National Republican., 1882-07-01
OUR TYPO DELEGATE,
n Look ut the Recent Storm Center
SCIENCE of Car. .RuiLdInr


Special Correspondence of Tx 'rErtBLrcAN:
GALEsBURG, Ill - une' H.-Your correspondent,
bei"g uneommerciul traveller, is taking the
country through by easy Stages After leaving st.
Louis, curiosity or friendship, or what you please,
took me to Iowa, but can ascribe it to nothing
but Providence that took me out of the State
alive. Providence as the far-reaching influence
of THE REPUBLICAN must have been about me, for
all around me were strewn the debris of buried
towns and devastated farms and uprooted orchards
and forests. l tarred for more than week in
Lee County, and could see the great storm COM
ing up, which, happily for me, spent most of lis
force before 1t reached that Sc clion. After the
storm l took q dive through the devastated
section, and nothing 10 compare with it
has ever met my gaze. At Grinncll 100 houses
We're literally swept from the face of
the earth men, women. and children buried in
the ruins; many killed, Others 80 seriously
wounded that death soon ended their sutIerings
and Others arc now lying manned and wounded
The death list at Grinuell and surrounding coun-
try now foots up nearly 100 and the wounded
cal suilerings, they are houscless and homeless
and much aid will he necessary to even mitigate
the intense suffering of the people. Hon. Mr..
Grnnell is now i'll Chicago soliciting aid for the
suffering, aud is meeting with Il hearty response
aud the governor of the State has sent out an APP
peal for help. Much damage was also done at
Mt. Pleasant. IN one instance
CHURCH sTEEPLE WAS LIFTED
bodily from the church, turned completely over
and driven point downward far into the ground.
The estimated loss thus far in dollars 10 property
is over half n million, but this will bear 10 COM
parison TO the loss of ruined crops, deuged farms,
loss OF time, and everything incidental to such a
general disaster. The crops in that State had q
very poor outlook before the great storm, and
farmers were much discouraged on account of the
wet weather and late spring, but this last disaster
will add the last drop To their cup of sorrow aud
i'll luck Seeing thai Providence had SO generously
watched over my welfare while in Iowa. | con-
cluded TO no further tempt the same bya longer
stay, So
STARTED FOR CHICAGO.
/ arrived at Galesburg last night and found that
large bridge was in danger OF destruction by the
force of the flood, and said bridge was one which
would have TO cross. No trains were running
over it, all passengers being obliged to swim the
river or take their chances Of crossing by balloon
or otherwise. determined TO stop here and see
if my connection with THR REPUBLICAN would not
secure me further immunity from danger. An
uncommerciul traveller Is constantly seeking
amusement Or instruction. have been seeking
the latter
IN THE c., B. AND O, CAR SHOPS,
which are located here. Here are built the fine
coaches OF that road, and the slevpefs aud freight
cars and engines are repaired here. The round-
house has'many dismantled engines looking like
the ghosts of strength and power, and upon their
tops and sides ana underneath are many dark
aud grimy gOblins pounding and scraping aud
hammeriug, as II 10 exercise the demon OF unrest
and bring back the soul which once dwlly tn ribs
aud plates Of iron and steel. Aud 30 thoy do; for
afler many days OF coniuratlon, with breath Of
fame they start out on their wauderings. Here
passenger cars which have rolled down
embankments ana gone through unstable
bridges, or from old age are brought up to be
d0ctored. They are stripped, inside aud outside
OF their fnery and ornaments aud covering ill
they 10 ok like hleached skeleton on u barren
plain. And then the wogkmen SO at them. add
ing joint here. q socket there putting in new
iemors strengthening out the metacarpels, put
ting in "A new percardium, adding lights, liver,
heart, &c, building II up with flesh and cuIicle
until II Is alive again and ready for work.
NEW COACHES ARE ALSO CONSTANTLY BEING BUILT,
the extension Of the road and necessity require.
Many have but II faint idea of the work required
aud The cost OF u passenger coach. car Is put
together entirely with bolts and screws, and when
completed an ordinary passenger coach costs
about $4,000, and sleepiug car about $4,000. In
putting In the trimmings Of car-seats, windows,
lamps, hatracks looking glasses, &c.-upward Of
1000 screws are used. Mr. BaSsett, general super
intendent Mr.. Caldwell, master mechanic, and
MIR, Hardy, foreman Of the shops. very Kindly
showed me through the shops and works. expuin-
inga great many things, which were as plain TO me
as the mystery OF Cheops' pyramid, but gotta very
good general idea OF The science OF car.building,
aud better idea of the results of telescOping and
general cusSedness on the part Of uuruly cars, The
railroad shops employ about eight hundred men in
ar-building and repairing, There are other
manufacturing enterprises here, including large
agricultural implement factory, broom factory
&C., which altogether make 1t quite a thriving
town, with rich agricultural country surround
ing 1t. When j am sure the flood Is over and
danger past will leave Tor Chicago. BIA