Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-29
Experience Of Passengers Oh The
Chicago and Alton Train,
THE PERIL GRAPHICALLY TOLD.
Terrible ordeal Of the utew-Acis Of
Hsroism-A Miraculous
Escape.

vas reported 20 have been blown lnto
Ihe river. one Of these, Mr.. Fred G..
D,dds, OF tho Chicago, Peoria 8 st.
Louis railroad general offices here
rivcr the following description OF his
thrilling experience:
"It was about $3.50 O'Clock When We
ltfi the Main street station On tho Mis-
iouri side OF tho river Il was then
blowing n gale aud was M dark Ne
night The air was filled with dust
aud dirt aud domu OF us were afraid Il
would not bo snio TO venture on the
bridge with tho train, but another
train behind W. was due ana tho train
n.on decided 10 take the chances. We
huu gone about half way over when
We came IN range OF tue cycloue. The
or was ililuu with debris that struck
the car windows and broke them.
with the crash Of the FIRST glass the
passengers began 10 crowd under the
ssais 10 avoid being struck by the
u.oufn Of missiles That were being
thrown through tue air.
IAN nj once tho train stopped. 1
uniurtoud afterwards that the force Of
tue wind was no sttoug that tue ongi.
nrsf, although no put on fun heat "
steam, could not move the engine IL
tho face Of the storm. A moment
later the train moved up ana We
stopped outside thu east pier on the ap.
Or sch.
nBy this timu the storm was awful.
The train was rocking Ike cradle
Huu We we're being tossed about under
tine scala lu way thai filled ~ with
terror. The rgusutlUu was ~ II tie
train wa running wild nt the rare ui a
Thousand miles nn hour. WHAT helped
90 give this impression Was the hor.
RIBS n0laU. Tho greet steel tTussuH and
rods Of the bridge were being torn anu
twisted from thelr places. Masses Of
masonTy from the pier were ciashin-
down on 10 the structure below, uud
T bl1ed 10 IL all was the awful roar AMI
hiss of the storm. The newspapers
have not exaggerated II In the least.
Il cannot be- detonbud.
chs fookiug increased and got
wofts until Al last our coach went
ever. n Vas thfoWn on IT. sido on the
He1t track ana here II lay while tor
font Of rain poured Ia through the
broken windows. The coach back Of
" went over on IL side IN tho same
manner a. ours DID. IL was miracle
Wuwors not thrown into the river and
oil killed. All the coaches went over,
tho structure Ob1ve anu behind ~ be-
gan 10 give way and wa thrown down
upon the tracks. Had not cur coaches
teen a few feet back, thoy would have
been crushed In like oggshulf.
uMy met thought was 10 get out
OF thr coaoh. THIS did by crawling
through a window, think | was the
fret onn out, tho other rassengrrs fol-
lowed ana wo wont forward 10 the
baggage and amoAing Gaze which were
tiiii standing. Tho crew Of the train
was remarkably cool.headed Que.
Like nll Of ua they were frightened
BABY, but they stayed at their places
like heroes and showed all the attou-
ton possible 10 the passrngurs. The
brakeman carried woman back TO the
bridge, crawling with her over the
wreck and risalug his lie 10 got her 10
the city. The engineer had 10 pass
through a woto ordeal than any Of US.
white ho was oliuging 10 hiH engine
he could sec his own homo In East 81.
Louis being swept away aud when tho
storm had subsidized he could look
down on the wreck. He, Of cluTse,
supposed bic family was killed AMI his
anxiety over them WIS piIiiul. He
CID not wish 10 G6soTl bis engine, aud
at the came time he was wild 10 know
tho fate Of his vito uni children.
Finally he could stand the fuspenee no
longer, and turning bic engine over 10
his fireman, he started for his wrecked
home. IL was not long before he came
running back with thu intulligonce
that bic family was saie'"
EsaLIsI COMMENT
IoYpog, May 29.-The Times says
sf ths ~. Louis dlsasIs';
"rhr later soberer acoouRts aFaIher
Etreugth,n than weaken the general
Impfsssion OF uubpAring devastation.
Ths imAginRliOn can but ctmly depict
the exttfience. IL 80 characteristic Of
Inc hmsrirania indOmilRblo force Of
purpose that they already talk 0itealor'
ing the convention ball"
The DAILY News Says! at would b.
Interesting TO DO nble TO speculate win
knowledge on the effect Of this ovUl
pfersnt sense Of the inevitable upon
Inc American character. IL seems e
produce fatality Of n kind, but not OF :
4 pasi We order. On tho contrary, the
facs has learned 10 make light Of ni
ntlamitiei, not positively overwhelm
i Ing,
ANXIETY ABOUT A MISSING BANKER
CHICAGO, May GA special to the
Recon- from Now York aayG
james q. Cannon, vice-presidont o.
tho Fourth National Bank here, IL
thought 10 be- among tho missing 10
the tornado At st. Louis. There Is gFoaI
anxiety over his whvtcabOhtsi espe'
uiaily IN the part " his brother, henry
Il. Cannon, president Of the Chate
National hank, who With President }
Edward simmons, Of the Fourth Ma
4 uonAl, mas all day been tryitg 20 got
some udings Of tho missiug banker
4 Hoisptesldrnt Of the state Bankers
aesooIatlou anu went 10 Missouri 10 nd
uress the State BaukcEa meeting. III
wired that ho would DO In b. Loui
"Wednesday night anu start home OF
Thurscay morning.
A LESSON OF THE CYCLONE,
NEW Yoml, May 20.--E. j. smith
tcuefal tupuIiutruuent Of the Eilsoi
Y lllumuial.ng company Of this city
5ph.u s.trn al the electric show, said