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5UiHei -.vi'v/ ivi.ivi v '*”crashing sound, nh they stove into and through, and over ouch ;rdber;;A'll this took place in less time than /would be occupied in reading the last three sentences.; Whentbc cxiish occurred there was a.momenfcary bnt appalling silliness, followed nt.fivt by faint cvics^ ’ahd groans, then by shrieks apd shouts'from the wounded and excited passengers, who were extricating themselves- from the ruins. The first person Mr'. Campbell' *iiw ! after forcing h himself through the cab;window of the engine, was the engineer who. yrns unhurt. The fur-nace lmd. jiist been tilled; with wood,, which was blanug fiercely, and fearing uti . explosion Mr. Campbell suggested . to the engineer, to-blow off the steam and extinguish the .fire.— As soon ns this danger was .averted, Mr. C. turned his attention to ’the relief of Ihewoun-dednncl suffering passengers. ' }yinclt»F0'AYTho train consisted of fifteen paasengOTmrefilled with a happy'party'on anexcursion trip to Chicago, Avhorc they had . been invited, to celebrate t-ho recent completion of^thovroftd IVein Chicago to' Oshko^b.A'Tho party numbered some cdght hundred, v and was made up L of prominent citizens —ladies and gentlemen,■ tVom Oshkosh,'-'Appleton,-Fond - d« Lac, and 1 WatertownThey wero to be the guests of the people of Chicago, and the most ample preparations had been made for their recop tion and entertainment. Wo hayoiglcuricd from the Watertown Democrat; and the spe cial eorrcspoadouco of • the.-,Chicagorand Milwaukee papers such furthor details of the ca-taitrophy as will be of interest to our readers.The citizens of Fond du Lao and Oshkosh,: who occupied the foremost cars, were the greatest aufferere- ” ./v.'y! .Mr. Petirsilxa, ’ -of^thiaycity,ylivod until 0 I eleven o-clock Wednesday moiling. ^ He was s* standing on tho platform, smoking,-*tthe timo of the nccident., Both of iiiWlcgs/were crushed to splinters,:-and it was evidwtirom the first that ho cool d not survive. Ho was disengaged from the mina with much difficulty. His raind was clear and composed, and ho spoke cheerfully aridEncouragingly to his wife, and the many anxious and syrupriihising friends about.him... His.eye/ was ..bright ..and his voice strong until after he reached Water-, town- He inquired anxiously after ^several intimate friends triiir and appeareditlistofJ-aitiasrtie»U,togratified to hear of their safety. He bora his ^ intense suffering* -without mamor. ^ikiMw'ba nirist (hcj aitd h* met hi*^to like \m,
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Oshkosh Courier
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Nov 04, 1859
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