Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-01
FrlshtruI Railroad Disaster.

! FrIshtful Railroad Disaster.
| INDIANAPOLIS. January S1st.-The noon
passenger train, due here at 1850, met with
| terrible accident at the bridge across White
river, seven miles from this city High
water had undermined the s6utments aud
| the locomotive and two cars dropped into
! the river The engineer. fireman and two
| other train men are reported drowned, and
| six passengers are missing. 4 wrecking-
train, with surgeons and other assistance,
was sent from this city. The details are not
| obtainabls at present.
| The missing and supposed to be killed, in
! the accident are: George Lowery, brakeman,
| Buena Vista J. Z. Ricketts,, baggagemsu,
| Louisville; John Brewer. engineer, Lsfsy.
| ette - Smith, express messenger, Indian
! apolis Parm, bridge foreman John Bray,
passenger, Westfeld. Seven passengers are
said to be wounded.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 31st.-The south
| bound accommodation train on the Indian
| apnlis and Chicago air line, due here at 1880
this morning, met with terrible accident
when seven miles from this city at Broad
| Ripple. At that point the railroad crosses
! White river on truss bridge Of two spans,
! each $50 feet in length. The engineer had
| gone to the bsggsga.CaI for drink of wster
and the locomotive was in charge Of the fire.
man. When the locomotive reached the
! center Of the bridge the fireman felt the
| structure sinking. He han his hand on the
| throttle, which lie opened, giving the locomo-
| tive all the available steam. The engine
| spraug forward with great force breaking
| the couplings between the tender and baggage
csr. The locomotive kept the track, but the
baggsgC-car. smokinC-car snd coach dropped
| TIN ough, snd were piled up in 8 mass at the
| foot of the piles. The wreck was partially
submerged, but the portion above water i'm
neGistely took fire from the stoves. The
| fireman states that when ne looked back,
after the locomotive reached the south end Of
the bridge. the CATS were on fire and the
smoke was obscuting the scene. News of the
wreck reached the city in a short time. and
wreCking train, with surgeons and other
Fistauce, Was st once made up ard sent 70
B:osd Ripple. On reaching the wreck,
chaotic scene was presented. The bridge
and cars were yet burning, and those present
we're 50 lacking in presence Of mind as to be
unable TO eXtiuguisiI tie fl Ames or afford
lief to the sufferers. The officers Of The
road went TO work vigorously and
, systematically, and in shcrt time the
fire was extineuished and search for
the bodies began. Six persons were
either killed outright or burned to death
The remains recovered were burned and
3 } =
ri5ly Inutlatel, ard tbs only means OF identj-
hc2tion was the finding of incombustibie
trinket5 known TO te the property cf the
dead men. Following is list of the dead
john Brewer, lafayette, Ind, engineer /; j.
f. Ricketts,, bagga8emaster, New Albany
Geo. Lowery. brskem n, Buens Vista, Ind;
| Thos. PAR, bridge foreman, Indianapolis
A. Z. Smith, American Express messenger,
indianapolis. The only passenger killed was
T,hp uF.o Lar at II
ing. Ex-Sheritf Seaman, of N3blesviile
had bis right arm broken, and was
il jured badly about the head and
body. Lynn CLARK, of WesyheId, Ind,
was injured internally, and will die. A
number Of passengers were seriously injured.
/ The gang Of workuen on the bridge were all
more er less hurt. Tie accident is now Gt-
tributed to a detective thread on the support
ing rods of the bridge, the nuts on the end of
the rod fitting so loosely that the bridge was
unable TO support the weight of the train
Frightful scresmr came from the ruins near
the pier as the wreck was being consumed by
fife. PstcheB OF grey cloth led to the identi-
fication Of John Bray. \ train order Ia a
vest pocket lei TO the belief that q handful
of bones, Co which were hanging a few shreds
of roasted flesh, were the remains Of eugiueer
B.ewec A button on hall an inch # u sus-
pender or uaderSsrmeGt led to the iden'ih.
cation Of another. l. is believed that all the
killed have bsen recovered except Thomas
Parr, who was working the bridge, and
whose remains are Supposed to be st the boz
tom Of the river. TIE bridge and train were
entirely destroyed.
Proceedings In Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 31st.-A flood OF
petitions were presented from dozen or more
States, praying for pcohi5itory liquor lava
in the District Of Columbia and Territories
Referred.
The conference report on the Greedy Relief
bill was taken up, and the Senate refusel-
% to 30 concur in the committee views,
and resolved TO appoint a rev committee.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
bill to provide method for setting incom.
pletod titles to lands acquired by the United
States from the Republic Of Mexico.
After considerable debate, and without
acting, the Senate, after an executive session,
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Reagan, Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the resolution call
iug on tie Secretary of the Treasury for i0-
formation in regard to trade between the
United States and Mexico and traffic over
the railroads connecting the two countries.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour the
IlONSS pTOSstueu 10 Tue COGElueTalipu VI lBs
calendar, precedence being given to bills re-
ported from the Committee on Public Lands
The first bill was that declaring forfeited
certain grants OF land made by csrtsiu States
in aid OF the construction of railroads
After debate, all amendments 20 the bill
were rejscted and the bill psslsed.
The next bill on the calendar was that de-
claring forfeited the land granted the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company under the Acs of
Congress approved March 3, 1871, and Acts
supplemental thereto.
The report accompanying the bill, which
was very lengthy, wGs ordered printed in the
Record, aud, without debate, the bill passed
ayes 259, noes l.
Tom Ochiltree's Views on the Presidency.
WASHINGTON, January 3lst.-Cougr gressman
Thomas PorterhOuse sOchiltreP, of TsXs7,
statesman sud traveller, mas been keeping
very quiet on the Presidential question lately.
Up to today he has resisted ali attempts Of
anonymous candidates to ascertain his opin
ion, and 8 fear has been growing that Thomas
was a candidate himself. 4 great load was
lifted off Logan and other Rspirants to-day,
however, by Mr. Ochiltree coming squarely
out for Arthur " | am for Arthur, ne said,
" because he has made fairly ssti,fsct ry
Pre- sident, and because business men d0n's
want any change. Tne President of this
countcy does not need to be q man ni great
qualities and convictions a negative man
will do for the place we'll enough" "Theu
suppose Hayes negative qualities pleased
you higbiy?" was suggested mo, sir, re-
Piled Mr.. Ochiitr5e, with Texan oath
"he did not, sir. y man VINO drinks lemon
sde has too much negative about him. The
President OF this Uni5sd States must take
whisky water, either one thing or the
other, straight
The California and Oregon Land Grant.
WASHINGTON, January 31st.-At II eting
of the House Committee on Public Lands
this morning, the bill dec airing the land
grams Of the California and Oregon and Ore
gon and California Railroad grants forfeited
was tskea up for discussion. After q short
debate the committee took q vote, and de.
cided 20 report the bill fsvorably, whica will
be done early next week.
hOrrisOn's Tariff Eli.
WASHINGTON, January 31st.-Repres senta-
tive Morrison will relieve the anxiety of a
host Of Democratic statesmen nexs week by
Introducing in the House lis long lntici-
pat d bill fer q revision OF the tsrf.
shocking Accident Men Crushed TO
Death.
PITTsBURG, January 31st.-WbiIe men
were engaged in loading pieces of steel known
as " fish plates" on cars, and were standing
on a platform on which there was from fifty