The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23

NEw York, Jan. 22-Agents OF the
steamer Cimbra received the following dis
patch this morning from the Hamburg
agents: Hamburg, Jan. 22-Our steamer
lIansa has returned from her cruise. She
saw the wreck of the Cimbria five miles
northeast Of Borkum light. The ships
head is to the northwest and the topsail
yards are above water. The lIansa saw no
trace OF the survivors or bodies, although
the weather was clear She inquired a, the
Horkum liEh-shlp, where nothing was
known about any boats or persons saved
AqnCs, Emma ard Otto Robson, Carl Slr-
cauder and daughter, and Miss Heauing
were on board but not saved. Franz r..
CorhOwsky was not on the Cimbria.
A PASSENGERS STORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA VehaCh0pa
dispatch says: Tue Curoneg'S jury have
found the verdict IN the train disaster case
that the victims came TO their death by the
neglect OF Conductor Reed and Brakeman
Potter. The verdict has not yet been ap.
proved by the coroner. Two bodies have
been Identified as those of kingan and Ferd
Growicrt, discharged soldiers of company
ii, 9th cavalry. John +. Cassel one OF the
sltcpng-Car passengers, arrived in the city
yesterday. lie repOr,s: 81 think il must
have been but few moments after the tram
started that | awokc and realized that we
were IN danger, but how | could not tell,
we were rushing along the mountain side
at fearful velocity, and in few seconds
"a crash came, over We went, and thOus-
aud splinlcrS and pieces of debris COM
plctely buried us, As quickly as possible
| was on my feet working to make an exit
IlrpnUh thn nntlnr ufhfnh
buried, to save myself and other occupants.
Everywhere found myself hemmed in by
masses OF wreckage. My wife, think, was
killed by the first shock, as her hands were
cold when | touched them, and my calls re-
manned II answered. | cleared a paSialc
along the hog chain for some
seventeen feet, until ! reached the place
where Miss Squircs was imprisoned, ard
heard er scream for sucCur; she told me
she was uninlurcd, but merely unable 20
get out OF the window. The flames be-
gan breaking through where | was work.
ing ana ! was driven back 10 where knew
No hope Of escape existed, and, rctreatinr
merely To avoid a fiery dra,h, | went back
10 nay wife tor the fourth time, and now
could only grasp her hair. Again aud again
| called To her Tor eOiue sigI Of lite, but al
to uO purpose, The gases and flames uuw
drove me from her side, and as last effort
| buried myself IN the debris When hope
had left me, ucn working from the outside
accidentally came upon and drew half at
my body out. but there | became lodged
ON combined efforts proving ungvaiiiug TO
free me from the debris Finally | sue.
ccudcd in dropping through n hole mGds
Tor me ,tie tvs,a',6. l',T, -tr- 2-y 49,
who eyr reached the light OF day from UNI
der .at heap OF ruins
AsnE's ACCOUNT
] San FRANCISCO, Jan. 2A-POrtcr hshc, |
who was on the train wrecked, TehuchSpr,
says we were awakened by u swayiug Of
the cars, goingat the rate of about seventy
miles an hour. Had Just brsccd ourselves
when the crash came The maid was buried
in the debris, wife and falling ON ton Of
her. The EAR immediately took fire and
was forced to take timber and burning
boards oil the maid piece by piccc. The
car became cnvelOped in smoke. by
breaking window nj tho top of car
| succeeded in rcscuing my
wife aud the maid, pushing them through
the window. We were climbing of the car,
nearly sulloca;ed by smoke when heard
man calling Tor help aud besceching us not
to leave hun. reached down through the
broken window and succeeded in getting
hold OF Governor Downcy's hand, pulled
him out nearly half stranrlcd. While
helping the maid to the ground my wife
stepped on the window and fell through in.
30 the car again. The ear by this time was
burning rapidly and II Is impossible to tell
how got her out. jumped with hertz tho
ground, and many run down bill to ayoiu
the flames. Before leaving thu car pushed
through the window scal.Skin cloak dol.
man, lined with fur, two blankets and one
mattress. l had no other clothing except
m 1tplI- al. lot adj, L
strong aud II was intensely cold, Sur.
rounded hy the dead aud dying, Governor
nownoy, Mr., Cosscl, my wife, the maid.
Mr. Howard Tilton, who rem.
dcrcd great assistance and acted
splcndidly, the child of Mr.. Watcrhouse
aud myself occupied the mattress, and we're
only protected by n blanket till assistance
came from rchaChapa. The railroad PEG.
pie did every thing in their power to relieve
distress, aud from the superintendent down
to the hrakcmen, acted with the utmost
courtesy. We were provided Mt Tehachnpa
with warm clothes and comfortable houses"
NAMED.
About O'Clock this morning frCIn cisht
to twelve mounted and masked men rode
up To Montello station, on the Central Pa.
cidc lG6 miles west of OGDEN.
seized two white and half u dozen
chinese section men, robbed them ol
what valuaolcs they had on their persons,
aud locked them up IN the tank.housc,
They then mounted the Cast.hound express.
train, which came in soon after. Two of
tho highwaymcn Jumped on the engine,
ovcrawcd the engineer and fireman, and
sidc'tracked the train, The remainder of
the gang frat seized the train men, robbed
them OF what valuablcs they possessed,
and confined them also In tho tank.
house, then attacked the express ear
Here they were met by rapid iusiladc
rom Gross, the express messenger. The
fire was returned briskly, aud some thirty
shots were exchanged, when the robbers
finding resistance more spirited than had
been expected, and probably fearing
demonstration on part OF the passenscrs,
decamped. No one is known to have been
killed or wounded. The passengers were
not mo'estSd.
THAT EXPLOSION,
SAN FRANctsco, CAT, Jan. 2a-Thc to.
tai loss by reason Of the explosion Of the
gunpowdsr works will reach not less than
SlW,cO. The Grant powder works sustain
a damsge OF $tO,O0o, the acid works ct Jud.
son & Co, Si0OW. II Is impossible to a,ccr.
tain the exact loss Of life, but Il Is estimated
at between thirty aud forty. The first ex.
plosion occurred about 4 o'clock, IN the
packing.house, In which about 80
pounds OF powder were stored. IL
Il not known whether any one
was killed by the frat explosion
or not. As soon ~ the pacting.houses OK.
ploded, q number OF Cinnamon employed
In other departments He'd for their lives,
aud had reached an open space, when the
mixing'house exploded. killing most of
them m their tracks. II il Thought that
ferlinacs keompf, the superintendent, Was
killed by this explosion. In about iivr /
minuiesone OF the smel Her houses exploded |
followed by. n fourth explosion. which /
DOUBTLESS Killed the surviyirgcmploycs A |
workman named August fergoisky was