly. and when the old bear
was playing with her cubs the plucky hunter
drew her rifle and shot her in the side. The
bullet did not strike the animals heart. and as
the brute dashed at her again Lottie drew her
hunting knife and with one bold stroke nearly
severed the bears head from the body. ~ \
Lottie was Just coneratulating herself ON
her successful escape when the dead bears
mate made his appearance. Lotte's rife was
- - So
q second encounter. but determined to :. fight
It OUT The struggle was q long one, For
tunately the young Lady was NOT incumbered
in her motions by petticoats, FOR In MI her
hunting expeditions she wears pantaloons OF
doeskfn with q long blouse When, finally,
Lottfe thought the bear was dead she STOPPED
over to cut his throat, and the animal. with
one stroke Of his monstrous paw, tore the
clothing almost completely from her body.
During the protracted struggle the bear, hAd
reached the edge of a chH fully 100 feet
high aud lsloping At an angle OF more
than As degrees down to the Wallinpanpack
Creek. As the animal grabbed Lotfie be CON-
mcnced sliding on the slippery crust down
this almost perpendicular slope. Lotto was
carried with him, and every foot Of distance
added TO their velocity. when they
reached the foot of the slope they struck
against a tree, completely killing the bear and
breaking two ofIottie's RIBS, her ieit arm ana
one of her limbs. She managed. however, TO
crawl about q mile to q house. where she re-
ceived medical treatment. The first bear
killed weighed when dressed 4s3 pounds and
the male one fsi pounds. Lottie, WHO'S I'm.
proving slowly, has the cubs in her possession,
but she saysf 70 win lbcAsonls tuna trfere she
will take another expedition, Of this knd-
U1a.) Cor. Neg York Times. ',,,,,.
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Il 70 5tal.,-T henAss Carlyle, - 81
THOMAS casfYLE was born n, IRIS az Ecele-
fechan, a small village IN Dumfriesshire, SCOT
and where his father was a farmer. At the !
age of fourteen he entered the Universiiy OF \
Edinburgh and, passed through the, regular
course Of study. He remained at the Uniyer- \
,ity seven years after, completing the course,
and determined to devote his fife 10 literature.
He commenced his literary career I'm lssS BY |