Fatal Railroad Accident

About 11 o'clock a. m, of Monday last au accident happened to the gravel train on the T. & A. A. B, B., wliich resulted in the immediate death of two men, and in the greater or losser injury of several others. The engine was pushing a traiu of 10 loaded gravel cars from Nora to Dundee, where the track waa being ballasted and the station grounds graded up. About two miles below Milan, the train moving at about 10 miles an hour, a buil rushed from the side of the road upon the track and was struck by the advauce car. That car and six othors were thrown from the track and literally smashed into klndliug wood. Richard Nash, conductor, and Richard Adama, brakeman, who stood upon the advance car were thrown to the ground and under the crushed cars. Nash was fouud under the second car, his kuil crushed in, his right arm cut off below thu shoulder, his left arm brokeu in two places, his abdomen open and his bowels protruding, oue leg cut off, and the other broken and the foot off. His mangled body was a terrible sight. Adams had hifl neck broken and his heart and lungs punctured but breathed a few minutes. Both were unmarried, and the forraer lived at Wooster, Ohio, nnd the latter at Deerfield, Mich. Nine other men, who were on other care, were injured, but only two severely. They were Patrick Morland, of Toledo, shoulder dislocated; Thos. Bcully, Cambridgeport, Mass.; Michael Oaffin, Daniel and Johu Hogan, James Carr, John Oatlm, William Cummings, and William Edwards. The engine came immediately to this city and returned taking Drs. Herdman and Bodeman, Aast. Supt. James M. Ashley, Jr., and others. The afteruoon train was held hero until 4 p. m., and took down two coffins. Father Van Erp and several others went down on the train. The train gang uumbered twenty men, half of whom escaped entirely uninjured. An inquest was held by Jiistice Marble, of Milan, and the evidence exonerated the men in charge of the train. The October number of Vick'i Ilhistrated Monthly Magazine is tull of timely information for amateur flonsts, giving special attention to hardy bulbs and their culture and to plants for winter culture in the house. The beautiful colored plate shows the hyaciuth ftwo varieties), the tulip (four varieties), croous, colchicum, and 6now drop. This little monthly ought to have a lurge circulation. 11.26 a year. - We have the American AgrtcttHitrist for L)ctober,crammed full ot articles and items and illustrations stock-grower, farmer, fruitjrower, gardener, and the intelligent reader of whatever vocation. The tío illustratious include a Guernaey cow and heifer, Dom Pedro [a good specimen of a carriage horse), practical cuts lor horse-trainers, the ntjw early peach "Waterloo," cuts showing the ladies how to handle their plauts in re-potting, etc. The sontents are varied find seasonable. $1.50 a year. Orauge Judd Company, New York. üld and uew subscribers to the Aeous can get both the Akqus and the AgricuUurist for Ê'2.50 a year. Now is the time to subscribe.