Show HITS imi ay tiie last lot of remarkable EE ESCAPE DEATH graphic account of the train being wrecked by courtesy of elder W hwayne HP ayne who had charge of the company of immigrants that arrived at fiva anin utes to three today to day sept 20 we are enabled to the following notes of the journey from new york mad behim after a delay of two days in new york we went on board the friday at 3 p m for norfolk after a very pleasant boyage of 23 hours we arrived at our destination and in about one and a half houra passengers luggage and all were transferred to tho train specially made up for us and laying in a supply of provisions started on our way overland rejoicing the weather was very rainy and seemed to grow worse as we proceeded until about 1130 p m when the streams were so swollen that they were washing away the bridges among the lot was one over which we should have passed but to our surprise and discomfiture we went through making a fearful wreck of the whole train with the exception of the rear coach the engine baggage car and first coach crossed tha bridge but were all thrown on their sides and smashed to splinters our baggage did not fare much better and was exposed to the rain which help it any the engineer engi and fireman both escaped without serious injury one of them being slightly scalded tha baggage master and brakeman were in the baggage car and they were quite as fortunate the saints m the first coach came out of a turned over completely wrecked car with so few in juries that their escape really looked miraculous one sister had her shoulder blade broken and como of them had their feet and heads cut and braided braised slightly the second passenger coach stood almost on end perhaps at an angle of 60 degrees one end being on the end of the bridge and the other down in the water against the abutment that end was crushed to splinters and the saints seats luggage etc jammed down into the shattered end of the car amid all this confusion we were pleased and thankful to say that the people came out almost un swathed scathed scat hed elder durant and miss adelaide alien being the only ones who were seriously hurt the formers left leg being badly bruised and the lat left arm being broken near the shoulder the doctor came from lynchburg three miles distance as soon as possible and did what he could to alleviate the sufferings of the injured and advised that they be left for about three weeks to recuperate by 11 the nest morning we were all taken on board a special and the fragments of our luggage were gathered up and taken to burg where we were transferred to another train after making the necessary arrangements range ments for leaving elder derant and miss alien in charge of elder john shelton and miss patience bennett under the care of the doctor at the expense of the B B company and with the understanding that the company would send them home and pay all their expenses as aboa as they were able to travel we started once more on our journey but with decidedly less composed nerves than might have otherwise been we cannot say anything in favor of the cars provided us bat we managed to get along very well till we were within about two miles of memphis when once more we were shaken up by being run into by a regular passenger train and the rear part of the hind car was derailed frightening some of the people in that carnage so badly that they were almost sorry that they ever left england from memphis we were more comfortably fort ably provided for and on our arrival at kansas city we were met by mr hendershot who did all he could for our comfort and provided a splendid lot bof coaches to convey us to pueblo which made the saints feel buob better from pueblo we were provided with good cars to complete our journey with and were all in hopes of our having done with our adventures but anch was not the case arriving near castle gate station in castle gato canyon the engine became disabled andee were detained for about six hours and a half which seemed to drag very heavily and we made up oar minds to be in provo fally two hours before we left our camp finally an engine came to our relief and were soon at P V junction where all those who booked for that place left us and were mat by their friends and conducted to their final destination they were all feeling well in health and very thankful that their journey was BO near ended charles us at price mr and mr haigh met us valley bringing the sad news Brother to wm grimsdell and bis granddaughter miss emily hillam of tho death of the tatters little eight year old sister we had P Y junction long before we cvine to another stop waiting for another train the wait was long aud tedious and on inquiry we learned the wires were down and we could not get orders through the only thing elder kelson dryly re marked that could possibly happen to us to detain us all other means j being exhausted however we are thankful to have got home at last speaking to a beius representative in regard to the journey by water elder payne said we left liverpool on august stand 31 from there to the ocean was as smooth as glass we stopped at queenstown Queens town about three and a half hours waiting for the mails here the wind arose and kept getting stronger when we reached mid ocean the ship began to rock badly though the swell on the water was not at first very considerable pres antly however it reached such an extent that the waves swept over the deck many seasick sea sick passengers were at this time either sitting or lying upon it I 1 shouted to the members of our company that they must go below and those who were unable to do so were rendered as istance before they could get cleared away how faver a huge wave had dashed over the sides of the vessel causing the utmost consternation and drench ing some of the passengers after the elapse of an hour or so the sea again became calm but next day the waves raised once more accompanied by a high wind rendering it impossible to stand upon the deck for five or six hours there was another lull but after that the ocean became as rough as ever and so continued until the arrival at sandy hook fortunately however the biscon wiscon fain escaped almost entirely the fury of the disastrous gale which prevailed along the atlantic coast sandy hook was reached about 3 on the afternoon of wednesday sept but the water was so dangerously rough at this tima that no pilot would venture out and the wisconsin was compelled to lay at anchor until next morning drifting around the lighthouse and occasionally tossing about in a most unpleasant fashion indeed a large number of the passengers more especially the women and children were so terrified that they preferred to walk the cabins during greater part of the night instead of going to bed the frequent blowing of the foghorn fog horn by no means lessening their terror morning at length came still the waters raged violently and still no pilot could be seen three other vessels were now awaiting that anai bously looked for guide towards 11 a m a boat was lowered from the wisconsin side and a crew of six men started out on the tossing sea now and again being almost lost to view amid the angry aves this frail craft was making for an outward bound steamer off which the pilot was taken and rowed to the wisconsin having been put on board the vessel headed for new york harbor where it safely landed us about 3 in the afternoon having remained on board all night we were met next morning by mr gibson agent of the guion line and by him treated with every courtesy the samo afternoon we proceeded to the old dominion docks took up our abode there for the night and on the following day at p m bet sail for norfolk the voyage was an extremely pleasant one and we were treated handsomely the journey from new york to norfolk occupied some twenty four hours it was raining heavily when we started from norfolk and so continued during the remainder of the day the streams of water began to increase rapidly in volume until midnight when we reached the stone bridge at which the unfortunate accident occurred four miles eat of lynchburg va |