The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-04-18

Dispatch, April 9Th, from Newhamp-
ton, says: A terrible railroad accident
occurred about four miles west of here,
on the Milwaukee and st. Paul, by which
at least dozen people lost their lives
and from fifteen to twenty were injured.
The train, which left Chicago at IL 80
yesterday morning, and was due here at
10 this morning, passed here nearly on
time, and when about four miles away
plunged into the creek, the foundations
OF the bridge over which had been
washed out. The creek was swollen by
has been running for the past few days,
and in addition a gorge was formed,
which previous to the arrival of the
train carried away a portion of the
bridge. There was nothing to show that
there was danger ahead, and the train
plunged into the stream while it was
running at full speed. The engine and
three coaches went into the creek and
were immediately submerged by the tor
rent of water which overlooked the bank.
A scene of the widest confusion ensued,
and those of the train crew and passen-
gers who escaped death or injury were
Immediately called into service to relieve
the pinioned and drowning passengers.
1t was with difficulty the passengers
could be reached owing the rushing OF
the waters through the car windows.
Those who were rescued from the smok-
ing car, which was almost entirely sub
merged. were taken from the windows,
some manned to such an extent they
were powerless to help themselves,
while the others unhurt were nearly
drowned before aid could reach them.
On Sunday afternoon, April LIST, the
bull ring at Celaya, Mexico, was crowded
with spectators of the general national
sport. The company of bull-fghters
from Leon was still playing with the
first bull, when a fire suddenly broke
out on the sunny side of the amphi-
theatre. A panic seized upon the vast
assemblage and frightful panic was
the result. The amphitheatre was con-
structed of wooden masts, reeds, etc.,
and it was due to this fact that many es-
capped without injury, they being able to
force an opening to permit an exit at the
different points, but many women and
children jumped from the top, distance
of 200 to 800 feet, and over one hun
dred persons were seriously wounded.
Eighteen lives were lost. The side of
the ampitheatre being lined with mat
ting as dry as finder, and there being a
slight wind blowing, the ampitheatre
was in a blaze in a few seconds. Nine
dead bodies, in some cases SO charred
as to be unrecognizable, were taken
from the ruins. Nine persons were so
badly burned that they died in a few
hours. Sixty-eight persons were very
badly burned. Fifty persons in escaping
were knocked down and trampled upon
by the panic-stricken throng and very
seriously, but not fatally injured. The
bulls, maddened by the roaring of the
flames, broke loose from their stalls and
rushed wildly through the surging mass
of humanity, tossing aloft and knocking
over all who stood in their way Among
the eighteen dead were two women, who
were first gored to death by bulls and
their bodies afterward burned. The
scenes in the neighborhood of the bull
ring were sickening beyond description
Women and children, Invested of their
clothing and crazed with suffering from
their burns, ian aimlessly through the
streets and could scarcely be overtaken
or collected by their friends Several
persons lost their reason from the severe
mental shock to which they were sub
jected. The fire was incendiary.
The name of Lincoln is power with
the colored people of South Carolina.
The colored Republican managers want
the vote of the State cast for Robert
Lincoln for President.
Rains and storms have interfered with
the crops in the East. Farm work has
been retarded, and reports generally of
the condition of the country are not
favorable to the farmer.
DR.. Emile G. Tiesel, the Arctic ex-
plorer of the Polaris expedition, died at
Baltimore, April 9Th.
There is serious difficulty between the
faculty and students of the Victoria Uni
versity at Toronto.
A silver boom prevails throughout
Australia.