Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-14

Are still in tumultuOuS and miXed-up
condition. The {. G. c. n |. is practically
where II was yesterday, and communication
between Springfield and Dayton is still cut
off. There are no prospects of anything
getting through before this evening. Near
| llarShmanyille, this side Of Dayton. the
track i washed out in a most peculiar man
neT. One side is buried deeply in the debris;
the other stands almost perpendicular. The
rails still hold 10 the ties, 81 that the effect
i that Of a solid and substantial fence run
ming along the emhankment.
The Bee Line track between Cincinnati
and Dayton is open, and is being used by
both the {. c. c. X |. and the y. Y. p. ~
q. The {. Ii. II ID. is hOpelessly knocked
out. Engineer John McCutche0n, OF the
{. ii. n d., i'll trying TO make Dayton, ran
into an open creek, ditching his engine and
thirteen cars. The crew escaped by swim
| ming 10 tree tops, where they held on until
daylight The current was 81 strong that
their locomntive, weighing III. 900 pounds.
was swept down the stream 200 feet. Four
bridges are down along the line
The Y. Y. T. " q. made valiant effort
and is terbly stirring to-day. No. ., due
here at 2:25. from the east. got out at
O'Clock this morning, and is toiling slowly
south. Ii expects 10 have regular trains
running again shortly.
Train No. ;. on the Bee Line, started
from Cleveland and got AS far AS Marion al
leo u Ill. 1t took the Y. Y.
I. " o. line for the south. 4
local train was made up at Marion. to
run on the time OF No. 3, bringing Spring
field mail, passengers and baggage
There is a terrific accumulation Of north
rn mail here awaiting transfer.
Between Gallon and Union City the old
Bee Line lost one of their largest bridges.
Conductor Berlman, injured in the
wreck at New Castle "Wednesday evening,
is not expected TO live.
After the bridge AT ThOrpS, on the q. :.
had been repaired, Engine l. stated
over but as the engine got on the bridge il
began to sink, and the most intense ex-
citement prevailed, and it seemed a. if the
engine and its four men were doomed: but
the engineer, crUwding on all steam
slowly climbed the incline. and was saved.
The mail train on the Ohio Southern, due
here al 400 =. M, is at Crammet's bridge,
two miles south of JrffrrsOnylle The !
bridge is SeNemty-fiVe feet long, and is a
total loss. The Bambridge accommodation |
had just passed over the bridge when il was
washed out.
Conductor DUNCAN, with Ohio Southern |
mail train, went aS far as Thorps, bringing |
back the passengers from the Bainbridgt |
accommodation.
The |. b. X W, middle division. have
about all their washoutS repaired, except |
the large one near New Castle. where the |
bad wreck occurred Wednesday night |
They will have 10 transfer at this point for |
some days.
Geo. ii. Knight announces that trains
will be running through all right on the
Bee Line tomorrow morning between here
and Cincinnati
The Cincinnati papers got in about noon
over the \. y. p. II o., per Bee Line train,
however. Yesterday Was the first day
Springfield has been without Cincinnati
dailies in Is years.
The /. b. X w. passenger No. :
went west nearly on time al
ll:l5, today. The |. b. " W. is
rapidly getting in running order again. II
is transferring passengers at Lima, Ind, by
with the q. H. K. X l. and
Panhandle roads.
The Little Miami is still helpless, and it
will be some time before communication is
established with Nenia.
1t is expected To have trains running un-
der High street tomorrow.