Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-10-26
WHY'RE IT WILL BE HELD.

WHbBE 1T WILL he HELD.
A worlds cotton exposition to be
held IN 1884 was decided upon by the national
cotton planters association, which concluded
its sessions at Little Rock recently, having vot-
cd to meet next year at Vicksburg.
AN AWFUL DISASTER.
A dispa tch from North Adams, Mass,
gives particulars Of terrible railroad accident.
The caboose Of the workingmen belonging to
the North Adams freight yard was run into
the other morning, and terribly mangled.
About $50 a. IN. Engineer Charles Wells and
Fireman Jos. Bostley left the North Adams
depot on the engine Deer6sld on the State road
pushing caboose with 30 mon, going to work
at different places near Zoar and Charlem0nt.
The parties In the Car Included section gang,
John Flynn, foreman; gang OF masons, John
{. Madden, foreman; stone crushers. Peter Bar
~, foreman; track layers, Thomas Qninu, fore.
man, and carpenters, j. j Peckham, foreman.
The engine and caboOse started for the tunnel
and had gone about half way there when the
caboose, which was In front, colided with a
Troy and Boston engine. The cabOose was
raised from the tracks aud carried to the cow
catcher OF the engine Deerfield. The front OF
exploded. The steam blew open the door Of
the caboose and filled the Car. Many OF the
men were unable to reach the doors, and In the
stampede many bones were broken, The boil
ing water aud steam saturated the mems cloth
ing In moment, and they were fearfully
burned. All the injured were carried to houses.
All day the doctors Offices were crowded with
anxious friends besseching them to FIRST attend
their injured. Among others injured are the
following: Joseph BOstley, fireman, eyes burn
cd out, badly scaldcd; Charles Wells of the
Deerfeld, burned slightly, will recover; John
Flynn, burned about the limbs aud cut In sew
eral places, will probably recover; John G
Madden, aged 22, burned on back and sides,
dangerous; John Madden scaldeG severely and
it Is thought internally injured, may recover;
Peter Barry, another foreman, badly cut about
the face and head In collision, and fearfully
scalded; his face not recOgnzable; he will
probably die; aged 45; wife and ten children
Thomas Quinn, scalded on face, arms and neck
scalp wounds, will live; j. j. Peckham, master
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scalded about Shoulders and face; G. L. Van
Husan, telsgrapher, aged Il, Of Valatie, N. Y.
skin burned all over badly; flesh on limbs
burned of; will die: Daniel Council, scalp
wound, face and neck burned ; not dangerously
iLjured; Charles H. Patterson, burned about
limbs and breasl; will probably recover; John
Maloy, seriously burned about breast and aldo
men; aged 45; large family; Thomas Depssy
burned, not dangerously; John Young, scalded
and otherwise injured; carried home and KEEP,
under Influence Of Opiates; condition doubtful
Manager Locke states that the accident was
caused by the Tror d Boston engine becoming
uncouple1 from its cars and coming back into
should not have done. 1t was very foggy anc
the engineers were unable to see one another.
locomotives. The locomotive was cushing the
cabOose to a switch to get the cars behind the
engine, and the collision, which was very light
hemmed the caboose between the two engines
and the draw bar OF the caboose jammed hole
through the trout pate Of the 6ne sheet. The
roads instructions are that when an employs
backs car into the yard to go around by the
west track and flag themselves as they 60. The
Troy d Boston had no right TO bring his engine
round by the east track, and did 1t direct viola
ton OF the rules. This act OF Engineer Watson
Of the Troy d Boston is primarily the cause o.
the accident
NO GROUNDS.
The court appointed to investigate
the charges against Col. Carr for alleged
wrong doing previous to and during the Indi-
an trouble in the territories instead OF finding
cause for court-martial, commend his cours,
and recommend that the specifications be mo-
made subject for trial.