Show A smashup smash up in aan pete the ephraim register gives the follow aae particulars of a smashup smash up on the rio grande western the gravel train has been employed in moio its ties to manti preparing for the southern extension ex the train was towards ephraim backing up with eight care loaded with ties the caboose was the last car on the train and in the car were mr allan and wife and three other men and about 25 men who were working with the train were riding on the next four flata which were loaded with ties it seems that the caboose was an old timer and ran on four wheels only hence not calculated to make a curve when the train was rj undina the curve just east of the cemetery and running ac the rate of 20 or 25 miles an hour the caboose the rail and turning completely around as it went down the embankment turned over on its side then thre confusion commenced four of th flat cara were thrown fro the grade one after another in the wildcat on breaking borne of ibm into smithereens and twisting the rods and rails all out of shape it seems almost miraculous that out of 25 or SO who were on toe can not one was hurt but such is he case those in the caboose were in the gaoat perilous position but were set on their heads for a minute or so and regained their feet without sustaining even a bruise when the men on the flat car saw tho caboose jump they jumped too and not one was hurt with the excel tion of one unlucky fellow who had a little of skin torn from his nose the section hands were soon on the ground and with the of the men on the train succeeded in getting thinea righted for the evening train four naw rails had to be put in and several ties replaced the following items has been going the rounds of the press and as our druc biats smoot arne co handlo the goods it may interest our re adera having the oc cassion to use chamberlains ber lains conah remedy it gibee ii pleasure to tate chati found it to 1 the best medicine for a cough I 1 ever used in fact it cured me of a cough that had baffled several other cough medicines N R Atal isaa I 1 jowa |