The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-25
Crimes and Casualties.

New YORK, Jan. 22.-Agents of the
steamer Cimbria received the following dis
patch this morning FROM the Hamburg
agents. Hamburg, Jan. 22.-Our steamer
Hansa 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 Hansa saw no
trace of the survivors or bodies, although
the weather was clear. She inquired az the
Borkum ligh-ship, where nothing was
known about any boats or persons saved.
Agnes, Emma and Otto Robson, Carl Sar-
cauder and daughter, and Miss Heaning
were on board but not saved. Franz f.
Corkowsky was not on the Cimbria.
A PASSENGERS STORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pa Tehachapa
dispatch says: The coroners 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 APP
proved by the coroner. Two bodies have
been identified as those of kingan and Ferd
! Growfert, discharged soldiers of company
| Ii, 6tL cavalry. John +. CaSsel, one of the
sleeping-car passengers, arrived in the ctty
Yesterday. lie reports: 81 think il must
nave been but a few moments after the tram
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we're in danger, but how | could not tell;
we were rushing along the mountain side
at a fearful velocity, and in few seconds
"A crash came, over we went, and thOuS.
and splinters and pieces of debris COM
pletely buried us. AS quickly as possible
! was on my feet working to make an exit
through the masses under which we were
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-
mained unanswered. ! cleared a pas sage
along the hog chain for some
seventeen feet, until | reached the place
where Miss Squires was imprisoned, and !
heard her scream for succor; she told me
she was uniniured, but merely unable TO
get out of the window. The flames be.
gan breaking through where | was work
lng ana 4 was driven back 10 where | knew
no hope of escape existed; aud, retreating
merely to avoid fiery death, | went back
to my wife for the fourth time, and now
could only grasp her hair. Again and again
/ called 10 her for some sign Of life, but all
10 no purpose. The gases and flames now
drove me from her side, and as last effort
/ buried myself IN the debris. When hope
had left me, men working from the outside
accidentally came upon and drew half OF
my body out, but there / became lodged,
our combined efforts proving unavailing to
free me from the debris. Finally / sue
ceeded in dropping through a hole made
for me by the rescuers. | was the only one
who ever reached the light of day from un-
der that heap Of ruins"
ASHES ACCOUNT.
SAN FRANCIsCO, Jan. 2.-Porter Ashe,
who was on the train wrecked, Tehachapa,
says: I'VE were awakened by a swaying of
the cars, going at the rate Of about seventy
piles an hour. Had just braced ourselves
when the crash came. The maid was buried
in the debris, wife and falling on ton Cf|
her. The car Immediately took Ere and /
was forced to take timber and burning
boards of the maid piece by piece. The
car became enveloped in smoke. By
breaking a window at the top Of a car
/ succeeded In rcscuing my
wife and the maid, pushing them through
the window. We were climbing of the Car.
nearly sufiOcated By sm oke when ] heard a
man calling Tor help and beseeching us not
10 leave HIM. reached down through the
broken window aud succeeded in getting
hold OF Governor D0wuey's hand. pulled
him out. nearly haIi stranFled. While
helping the maid 70 the ground my vile
stepped on the window and fell through in
20 the car again. The car by this time vas
burning rapidly and % is impossible 10 tell
how got her out. ] jumped with herto The
ground. and many run down bill 10 avoid
The flames. Before leaving the car pushed
through the window q seal-skin clock dol
man, lined with fur, tw7 blankets and one
mattress. ! had no other clothing eKceUi
my night-shirt. The wind was blowing
strong and i was intensely cold. Sur
rounded by the dead snd dying, Governor
DOvney. ur. Cassel, my wife, the maid.
Mr.. HsNard TltOn, Who rem
dered great assistance and acted
srlendidly. the child Of NJ. WEferh0uss
and myself occupied the mattress, and Esrs
only protected b. blanket I'LL assistance
came from Tehachsua- The railroad peo-
PIE did every thing in their power b relieve
distress, and from the superintendent down
% the brakemen. acied with the utmost
uourtesy. We wsre provided at Tehachapa
With warn clothes and curufurtable houses =
BAKED
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20 twelve mounted and masked men ride
up 20 MoufeIlo station. On tns Central Pc
che - miles west n Or1sn.
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