Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1873, Page 1

~ The Chicage Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 26. COD LIVER OIL, WILLSON'S CARBOLATED €0D LIVER OIL Ts a Specifio and Radioal Ouro for CONSUMPTION AND SOROFULOTS DISEASES, TRomombor the namo, ** Wiilson's Gnrbolated God Livor QL Xt qumos in larag wedyo:shapod ottlos boarlng tho Invontor's signature, and ia sold by tho best Drugglsta. Propared by J, H, Willson, 83 John-st, N. Y. For salo by all Drugglat: o8 Al 'y TMURLBUT & EDEATL, ‘Z’mé‘:‘é’é.‘ IUOHAH‘I)BUN 0., 8t. Louls, Mo. REWARD. THEGDORE STENGE, Or 8TANG, was killed_in tho late collision on tho Chicago & Alton Railroad. No infor- mation oan bg obtainad as to his friends, A liberal reward will bo paid by the Ohicago & Alton Railroad Oompany to any peraon who will give information of the reaidonce of his relatives or frionds, JACOB CUMBDET Waa killed in the Iate gollision on tho Ohi- ©0go & Alton Railrond. No information can be obtained as to his friends, A liberal re- ward will be paid by tho Chicngo & Alton Railrond Company to sny porson who will give information of the residence of his rel~ atives or friends. | 0ne Thousand Dollars REWARD! A reward of Ono Thousand Dollars will bo id for the npprehension of EDWARD EAN, Conduotor of the Oonl Train, No. 23, whioh collidod with the Passongor Train on the C%iauzn & Alton Railrond on tha might of tho 16th inat., and n liberal reward Wil bo prid 0 sy poton who will givo in- formation which shall load to his arrost, :_ Soid Beonis o mansbout 5 feet eightinchea hjflh; ‘woighs about 150 pounds; of rather full Tace, of medium comploxion, though rather inolined to bo dark; black, curly hair and moustache, and rather heavy eyebrows; someatimes colors his moustache guito darl in walking inclines to a stoop in the shoul- dora; is rather reticont in conversation. J. O. Mo » Gon’l Sup't Ohicago & Alton Railroad Oo, NEW PUBLICATIONS. FARMERS FOURTH OF JULY THE IMPORTANT ADDRESS Of B. M. SMITH, Sccretary of tho Tlinois Stato Farmers’ Assooiation, boforo the Live ingston County Farmers® Assooiation, At Pontiae, on the Fonrtu of July, Is now ready for delivery ns an 8-page docu- ‘ment, for goneral circulation. Farmers’ Clubs and Granges will be sup- ‘plied at the following rates: Singla Copios.. 2 cta, I 100 Copies...75 ots. 10 Copios. 15 ot | 1,000 Oopies....$6.00 Addrosa J. W. DEAN, Room 6 Tribune Building, Chicngo. COAL, Coal. Coal MINER, T. AMES & (0, PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 1 West Randolph-st. Lump Tehigh ...$11.60 Tnckawanna . Cannel ... mnsabnrfih o Walnut Hill, Erie, Ilocking Valley WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Liberal Reduction made on Coal by the Car Load. COAL! COAL! F. EI. SEEBEPEIEERD, 108 & 110 Dearborn-st., DEALER IN HARD AND SOFT COAL, OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. INDIANA BLOCK COAL MINED BY THI Cenfral Block Coal Co, of Brazil, Ind, This Company hiavo novor shipped any Gonl to Chloago, 1l thls fall; and thair Conl bofag fro0 from Slato, Ruat, g0d Qlay, aid making n olinkars, insuros ita bolog tho Deat Indfana Blook Cosl in tho matkot. Reteil Price, $7.60 por ton delivered. Libernl reductions made on Car Lond Lots, and for atenm, MUSICAL, (eand, Spuare & Upright PIANOS. FIRAT of the Grand Gold Medals of o \Vo;sd’s l‘nlr:l’nrlu' IHhT.-Lunflon. 1862, Tho most porfectly nrrauged and tho Largest Piano Man- ufactory 1n tho World. One Plano Every ‘V:nrklnh Tour, Ten Ple anos Every Day. AN UNLIMITED GUARANTY FURNIS AR TN TR R e WITIT B77 Othor good Tlanos, both new and’ socond-haud, constantly on hand. SMITH & NIXON, GENERAL AGENTS FOR THF, NORTHWEST, 102 AND 164 STATE-ST, REAL ESTATE. WILMETTE. Wo aro offoring at this polnt, on the Lake Bhoro Rvanston, somo of the oliojcost Grovo Proporty in tho vi- ‘alnity of Ghfcaga. A now Union Ghuroh and a numbor of fine dwelllnge are in courso of srootion upon this tract, which, at PRESRNT LOW PRIGES, aflords, both for in. Tostmbnt and hor n excollant opportunity for porsons ‘wialiing to purob 1y, Wo Liavo aleo twa ‘modiuth-sizod, Dicaly- Wit Iarge lota, woll, eistorn, fonce, sidowalk to ato., for Balo on easy terms, Our thoro I3 amplo rallway ocommodation, C.D.PAUL & CO., No. 68 Washington-st. T, noar LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICH'S STEAMERS Tor Ractne, Milwankes, Slichoygan, ota., daily, Sundays ‘ozoontod, 0 a M. faturday jradarsioh Boat for M Warlkoo, 010 40n't 10AY0 UL 8 - 10 For_Grand Havon, Grand Xapids, Muskogon, Sprin Lako, Eraitporl, Banistoo, oto, dally, Sundays ot By coptad, 7p. For Bt. Joseph, daily, Sundays oxoeptod, 10, m. Bat- rdays, bost dont loave watl 1t e | e Bt For Groon Bay Ports, Monday, Wedn ot T, . - Mondsy's and Wadaos Hacatn FOR BUFFALO, And Intermediate Points, BADGER STATE, Capt. Clark, will loave Westorn Tramapartation Compiany'a dock, fodt of North Doarbora- and Tridny, odaoaday's Loat goos 1o " neior 1o Risamsr. OWINA, Oapt. Diskson, I ohior Liro Bt 3 , lon dack foot of North Lasaile-at.. P g, 20 a1 pTor lay, Aug. 23, at fiim. oatorn Transnortation Cotbpany's tesmor ONEIDA Qept: Drake, loases dook foot of North Dosrbora Salurday, August3, at7 p. m. For Lurtha sud Passago Llokats, apply at 75 Oanal «corner Madison. A, A, BAMPLE, Pasnangor Agont. TO RENT. OFFICES. A few Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors -through- out the Building. Elevator running during all business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The vest for all classes of business requiring a central lo- cation. W. C. DOW, Room 21 Tribune Building. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ES'JL‘A_‘BLEEED 1854 D. W. IRWIN & (O, Genoral Commission Merchants, FLOUR, GRAILN, PROVISIONS, BARIT Y, Bought and shipped or oarriod on margins in Ohlcago Markot, No. 2 Oinmber_of Commerce, Chlanga. A GREAT BARGAIN! THouse and Lot (26x110), 653 South Doarborniat., very ghioap anodbird (%) osslh, balanco wonthly payiionts, Call tipon or addrees O, WARREN, 13 Twonty-sec- .Given Away! 160 LOTS, 252125 foot, in a boautlful suburban village. Qunmutation fare, 18lo. W charge only, for Doodd Abntracte and Improveinont of strogts, Tickots fur- nishod to view this proporty, ILLIPS, FOR SALE. (uills, (uill Toothpicks AND QUILL PENS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE &CO, 118 &120Monroe-st., Chicago. DESKS, TABLES, and OHAIRS, at BOSTWIOK'S, 112 Fifth.av, %OSING OUT! IN, COTTRELL & CO., 52 Btate. st., oo closing. out thoir entird atock of ko Builders’ Hardware, Table and Pocket Cut- iery, at 10 por cent bolow cost. STOLEN. STOLEN, At 0¥ s.m, I{unwrdny from corner Harrison- st. and Fifth-av,, o tall bay maro and top buggy. Mare about10 years old, and hadly out in lott hind foot bY intorforing; hind logs slonder and unusually long. , Phaston well worn ; left side of len| ur.t‘ofi torn; one new wlumhnnv il roward an; g:aozv ulg:glnrot:ufi‘: thaxlnflto 57 Btate-st., on nyv: of the viilain wi ! will pay the finder $100, a.goleithon; JOHEN OOVERT. Chicago, Aug. 21, 1873, FINANCIAL. Wa collact elalina agataat, partios theough h toll Sarbaatid Osnadan, 1t [ioy wost bay e wutinbILs 120 for tho Donullt 0f our pLrane: ~ oRort Now 1A pacis s vl datfvered fowbaeclbore tn o dupe: iy oy, BIKWUS MERUANTILK COLLECTION AG] g Madison. MEETINGS. Masonic, Thera will bo a rogular convacation of Unfo - Mawous, thla (X 1) Srois X pocia and work, at tholr Buity corhor of Riadison and Ttoboyata: it oomuor of Biadison and Koboy By order of the WANTED, REAL ESTATE WANTED FOR SCHOOL SITES. Proj In will be ived at the Dna: ! Kd N nt»nm"i'«'.'rm. B S At 1 Ko Kot Bt 12m,, for & school sira not I n 160 foot front, noar tho corner of Btata aud Thirty-seventh-sts., and school f tho samo sizo near tho coruor af Milwaukor and JOUNSTON, QOlerk Board of itducatlon, ~WEED SEWING MACHINE, The Weed Asain Victorons, Cable Disyatohes roclradat Hartlord, Cons, P, ., tho 1Hth fost., ssy: The Woed Bewing Afachiuo, d (0. A, Falrfiold, av co-uporator, huate tho awards to Howlui Machinos glrui at tho Vienna Ksposition, "Nortuweatarn Ottloo, 162 + Uhicago, Tl Masonic. Lumhorman's Lodgo, U, D., A, Fu & A. M., will b opened for the Hrst thno this (Tiiurday) avonlng, at 8 alologk, at Westpliuit's Hall, on Halstod ., noar THghits aunth, 8. B, BUFFUM, W, M. Masonie. ‘Waubansia Lodge, No. 160, ta this (The evoning, at 8 il%filoh in Olll!nh.;mfil".‘lm l‘.lflllil';‘d .) faor work on the F. U, Dogroo, Visit] brothren core dletly dnviton. By ordor of 1he W A1 BI' JOUN, Boc'y. 5 Masonic. The membera of Unlan Park Lodgo are herob 3 IS $3Tond tho Daturdey SvoRing sommusicatin of thin weok, a8 bisinoms of e Atindst impostanca s to sumo bofora the Loiyge: . Q. L ILANDALLs W, A SPORTING GOODS. SHOOTING SEASON! TPratrle Ohlok ) ¢ W HOLARTRR " Ghiny Pt 0 No: make Water-Pruot Quitita at'vory fow pri CHICAGO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1873. THE LATE COLLISION. Wind TUp of the Investigation by the Coroner, Important Testimony Elicited from Railread Employes, The Engineer’s Watch Story Partially Corrob- orated. Verdict of Jury: Beane and Puffenberger Criminally Careless. Fruitless Efforts of the Deteotives to Capture the Conductor, Drunkenness and Insanity Alleged as the Causo of Mis Conduct Saturs day Night. The ¢* Accident? as Comment- ed Upon by the Press. station, roporty llos sonvoniodt to station, and | Thero aro thirteon woundod persons from tho Into railroad disastor etill at the County Hospi- tal. No ndditional denths have occurred sinca our Jat issuo, and hopos are entertained that all now at the hoapital may recover. The three men that wore roported as likely to dio -have groatly improved. Thefr names are A. O, Hickman, of this oily; Aloxandor Hackett, Dix Island, Mo.; ‘William Mitohell, Dix Island, Mo. The doad body which was Iying at tho Morgue, for identification, has beon discovered to bo Thomas Polley, cattle-desler, from BSt. Lonls. His frionds aro in the city to take his body home for intorment. It turns out that thore is no such man as A, Borden, who has beon reported missing from tho Iato raiirond acoident. BIr. Alexander Mack- obt, ono of tho soverely wounded, ia from Abor- doon, Scotland, and 8o the oporator.mado ‘A, Borden” out of Aberdeen.” The Coroner's Jury resumed its lnbors yoster- day morning, at the Criminal Court-room. ONVILLE VAUGUN, ' ‘The first witnoss colled was Orville Vaughn, Assistant Buporintendent and Train-Mastor at Bloomington, who said: Ldnt Baturday night thera were no telegraph com. munications with reforence to theso two trains—Nos, 3 sud 4—os againat each othor; they were running on schedule imo, Tho voal traln, according to the socord {nmy oflice nent by tolegearh, lct Lomont ot 10,0, tho paksenget tzai, them belug duo there, Tho Pasecoger traln lott Wilow Bprings dtteen minutes ate, ot 10:05, the ssme timo the other left Lemont, and thoy collided two and a half miles north of Lemont, Tha coal train should havostopped at Lemont for No, 4, Instend of that tho men in charge procecded ogainat tho inatructions on tho time-card, and caused the accident, Tho responsibility of it ltes with the conductor and engineer of tho_coal train, -1 was not at my office that evoning, but I have wiven the record 2a1iind it in my ofiice, 1 find no telograma from tho station-agent at Lemont, for thoy, boing more convor- eution, might nbt have been put ‘down. There was, T undorat Bomo conversatfon about atopping the coal train after tho oxpress loft Willow Springs, but it was foo lato, Thia telegraph conversation wan botweon Huston and my train dispatcher. I haye beon on the road ten or twelve yoara, snd know Boano for two jears. e slanding for offueucy is good, and e never waa dischiarged off tho rond, A man by tho namo of Beam was discharged, who had boon acting as conductor and enginecr, 'Iiis first name X do mot recolloct. 1fo was shipped about two yoars ago on_ccount of some diflicnlty he hind in tho station-house,~some complaint about {ll-treating pos- songers at Mason Olty, Our time-standard is at Bloom- inglon, but all employes can got tihe st any tolcgraph station’ by ssking for it, 1t {s » daily pracilco to glve them time. My rocord shows that No. 33 loft Joliet 8t 7:30 p, m, an hour and & Imif Dbohind timo. With ordinary luck, tley could have reached Lemont in an_hour, but thoy wera dotained by moeting southward-bouna' frelght traina st Lockport and Lemont. At Lomont tho rosl-train was on the main track for fie southern frefght, the Inttor paseing on tho sldo track, Which got thera firat 1 donotkuow. No, 33 got to Lockpart about 8 o'clock. Mont of tho delsy was at Lockport, Tho record of oll these trafus Is n my oftica at loomington. 1t is my duty tostop a frelght traln waen ruaning on suother train thme, if it can_be done my dufy fo ftelegraph Lemont to It wos mnot stop this conl irain, sinco the rules themmelves for- bado that traln procesding, The cosl train left Lockport at 9:20, Ittook so long for it to got away, sinco 1t was & fourth-class train, and had to wait indeflnitely for oll third-class, or other truins, bound aouth. Lockport wes as far as it could get befora theao tralod got by, Tho distaucs from Jolla o Lockport (s fivo miles aud & Afth, Thoy madotho regular running time botween the two placea probably, it being thirty- five minutes, and then laid over, The dolay at Loc{- port must 1avo bocn sn hour and fifteon minutos, Tho Tunning timo from Lockport to Lomont la forty minutes, Thoy were dolayed at Lomont only & yery few minutes, if they ram on scheduls tiuie, but thoy must have heen thore from ton to twenty minutes, sfnco they had to tako off carn, &, T ennnot explain low an_onglncer's watoh would o right at Joliot at 4:45, nnd yet bo an hour behind at Lemont, The business of the conductor was to wait at Lemont for that passenger train, oven if it wero ton years, and until tho wheols rotted off. At 0 o'clock the 'coal train must havo been at Lockport, Tho conductor of No, 23 would not have oxmoclod any apeclal "ordors undor sy clroum. stances, o has been under my diroct charge, aud 1 nover had any roason to distrust him, No, 43' had Plenty of time up to Lomont, nd wasai right to thore, 'he conductor of that train had 10 ordors as againat No, 4, though ho might as ngainst some other train, A new timo-tablo was i8sued on the 17th of August, ‘Fho coal train ran on the old time card, The old and. the new differ oa to some of the traine, The new ono flmnntqa into operation till Sunday morning, sud was 1ot In the hands of the men who reu No, 2, Thoro ias been no materisl chaugoin the rules for five or eix years, MALCOLM BMITH, Malcolm Smith, Asaistant ‘Urain-Master on the Northorn Division of the Alton Road, said : 1 sm stationed at Joliet, but my businees s on tho road. I know ouly what hins boon atated by Mr, Vaughn, I hove Xnown Beano over two years, 1ils rocord liss been good, Ho waa considored & No, 1 man, Puffonberger I do notknow. I hove scon him onlylalf-a-dozon timea, I was at Jollot Baturdoy night, but I was not &t tho depot when tho coal~ train’ loft, I did not eo engineor or conductor the collision, ~ X mever saw tho conductor drunk, or heard any one sy so, Bundsy morning T saw Deane, and asked him what ho meant in regard to pulliug out against No, 4. Heeald that Lo forgot all about tho train, I was proity busy, and that s all X enid to him, I dfd not eny anything mysolf, but I heard Ar, Jackman talk to him, The engineer claimed that his watch waa fifty minutos too slow, that ho was at Lomont at § o'clock, aud had 50 minufes to mako tho Kxpross at Willow Springs, A conductor Tuuning & fourth-class irasin has to keop out of tho way of everything, keop oll his flags aut, be on tha slde track five minutes before auy other trafn {u due, etc, A conductor of a fourth class train ought to ba'as good a8 that of a passengor train, for the Itter does not hayo to bo as careful, payiug atten- tion only to trains of hia own class, Deane never had any accidents, but ho ditched train lnat wintor fn th wnow, a {hing which would happen to anybody. It wouldl take a protty sharp man to run the coal train until he had learned the road, A msn must learn tho track and got the hong of. the rules aud regulations beforo o can e trusted. Most ongluoers would usturally look to . conductor, bub might cou- st tholr own judgments, a2, Lotwaen b now euglneer and conductor, the former would probably learn tty Toad first if ho rau over it in the daytimoe. At night ho would not loarn it as quickly, ~Aconductor must kuov tho yrades, eic,, batwoon siatious, os wall e tho o-card, and the kilowledge of both ik osseutial, - beforo TAY OF CONDUOTORS, Tho question was thon aked bim in rogard to tho ditforonce in the pay of cenductors on mufm and passonger traiue, but since Mr. Mc- Mullon was prosont, it was considered advisablo to quostion him Upou that partioular point. Ho atated that thero was a distinction in pay be- twoen freight and passongoer conductors, Theroad rnid walarios avoraging lighor than on auy rond n tho Btate, both to conductors and engiucers, Tho roason for tho distinction in wagos botween conductors was on acconnt of the extromely long runs passengor conductors bLavo, thelr ruud boing sometimes 260 wiles, while no troight run was groater than 180. Intho partionlar caso, tho run was a round trip ono of 8$7i¢ miles each way, or 75 miles in all. Anothor roason was that tho Company found that by promotion thoy couldl soours bottor mon in the freight sor- vico, and 80 gavo greator pay that tho freight mon might havo some incontlve to logk forward to to mako bottor mon of thom. In placing men in chargo of passengor trains thoy invariably romoted thoso who wera In the froight sorvice, "ansongor conduotors f‘ul $100 to &1&5 amonth, according to the length of tho run, and froight conductora £80, Thoy could not afford choap mon, TFroight trains mot a8 many trains a8 passougor ones, but the runswore not as long. Tho coal train's run was nlg\xt hours, aud of pas- sougor traing, twolve or tllrtoon, Thoro {s no distinction botween onginoors, all being paid aliko; but doponding on the longth of the run, thoy somotimos gotiivg $180 & month—never less than $100, JAMES REIONER. Mr. Kolf;lmr,'llvlng in Chicugo, and in the om- nibus business here, said 1 Haturday ovoning I wason tho platform of the sta~ tion ut Lemontat 10 o'clock and before, While T wns thora, tratn No, 14, an oxtra freight train golug south, was thore, No, 20 wes tioro nbout 8ix minutes, nnd left nt'10:03 by my watch, I know tho conductor of that train, but I did bot see him then, I falked to 1nona of the employos on the tratn, but I saw o rasn on 1lio angine who kauded mo four afips, or way bills, for carato bo loft at that slation, 1 slso eaw o msn in_tho cabooro car, whom I mupposo wna a'Cbrakeman, Mr, Huston nsked bhim whother ey had Hmo on No, 4. At fuls timo tho train was moving on, and the caboose passing tho station, Tho roply washodid not kow, I said nothing to tho ‘mon who handed mo tho way-bills, for tho train wea moving then, X havo beon condiiclor aud brakeman on thio road, and know what tho shps wora for. I know Conductor Boau, and perhaps Lo was thio'ono who handod ma thoss way-bills, Whoover it was, was slanding on tho fender, moar tho cn- ginoor, I saw 1o ono at the rear giving o signal 10 tho engineor o move on, 1f ono hid boen given it could not. havo boen mcen on my sido tho ‘Those way-billa sre sometimes handed by 0 conductor to a brakeman {o leavo. them at tho slation, I knew Seane, biit not very well, for threo or four years, meoting him on the rosd thres or four timea wook, I canuot poaitively ewoar that it was Benné who handed mo tho slips, but jndged it was from the fact ho sald o tho engiucer, I wondor if tho station agont t thos elips if that mon will givo thom to him” "I wis on tho Alton rond sixteon years, and was *suspond- el Tho rcason was thaf I mado a mistako on the rond., Thero wos mo accident, mo collision, 1 eimply ran on tho time of another tfatn, It wan the first timo I evor did anything of tho kind, and I got susponded for it, X boliove 1o_sigual was givon from thie rear to etart tho tralu, and I do not think the con- ductor had timo to got' back thero, I got tho bills whon tho train came iu, snd did not &o0 auyono on tha -engno when the {rain pullod out. The convorsation with tho brakoman wns whon the train did start, If 1 had Liad to cut off four cars there, I should have run in ot tho sonth end of tho switch and walted for No 4 bofore uwitching fhoso cars, If tho sdo frack wera clear, I should pull through snd Isavo the cara in placo on_tho otbior eldet-rack, If not, T should have o back. IfIweregoing right on to'Chicago, 1 should havo dono abdut what Doano id. If X had hind 0fteon or twonty minutes ahiead of No, 4, I would not havo ewitched beforo eido-tracking, aud_ ahould bavo thought I hind a right to the mafn track bill five minutea boforo tho other train was dus, . The'jurymen were asked whether they would liko to havo tho Muaster-Mochanic and othor itnessos called, to show what tests wore used in engaging nn engincer, In order that thoy might seo how Puffenbergor got in, and thoy de- cided they did not neod him, be'ieving tha Com- pln{ took overy procaution to gat & good man, Tho jury got through with thoir intolerablo and seneeless quostions, and took n brief recoss. 34 8, TAMILTON. Tho noxt witness was J. 8. Hamilton, jowolor and a watchmakor, who said : I have known of watches siopping from belng 7ound up too tight, and from a, dozen olber esiros, A sudden jar, liko fumping off a train, would bo likely tontartit, Such aomo as tho colllsion might, A watch might atop an hour, ond thon go on ngain, An American watch i not so Yory lible fo stop, but thera is b Linbility with sny walch, Tho handsofa watch might slip back half an Lour, one betng a Httlo loose, A juror submitted o watch which he had had Tunning for twenty years,and had had it cleaned but onco. Lo show its excollence he let it drop, but declined to lot tho witness do it. Mr, Hamilton resumed: The bands might cateli and bold for five miauten and thon spring looso. If caught longor they would stop tho watch, A Lit of dirtmay drop in s wateh, stop It, and then drop out agaln, Tho jurymon compared watches and thon dig-~ cussed thoir good points. o F. M. BALLADAY. Mr. Salladay, night tolograph operator at Le- mont, snid: Iwasat theofico Saturday night, X talked with tho oporator at Blcomfngton, who called Willow Bprings for No. 4, the Leniont agent hiaving roportod tliat No, 23 was off, after osking If thers Wore nny ordors for it againat No, 4, Ho reported it off at 10:00, Whon No. 23 Joft, Mr. Huston telegraphod It was off. After it loft, Bloomington called Willow Bprings, which reported No. 4 off ut10:05, I dld not 6es Bouno como 10 tho oflico for any orders, Mr. Kiogher brought o the way-bills, "It s mot customary for conductors to call for orders, unlosa - thero 18 signal out, which waa not tho cast Saturdny. Idid not kuow No, 23 was about {o start, but supposod shie would lay thero for tho pascuger-train then due, When Blooniugton telegraphed there woro uo ordors for No, 23, the agont went out on_the platform to seo about it, but tho train was then passing, W. A, GABDNER, W. A, Gardnor, aged 14, stated that hs know tho naturo of an oath, but could not explain it, oxcept that it was something not to be broken. Ho said ; 3 . 1am assistant ngent and oporafor at Lemont, and was thero Saturdav night, Iknow nomors than the Tast witness, oxcopt I told Mr, Bpenr to got his eogino aud go up to the wrock. 1 heard tha collislon whon by roturned ta the offico, Beano camo in about 10:35 or 10:45. Ho said Lo hud ran all the way from tho wrock, T asked how bad it was, and he said e was not ot th biead of it, but had ranl back for holp. I asod how it came, 1o eald to mo Lio just forgot all about No, 4 till sbout one minuto beforo they striick, and then iio sot the cabioose-brake and went out, whero, o did not say, 1 do ot think Beano went back, for tho noxt morniug 1 heard him toll tho ougineor ho did not, I saw Lim in Lemont Hunday morning, sbout 6, but fiad no conver- sation with bim, 0. R. BPEATS. Mr. Bpears, & froight couductor on the Alton Road, hiviug at Bloomington, snid : Eaturdsy ovening I was at Lomont with a trafn, T got thero at 9:05, and stayed till 3, I wan golug sonth, und was dolayed'by the wreck, Whilo thoro I mot No, 23. 1 biad ordors fo wait for it. It got there about 10. T did not speak to a man on No, 23, or sco one of them Whilo at Lemont, They woro thord about soven mlu- ‘utes. My train was Lalf a mile south of tho station ‘whon No, 23 went by, When they pulled out, I went up to the telegraph office to get orders, for I know they must have orders against No, 4 for them to leave, and I supposed there must bo souie for me. Golug up X mot an operator a8 the south end of tho platform, ‘who sald, * Hurry up," and said No, 23 had left Le- ‘mont without orders as againat No, 4, and No, 4 had loft Willow Springs, He wanted mo to hurry and got my ongino out and stop No, 23, Tenld to walt a_ min- uto, a8 T was trying by the sound to sco how far No, 23 lind got, I ¢aloulated thoy wero holf way to So ridge then, Ieald it was Do uso, Beforo I coul go halt s milo back to my engine oy would strike, as it was drenil foggy. Whilo We wero talkidg on the platform Wo heard tho distant report of tho collisfon, " I told him then to get ‘what doctors he could handily, snd I would go down and got my onglue, take tha cabooso-car opposite tho dopot, aud go right 1o the wreck. At tho thmo I got ‘back with the engiue tho mon woro zeady, Wo backed up to the wreck at a moderate rate, it bolng dark and 1oggy, and not exactly kuowing tho place. X met Mr, llunnn'l{( conductor of No. 4, bofora we got fhero, o stopped us, and ssid he wanted to be taken to Lomout at ouce. I asid we hnd couple of doctors on tho traln, and bad bolter go right to the wreck and thon yrould end tho ongine back with Lim, Tho noxt man I met when I found the coal train was Putfenber- gor, engineer of No, 23, Tuaid, ‘*low did this oc- cur'?” “This waa the first 1 had scen of thom, Il took his watoh out and said, “ What time have you ot 7" T told him 3t was 10:30, 1o lookod and eald b Was twonty minutes to 10, and ho was running by that tine, and that waa what brougbt him whoro Lo was, I Tooked at his watcly, and it markod what ho ald, Iam sure of it If I looked at tho watch right, 1 can- not ssy whether it was running, 1o sald his ‘watch had beou stopped, Iam inclined to think from tho glauce I{(Gl at tho watch that it was 16 or 20 mfu- utost010. Thada Inwp in miy hand, I then passod SR piko wan terribly wscitod, and find just got up. o lookud 84 if ho had been knocked sonseless, lio #aid ho jumped out of the locomotive, and I Judgo hie must have doneso, I holped to tske the fircman off, The conductor I did not see, 1lo passed ua, 3y train was No, 14, I know Mr, Beano, and soems, as far a8 I know, to hiave boon & compotent ma. I nover il any reasolt {o think otherwiso, Hosoemod quiat, caro- ful, sud did not driuk, 7. P, DEVANNA, - Jamos P. Doyanus, freight conductor on the Alton Road, said : Saturday night I was atLemont, south of the ata. tiou, Isaw tho employen of No, 43 ou tho traln, but did not apeak to them, I went ta the wreck twlce, and the ascond timo miet tho ongineor and asked him what he wos thinking of, and ho sald his watch wus wrong, 1did not then sco his watch, Lut Idld aftorwnrds when taking him to Lemont, Ithink it was fifty~ throo sniuntes slow, but could 1ok sny postiivoly, ns b dogtor called mo aside aa I was lookiug. I saw Beano st Lewmont aliout 11, and asked him what ho was thinke dug of to go out of Lemont as he did, and ho suld he forgat Ml abaut No. 4 il two minufes before thoy atruick, Thot was all ho wald, Mr. Wolls, of Loskpors, agont for tha Al ' 4, O ockport, agont for 10 on Toad; eaid ¢ PR 1 ssw {ho coal train No, 23at Tockport, whoro it Iaid an hour, Tho ongineor und conductor were thore and Thad some talk and busiueas with thew, 1 had orilora for them to run lo Willow Springs to mact No, 14 nnd oxtra, ond to Summit to moct No, 8 and exira. Ho signed tho roceipt for tho ordors, picked up whnt ‘ho supposed wers his ordors, —carried thom "to tho ongino, aund bronght them buck, soylug fhoy oro mot Lia orders T gavo bim {ho propor otios thon, I told himbo bad Dottor hand tham Lo his ongineer, a8 porliaps Lio conld not read, Wo wero Jokiug thore, Tho ongincer had como down {0 tho oflico, and was sianding outaida ot the window, Tho noxt L saw ke camo in and slood at my Dack, and Iam under tho impreslon ho_took out lis ‘watch from under his overahirt and looked up at tho clock over my desk, and then pub tho weich back ngain, I didnotsco him wind his watch, Tam prolty posltive Lo glncod up at the clack, for Mo wen talldng of ilting more' tline "slcall of No 1. Tieano was dofiig work, and nsked for moro timo ont No. 1, and tho traln-mster_rofusod, ssying thioy had wasted too much alrendy, Thon they got o car off tho track ; aald thoy could ot go_suy furthor, and thon Bloominglon clinnged his provious ordors, and ado dofinits meoting-pont for Nos, 21 aud 14 and oxtra at T.eumont, but aali nothing of o, 8 wnd extra, 1o ro- ‘marked, “ That is good caougl, and does 1ot hurt us for tho Summit yet,” Voth Jeano and tho ongincer yore alanding tdgothor, I saldy 4o, that docs not_intorforo with your Summit order.” They thon went off * up towm, and wore gono fAfteen or twenty minutes, Thoy camo back, and when No, 1 arrived they backed outof tho slding and followad them up to the north end of th swilch, Thioy stoppod thero, and Aot out ono car, and that wae tho Inat 7 saw of them, 1 hnve known Doano soven or olght mouthis,—evor kinco I hiave been at tho atation. Tho enginoer I hind scen only twica boforo, ko cone ductor was us good and careful & ono a8 thoro wes on tho road, No. 4 was not moutfonod by us, I roported No, 23 off probably five minutes beforo thoy left, MR, M'SULLEN was rocallod, and said his road had about thirty- fivo milos of doublo track botwoon hero aid Bloomington, Tiere was none auywhoro olo. As far as bo know, every road had & genoral sya- tom of running traine, both by rule and tolo- grapl, substantially like thoira, Their rules wore considored good, and thoy wero always ready to adopt any improvomonts, A moro gen~ oral ugo of tho telograph would not mnko it wufor. Thoy novor considered thomsolves an safo ns when runving by the time-card, asnd rosorted to tho telegraph only iu extromo cascs. Tho rond had always notified othior corporations whon it hnd discharged omployos for incompo- toney. They wera in the habit of posting mon discharged for causo, A doublo track wonld bo & pratection agninst head collisions, but incronso tail collisions, owing :to thoe confidence in the safogunrd. Sfill a doublo track was a good thing, and no wished ho hnd moro of it. TIE VERDIOT, This closed tho ovidonce, the brakeman who was in the cabooso of the conl train not having yot turned up. The Coronor raquested the jury 1o rotiro aud doliberats 1pon tholr vordict. ~Af- tor a sossion of soveral hours, they returned tho following : That {ho safd Roger 7, Brass, Georgo Reuter, Thom- a8 Morton, Gourad_Wabier, Theadora Bteug, Georgo Troutle, Hon, J, R, Floury, Gapt, J, W, Smith, W, Da- vin, Johin Motzlar, Jacab Glauser, Gapt, W, Lottle, e« tor’ Delnlein, Noah Divolbiss, James O'Netl, Jocob Oundlot, James B, Meochio, 'Thiomas olly, sud’ Frank Bridgos camo to their deaths from extensive scalds sud inhaling of sfcam, recefved on f(ho night of Aug. 16, 1873, caused by a collisfon which ocourred betwoon on engluo attached to coal trafn No, 23 and an eugino attached to passenger traln No. 4, bolouging toand on the truck of the Chicago & Alton Railroud Company, about two snd one-half 1miles north of the town of Lemont, in the said County of Qook, Blato of Xilinols; and wo tho jury fnd from the cvidenco that snid collislon wns caused by tho criminal carclessness of Edward Beane, conductor, and Joshun PuiTenberger, cugiueor, of said conl train No, 24, in violation of tho rules and regulations of said raflrond company governing tho movement of trains on sald railrond, REWAID ¥OI DEANE'S AYPRENENSION. Cn10A00, Aug. 20.—A roward of 1,000 will bo paid for the apprehonsion of Edward Beano, conductor of the conl train No. 23 which collide with tho puauuf:r train on the Chicago, Alton & 8¢t. Louls Railrond on tho night of the 16th inst., eud o liboral reward will bo paid to nnf( }wnsou who will give iuformation which shail ond to his arrost. Hnid Bonne i o man about § foot 8 inchios high; wolght about 150 pounds; of ratherfull face; of modium complexion, though rather iuclined to be dark; black curly hair and moustacho, and ratber honvy oyobrows; somotimes colors his moustache !‘:\itu dnrk, In walking inclines to o stoop in tho shoulders. Rather roticont in conversation, J. O, McMULLEN, Gonoral Bupt. Chicago & Alton Iaiirond Co. THE PURSUIT OF BEANE—BLSOLUTIONS OF CON- DOLENCE, ET0. - Special Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune. Jouier, Ang. 20.—Conductor Beano was seen at Moneo, in the caatorn part of this county, on Monday Iast, On Tuesday tho oflicors woro on bhis track, visiting Iootone, Moneo, and other towns. On Monday, Besne's father was soen in _consultation with Messra, Fellows & Loon- ard, Iawyers of thiscity, aud from what has sluco transpired it is bolioved that hn was scoking logal ndvice in roferenco to Lis son. Tho old gontleman was considerably ex- cited on the street during the afternoon, and, Irom an assertion ho made ta the offect that if his son could bo guaranteod protection from mob-violenco ho would deliver himself up, the iden has gained prominonco that he iu{’u communication with his #on, and i aiding him in ovading arrest. A rumor pervaded tho cit; lato'this afternoon that Boane would ba arrostod and liold a8 an accessory, but I have not been ablo to trace it to any responaible source. Itis undorstood ¢hat Mr. Bonuo's counsel hay ad- visod him to surrender his son, on tho condition that tho officers throw the proper protoction around him, and it is moro than likely that tho surrondor will take place in » fow days or hours, Binco the accident sevoral theories have gained promiuoiee in the community as to tho probable causo of Bonue’s conduct in attompting to reach Willow Springs, I couversation with a_gontlo- man from Lockport this morning, ho eaid thnt Conductor Boane run his train on a sido track at that place Satnrday cevoning, and while thaere wont into a noar saloon and imbibed freely, Our informant enys that when Deano wont to hig train ho was staggering drunk, and had to be holped on tho train. From the well-known tomperato charactor of DBeano, this ver- sion s hardly corroct, Auother theory ad- vanced is that Beane 1is given to occa- wional it of insauity, and upon tho occasion of tho acadent ho was only partially rocovored {from ona of theso fits, Thore aro some facts that would scem to mako this thoory a littlo plausible, In convorsation with a brakoman ou tho O, R. I. &. I, K. R,, to-dny, who, upton mouth ago, was braking ou Boate's train, ho enid that he saw Boane at the dopothore on the ovoning of the accident, and that ho was actiug ourious; that Lio bnd often seon him in a half- crazed condition whon he wus working with him, and that bo quit his train because ho felt the dongor of boing employed under such a man, Ho furtbor stated that hoe had never seen Beano drink anything but a glass of boer, aud only ouce, Bovoral othor parties intimately acquaintod with Beaue, eny that his mind neyor way outirely sound. TInsanity is too old a dodgo, howover, for considoration iu the progent excited condition of the public mind, Tho officera in soarch of Bearo in tho eastorn sm of this county, yesterday, wore the Chicago otoctives who followed Ziogeumeyer to Ger- many sud captured him, and Marshal Bcholdt, of this city, Dunng their soarch thoy found a relative of Beane, who had harbored bim the provious night. = Through this rolative they wore in communication with Boano during tho day. Thoe rolative promised to produce Beano if ho would consent, and the ofticors woro waitin, his delivery all night. Tho fact that he was nof delivered is undoratood to bo a dotormina- tion on tho part of HBonne mot to vol- untarily surrondor. Tho dotectives retnrned to Clicago this avoning to await tho allay of ox~| cltoment, and to porfoct plaus for the ultimnto: capturo.’ On Monday Boano was ut work in o hay-flold not far from Pretone, 13eane could havo boon arrested on Sunday at any timo, but our police authoritics aro not noted for doing their duty. It is hoped hero that Beane muy bo arrosted speedily and brought to justico, o hnsno oxousors outsido of his immediato family. ‘I'ho romains of O'Noill, the morchant of this city, who died from ln}urlcu received in the ne- oidont, arrived from Ohicago by the noon train on the Rock Taland Rond ta-day, accompunied by o largo dologntion of Chicago frionds, Atn moutm{; of tho employos of the Illinols Btate Ponitentiary, held in the Commissioner’s ofice, Aug. 19, Doputy Warden Jumes P, Hall presiding, tho following resolutions of respoct were unanimously adopted: WitkrEas, A dfstressing and fatal accidont on the Chicago, Afton & Bt, Louls Rallroad, on Paturday nlght, Aug, 16, ins romoved from our mildat, aud from thele sphiere of weefulness, the lHon, J, W, Bmith, Warden ; J, It, Floury, Blewnrd, and Nouh Dlvelbies, lato Jauitor, all oflicors of this Tustitution ; oud Wasaas, Mr, Swith, durfug Lis short’ counection with tho prison, haa proved lijmsolf to be s falthfnl, consclentious, and etlichent officer, and has endeaved fmwelf to us by his uniform courtesy atd many ucts of kindnows} therefore, bo it Htesaleed, That, h{ tho death of Warden 8milh, the Tustitution bns fost tho sorvices of u vuluakile ofticer aul s employes bnve Leon duprived of u personal rlend, Atesolved, That our sincerest tributo is paid to the metuory of J. I, Flsury aud Noah Divelblas, Resolved, That it is the duty of the oficers of the Ini o thoroughly involigaty tho recent accldont on (o, Glfoagh & Alton Tniixoad, whiereby many vatisbla liven wore o, and bring tio, partics sespansible for thio sama to Apeody punishment, Retolved, That wo tendor our hearifelt sympathy {o tho nfili¢ted familics of Wardon Bmith, J, I, Fleury, and Nonh Diyolbles 1n thofr great horesvoment, Teaelved, Tiiat thoso Teaolntions bo published'in the Toliet Heptblican, Sun, and Signal, and TRE CiioAuo Trnynr, and_copies of them presonted o tho fami- tics of the deconsad, TRESS COMMENTS, From our oxchanges wo solect thoe following gomments on the recont torrible disaster near Hog bridgo: Fron, the S, Louts Repultfean. Tho nccottnta thus far eom 1o ageeo that the terriblo calamity on tho Ohicago & Alton Iailway was tho re- anlt -of the doliberate carclossncss of one man—tho conductor of tho_frefght train, Ho was told by tho Satlon-Agont st Lomont that o was running o the southward-hound passengor train's (ime, and shoutd 0° on tho witch sud wait for it, Instead of so dolig o pusbed forward headlong, and tho inovitablo col- Hslon ensuod with ol its horriblo consequences, *'To call puch on occtrronce oe this on *accldent,” I8 worso than mockery. It i & great crimo, and tho tesponsibility of the wholesslo slaugbtor belongs 08 cloatly to the man who violated tho well-understood rules and regulations of tho rond, aa i ho had pulied an obalruchion on tho track audl stood by to seo tho murderoun work accomplishod, A righd Ivestigation will of courso bo lind, aud if tho ovidenco shall confirm. tho story now told i1 regard to tho froight conductor, we trust o will rocelvo the punishmant hio fo riehly morits. 1o descrves at Jeaot a lifo term n tho Fenis tontiary, and when wohavo a fow oxsmples of that gort, reckless oflicials moy bo taught n lcaton which I reudor travollug by land sud waler someniat snfer tan it now is. Mosuwbile, zeit itentd tio guilty party has disappoarad, wo bopo tho Compan, ) Bearclr foF ond. ik, Lith € o It above ground, Shiould liocacapo sitogother, publla sontimeut wil bo likely to Iy tho blamo wliich Lelongs to him on the shioutders of his omployord: From the New York Timea, ; A story which ia painfully familinr to the publio fs Tepented this norning in the details of tho disatér on 1ho Chicngo & Alton Rallrosa on Saturday night, Eloven porsons killed snd thirty-fivo wounded munt Do added to the long Ust of vielims of tho criminal recllessncsn with which groat Unos of rafirosd aro monnged. Tn tho presont caso it s admitted thero ls 10 ozouno for tho disaater, aud 1 ia chorged to tho carolessnciss of tho conductor and engincor of tho froight-train, with which tho axpress camo in colifslon, From the fadts s atated, thero acems to bo no doubt upon this polnt, and au ‘opportunity is now prosonted to Inflict such punisbment for reckloss run. ning of traine 6a will mako the erimo of loss frequont ocourronce, It wust bo remembered thint we hve os yol only tho voralon of tho catastropho furnished by tho officors of tho road, but if this fairly atates all tho circumatancos, wo can 'sco 10 roason why tho conductor of tho fralght train, who was on tho matn track whon ho should hovo Leen on the slding at Lemont, sliould not bo madoto suffer for his crime, Homothing must bo dono to insure the safoty of tho traveling public, and nothiug can bo dono 5o effectivo n6 o hiold tho porsons in chargo to_ strict accountabill- ty when disastors oceur, aa scoms ta Lave been tho cnwo in this instance, from their rockiosances, Tho companles, algo, must bo hold responsiblo for tho safo coudition 6f their tracks nud rolling elock, and the so- Toction of compotent cmployes, In somo 'woy,snd at sy cout s stop must o put 10 i eedless”gucrlfico of human Ufo upon ous rallways. Krom the New York Mafl, Wo liavono heart to comment on tho Inst raflsay slaughter, whoso melancholy dotails will bo fotnd clfo- whoro, Of all of tho crimes of tho sort porpotrated sinca tho year came in, this scems mot horriblo and hoinous, Of courso tlio mafn oulprit is tho rockloss conductor of tho frefgnt Lrain, who ought to have kept it aut of the wsy, Bita rallway compauy has no bus- inesa to employ Teckless condutors. Good men sro to boliad at falr wages—men known {0 bo ateady, caroful, intelligont, and oxperfonced, When o compan omploys conductors and_engineera that are not quali= fled for their positions and sure todo thetr duty, it deliborstely encrifices human lifo to gsava' & small exira pittanco of yay, snd ought fo bo summarlly sud soveroly punished, Wo sgain, fot thio Aftioth time, recur to tho plan wo liave urged 'for four orflve years to prevent theso slsughters, Lot tho States pass Iaws Inlicting o ino of $35,000 for tho kill- ing of any passenger on o railway car, aud $10,000 for oach case of injury: This finato bo without referonco to thoactual biame of tho company for tho “accle dent.” Tho Sherifl fn the county wherotho “ accident” aceurs {0 bo dirccted to soizo tho rolling stock of tho road on which 1ifo 18 Iost or pussengers aro injured, unless tho company pays into his hands; in_ trust, thé amount of tho fine or fiues, within forty-oight houra, With puch a Isw, igldly onforced, * accidonts” would oo bo as rare a8 A corporation with o soul, From the New York Krening Post, Another dreadful Toflrond dissstor 18 roported this moruing, A passenger and coo! train on tho Chicago & Alion’ Rallroad came in collision about 20 miles from Obfengo on_Baturdsy might, killing five porsons iustantly, inuring six othors o’ thot they died in o fow hourk, and wounding many othors so scvercly thiat thioy will elther dfo or be dlsabled for lifo, This torriblo diaaster was not an_accident, and it scoms protty casy, nccordinig to nccounts thus far ot hand, to dxtho Fesponalbility, Tho passcuger traln wat on timo, and tho coal train should havo waitod for it ot tho etation, Yor known tho conductor of tho cosl train or- dored it to proceed, After tho confusion wos over, thio conductor was nowliers to bo found, sud os Iio wos iot among tho killed or sounded, 3t was in- ferred that ho had fled, knowing Lis guilt, ho Obl- ¢ago & Alton Raflroad fias but o siugle truck, althongh ta Toca) busincss is vory largo—~much largor oven thau some roads that maintain two tracks, With two tracks disastors of this naturo aro lmposaibie, and tho oficors of tho road, who have s high reputation as managors, will now probably conslder tho subject worthy of attentlon, Tho shortcomings of conduciors and engl- ‘neors cannot alwaya bo forcseen and provided ngaiust, ut the Inck of facilitios for moving trains indopend™ ently of each othor js inexcusablo §u's rick corporation, From the New York Tribune, By a disuster on o Cbioago, Allon & 8L, Louts Rull- road, eloven peoplo have beon killed and tlirty-tive wounded. Of thir Iatter number, it Ie {houglit that seversl will not long survivo tholf injurles, ‘Tl ro- st whloh wo Lyo recelved puta the entiro rosponyl- bility for this “nccident™ on the conductor of o frelght train who disoboyed orders, went on whon o should havo waited, and 40 ran info a passonger train coming down tho Toud, ~Of courso, this mun ia tho ullty party, if tho report bo true; but ho is said to ave ocamped; -{ieroforo thero can bo o roparation for thia shocking losa of lifo and criel malming, Thoro will be heavs billa of dsmages brought againat the moniagors of tho line, undoubtedly ; and tho fugi- tivo conductor may bo caught 3 but, sfter ali, the total Tosm of human 1ife 16 ono which wo nust_contomsplate, it would ecem, without suy prospeet of attompt ab compousation, From the St, Loufs Democrat, The Ohicago & Alton Company scoms 10 bo in mo Wy blameworthy o8 to tho causo of tho nccident on Saturday night, but had, o8 it appears, adopiod val- uablo precautions against dissster in tho Westinghotso stean brake and improved platform, which doubtless saved the lives of many passengers, Tho conductor, Whose _aisobedieuco of ordora is tho causo of the catastropho, s &aid to havo boen on the rond for years, and to havo'borno »_good reputation, Thera ought, howover, to bo_much moro prompt Assiatauce givon whenevor an ccidont ocoure, and tho coat of Laving always In readiness an ongine, hands, and necded im- plonients and supplies, to o font to the econo of an siccident, would bo 'moro than made up to n comuany in tlomora specdy romoval of obaizuctions 1o the régular businoss of thorond, From the New York Herald, Anothor terriblo railroad nceldent is'reported, by which eloven porsona lost tholr lives, with a largo number of otliors 8o badly wounded that mauy moro must die, Tho aceldent huppoued near the Btation of Lemont, about 20 milvs from Ohicago, a cosl train runoing into n passonger train, complotely demolishi- tng ono of the carrisges, ‘The pussougor traln lad tha Tiglit of way, and {ho eriminal rocklesanass of tho con- ductor of the coal tralu seoms established ; but thio station-muster at Lemont was equally guilty in allow- ing tho train to prococd. Thesa are crimes which ‘must bo punished 1€ wo would make railroad travel so- cure, From the New York Express, The Iatest raflroad ' accident” {this time on tho Ohicago & Alton) Is nurruted elsowbero, and waa not an aceident u the atrict seuss of tha'term, but the product of tho grossest criminal carclesaness on tho partof the conductor of o coal train, which waa on the track ot n time when It ought to hiave been somewhers clao, This miscrable creature has disappeard, it Feern; but i thoro In Ay way of bringibg hith to punishment, 80 58 to be an éxamplo and u warning to othors of his cluag, for all tima to cowe, it 1ato b hoped 1¢ will be done, From the Sprinn{kld (qull.z Republican, Eleven peoplo killed and fihirty-five injured, B0 that some of them must * die,—iLis I8 ,ibe ghastly xocord of our Istost raflrond dnlcmom‘ Tor onco, it seems possiblo to fx 0 blamo whero it belongs,~on the conductor of the Trolght train, who reckleasly dashed on, knowing that nothivg but good luek could provent auch a dixastor ns actually oceurred, Woshall watch with interost to aco whether this murderer gets off with o wiere censure, TAILOAD COLLISIONS. To the Kditor of The Chicago Tribuns: iR ; Ihe Lumont disnster suggests tho fol- lowing idea : Admitting tho wisdom and nocos- sity, as rogards tho prime osusos of prevouting such accidonts by doublo tracks, use of tole- graph, careful employes, propor rules, and good watohes, I dosiro to aflude to a sccondary causo, tho adoption of which, ns multiplying the moans of pravention, in apite of nogligonce and blun- dors, m(fillt sove v similarhorrora in tho future. ‘I'his colllsion I8 unid to have ocourred on & curve and in a fog or somo foggy atmosphiore, Tho parabolis rofloctors or hond-lights of locomotives cant thoir Lurm of light Inone direction, and honco could not bo scen on the curve, Now, promising that ourves or culs uto tho oxcoption In this Wostern country, if ahove tho ordinary head-light & sccond lantorn- light was placaed, throwiug its rays iu all direc- tions, vithor of white or- red light, theu an ap- proaching train would bo visible in all diroctions or & long distance. 'I'ho light ehould bo a8 in- touso ns possible, ns ity ponotrative power, in: sty wonthior, deponds ou_this quality. Iliope theday is not fur distant whon evory locomotive, on singlo track ronds at loast, will ‘bo rovided with tko elootrio light,whioh surpasscs ali othors iuiutonsity, I have obrorved on tha Lebanon Vulloy branoli of the Philadelphia & Reading s0me Yeason un- NUMBER 365. Rallroad towers erocted, whore ourvos provont tho view of approaching trains, whoro watch- men aro conatantly stationed o nolify by cor- tain signals tho condition of tho trwk.J AW AUPERINTENDENT M'MULLEN—A DEFENAE. frmNorrenp, 1, Aug. 30.~The following card from o gontloman of %rnnl roapoctability in this placo will appoar in the Stats Journalto- morrow morning, Tho signaturo {a witbheld for good rensons gpninarieLp, T, Aug, 19, T6 the Kdifor af the State Jornal Dran Bri: A dosire to do Justico to the wound- od feoliugs of tha mont sousltive nature fmpels anc, while yot wo nro all in the midst of ' deop ‘sorrow, fo moke the follawing explanation, which I do with the ufmort confidenco, Upon Sunday morning, ahont 8 o'clock, Deing in_Chicago, T heard of {ho nccldent, tho dolalls of which are 80 fresh i our minds, I hastonod to the offico of Mr, McMullott, Gencral Buperinfendent of the Ohlcago & Alton Raflrond, and remajned in closo commuuleation with him froni that hour till 0 p. m, ou Monday, whon I loft with tho speclal car for this place, And, whilo I do not wish ta say auythihg concorning (ho cauro or responsi- ility of tho nccldonr, 1 say without hesitation and from porsounl knowledgo that evory man in the employ of tha Hollroad Gompany at_Ohicago, that could bo uned, oxorted tho utmost endeavors for the safely and comfort of all porsons _howover intcrested in {ho And accident, and that 3r, McdMullen, whethor on Baturday night, weeping and working ot fho wreck, or Inboriug on Suudsy and Bundny night, and Monday 25d Monday might, without rest, being man of auick and genorous impulscs, did all that was possi- Wofor nnyonoto do aan Goneral Suporintendent. 1 wish to say In partionlar that tho reports of refusals 1o give information aro divectly contruey o tho facts, an { know thom in Chicngo, and as A, Lelnnd nnd many othera will bear wittioss concorngng Mr, Lindeil's offica licra ; and further, that every request, however oxtravagant, made by tioso juterentod In tho injired or Xilled, was complied with to tho fulleat oxtent by Mr, MeMullen, Other Rujlroad Casnnttics. Dra Mores, Iows, Aug, 20.—Tho eastward- bound {raighi traia o tho Rock Teiand Koad wea wracked yesterday aftornoon by the bmnkiu‘; of an axlo,” about 12 miles from tho city. Bight cars, londed with whent aud flour, wore torn to splinters and their contents scatterod over tho ground, Noperson was burk, Tho wreek Wi promptly romoved and the track opened, onty }loln.ymg the night passongor trains o fow hours, Cryorynarr, O., Aug. 20.—Tho jury in the case of Emma King, who was killed yesterday in the Twenty-fifth Ward by nJ)m-mh!g locomotive, found that sho came to hor death from the crim- inal nogligence of the engincor. Brooxinaroy,' Ill,, Aug, 20.—A brakeman named Fravk Smith, sald to bo from Urbaua, 111, was instantly killod at tho dopot of the In- disnnpolis Road 1n this city, at noun to-day, by falling botween the cars. SmmonToN, N. Y. Aug. 20.—The Esstern bound oxpross train ran off tho track ten miles ecnst of Mruckeo to-day. No one hurt. Tho locomotivo, oxpross, mail, buggage, and ong sluapmfi-cur wat thrown from the track, Tha train did not proceed before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, . CANADA. Yndignation Mectings to e Feld Rel- ative to the Pacific S2ailroad Scan- dnl--Specch by the Dulke of Mins chestor on Coloninl Represcntation in the English Parliument-=The To= xonto Globo on the IRoyal Commise sion, b Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, OrrAwa, Ont., Aug. 20.—Tho Royal Commis- #ion met to-day in tho Parlismont Building, and made preliminary arraogemonts for an investi- gation. 8ir John A. Macdonnld bonsts that Lo will trinumph. ‘A Government organ hera now admits the fallure of Allan and hie Pacific Rail- rond, and advises the Governmont to build the road. Tho Adjutant-General of Militla's torm of of- fico has oxpired, aud he roturns shortly to Eng- laud. Tononto, Aug. 20.—H8overnl indignation meet- inga are anuouuced, to give expreesion to public opinion on tho question of the proroguing of Parliament. Tho Duke of Manchester, bo- fore Canadian sociotics at Hamilton, yestor- day, mnde an oxcellont speech, in the course of .which bhe paid he belioved thot It would be for tho bencfit of all ‘concerncd->that England’s colonios showld have n voice in all ucstions concerning the polioy of the Boglish Cmpire. Ho thought thatno_quostions of gen- eral policy, the offects of which wero not con. fnl ta the motler country, should bo passod by the Home Government without tho power of voto bolug placed in the hands of the colonice affocted by tho policy proposed. Ho hoped the time would como, and that not far distant, whon ropresentatives from Canada, as woll as othor oolonies, would sit in London, as the most con- tral position, and have a_ volco in the brosd quostions of policy affact- ing all portious of tho Lmpire, Ho did not think a declaration of war ought to be made or_atroaty of peaco bo concluded without the colonies being consulted. Some treaties of pence have been concluded—he would not refex particularly—which, ho could safely sy, gave neither satisfaction at homo nor to that colony, whoso intoreats woro affectod by its provisiona. Ho thought Canadn ought not to wait till a pro- osnl to grant colonial represoutatives camo rom tho English Parliement, but the pooplo of this country ought boldly to kuoci at tho doors of the Imperial Chambers, and demand the right of having a voice in the affairs of tho Empire. Tonoxto,” Ont., Aug. 20.—The following, takon from tho @lobe of this morning, may be accopted na an indication of o sign of times: +* Pains and ponalties are throatened all who do not bow down before tho Qovernmont dragon. Wo suppose they think our appasition will bo appalled by the terrible picture of Day, Gowan, and Dollotto, eclothed with the thunders of tho Executivo, disposing at will of the liberty and property of thosa who have vontured to charge the Gov- ernment _with solling tho _railwuy charter. Neither Judge Gowan nor Judge Polletta will vonture to imprigon mon who mny bo able to im- poach them within the ensuing six wocks for & gravo offonso ngainst tho majosty of Parliamont, aund, as for Judge Day, ho will probably be afraid to lose the monopoly of Cannda brandy- making, which it is said Lio now enjoys by favor of the Goyernment.” SPRINGFIELD. Maj, Wham Appointed to the Vacant Wardenship of the Fenitentiury:. The Bailrond and Warehouse Coms« niissioners-=Licenscs Granteds Speclal Mapatck to The Chicage Tribune, Bravariern, Ill, Aug. 20.—Tho Commis- sioners of the Illinois Ponitontiary met to-day at tho prison. The Wardenship boiug too good & thing to lot out of the family, they sppointpd onoof thoir number, Maj. J. W. Wham, fo that position. They immediately notifled tho Gov- ornor of tholr action, and the Govornor, to out off importunities for individuals and enve theex- poneo of delogatos from &l parts of tho Stato who might como up to solect the euccossor of Maj. Wham, at onco sppointed the Hon, John}, Bouthworth, of McHonry County, to the vacant Commissionerahip, This act of tho Governor will fimnt)y disappoint the on. Waltor Mayo, of Edwards County, who supposed ho had a sure thing in caso of a vacanoy, Also Capt. Wasson, of Gallatin, who was suro he had it ; and 8o oo ad infinitum with tho faithful, 'This ronrrango- ment of tho Ponitontinry managoment ia & po- litical power run for Boveridgo. It leaves Cul- lom out, excopt a8 ropresentod by Baue. The Roilroad and Warehonso Commissioners to-day mado tho last figuron in their echedulos of tariffs. Thoy will bo ocoupivd soveral daya with a rovision, and, whilo it is probablo that somo olianges may bo mado yot, theyare confident that thoy will not Lo radical. Licenso was jssuod to-day to tho Ohambor of Commerco Mining Compnuy, of Chicago and Utah, capital 812,000; and the Sweedland Town Company, of Chicago, capital 85,000, —_— Army of the Camborland, Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Uribune, Preranun@i, Aug, 20.—Tho Army of tho Cum- berland hes finishod all its arrangomonts for its reunion on the 17th of next month, It promisce to be an iutoresting affaiv. Gon, Bherman, Bhioridan, Hnancook, and other leading officers havo promised to bo presont. sl i RV Carringo Accldent, Provipenoe, Aug. 20.—Gonoral Burnsido and Govornor IHowavrd, of this Biuto, were severely bruleod ab Martha's Vinoyard lsst evouiug, by Loing thrown from & carriage.