Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1873, Page 1

The Chicage VOLUME 26. 108 & 110 Déarborn-st., DEALER IN HARD AND SOFT COAL, OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, INDIANA BLOCK COAL MINED BY THRE Central Block Coal Co,, of Brazil, Tnd, This Company bave navor shipped any Cosl to Ohlogo, 41l thie Tall; and tiiolr Goal hoing (roo from Slnto, Rust, aud Qlag, nad making o clinkore, dnsaras its bofng thb eat Indfana Blook Closl in tho matkot. . Retail Price, $7.50 per ton delivered. Liberal redactions made on Car Load Lots, and for stenn. ‘Coal. Coal. HINER 7. AHES & C0, PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 1 West Randolph-st: Tump Lehigh:. . $11.50 ]:nek‘n:\vmmg 3 i 9.50 Canuel ... 10.00 Frio, and Briar 1ill. ]H«ssbmfil]“ i Ney. Walnut * Hocking Val Minonk. Maslen's Indiana Wibnington. ceuee...... WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Liberal Reduction made Coal by the Car Load. COD LIVER OIL. WILLSON’S CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL Is a Bpocifio and Radical Curo for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOUS DISEASES, TRemembor tho namo, **Willson's Carbolated Cod Liver e e S 4 Se7e b5 Hho bt DFvgEtats. Prepared by J, H, Willson, 83 John-st, N. X, Forsalo by all Druggiste. ostorn Agonta: HURLBUT & EDSALL, Chioago. RIOHARDSON & 0., 8t. Lonis, Mo. INSURANCE. THE PEQPLE'S INSURANCE CO., OF MEMPHIS, TENN. CASH ASSETS, - - $365,020.91 Thavi: ontered the agens; 010 eriih BIMLS a6 Abege stated, and bl ties inoluding reinsurance amountiny Sty T 536,000, hua Alroady compied. with: .the Stato Insurance Laws of New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and is about to ontor the other Wostorn Btates. Applications received and policies issued by. F. A. MITCHEL, Agent, 154 LaSalle-st. RANGES, &o. BOYNTOINS HEATING FURNAGES! “Qnr Favorite” Ruuges, *‘The Cabinet?’ Cool Stove, Baltimors Heaters, Heating Stoves Tuitlo & lulley’s Regiaiors, Lo, Thoto gaods are the vory best manafacturod, and nre solsble [y syory o BOYNTON FURNAOR 0 ol i bulldings of svery dosoription, . Heating snd vonil: ttended to. stimatos made on short B Pro O, SO0, Hention of “doniora. and. thioks ‘wanting ap erfoct working furnace or cooking arrange. Tioa 16 oall and see us ox sond for cf o BLIRY'E BROVE S Tk COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ESTABLISEED 1854. D. W. IRWIN & (0., Goreral Commiasion Morohanta. FLOUR, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, BARI.E Y, Bonght and shipped or earried on marglnain Ohlosio No, 2 Chamber of Commerce, Ohleago. SCHMIDT & LAFRENTZ, COMMISSION MBEROEANTS, And Wholesalo and Rotall Dealers in Flour and Feed. 85 North Wells.st. South 8ido Branoh, 6i0 Wabash.ar. ‘WRAPPING PAPER. MANITITLA WRAPPING PAPER. MUSICAL. SMITH'S AMERICAN ORGANS! NEW STYLES! NEW CATALOGUE! “NEW PRICES! 300 O in store. _All ordors from_doalors filled o Seserspen o st o, ol for ront or salo. % W. W. KIMBALL, Cor. State and Adams-sts. STEINWAY Grand, Souare & Doright PIANOS. RS ; daly of Tanor, e T R AT L el ‘Thoe most porfoctly arranged and tho Largoat Piano Man- ulactory in tho World, - - . Ono Plano Every Working Hour, Ten Pl- i anos Every Day. AN UNLIMITED GUARANTY FURNISHED WITIL EAGH INSTRUMENT. . 57~ Othor good PPlanos, Loth now aud’ socond-hand, constantly on hand, SMITXE & NIXON, GENERAL AGENTS FOR THR NORTHWEST, 162 AND 164 STATE-ST, REAL ESTATE. B PEREMP'I“DQERY SALE Nichigan-av. Property AT ATOTION. ‘Wednesday Afternoon, Aug. 20,1873, AT 83 0'OLOCK P. M. ON THE PREMISES. ‘We shall sell, without roserve, tho north 40 feot of T.ot 35 in Spring’s Bubdivision of Boc- tion 23, Town 39, Range 14. 3 ‘This property is locatod on the east side of Michigan-av., betwoon Fourteonth and 8ix- teonth.sta, - Titlo perfoot. Froe of incumbrance. TEHRMB--Ono-sixth cash on day of sale, one-sixth in 30 days, one-third in one year, one-third in two yonrs, with interost at 8 per cent. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers. WILMETTE Wo aro offoring at this point, on tho Lake Shore, near Property in tho vi: Evlnlmnfi somo of tho ohn{;st oé‘y:mh":gd":’m‘llmhgr ¢ medium-sizod, nicely-finish, woll, clstorn, fonce, sidawalk to station, oto., for salo on easy terma. Our proporty lics convenlont to station, sad thoro ia ample ratlway accommodation. C.D.PAUL&CO., No. 68 Washington-st. Given Away! LOTS, 252125 foet, in a baautiful suburban vill N Olarmtation Jure, ok - SWe charad nnf;r for’ Dosis Absteacts and improvomont of sf s, ‘icketa fur. Blshod o viow this proportys -, Or As PHILLIPS, 164 Taal asement. ARTISTIC TAILORING. “A Word to the Wis.” Our Fall and Winter Fashions are lssued. lacod Gountera o o e et SO FATE T WINGEA B0 WSERINGS, SUITINGS, and BBA- We Discount TEN PER CENT on all Garments orderod of us during remainder of August, 1873, CSrdilorsnt ses sbd hinde for hoat. | WEDDING GARMENTS a Specialty. SERVANTS’' LIVERY made to measure, EDWARD ELY & (0, CULVER, PAGE, HOTNE & C0, 118 and 120 Monroe-st.. Chicago, FOR SALE. BUSINESS CHANCE. FOR BALE—To closo thoe estato of tho ord, of ‘Now York our Wostorn firauoh, Ohicago, with the Oloth-{acéd and P to 8. W. I Y588 Riat it sole oontrol of 'aur d's an '] This !‘“v ortunily, ht :'nm offs rl‘;’@k.n Pusts e, orfurther DR ST, 8 WATD, Rzoouto \oi Ltaat biadivon st. CLOSING OUT! TURPIN, COTTRELL & 0O, 53 Btato- Binfons Hatme, out, tholr ontich stool of D or sal b Za010 and Pookot O Spoctacles il Eye Ghaous, AT J, G. LANGGUTIL'S, Optloten, Btatoat,, batwosn Washington aud Randolph. FINANOCIAL. TDICH o colloot clafma agaluch partive throughoul the Uni- s 3] . 11 thoy wont pay we pubilsh tlo il Ealetel s it MRS i RS L RON A G Nov, 146 i defivaro LIS MEROAN Jdison ate IMPORTING TAILORS, WABASH-AYV., cor. Monroe-st. ESTABLISHED 1854. S SPORTING GOODS. ' BREFCHLOADERS” And upwards, in every de- sirable style and price. Also, 8 large assortment of fine Muzzle Loaders. BIGGS, SPENCER & CO., 38356 Wabash-av. L] SHOOTING SEASON! Prairia Chickens more abundant this yesr than ik Watar Probt Outite ot vonglow Feimaa. oo 1o WANTED, I am prepared to pay a liberal palary or commission to two or three first-class Advertising ‘Canvassers. References must be the best. Situation perma- nent if applicants give satisfac- tion. H. L. TURNER, 107 Fifth-av. MEETINGS. Attention, Sir Knights. Bir Knights oourteously 'Bf'i':'f’w."{ ardorof the 00K E, Rocorder, e ol A e s ot A 0, Attontion.—Tho membors of Ashiar 180 e oty BUGHoA. A FeapoatIallY Foquostet o Toos &t Masonio Cumplo, otnor Hislsted. sn Tandonis: i cepting semplalarn i Sk st e ebosthully rayumied o aitond. Tralh to Tosobat aro raspeat Jomvowacip. i, By ordor Wo Aoy e ey, Tho Masonic, aco o 0. toston w.of Vau Mouswelsor et o TTalate ey Masouto Teimplo, cornu o tho fanbral of out la Trother, 'Aglack a. n., to sttond ron will appest in dark eluthing, By order oin i Lutxo of P Lot etootio nic. Dlanol A, M-.Jncl(l this . Hvery momber is ln'u Dlvlry“fll‘l‘u‘: liatacis o frporiagos o sl Ny or =Sy Masonic.” e edte . %8, A, T, and A, M, Rogulae Anias L3k Mouman) unxxllnv gy Bl o B Jsia witkee or buskaoss 145 1, ORANS, Hecroiey. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, '1873. BEANE'S CRIME. Additional Particulars of the Sag Bridge Disaster. The Number of D'eatl-'lfi-; creased to Sev- . enteen. o Total Number of Killed ~and “Wounded Now * .. : Fifty-one. (Coroner’s Inquest on the. "Bodies of the Victims. Supt, McMullen Explains the . Rules Governing the Run- ning of Trains, e Casts the Responsibility of the Collision on the Freight ' Conductor. ' Important Statement of the Lemont ‘Station~ Agent. The Engineer of the Coal Train Arrested and Im- prisoned. Efforts to Capture Beane---Interview with His Wife. Arrangements for the Burial of the Dead. Everywhere 1n tho city tho thome of converaa- tlon yostorday waa tho railrond disastor. It was & subjoect of intercat to everyone, for nono know how soon they or their friends will be victims of tho carolossnoss or rooklosencas of railrond omy ployes. Tho fooling wna intense, and all sorts of opinions wore vontured rolative to the mat- ter, the usual concurrenco of opinion. being, however, that the blame rested with tho conduc- tor and ongincor of tho coal train, Nothing could excuse them or palliate their crimo, and, whothor thoy aro punished by the luw or not, thoy stand condomned by the powerful verdiot of public opinion. THEIR DESPONSIDILITY. Nothing could lot thom out of the responsibili- ty, for tho rules of the rond wero violated. The fact that the passonger traln waa bohind timo whon loaving Willow Springs did not lesson their oulpability, for, if they had to wait all night, it ‘was their duty to wait until the passenger train waa safely by, or until they were orderod to move. Many persons dobated tho fact that tho passongor train_did loso timo in taking on tho sleeping-car at Willow 8prings, and nota fow con~ "tended that if that train left Willow Springs on time it would have roached Lomont bofore tho coal-train left, or bofore it had procosded far, and whero, having little momentum, it would not have produced such foarful results, even had tho collision ocourred. From this it was argued that no train on a railrond has any businoss ‘boing behind time. . % A BTBANGE PATALITY. o That ono accidont on o road imporils trains along the whole length of the line seems to bo a justifiable inferenco. Had not tho train coming from 8t. Louis beon delsyed by the wreck of froight trains at Funk's Grove, noar Blooming- ton, it would have reached OChicago’ at B8 o'clock, in timo for tho elooping-car to bo attached to the eouthern-bound train leaving at 9, That would have obviated tho necessity of delsy aé Willow Bprings, and porhaps would havo avoided tho nocident, for it was just possiblo that the pas- songer traln could have mado Lemont boforo tho | 2. Buun, B James Bovorideo, - mon at Dwight to await the arriv -the dopot. conl train pulled out enrouto for destruotion. There is a provalent superstition among railroad. mon that, whon one accident happons, two othors are sure to follow, and it maynot be moro superstition, for, when tho road is blooked, tho wholo line is thrown ont of goar, trains and men aro domoralized, and that procision and earoful traveling so essontial to safoty aro snccosded by & loosoness as regards timo, and by trains run- ning wild, and moving at moro than the ordinary spood. 5 g ANOTHER MATTER commentoed upon was tho fact that all roads pay high ealarios to competont and reliable men to gorvo as oconductors of passenger trains, whilo frolght trains nre in oharge of a choaper and an inferior closs of men, although tho safety of pasonger traing depends much on the proper mansgement of freight traina, Thero was soms fooling oxpressed bocause aid. did not reach the wreck soonor, it being thought by tho frionds of many of tho desd that if medical ssistance had boon more promptly rondered somo of the. woundod might havo survived. With roferonca to this mattor, MEB, BUMULLEN, . the Goneral Byporintondeus, 2sid he felt that alt tlnt could have beon dono under the clroum- ptannea-was donoe, and the idea that the officora of tho road could hmve ignored tho claim on thoir humanity, or have hositated or delayed in. sending succor, was to lhim oxccodingly un- pleasant. As near ashe could fix the timo, the collision coourrod st 10:30, A man had to travel; threo miles ta Lomont to send & tologram to thils ! city, thon a hinck had to roach the Buperintend-! ent's houve, No, 720 West Adasns streot, whioh took time, Ho loft his house at 11:40, and rede ukln:t ¢ TR ety 8 to ) all the octou'i;fl;“lunau:t:fif ?lntiatfih‘:o Amades ] Proparad, and at 12:80, ong he '=vat tho timo ‘b lott hin hawe., «witér Wan on the.road, TUE RELIEF TRAIN : .t was compelled to travol slowly,'ss thoy 'did rot. know , what trains wore on the road batwoen them and the wrock, and & journey that could Lsyo boon made in haif an hour by daylight took them just twico that timo in the darknoss. | Tho wrock was roached at 1:30, and thé wounded woro carod for as woll and s tonderly as the condition of things pormitted. Ald from Lo~ mont had ronchod tho scono bofore' the' Chioago train arrivod.- Lol - THE COMPARY, * by all accounts, apared noither monoy or tronblo to mako thio bost of tho bad stato of affairs. Doctors woro engagod to treat tho sufforors, tho hoteld fvoro ordored to sond their bills to tho rallroad, undortakors wéro omployed ‘to porform thoir end officos to tho dond, frionda woro tolo- graphod to, and tho romaina forwardod whore- over dosired, and psssongors who woro com- pelled o tay ia tho oity over Sunday hiad -their oxponsoa paid. Whon the list of namos was mado out, mossongors wero sent over tho oity snd telograms through the country to find oit Bomothing rogarding tho doad and woundod, and, 1o loarn tho wishes of thoir frionds. ANXIOUS INQUIMES ‘wore in cironlation’ rogarding - tho'survivors and their chancos of life. “Tho Jounty Hospital was hosloged by frionds of thdso 'who were, insido, Many of thom wors surrounded by rolatives who hind boen summoned: by tolegraph. The death- roll hoa increascd-since our lnat roport. Tho namos will bo found bolow. Numbers of por- sona sought missing rolatives who might havo been on'tho train, but whose namos might havo +havo boon misreported, and tho-bodien In the ai‘orguo woro seanned with a view of identifylng om, - @ THE DRIGGS JIOUSE, ' ° ) whors Copt, Jack Smith and Mr. Floury , wes visited by - many porsons who know them, and” woro anxious ‘to loum tholr falo. e epoclal train with tho sty from Bpringflold arrivod oarly in tho morn- ni. Tho party consiatod of Gov. Boverldgo, John Buun, Jomes Boveridgo, Frank Floury, brother of- tho'wounded man, and Capt. Lottlo, brother of Mr., Lottlo, who was killed. The Gov- ernor, Mr, Smith's ohildroy, Lis son-n-law, Mr. Goorgo W. Parrish, Dr. MoVickar, Dr. Holllstot, and a fow othor. frionds, surrounded Mr. Smith’s bodside ‘wlion the suprome moment camo—abont 8 o'clock in tho mamimil. ‘The sufferor hnd beon unconscious for sovoral hours, but was sinking fast. - He passod away poacofully and without o _strugglo. Mr. Floury began to sink after Mr, Smith'died, and enffored torribly until 11 o'olock, whon his suf- forings censed -forever. ~ Mr, ‘Frank Iloury watohed by his bodalde from tho time he reached tho hotel until all was over. The remains woro - 1ald out soon after. Mr. Bmith's family wont to Joliet by tho 9 a, m. train, Tho bodles of Mr. Smith, 3r, Floary, Mr. Divelblies, and Mr. Lottlo | loftin a funeral-car ot 0 g'olock lnst ovening. Mr, Bmith's family joinod the cortego at Joliet, and tho Oity of ‘Bpringfleld will mourn to-day o8 the four funersls move -slowly and sadly throngh the streots to the peacoful como- tory at Onkridge, whoro the bodies will bo in- torrod. Tho Govornor wont with tho train last eveoning, and sent in advance a tolegram to tho Bacrotary of Stato stating that as’ Govornor ho would join the oitizons of Springfield in pnyin ‘r’lm:l Inast tribute of rospoct to the lamente load. . I, L. A, HAWLEY, the oxpress mossongor who was injured, was sent to hus homo at Dwight. "Mr, H. D. Colvin, Manager of the United Biatos Exgrnsa Company, ationded to oll his wants while ho remained in tho ocity, had him farnishod with - medical attendanco, and did ail that kindness and forothonght could suggost. He gava ordors to of the train and carry Mr. Hawloy home. Mr, Hawloy will gmblbly recover. 0 is 10 yoars of ago, oud 0ok the place of the regular messengor on that trip, Lis own route beiug botweon this olty and Dwifht. ‘When tho oxpress car collided ho man- ngod to olimb through the roof, audin that way wcfiflfid the worst effects of tho'stoam. Tho safo in his chargo contained abont 850,000, * None of tho oxpress property was lost. - . M. NDSTON, s the Btatlon-Agent at Lomont, was-in the olty yostorday, attonding the Coroner's inquest, He sald_that ho did not seo the conductor, as stated Dr, Piorce; that tho Dootor ivas mistakon 1n what he told him; that what ho did say to tho Doctor was that ho askod tho brakoman if tho coal train was running on No. 4's time, Ho put tho intorrogatory a8 tho train Was moving out of ‘Cno brakeman repliod ho did not know, and, when asked whero the conductor was, answerod {hat hio was alioad. - Mr. Huston thinks the brokoman should have put: the brake on the aaboose, and havo informed the condnetor of tho probable danger. Ho tlion wao told from Bloomington that the trains would mest, and listoned until ho heard the concuesion, whon ho wont to work to prepare for tho worst; and got up the relief train, Tho oporators at Blooming: ton and Mr. Huston sotually know tho -collision ‘was going to ocour, but wore helploss to avert tho catastrophe. 2 . - JUDGE DECKWITI, Attornoy of the rallroad company, sworo out Warrants ynmxd-y;um Justico Seully, charg- ing tho conductor Boano, and. the ongincor Puf- finger, of tho coal-train, -with manslaughtor. Puilingor waa arrested in the city, and- locked up in the Contral Station, and an officor was dis- ‘patched to Jollet in soaroh of ‘Beane, who ran away aftor tho disnster and was understood to bo hiding in tho vicinity of that town. Ho has not et boon arrosted. Mr. Beckwith thinks that {hey can bo convioted undor the statute troaties of manelaughter, and thinks thoy should be. Tho Compony” will tum thom over to tho authorities, and will ronder cvery assistanco in thoiz povwor {o havo thom indioted and cons victed of manslaughtor. Tho Judge belioved thore should be a statuto bearing directly on cases liko thoirs ; thattho publio safoty demand- “ed it, and ho hopes tho Logislaturo will noxt winter pasg'a law inflicting heavy ponalties on railroad-mon who disobey their instructions and risk human life, whethor lifo is sacrificed or not. Public opinion demands the punishmont of theso o 8, and no stono will be loft unturned to mote ont justice acoording to their desorts. THE CULPRITS, Puffinger was arrosted at his. house, No. 14 . South Curtia streot, by Officer oll, and was lookod up at the Central Station, about 11 o%olock yostorday morning. Ho foels confident that ho will be acquitted, and scoms deoply grieved that any : part of the blame should bo cost upon ~ bim.: "He stoutly _affirms that his watch had become deranged, and ‘woa fifty minutes slow, oa ho afterwards diacov- ored, whon his train left Lomont. Otherwiso ho would not have loft that station. TIE DATLWAY MANAGERS havo united with tho polico authoritios of this city in a vigorous search for Boano,as thofollow- ing lotter, received by Mr. Washburn at an early hour last night, will show DeAn 8m; - Tho Company deairea the arrestof Ed- yrard Doano, whiorever o may b, williout rogeni to timo, trouble, or exponso, If in your judgmont sdditionsl oficers “should' be sentin pursult of | him, eend at once as many aa you think proper, ond to such placos as you may think proper, Uso tho tele. graph lince froely. In short, arrest Beane if it is pos- siblo to do so, " The” Compatiy will ], il expenses. gy General_Bolicitor, A very largo numbor of mon are in pursuit of Tonne, and bin oapture would noom £ bo but n question of timo. The ell{ detective depart- ment is boing used without sfint to bring about his approhension, aud now of importance is an- Hiolpated aé tho Gentral Blatlon at an early hour this morning. < TIE-ATTETITE POL NEWSH. On the irains of :tho railroads centoring in Ohloago, tho accidont was an eugrossing subject ~ of converaation. It was - es- ec nlliv 50 with the passongors of the Chicago & ton Ttoad, Thoso on tho trains from tho norih rolatod, and ehudderod as thoy talkoed, what thoy had soen and heard to way-station traveloers ; and pasgongors from the south wero greody for - papors containing an account of the catastropho, cody, indood,” that although tho train-boys | 80 unflougm doubld tholr usual supply, at Bloom- ington, midway botweon hiongo and Bt. - Louls, not & paper - could ba purchased ; some wero given away, but tho con- -gidoration "was worlhh “more than haif a dime.’ ‘Lhore woro many passongoers on_tho train which “arrived hore last evoning who know so littlo of tho location of - tho scono of the accldeat that, | Whon 76 milos away, quito s oruwd sombled o | the platform of flio roar car: to catoh a-fleot- ing ‘glimpse of tho wrock; ‘Choy grew. wenrv -befora. the fatal ' spot - was suachod, tud thelr plnocs woro osouplod by thoso better informed aa to. ifs location. At 0 0'olook Iast evoning tho wrook, from a 'distance, looked :Jiko smoking logshespa ‘wcattered ou either sida -of the track for a diatance of fifty yards or more, A olosor aight :revoalod -to the boholder som thing of tho AWYUL NATURE OF THE OATASTIOPHE, ‘Workmen woro ongaged all day yestorday in attowpting to oloay tho ‘track | and place tho fragments of tho _wreok upon cars, that they might be transported to tho sliops at Dloommgton, Tho track was cloared at an enrly hour yesterday mornjng, and whon tho wrooling gang quit work at sundown lnst ovoning, four flat-cars had_beon loaded, and the wrook oousldnrubl{ oloarod awny, Euough re- mained, howaver, to anablo the beholder to plo- turo vividly the collision aud what auccooded it. On ono 8ido of tho track wore the ruins of the pas- nougur ongino, Itlay justas the forco of tho collision hind left it, bottom sidoup. Itiaso smashod and begrimed that ono would hardly enll it an ongine without provious information. Boyond it stood tho wrock of the baggage car, #ho box brokon in twaln and the trucks run from undorit. Tho opposito sido of tho track is mora suggostive of horrors. Approaching tho wraok ‘from thoe south, almost the first thing ono soos s THE FATAL SMORING-CAR, its sides and top beiug whitened by the scalding steam, making It strongly and ng‘moprlmely suggeativo of n sepulchre, . The trucks aro turn« ed over, and protrudo from the sides and top of the car, through splintered holes. It was ansy to recognizo that this was tho car wherein tho grentost agoples wero endured by tho sufforors, aud many shuddored ns thoy gnzul.l upon it. ° To the morth of his enr, waaa quantity of smoking ombors, among which flickoring flames wore now an then lightod a8 tho ovening winds blow over thom. 'Theso wera the romains of n Laggage- cor. On olthor side of tho track thore were scattered or sowed an immonse QUANTITY OF INON CABTINGS, largo and small, of every conceivable pattern. With a vory largo forco of mon -at work, it is bolioved tho wreck will bo entirely cloarad awny by Saturday. The omployos'of thie various trains thot poesed the wreok: yostorday utterod atrovg denunciatory langusge ngainst the man- n§nrs of the lrel%hc train, and, in somo casos, birmed tho_ engincor of the passenger train. ‘Thoy seomed to think that a watchfal *engincer would havo scon glimmerings of the hend-light in tho donsost fog that is over known in that vicivity. THE VICTIMS. TOGER I, DHAss, The mombers of the Union Catholio Library Associntion mot last evening and passod tho fol- lowing rosolutions in momory of- thoir departed nanocinte, Roger J. Brass, Touching allusions to his unblemished oharacter and suporabundant goodness of heart wore made in brief, but olo- , quont, sddrassos by Mosers. Moran, McOuo, and - othors: WaEnpas, Tt has pleased tho Divine Creator in Tis * wrisdom to suddonly take from our midst our catoomod and valuod membor, Rogor J. Brass; and, Wannzas, Rogor J, Drass ‘waa tho firat Prosidont of thin Association, to whom, moro than to anybody olso, it {a indobted for fis exlstonco and its progress, and ‘Who waa alwaya tho warmoet frfond to, and most ear- nest adyoento of, tho Interoats of the Library, who na o friend waa always strong and forvid in hi attach- ment, who by hia Ghrlation spirit and forbearanco had won {10 catoom of all who know him; thoroforo, Resolved, That wo, tho mombora of tho 'Union QOathollo Library Associntion, while bowing with humility o tho insorutablo docroos of Divino Provi- donco, {n this sad and deplorablo event, dealro to ox- pross our deop and profound sorrow for the sudden and untimely domise of our Iato respocted and loved ond, Rtesolved, Thatin the doath of Mr, Brasa the Unfon Cathollo Library Association has lost ono of ita most carnost and oficfont member, the Catholics an on« lightoned and dovoted mombirs of thelr faith, and thocliy of Chicago o most infuenttal and valusblo en, Resoived, ‘That the Union Catholic Library Associa- | tion tonder to tho wife of tho doceased its sympathy and confidenco in her great afiliction, and that tho As- sooiation attend tho funoral in s body, and that the rooms of tho Socloty ba draped in mourning, Resolved, further, That theao resolutions bo sprond upon tho records of tlio Assoclation, and that a copy of ) them Lo transmitiod to tho wifo of the decessed, and that thoy bo publishod in the daily papers, and fn tho Weatern Cathalic, Boston Pilot, aud Now York Freeman's Journal. i Tho mombors of tho Association aro requést- od to meet at the lato residenco of decessed, No. 185 Huron streot, at Lalf-past 8 o'clock this morn- ing, ond attend fho funoral in a body. Roligious gorvicos will bo hold at tho Church of the Ioly Namo, cornor of Cags and Suporior streots. THE FUNERAS OF WILLIAX DAVIS, one of the vietims of the railrond disaster, will talko placo at 10 o'clock a. m., at the residonce of his mothor, Mra. Dovis, No. 20 Weat O'Neill stroot, Willlam was a young maon 24 {olm! of ago. Ho had won to himsolf alargo circlo of friends by his uniform kindnoss and roadiness to give aid whon in his power, and by hLis strict moral wurt]z of the confldonce and esteom of - his - rionds and omployers,. Xor fivo years ‘previous " to tho firo holived on the North gl regular momber of Mr, Cragin’s Biblo-clags con- nocted with Mr, Moody's Blgbnfl.\-nchool. He waa at the timo of tho accidont taking the placo of o firomon who had been killed but two days gruvxonuly‘ Ho lived but twonty minutes after 0 was found, Tho Buporintendent of the rail- rond company, Mr. MoMullin, has shown the family every attontlon possiblo. GEORGE BEUTER, Among thoso who woro victims of this disnster wau Goorgo Routor, No. 808 Sedgwiok stroot, who was nmpluied as o salesman by Bimon Btrauss & Co., whologalo tobacconists. " He had been marriod one yoar, and had a clhuld throo waoka old. Baturday morning the firm rocelyed o dispateh to tho offact that their traveling agent had gono mad at Bt Louis, aud A% TRouter was sont down that oveniog to bring him Lomo, His wife did not Lear of what had be- fallen him until yosterday morning, when sho Buw it in tho Staats Zeilung. Tho neighbora, who had learned tho nows ouly half an hour be- fore, woro discussing in what way they should bronl tho Intolligonco to hor, whon they hoard a foarful sbrick, and, rushing into the houso, found her lying sonsoless on tho floor, with the aper in her hand. When brought to, sho iried B0 Riarao hor ohild, buty probably owing to tho shook the mother had raceivad, the former died about an hour aftorward. Mrs. Reuter hersolf is now in the hands of the doctor, and is not ex- pocted to live. & MB, J, W. FLEURY, Purchasing Agent of tho Btate Ponitentiary, ox- pired at tho Driggs Houso ai 11 o'alock in th toronoon, 1t s sald o bocamo ungovernably violent whon informed of tho death of his friond, Mr. Smith, and all who woro in tho room min- istoring to'his wants, with tho oxcoption of his ‘brother, were compellad to loave for enfoty. Ho romained uncontrollable for a long time, and during his delirium lacorated his scalded flesh in o frightful manner with his finger-nails. About ono hour bofore his death Lo quisted down, and was attonded by o clorgyman. _Tho last minutes of his lifo woro calmly spont. Iis body, togothor with that of Mr, Smith, waa removed to Joliet in tho evening. "Ti7E HON. JOMN W, BMITIN, Wardon of the State Penitentiary at Jollet, diod poncofully at tho Briggs Houso at 8 o'clock yoa« torday moming, aftor two nights and a day of foarful agony, which he bore slmost uncomplain- ingly. His doath-bod was surrounded by a largo numbor of weeping rolatives and friends, smong the latter being Gov. John L. Beverldge. Tho romalns wore takon to Jolict on tho 9 o'clock train last evening. THE DEAD, The following i8 n complete list of the killed ; Oapt. John W. Smith, Warden of the Illinols Btato I‘uuhaullm?. J. W. Floury, Purchasing Agont of the Tllinoly Stato Poniten| hui‘y. ‘Capt, William Lottle, Springfiold, T1l, Rogor J., icago. h James O'Neill, Joliot, morchnnt. Thoodoro Stong, Toxas, . Jacob Oundat, daokmsh, Wis, Goorgo Trondol, Chicago. Goorgo Router, Obicago, N. Divelbliss, dprtm;num, . Conrad Wobber, O] unfia. Jncob Lauser, Jollot, Iil, William Davis, firoman of coal train, Josoph B, Miohie, Jackson, T'enn. John Metzlor, Jollot, brakeman of coal train. Moan 1 ‘"fi at tho Morgue, supposed to be' Thomas lYfl. ollard, from papers found on him, 4UE WOUNDED. : The woundod now undergoing troatment at tho County Hospital, cornor of Lighteenth aud Arnold streats, sud ab other points”in the clty,; aro tho fallowing ¢ 5 ! Alexandor Marnoch, Dix Island,” Mo.; shoo-' makor; aged 23 ; will rocover. . William' Mitchell, Dix Island, Me.; stonecut-, tor ; aged 23 ; will rocover, . 0. Hiokman, Chiosgo, formorly of Olnclu- ‘natl ; artist ; recovery donbtful, ‘eover, ° - H John Shuoru,' pp{cngo;-muhlnlnb“, will' re-! cover: ' James Lamonto, Philadelphis ; baker; will recover, Frank Bridgos, firoman of passongor englue ; CAUNOL ¥E00YOF, Christian character had proved himeelf to bo . do, and wag & ; patchor telographs back tho lottors [ tara tho operator indorses on tho mossage. The opor . hazard, { Jamos L. Doyle, steolworkor ; sgad 87; willro- |1 Dailp Teibune, Aloxandor Hackott, Dix Island, Mo.; black- smith; will recovor, John Whalen, Bloomington or Akron ; will ro- coyer, William Connan, Dix Island, Mo, will re- coyor. : Honry Small, Akron, Ohio; miner; will ro- oyor. John 0'Keofe, Bloomington or Akron ; will ro- covor. Buskert Antoine, Chiicago ; will rocover. Maroius 8t. John, Chicago ; will rocover. Thomas or Frederick Btrong, Musakogon ; will rocover, g . A. C. Nickerman, Oincinnati ; will recovor. Aloxandor Montolth, or Warmouth ; will re- covor. - . Martin Costollo ; will rocover.. Tanne Mills, Now Yorle; will recover. Albert Adams, Bloomington ; will rocovor. Jamos C. Edwards, Bt. Louls; at Gardner ouse ; slightly injured. J. T.'Cunninghnm, baggagoman ; log brokon, ; William Rickacdson, traiu boy ;, alighily in: urad, . A. Hardin, Dwight, Ill.; express messon- gor ; slightly scaided, W. L. Castell, Cllcago; brakemon; elightly seplded. John Bhorry, fllns;gm; will recovor, Martin Carleton, Bloomington, Ill.; msy ro- cover, A. Ingleman, 8t. Louls; will recovor, J. W. Adams, Bloomington, IiL; will recovor. Mnat Boscar(ha and John Boscarthe ; will ro- cover. MIBBING, i The following, known to have boon injurod, aro missing ¢ . Dordon, o travoling Hiaemith, on his way to_| Kagwin Bt, Louls, Antoino Zinldomoyer, of 8t. Louls ; his frionds !nrluh-nd for him at tho Tailrond offico yeaterdny. ‘Ihomas Crowloy; the railroad company sont messongers to ovory person of the namein tho city, but failed to find any of his friends, or loarn of his whoroabouts, Jacob Kloso; nothing is known of hia rosi~ donce or destination. CORONERS' INVESTIGATION, COMPOSITION OF THE JUBY. Coronor Btophons yoatordsy foronoon impnn- olod o jury, consisting of tho following gon- tlemon: Robert i, Story, foreman, of Dycho & Co., druggists; Willlam Bailey, trunk-doslor, No. 180 Wost Madison stroot; Josoph Btein, shoo storo, No. 103 West Madison atroot; 8. Hondrickson, notions, No, 141 Wost Madison streot; Edward Burckey, No. 95 South Halsted otreot; Dr. Enoch Donmar, No. 021 Weat Lako street; Goorgo W. Whooler, ex-County Clork, No. 474 Michigan avenuo; Alonzo Eaton, livery ond' eale stablo, Nos. G5 and 67 South Holstod stroet; J. Holland, druggist, of tho firm of Helland & Ronney, corner Dea- plainos and Modison streets; O. W. Ham. mond, hardwaro, No. 79 Wost Madison stroot; J. M. Bmith, furnituro, No. 184 Wost Mudison stroot; W. A, Bpeor, onrpenter and builder, No. 95 South Halsted stroot, The jury first viowed tho romains of the vietims_at " tho Morguo, and then adjourned to, tho Hospital building on Eightoouth strost, whore thoy listened to the following tostimony : TESTIMONY OP BUPERINTENDENT M'MULLEN. James 0. MoMullon being duly sworn, testi- flod a8 follows : Ireside at No, 720 West Adams strect, I am the Gonral Buporintondont of tho Chicago, Alton & Bt, Louls Railrond. Tho rules governivg the_runniug of trains are found on tho printod sheot I hold in my hand. Cosl train No, was n fourth- clasa train, Tho tralns of an inferior class will * havo walt indofinitely for tratne of & superior claas in both directions, This rulo Bpeakc of tho class of 50 that thoromay bo no misundorstanding, Rulo No, 22 providos that freight traine muat in oll Cascs bo liept entircly out of tho way - of passcngor trains, There are no other rulos ap- plablo to thoeo trains. Wo mumbor our trains, and modistoly undor the numbor put tho clase, It this caus, on tho train No, &, aro the words: * First class,” and’on train No, 29 tho coal train aro tho words: “Fourth Clase.” ~Kvory omploys in furnishod with & timo-tablo and rules, Nobody at Lemont haa & right to stop traina; tho ordors have to coma from Bloom- ingtou, Ordora about the moving of trains by tolo. graph aro first ment fo tho oporat I Order in dorocted, and at . tho . same | tine fa furnishod with a greo hich s greon flog, w! automotically worked from tho lnaldosct the offico, which ho is dirocted to displsy immediately upon ro~ coipt of notico from tho train-master's office that ho ia olog to tond hitm a traln ordor. Undor our rules this ng stopa all trains of every class. No train‘can pass 4t, and the order is then communicated to the operator, 10 13 directod to repeat it back to the train-master, Over tho wirea, After epeating 1t back, if it is found that it has boon transmitted correctly, the train-dis- ‘O K," which lot- ator then makea two duplicates to the order, dolivera ono to the conduotor and engineor, who must write thiolr understanding of the oruer and sign thefr names, 1If tho tolegraph line, from any causc, should fail to work betweon the timo that tho oporatot rocuiyoa tho ordee and recelves back from the disputcher the letters O K, this order would nut be dellvered. Those in o gen- eral way aro our rules gaverning the moving of traina, Tho passenger train No, 4, golng south oi Saturdsy ovoning lnst, left Chicago ot 9 n'vFock, and was duo at Lomout at 10:06, and Lad a right to run from Chicago to Bt Tegardleas of any other train excopt ‘passenger train No, 3, which lett 8t, Louls depot Sat- urday night at 8 o'clock. Whoen theso two trains roached n meeting train, No. 4 has the_right to 8o to tho meoting &\:mx 20 minutes bohind car time, and No. 3 would be compellod to wait st tho mecting-point 25 minutea bebind the car tme, the 5 minutes that No. 4 waita additional is to provide for possible varia- tioua of watchos, Thero is regular timo for coal traina to run, leaving Jollot a6 p. m., and arriving in Ohleago at 10 p, m. On this portioulss oocasfon it i Rot loave Joliot until 7:30 p. m. Ordinarily, they would ‘havomet at Bridgeport, but wihen they cau get behind, tus coal-train has to. keop out of tho way of tho pase ;®Betgor-trin, Rule No, l:l{u‘oflllutor tho’ mpnnlll'n“y tha train employcs, Trains are to be run under ‘the dixection of the conductor, except when hfs diroc- ‘tiona confiict with thess rules, or involve any risk or {h efther of which cases all partici, ting will be held aljke accountable, Tho understanding of that rulo s, that tho conductor is the porson having chargo of tho ontire - movement of tho train up to the time that his ordors ‘woald mako a violation of the rules, wnon it Is the du- ty of tho onglnoer fo disoboy any order that he ma; £ivo inconflict with the rules, ‘Thae engincor s hol responsible equally with the conductor if ho fails to disoboy, In fhis way wo have two responsiblo partics, ‘Tho blamo in this caso lies with tho conductor and en- | gineor of the cosl tratn, Thoy wero running under oral rules, Tho agenk at Lomont had Bo_businss give them any ordors whatuver, If he d voluntary sugeeation, Tho engineer was an {ho rond thirty days aud compotont. Cobductor Dean gosl iraln, was ono year on tho train, aud had always ‘boen falthiful up Lo thls timo, Thotwck that tho cnginesr +—Pullenborgor— had only béen a month on {ho rosd doea not signify that he was not & gwod englneer, Ho ‘was examiuod and placed on an eogme with another englncer, to run over that sootion of tko road on which Lio was to be employed, Was rocommetded by the Mas. ter nic of uw&‘llhburgh& yairi ‘Weyne Rallrond, 0 purposo of Isarnin and o s not given, charho of an angiae bnbit ke bt fully loarned o section of the road over which he fo to run, The conduotor Las boon on fhe rond for sy cral years, and_ was brought €ron o brakeman and oo that time Lo has run this ‘There I8 no way to stop trains on Eflof;n.fi'inw" start, Tha information in regard to the accidant carey to my Liouso about bialf-past 11 o'clock Bavrday might s Yua in bad et the mo; dressed mysolf immediately, uttiog: an my coat 'botween door and trriage, ruct 2 (e backnian o run_his horses t0 tho anpor. After roachiug the dopot I found they had g pariiculara of the collision or sccilent, tho| ony information they had bewg of 8’ gone ol character, to the effect that tioy had had a 7esrful smash-up, I immediately dispatehod extra men after tho traiii-men, and sent {0 tho oogine-houso, a milo and » half distant, for an engino. Sont for hyslcinus all over the city,” Had the train fogothor,— sleoping-cara and coaches,—and started with the shr. gooun au upplien dn justan kous aftr (e {Imo T was apprised of tho faot,—at 13:30 that night, Thore was o ihlck fog prevailing at the time, - Boveral frefght trains bud loft Ohicago, tha whoroabouts of which T know nothing, and we Were theroforo compatled to run ulowly, Wera an hour in running from tho depot to Sylea' Bridgo depob,—23 milea distant, On arriving thioro we could ot adcertain whoro tho aocidont ocour ved, . Went ahosd on foot and, affer 15 minutos goarch, roachod tho place, and found that four care of thie'passonger traln woro uninjured, and that (he wounded Lind boon lald out on tho soata Of tho slcopinge car, Blartod tho physicians to work making wh ose amiuation, and dreusing tho {njured, Aftor thoy had exominod all tho casca, thiey raportod to me that thoy Liud bettor bo started baok to Ohicago aa s0on as pos. siblo, which vas dono as eoon as wo got itis traln couplod up and shifted. ~Arrived Hote tbout T o'closs Bunday morning, W ran vory slow, a8 some of the woundod werg suffering severoly ond tho fog was still vory thick. Tho place at which thoy wore wrecked Wwas 8 ourve bending west, Tho coal {raln ad o ten- yhuel engiuosud thirty-Bva cars of coal and other scnger trifn, - In mestiog, tho pllot “ cawcatobier ) ‘of tho coal trafn euging’ must hava plot of s passoiigez engiuc. oft tho -poinl of the The tendency was {0 {hrow the passenger engino to the .cast, which dragged with . the expross car imuodialely behind -, "whioh was By that oams s gt dn e’ uow - posllion, . whore {itopilot of tho frelyht engino ran upder {6 nd picked it up, and raised 1t {o tho height of tho haggage-car, at the sawe Lie tnzniug it over and bending it ou top of tho baggagocar, ‘Tho nost car tho frelght ougino siruck waa tho baggoge-car, which hiad nlfo beon dragged off tho track fo the inaldo of the ourve, he offuct tho englue had on wtriking i wan to push it to NUMBER 364, tho esstand brosk the coupling botweon it and fhe smoking-cor. This loft tho amoking-car ontiroly ox=: ;wlulwl)lo diroct stroke from iho ongine of tho rolght {rajn, the engino up to that time having spont but vory lttle of fts forco, Tho offect of siriking, tho amoking-car directly,in front was fo ralse up tho' south cnd of it on tho pilot, and thenco on tio fop “of o engine, which’ throw the pssstn- gors _back fo the north ond o tho, car, In going under tho car, tho ongine broke tho floars and timbors, aud, striking tho rods and timbors' of tho car, punctured holes fu tho frout end of tho boller, lotling tho steam and wator oscapo o tho pate nongers plled {n the ond of the car, Thero was no onox Thjiiod o auy of tho cars oxcopt tho smoling-car. The passonger-train engino blow out the front ond of ia bollor, 1t was nat o goneral explosion ; an oxplos slon would havo killed ovory passongor on tho train, T'ho conductor of tho froight train s sald to bo hiding nt Joliot, and wo have sent officors after him, ~Tho one gincer of the froight frainis in jail bere, Tho ox« planation of tho englacor 18 that 1is watch was out of time, This {s_tho gonoral cxcuso ot ovory acoldunt, Tho firoman of the passenger train ia in tho hospiial, injurcd badly, ond vory low, The cugincor of tho ‘passongor trala In reported 10 be insno, TESTIMONY OF T, J. HOUATON, Thomas J. Houston, boing sworn, testifled : 1 live nt Lomont, whoro T am _station-mnster for tho Alton & Chicago Hoad, Iwss in that position last Baturdsy evening, Dutios gonprally ond ot 7 o'clock. The mail lan}F 1, from 8t, Louis to Clicago, wae onen half hour ind, and therefore I remained until oxpress train No, 4 passed, No. 1 waa to moet No, 4 at Willow Bprings, Conl troin No, 23 arrived at Lomont about throo or four minutes past 10, Tho) ¥t ot thce or four carn of coal, immediatoly baclke in, and thoir train made their coupling aud startod off. Itwas then about five or six minutes pset 10, Expresn traln No. 4 was duo at Lemoni ot eix minutes pest 10, Knowing tho conl train No. 23 Ind no right to tho irack without pocial order, I went to tho i)‘perutor and {nquired whether they had such ordor. Ieropliod, Not that I know of,"” owing it wos necessary (hat something be doue, sud that quick, I stopped to the door of tho ofico and saw ono of the brakesmen sltting at tho door of the ca~ booso, I nsked him if thoy Lind any ordersagainst No, 4, Io replied, “Nouo that Le kuow of.” I then askod bim wheto tho conductor was, Ho said lio did not know, By this timo the cabooss had got two or throo car-langths paat tho tolegraph ofice, I then llcpvd in_ond uotificd by tulcFmph tho trafn-dis patcher ot Bloomiugton that train No, 23 was golug, -the samo time ssking him if they had an ordor agalus No 4, Tho order was * No,” and added, to look nqnln ‘whother thoy wero not going on somo sido-track, ‘old Bim thoy woro not side-tracking, but wero already ono and s half miles from the dopot, I thou ssked tho oporator at Willow Springs for No. 4, e roplied, 4 Off about five minutes,” Wo thon knew that s col- lislon was Inovitablo, T neked him what I should do, snd told him I would take on engino and cars_ and ‘medical assintance and preporo to go to the wreck, T thon stopped out and listened for tho_crash, which 1 know must como, At about 10:15 T noard both ene ginos call loualy for brakes, and nlmost immodistoly after hoard the orash and oxplosion, I waited no longor, I went dircctly for Dr, Plerce, endiug mes- songorn for othor phiysiciaus in town, nnd ss soon s ready startod for the wreck, Arrived thero nbout 20 or 25 minutes after the colllefon occurred, and found the wreck in tho condition Mr, ~AlcMullen ‘s testified too. In regard to trains running n{ rulos on time-fablo: Train' No, 4 {8 _duo at Willow Bprings at 9:50 p, m, If coal train No, 23 had suflt- clent tmo to meko Willow Springs to gct out f (e way befare that time, they would huve liad o right ta thoroad, Wherens they loft Lomont about 6 or 7 minutes psat 10, 16 minutes aftor No, 4 was duo ta loave Willow Springs. Baw tho conductor of the conl train Sunday moruing, but did not see hitn tho night of tho nceident, Tho passengor traiu was 10 minutes behind time. Tho coal train was mado up at Joliet, ‘The conductor of the cool troin sald to me, when I asked him about it, 01 Lord, don't ask me I I uover thought of train No, 4 until sbout 10:10, If he had thon backed up, ho would have avolded the accident, The conductor also eald that he immedistoly sol hig cnbooso brake, sont tho brakeman forward to' sot brakes and not{fy the onginneor if poasible, Wo woro running when wo went £o thelr aid quito fast to within nbout two miles of Sykes’ bridge, and thon started very slow, bocatiso wo could not sco ten puces ahoad on account of tho fog. TESTIMONY OF CONDUCTON RUASELT. Honry E. Lussoll, conductor of tho passongor train, boing aworn, tostifiod as follow : 1 smconductor on the Bt Louln & Alton Road. I Iivo 8t No. 167 Abordeon trect, Ollcago. Iwas in charga of passonger train No, 4 fust Ssturday night, Waa porhaps two minutcs lato in leaving Chicago, Would call it on timo. Was dotained somie cightoen ‘minutes at Willow Bprings taking on u sleoping-car froin irain No, 1, Woe left Willow Springs from 6 to 8 min- utes_ aftor 10,—perhaps 8 mintites, Was in the rear alooping-car taking up tho tickots, Tho frst futia— tion T had of auything wrong, I was {hrowa on the car floor, Assoon asI could gathor myself up after tho shock was over, T inqutlrod of tho portor of the slcop~ ing-car if he hatl soou my rear brakeman, whose placa 18 on tho Inst car of thu train, I found tho brakoman in tho_resr part of tho car iighting his Iamp, which had been extinguished Ly tho shock I guve bim orders fo ftsko Wis red lght and flag suy train that might bo approaching from thonorth, I thon proceeded 10 tho forward port of tho train fo inquira tho causo af tho accident, Tho firat rain-man that I met was O'Nell, the engintor of my tratn, Ho was ablo to givo me 1o ipfornation, ns o was rathor Glgty, butl found that my train hnd collidod with conl {rain No. 23, Almost immedlately I heard & whistlo which T thought night boa train at Willow Bprings. I then started for tho renr of m train to sco if tho red lights woro out as I had ordered, I found Mr. Lindsay, ome of = our" con< ductors, who was on ' tho train with me, L ‘ono red lght, and that the mam 1 had sent out was gono to Sag Dridgs, I then re- questod Ar. Lindwy {0 go. to Willow b wako rings, tho operator at thnt place,and gat word ovotths ing 33 5000 38 poBsIbI0 ; als0 {0 awaken section men and send them to our relief, Itlion staried for tho for- rt of tho train, Told my brakeman to look out aud sce tho train did not catch fire, Thon starlod to Lomont, I had gone, I supposs, somo three-quar- ters of o milo whon I mat tho cngitio snd car cotuing from Lemont, I flsgged thiem, aud roquoated the to take; mo to Lemont, I was informed by mome peraon, I don’t know who, that thore was a physiclan in the car, and I then gove ordors to backup to tho wreck. Alftor loaving the physician I startod with tho engine for Temont, I telegraphod all the particulars of thio wreck L could obtain Up to_tbat time ta Blooms ington. Tsont telograms something llko this : “ Wo havo hisd o sovero collision ¢ send {o Chicago for ag- slstance wo Liave two killed and soveral wounded,” T bisd ot boon able 10 sscertain, up to tho time I loft ino vwrock, tho oxtent of tho dissstor, As soon sa oot theso dispatehies wo had socured threo more physicinus, all I bollovo therowora in Lemont, and roturned 1o o wreck, I obtainod what additional {nformation T could gain st tho wrock, and roturned to Lemont and tolegrapliod additiona) particulars, Up to that timo I had not loarnod tho number wounded, I hiad estis mated it ot fifteen, Thoy were golting ‘{hiem out, I i ot got a list of tho wonnded tntil 1 o'clock. Tho; were getting them out while I was golug to and from Lemont, To ih Coroner—I stopped fitteon minutenat Willow Spriogs. Wau due at Willow Sprivgs at 0:50, Wo usually pass Sag Bridgoat four or five mninntes past 10, Wo_biave the right of way over all {reight trains un- less we mre Iato, Wo wero running 48 or 30 miles an Bour, Our usuai apeod would io 30 miles an hour— ‘perhaps o Jurors—Tiad we boen on time the frelght train migh? not have loft Lemout bofors we got there, Wo consider it safo to run Ave minutos later than abeo- lutely on time, #0 85 to give {raina a chance to ot out of tho way. I taok mo thowght of the froight train, bocauso it wss bound 10 o out of e way,' It takes sbout fiftecn minutos to pat on A Hegjing-cer, Tho other train had to pub iy cogper on tho main track, and wo lind_to back. up ana gey i, 1t 18 unusual to tako on 8 slcoping-car there, a8 thugt: TLoula train a usually in Chicago bofore wo loave. Thy Bt. Louls train was_ loto, becouse i was dolayod at Funks Grove, I bellevo, Wo would probably have boen in Lomont within five minutes of our timo if wo hud not taken on tho eleoping-car. 1t takon six minutes o mako Lemont from Willow Springs. Wo could make it essly enough in fiftcon minutes, Tho distance s 734 milos, It froquontly happens wo got fos station fivo minutos bebind, Trains aco usually oo e but o misutos allows for variation of walchos, and {4 18 safer to be five minutoa Iato than fivo minutes ahoad, Did not hoar tho whistlo of thio frefght train. Was not in tho telegraph offico at Willow Bprings. 1t is not & stopping-place for that train, excopt Snte urday and Sundoy nights. If the train had boon on timo at Lomont it might liave mado somo difference n tho result, but I think wo would have struck them {f fhey ‘had bosn outside tho swliches, \Jiad they ~been morth of tho slation avo siruck {hem, There ia a curve ab ight not have goon them, I don't =1 operator at Willow Satton, Wo right of road from Ohicigo tu d it Woa unnecossary to mako fuquir- dos 8¢ Willow Loring, We uwu{ nquire at Ohicago it thore aroany orde:sforus, Tho coal train bad ma would right over usat all, W, iy woro not on tha reet or vl e Adjourned until half-past 9 o'clock this morn- ing, to moot at the Orhus)nnl Court-room. FROM JOLIET. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribtene, THE EXCITEMENT AMONG TUE CITIZENS. JoLter, Aug. 18,—~The rocent dissstor on tho Obicago & Alton Rond near Lomont alill fills tho city with excitomont. On Bundsy morning the passengers on the wrocked train srrived horo early, Breakfast had been ordered by telograph for the passongors at the Robortson Houso by the railrond ofliclals, AR, BMITU'S DEATI, The sunouncement thin morning ot the death of WardenJ. W, Swith, in Ohicago, from injie rios rocolved in the collision, cast an additional gloom over tho community. Tho flag at tho prison, which is only displayed upon extraordis nory occasions, was at onoo raisod to half-mant, ) sud a orape placed on tho main eutrances. Tho sunouncement soon after of J. R. Flenry's death from injurios rocolved created additionn! sorrow, Mr., Bmith Lad beon Warden at tho [Continued on e LY‘gI’l(F)TJ'agnT[