The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-28
CASUALTIES.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 27.-The boiler of a To-
comotive ON the Hastings and Dakota di-
vision of the Chicago Minnesota & St.
Paul road exploded near Pryor Lake, yes
terday while running fifteen miles an hour
The engine was thrown 1870 feet forward
and off the track, two cars being also de-
rallied. The engineer, Grove Bradbury
was thrown considerable distance and
soon after died. The fireman and the con-
ductor jumped and were slightly injured.
None of the passengers were hurt.
DETROIT Sept. 27-A strange and dis
tressing accident occurred at one o'clock
this morning to the day express over the
Canada Southern. While transferring the
train across the river at Amherstburg, a
transfer boat ran so forcibly against the
dock of the island, that it threw the sleeper
"St. Clair forward on to the transfer boat
and plunged it into the water in the slip.
The passenger coach was also forced for
ward and the forward trucks fell off and
down on the coupling between this coach
and the following car. 1t did not break
but hung on the edge at an angle of 40
degrees, one end touching the water. The
boats engines were reversed and as it
backed away from the slip, the sleeper,
which was in the water, rose and turned
over, it's trucks having gone to the bot
tom. The greatest confusion and excite
ment prevailed. The passengers in the
sleeper clung to the sides and tried to break
through the windows, crying piteously for
help. Sixty or seventy others in the pass
enger coach behind were panic stricken and
rushed pull-mell for the other end of the
car and some even jumped into the
water and were rescued by passengers
standing on the deck ON the boat. The
windows were eventually broken open and
the dripping occupants pulled out. 1t was
found that three passengers out of the
fourteen were missing. The darkness,
confusion and the fact that the passengers
were strangers makes it possible that all
were saved, but there is painful uncertain
ty One man named Bloom occupied sec
ton II and can't be found There might
have been a serious loss of life, but not a
single berth was made up. Among the
messengers were Louis Sewers, Poughkeep-
sic. N. Y; Miss Reed, Chicago; Mrs Dale
and lady friend of the Superintendent of
the road; Mrs. Douglas Watson, Philo
| Allen, Mrs. Rathburne and daughter,
a gentleman and lady unknown, Mr.. Bloom
and John H. Keefe. W. ID. Odver lost all
his baggage and others lost part of theil
baggage
CoUNc1L BLUFFS, Sept. 27.-The ex-
pIOS1On on MONDAY eVeuiuS PIoESS ~ W
even more awful than was at first supposed.
The scene on the grounds is simply beyond
description The round house is almost
| totally demolished. The car and repair
shops for 100 feet are completely leyelled
A vat house, 20 by 100 feet, is total
wreck and about so box cars are blown to
pieces. Four engines are buried IN the
ruins in the round house but not greatly
damaged. Pat Barnett, the fireman OF the
| engine which was in the house at the time,
was on the cab of his engine when the ex
plosion occurred, but miraculously escaped
without scratch. His coat. hanging out
side the cab, was torn in shreds. -Four OF
| five small frame houses 600 rods south
were demolished and the occupant OF one,
MIR. Van Buren,, was struck by large
piece of wheel and will probably die. A
rock weighing 400 pounds was blown from
the foundation of the round house and was
carried three fourths of mile and falling
was sunk almost out of sight in the ground
Reports received by the Nonparesg from
towns twenty miles away state that tbs
shock was very plainly felt that distance
People thought it an earthquake TIL,
windows IL miles from the city were bro
ken. The Rock Island Companies los,
win probably be nearly half million
4 dollars