Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-13
EASTERN NEWS.
A Frightfl Accident ON The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
AN ENTIRE TRAIN GOES OVER AN
EMgANKlENT.
New York Chinese Merchants Issue
an Address.
A DESPERATE MURDERER AND
oBsTRUCTloNIST.
How Riel Manages to Kill
Time.
A PROMINENT NEW YORK
CITIZEN MISSING.
PROMINENT NEW Y0RB
CITIZEN MISSING.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Frfghtful Railroad Wreck.

occurred at Blue Stone quarry ON the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Z o'clock
this morning. Train No. -, q through
express from Baltimore to Pittsburg. con-
sisting OF q sleeper, two coaches, two
baggage and one express car ran into o
misplaced switch, and was completely
wrecked. The sleeper rolled over an en-
bankment into the Youghigheny river.
The other cars were upset, and the whole
train detached from the engine. Sixteen
persons were injured. but Done were killed
| outright. Among those injured are G. e.
Boyle, Member of Congress from Fayette
District; John Bowling, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue of the Twenty-third Dis
.rict; John McJiltons, Legal Agent for the
Baltimore and Ohio Company; E. II.
Bigler. Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the Twenty.second District, and IL other
Eastern people. None Of the wounded
are believed to be dangerously injured,
unless it is Congressman Boyle, whose
condition is believed to be serious. The
report of the disaster was received in this
city about 9 o'clock this morning and
| ChuSCQ 6EO8t CACAtCLAEhbt 10 ~ b@o
that many prominent men of this city
we're expected on the train. The accident
d%isarranged the telegraph wires. and it
was after 10 O'Clock before the following
particulars of the accident were received:
The express was about Is minutes late
when il reached whore the wreck oc-
Cured. At Blue Stone Quarry the
track makes o sharp curve around the
river. A short distance back from the
banks there il a switch at the commence
ment of the curve. Whether some one
had left the switch partly open or not is
not yet ascertained. The officials of the
road say that it was tempered with,
evidently with the object in view
of causing q wreck. Had the
switch been open the train would have
gone into it all right. and conld have been
stopped before any damage had been done.
As it was, the train could go on neither
track. The result was that the engine
dashed along the ties, tearing up the
track and causing the coaches and sleep.
ing cars to break loose and dash on over
the embankment in the widest confusion.
The sleeper rolled over and over and
stopped with its sido lying in the bed of
the river, 80 feet below. The two passen-
ger coaches stopped at the waters edge.
WCAO mohy P1coCb6oAp oh bOoAus
The scene that followed was one that beg
CARS description. The cries Of the injured
and manned were heard from every car.
The frightened passengers sprang from
windows and struggled with each Other to
escape from the rolling cars. Walls OF
pain were heard from some who had been
caught and held within the wreck. Those
who escaped without injury were too
startled for a time TO render assistance,
and in a short time o corps Of physicians
was sent upon a special train. After
dressing the wounds Of the injured they
were removed to hotels in Connellsville.
The wreck caused great excitement in
Connellsville, and for hours afterwards
people hurried to the scene. The track
was blockaded and torn up 80 badly that
no trains got through until this afternoon.
A Chinese Communication.
New YORK, Nov. 12.-The Chinese mer-
chants of this city have sent to President
Cleveland the following address:
To His Excellenoy, the Hon. Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States
of America: At q meeting of Chinese mer-
chants of this city held November 10,
1885, the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted: After the many outrages
which have been committed upon our fell
low-countrymen in the lawless districts by
desperate, ignorant and wicked men, it
gives us (the Chinese merchants Of New
York; great and unspeakable pleasure to
learn that the President of the United
States and the American people has issued
an Official proclamation to protect our peo-
Pile, redress the ron done to the injured,
punish the malefaotors and prevent by his
great power q repetition Of the actions
which have caused 30 much suffering and
death. We desire to express our graft tude
and to thank the President for his right
eous course. his courage and his love
Of Justice. We assure him that he
has increased our admiration and venera.
tion for his fearlessness and wisdom, and
our respect and obedience to all his laws.
We also assure him respectfully that our
c%ountrymen in the United States endeavor
to DO good, peaceful. honest and law.
abiding citizens, and that they are always
anxious and eager TO support the laws and
promote that prosperity and peace which
are as dear to them. We instruct our
scribes to interpret this into English and
to send the same with all the expressions
Of our esteem and veneration to His Elk.
cellency, the President.
Given at our Municipal Chambers this
fifth day of the ninth moon OF the 18th
year of the reign Of the Emperor Kwong
Huey.
A Murderer and nm ObstructiOnist.
NASHVILLE. Nov. 12.-The news was re.
ceived here of the capture. after a desper-
ate resistance. Of Riley Pyle. who has for
16 months evaded arrest for the killing
Of United States Commissioner Melon
aid in Pickett county. 1t has been known
for months that Pyle was living in the
mountains near bis home. but the revenue
force was unable to locate him. Recently
II was learned that he was near the Ken
tncky line. and a posse found him after
p%erilous journey through the woods. Pyle
refused to surrender. and 9 pitched battle
! was fought. In which Pyle was shot in the