Show from mondays daily aug 30 THEU THE U particulars by one of the on board from jos stanford esq we learn the following particulars a concerning theareal the greal washout on the U P K II 11 track when bohaj arrived about thirty mites west of creek neb on thursday evening between and the sky being overhung by dark clouda on alio llio northwest was sud denly lit up by violent hashes of lightning in the north east resembling an aurora lo realis as near as could bo the passengers on baird were in hopes ot escaping the menacing they retired to rest at ten minutes to one they were warned by the and conductors to put their clothes anfor the traia had run into a heavy body of water after dressing the passengers looked out of the dimmed car windows and could behold nothing but one sheet ef water all around them asfar as the eye could possibly reach on inquiring the learned that the engineer foreseeing complications had taken all eions at his command to avoid the danger checking the speed of the engine to a velocity of only eight miles per hour but not withstand ing all thia care he at once was eur by a body of water two feet deep which was BO violent 03 to put out all the fire in the engine one of the brakesman brak esmen was dispatched to the section house three fourths of a mile off the section hands went o the next eastern station where was a telegraph office and word was sent in both directions to stop all trains except the trains for assist ance three trains from east and west brought assistance and nen were at once set to work to r the track so far as to render it passable the blockaded train wib ordered back to plum creek station where a very frugal meal at was partaker partaken par taken of the passengers to stay over at that place from pm to p day saturday when they proceeded onward on their journey passing with the greatest possible care over the dilapidated gap our informant assures us that the greatest credit is due to the energy and circumspection of Condi ic tor kelly of the north platte division whose sangfroid sang froid prevented what might have culminated in panic the aholo interruption of the atlantic traffic was fortunately only temporary and no damage was done to life limb or property and we are glad a o our clel townsman drier oil the trials and tribulations of fire and water |