Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-22
TIE NEWS nnIrr.
COLLISION ON THE TUNNEL 1Nr-rHprr


OF the express, who acknowledged his fault
with his last breath. Until recently the ev
press had waited at Charlemont for tho nc
commodation to pass. new rule ordered Il
to wait at Zoar but the engineer FORGOT tbis
ana Kept right along for Charlemont The
scene of the accident was a sharp curve in a
rock,out close to the river Fireman Dorkin
OF the accommodation alone had time to
Jump, and was thrown so violently against
the side of the ledge that il is doubtful wheth-
or he will recover. Both engineers and the
other hremen were buried beneath the hot
and steaming ruins. Tho engines came TO-
gether with terrific force, leaping into the air
and crashing down in shapeless masses ON
either side. As soon as possible the bodies
OF the engineers and fireman were taken from
under the wreck. Engineer Corliss was still
liVlng, though terribly mangled. He asked
that his watch be given TO his mother WIFI
TINS messages 'Tell her that l shall never
see her again and that was to blame.
thought we were to pass at Charlemont " Ev-
identity the managers of the road feel that
Conductor Kimball was partly TO blame. as
conductor Whitcomb of the accommodation
took charge of the express while Kimball
went on to Fitchburg as passenger. In one
OF the baggage cars was a burial casket and
the corpse was thrown out and literally cut
into pieces and scattered through the wreck
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN MINNEsoTA-THE TOWN
OF NEW ULM RAzED TO THE GROUND.
Shortly before o'clock last Friday after
noon cyclone Of terrific violence struck the
town OF New Ulm, Mimi, demolishing over
100 buildings, and killing or wounding I'M
ward of 80 persons Though other towns in
the vicinity were visited by the storm to
greater or less degree of violence, the full
force OF the cyclone vented itself at New Ulm
According TO the evidence of eye-witnesses
two tornadoes met directly over the place
and the work of destruction was accomplished
in less than Is minutes At 4:3O O'Clock
black clouds gathered with great rapidity
The thunder and lightning were terrific and
the WIND blew hurricane while the rain de.
scended in binding Sheets There was a mo.
ments lull, and then the cyclone struck the
town, almost destroying it, and then disap-
peared as suddenly as it came. Its effects
were indoscribable. Some houses were struck
by lightning; others were lifted up bodily by
the violence of the wind, and others were de
molished by flying debris from other build
ings. Scores of dwellings and stores were
entirely destroyed. Very few buildings es
capped uninjured, and many had the roofs
blown OF, or were so badly unjointed by the
wind that they will have to be pulled down
and rebuilt. Solid brick buildings were lev
eled to the ground as though they were made
OF paper. Small frame buildings and heavy
timbers were carried bodily through the air.
The storm was the most destructive in the
north end of the city, and whole blocks of
frame buildings were swept away Hardly a
barn or stable escaped, and il is estimated
that over 100 horses and cattle were destroy
ed. The mayor Of the city estimates the to-
tai loss at $500, 900, and the lowest estimate
is $3.50, 600. Eye-witnesses state that the
scene during and Immediately after the storm
was fearful, and beyond the descriptive pow
ers of the most graphic pen. People who
were out on the streets at the time were liter
ally blown away, and numbers were wounded
by flying debris. Whole sections of roofing
were sent sailing through the air by the fury
of the storm, and twisted and crumpled up
like paper. Trees were twisted and uprooted
as though they were only twigs, and in many
cases they were entirely stripped of their
bark. Up TO Monday night 10 deaths were
reported Not many years ago New Ulm
was the scene of a terrible Indian massacre
later despatch says that of those who es-
capped death by the tornado six have become
insane. The deaths of the wounded and the
reports from the country are swelling the list
of the dead. Rebuilding is rapidly progress
ing, aud liberal contributions are being made
for the help of the destitute.
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
"A band of robbers boarded a Chicago a
Rock Island train at Winston station, on the
Davenport & Kansas City branch, and shot
and killed the conductor and a passenger
named Mccullough, and robbed the safe of
the United States express company of its con-
tents in money. Two of the gang drove the
engineer and fireman from the engine and
ran the train, while the others boarded the
baggage and smoking cars. The conductor
was shot in cold blood in the smoking car
and his body thrown off the train and the
man Cullough, who rose up as if TO go TO the
conductors assistance, was shot Immediately
after. The express messenger closed his
doors, but entrance to his room was forced,
and he was compelled to empty the contents
of the safe into sack which the robbers
held open. The robbery occupied about 80
minutes, during which time the passengers
were in panic and curled up under the seats
in expectation momentarily of being shot
The two passenger coaches and the sleeping
car were not entered or disturbed by the rob
bers in any way, and no one was hurt besides
those already named. One of the passengers
says that the robbery, although successful,
was bunglingly executed and, apart from
the tragic taking of of two valuable lives
the scene had an extremely ludicrous side.
After the robbers had completed their work
they left the train, and the engineer, who had
put out the headlight and crawled up on the
pilot, crawled back to his place in the cab
aud the train went on. Promptly on the re
ceipt of the news General Superintendent
Kimball, of the Rock Island road, offered
reward of So, 900 for the arrest of the thieves.
The express company refuse to say how
much money was taken. The amount is va
riously estimated at from 1000 TO $15, 900.
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
The Catholic presbytery at Roxton Falls,
P. O. was burned Monday night, and Father
4 ln1 In, tha ~ 1N,l %
Winshaw, CAL, was burned Monday with two
men, Edward Maris and William Mcintosh
Two Polish children, five and seven years OLD,
near South Bend, Ind, persisted in a burn
ing house Tuesday, while their parents were
absent.
The town of Wallace, 16 miles north of
Meuominee, Mich, consisting of saw-mill
and % buildings, was totally burned on Mon
day last.
A tornado swept over New jefferson, o.,
last Saturday evening" demolishing the Luth-
eran church and a school-house, besides UNI
roofing many houses and barns. Many sheep
and about twenty horses were killed.
The deaths from sunstroke at Cincinnati
were 2G4 in the seven days ending last Satur-
day, and from excessive heat 100, making Ala
from these causes. The number from both
causes was Sc on Thursday, the l4th.
Last Monday an insane girl living at her
home in McCandless township, Pa, kicked
her father in the stomach, killing him instant
ly.
-"Billy the Kid" a notorious murderer
and outlaw, who for several years has been
the terror of New Mexico cattle men, was
shot dead last week by the sheriff of Lincoln
county, who overhauled him in a cabin at
Fort Sumner. New Mexico is rejoiced over
the death of the ruffian, who was beardless
youth of 81, born in New York, and boosted
that he had killed man for every year of his
life. The coroners jury return verdict of
iustifable homicide and thank Sheriff Garrett
4. .ilhin1r ihn country of the daanaradn