Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 July 1880 — Page 1

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ACCIDENT.

A Freight and Wrecking' Train Collide

On the Vandalia, Near St. Loais.

A Bad 3mash-up—Two Men Killed and Several Wounded.

The Contents of the Freight Cars Scattered all Over the Ground.

Particulars From the St. Lous GlobeDemocrat of Sunday.

A few. minutes before noon the Vandalia train dispatcher at the Reley depot re ceivcd orders to send a wrecking train to Confidence Hill, some nine miles out on the road. Early yesterday morning, it appears, :i train of freight cars were de tailed at the place mentioned, and al~ though tlio track was clear, it was necessary to get the cars on the track again and bring them to the yards in East St. Louis. Accordingly, the dispatcher intrusted Charles Bussy, one of the engineers, to make up a train and go to thcscene of the wreck with a full force of men and all necessary tools and machinery. Bussey procured four flat-cars and a caboosu, to which he attached engine No. 41, a ponderous locomotive, one of the largest in the shops. When ready to start the train crew consisted, besides Bussey, of the following men: Charles Coupe, fireman Samuel Lannigan, boss of repairs Thomas Beasely, blacksmith Michael 'Walsh, John Sullivan, John Murphy, John Murray, Daniel O'Connell, Martin, William Sullivan, Dennis Murphy and Albert Angerine, laborers. An employe named Henry Freepurtner, who resided at Effingham, and belonged to what is known as Butler's gang, used for wrecks at the other end of tlie road, was also with the crew. How it happened that he accompanied Bussey and his men is not known. The only explanation obtained is that early yesterday morning he went from Effingham to the scene of the first wreck, and then came to East St. Louis with Bussey's first train. At or about noon Bussey received his final orders and started.

BUSSEY'S INSTRUCTIONS

were to run against all west-bound trains, as the railroad vernacular is, and to keep a sharp lookout. He had already been at Confidence early in the morning and cleared the track, and was returning thither to place the cars on the track and' bring them in. As stated, he was fully aware that several freight trains were coming westward towam him. aud he knew that probably the first he would meet would be freight train No. 12. Bussey's train, the wrecker, is known among railroad men as the wild train, on account of the rate of its speed. There is no fixed limit of time or regulation of speed for these wrecking or wild trains. Hence those having charge of them must necessarily be well posted about the movements of trains against which they run, so as to enable them to exercise proper caution and avoid all possible chance of collision. Running on his order, Bussey ran at the fullest possible speed, and as the distance from East St. Louis to Confidence is only thirteen miles, he calculated to make the run in about 20 minutes.

Between the Relay Depot and Hunter's Switch, near which the fatal meeting took place, the Vandalia has only a single track, which skirts along an open country, and without any switches. Adjoining the Vandalia is the Ohio and Mississippi track, also single. The two tracks are scarcely more tiian seventy-five feet apart- Near this point, it is claimed, there is an abrupt curve several miles in length, which renders it impossible for two trains running in opposite directions to know of each other's presence until within one or two hundred yards of each other. Between the tracks of the two roads, and for a distance of several miles, there is

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and Willows. By reason of this and the close proximity of the roads, it seems that, when in sight of each other at this point, two trains, one on each road, going toward each other, appear to. be running on the same track. This fact forms an an important figure in yesterday's casualty, and in a manner explains its occurrence. Bussey's train was running at what his fireman described as a lively gait, which was ascertained to be about forty-five miles an hour. The train sped on without meeting with any interruption until about one mile west of Hunter's switoli, in that portion of the road described above, and directly opposite Brooks farm. Suddenly Bussey sighted freight train No. 18 coming around the curve. On account of the r.• peculiarity mentioned in the two roads he at first supposed the train was on the Ohio and Mississippi track, and went on without slacking his speed. Thus the two* trains continued nearhig each other, and bot li were under jfull headway. All at once Bu.°sy, Coupe and Beasely, who were on tlfle engine, were apprised that the train approaching them was No. 12, and was on the same rails. Only a few moments elapsed between the time No. 12 rounded the a curve and the discovery of the impending danger, but the two iron monsters had rapidly covered the intervening space, and were only several hundrea leetfrom each other. Bussey and his assistants promptly realised that a collision was inevitable. i' t'

Nevertheless, he made a desperate effort, and although they were speeding along with the rapidity of the wind, he grasped the throttle, and attempted to reverse his engine.

IT WAS TOO LATE.

The two engines, however, rushed frantically upon each other with terrific force, and an instant later there was an awful crash both engines had struck and were struggling against each other like a pair of huge monsters. Under a full pressure of steam, the machinery worked unceasingly, the ponderous wheels revolving with tremendous rapidity, crushing the brittle iron rails in the vain effort to perform their usual duty. Both pilots struck, smashing each other to splinters. The forward ends of the engines rose clear up in the air, and for a moment crashed and crushed each other, finally plunging down the embankment. The recoil added only a new imp] use to the shock, and threw the cars forward to the spot on the track where the locomotives stood when they collided. The cars were piled on each other in a mass fully twenty feet high. All this was the work of a few seconds, and the air was full with flying timber and iron.

A LEAP FOR LIFE.

He sprang, but before he touched the ground his body was struck by some heavy timber and he was buried beneath the ruins of his cab. Alonzo Woods, the fireman of No. 41, stood at his post until it was to late to 'escape. He was carried with the wreck of his engine, and lived just long enough to see the death he was destined to meet staring him in the face, When the engine, after its tussle with the other, plunged down the embankment and turned over, he was buried under its ruins. The cylinder head, having blown out, the escaping steam and boiling water poured upon him, scalding him in every portion of his body. These injuries alone would have sufficed to have caused his death.

None of the wrecking-train gang were fatally injured, except perhaps Freepartner, who was standingon the front platform of the cabeose. The jolt threw him between the caboose and the rear trucks of the hind flat car. A heavy beam fell across his back and broke his spine.

The others owe their lives to the fact that they jumped from the train just before the crash, but all were hurt slightly.

THE WOUNDED.

Engineer Woods was extricated from his position under the remains of his cab. It was found that both of his legs were broken, and his head covered with deep gashes. After receiving proper attention he was removed in a car to Collinsville, temporarily.

Bussey's wound was dressed and he also was sent to Collinsville for further treatment. The rest of the crew received proper attention and had their injuries dressed.

The condition of the crew, as reported bY Dr. Fairbrother, is as follows: Micheal Walsh, broken ribs and severe scalp wound.

William Sullivan, fractured leg and injured spine. %,'• Sam. LannifM, fractured ankle and dislocated shoulder-joint.

Henry Freepartner, broken spine. John Murphy, Daniel O'Connell and Dennis Murphy, bruises and cuts.

Albert Angerine, scalp wounds and ugly cut in back of head. John Sullivan, John Murray and—Martin escaped witha few slight bruises.

Mr. L. G. Cross, was in the caboose of the outgoing train, and had his right shoulder dislocated. He.remained in the car, preferring to run the risk ot the jar to jumping out.

FJLNDING THE DEAD.

Thomas Beasley, the blacksmith, was found down the embankment among the bushes, which grew very tall all tdong the track. He was dead, of course, and he must have been instantly killed. Just where the two engines met, Beasley met his fate. The track at this place was spattered with blood and brains, as if some sharp instrument had scooped out the skull and dashed the contents on the ground. Beasley had been on the tool car which brought up the rear of the wrecking train, and as his companions had been twitting him ab6ut his politics he left them, and walked forward to the engine, saying he would seek more congenial conversation with the fireman, He bad to croas the flat can,

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hundred yards around the ground was literally strewn with countless fragments of the wrecked engines and cars.

Freight No. 12 was drawn by engine No. 53, and consisted of twenty cars, of which ten were refrigerators, four cattle cars, filled with hogs, and six box cars. Every car contains merchandise, all of a perishable nature. The engineer of No. 53 was John Woods, and the fireman Alonzo Woods, his brother.

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when the collision occurcd could not be positively ascertained. The statements made regarding this were 'very conflicting, and no two stories corresponded. It appears that when the engines were within several feet of each other, the crew of 41 sought safety by leaping off. Coupe, the fireman, actually hurled himself from the west side, and did so with such a mighty effort that he cleared the wide ditch and landed fully fifty feet away from the wreck. When he touched the ground the force of his leap was unbroken, and he rolled over for nearly thirty feet. He sustained a severe shock, which prostrated him for quite a time, but fortunately he had no bones broken, aud was not even bruised. Bussey, though calm and determined, was very nervous, but courageously stuck to his post. When satisfied that there was no other resort, he jumped from the engine just at the moment the collision came and was dashed right into the debris. His head came in violent contact with some heavy fragment of iron, and was terribly cut ana gashed. Beasely, the blacksmith, lost his presence of mind. He ran on the tender and tried to clime out. The shock threw him almost 111 mid «.«•", "ml Ijp fp]] hpRvilvt.O tlie ground, so^e twenty feet away. juiin Woods, Engineer of No. 53, also made

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and did not anticipate any danger, notwithstanding the warning signal of "down breaks" had already been given. He had been on the engine but a few moments when, seeing his companions jumping from the train, he walked out on the tender, and was preparing to jump from it as the crash came, and was thrown headlong forward. He doubtless struck a projecting piece of iron or steel, which split his skull, and was then thrown down the bank.

WOOD'S BODY.

It was sometime before the body of Alonzo Woods, the fireman, was found. This was not astonishing, as the mangled corpse was buried beneath the rubbish. A small portion of the body was seen projecting from under the boiler head of his engine, a few feet removed from a telegraph pole, near the track. The heads ot the two engines met at the spot and were locked together. Spades were brought into requisition aud the remains dug out from tweir iron covering. Mr. Kurzcndofer, a bridge employe, who went from East SL Louis with the physicians, per formecr the work. A hole of about Tom feet had to be made before the body could be extricated from its confinement.

A HOLOCAUST OF II0Q8.

Under the wreck were over 100 dead hogs, some of them torn into shreds, and others apparently uninjured, as no outward signs of injury were visible. A great many were hobbling about, some with legs broken, and a large number with their entrails protruding from gaping wounds. There were many, too, that escaped entirely unhurt, and were walking about the adjacent fields, to be killed by trains on the Ohio and Mississippi. As the cars in which these animals were, were totally wrecked it is a wonder such ,a large percentage of them escapetk

AT THE RELAY DEPOT.

The dead and wounded were placed in a caboose and brought to the Relay Depot. The bodies of Beasley and Woods were carefully washed ancl placed in caskets. By order of Mr. Mills, Freight Agent, they were turned o\er to Metzer, the undertaker. All of the injured who reside in East St. Louis were taken home.

THE TARGET.

The American Team Defeats the Irish Team Again.

The Score at the Dollymount International Match.

DOLLYMOUNT, Juno oo.^The weather cany tms morning was very towards eleven o'clock the wind shifted to the west. It then became cloudy, but not threatening. The wind was blowing straight on the targets unfavorable for high scoring.

The air is tolerably clear and soft. There is considerable display of American and Irish bunting'on the way hither from Dublin. Tho houses are decorated with evergreens and mottoes expressive of welcome.

The Irish team Jire on the targets one and two in squafls thus John Rigby, Wm. Rigby and Milner on target number one Fenton, Joynt and Young on target number two. The Americans fire on targets five and six thus Rathbone, Farrow and Brown, on number five, and Oark, Scott and IHsher on nnmber six. Detachment af 300 Royal Irish Constabulary presreve order.

The Irish rifle association yesterday resolved that no member, as such, join Sir Henry Holford's team ai Wimbledon. Firing at 800 yards range began at 12:30. The wind had then moderated and the conditions for shooting became more favorable. J-* scoif^kt 800 Yards.

V?** AMERICANS. A^! Clarke 455555455555555-73 Soott 555555555555555 75 Fisher 45555555555455 &- 71 Rathbone ... 554454555554554 70 Farrow 5555554555555 51 74 Brown 555555555554545-73

Totai 436

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John Rigby 855455554553555 69 W by 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 7 1 Milner 555555555555555 75 Fenton 555555556555555—75 Joynt. 555545545555555-73 Young 5555 5 5 454555555-73

Total 486

In the seventh round the gauge showed increased wind. The 'shooting at 800 yards range closed at 1:55 and was begun at 900 yards range at 2:38 with the wind stfll blowing straight down the range.

Score at 900 Yards. AMERICANS.

Clarke 5 5 5 5 5*5 5555 Scott 355555455554445 -69 Fisher 555555554554555—73 Rathbone...' 555555555555555—75 Farrow 554455555555435—71 Brown 455555455555555 73

Total 436

IRISH.

John 'Rigby 655544355555555—72 W by 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 7 1 Milner^^,... 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 .4 5 5 5 5 71 Finton_ 454545455554545 69 Jpynt. 5 6 5 4 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 3 5 6 71 Young... 4 65555555555556—74

Total —........428

At 1,000 yards range the Americens scored 420 'Irish 417. ,»

JUSTICE

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RATIFY.

The People Join Democracy in Joy

Over the' Nomination of so Excellent Men as Major-General Win- .? field Scott Hancock

For President, and Wm. H. English for Vice-President

Speechas of Messrs. Voorhees, Black, McLean, Lamb, Mack and i: Others.

k4 Nothing was able to dampen the ardor of jubiliant Democrats Saturday night Jupiter Pluvius, though he poured down torrents until eight o'clock, couldn't affect the ratification. The procession marched from headquarters, corner of Third and Ohio, with the Ringgold band in the van, to the Terre Haute House where tlie speakers were met and escorted to the Court House yard. The march was made amidst the booming of cannon and the sharp reports of firecrackers. Some rockets were also sent sky-wards. There was a general feeling of good humor. Col. W. E. McLean ably presided as master of ceremonies.

SPEECH OF COL. MCLEAN.

Owing to the supposition that the meeting was to be held in Dowling Hall, our reporter did not reach the stand in time to get the first of Col. McLean's speech, but arrived in time gto hear part of it, and furnishes the following abstract:

We have assembled on this occasion my friends, to give expressions of approv al, and to celebrate and rejoice over the grandest Presidential ticket ever presented to the suffrages of the American people. 'Loud and prolonged cheers.] A ticket which commends itself to the loyal hearts of this country from the lakes to the gulf. We are here to ratify the nominations made Thursday last of Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for President, and our distinguished fellow citizen, Wm. H. English, of Indiana, for Vice President., [Loud cheers.] It has been my high privilege, my friends, to know of thesn nomin^.s personally. I true that my acquaintance^ slight, it is sufficient to cause me to honor the man.

Cheers.] My distinguished fellow citzizen of Indiana I have known more or less intimately for 25 years, and I know him to be worthy of the high honor conferred upon him. Gen. Hancock lias a spotless character as a soldier, and a military chieftain. His name and his fame is part of the history of this country. [Yes.]

If any man asks me whence comes the Democratic nominee of 1880 I will tell him that our candidate comes from the bloodstained field of Gettysburg, [cheers.] He comes from Spottsylvania, from Chancellorsville, and from that mausoleum of human bones, the Wilderness. He comes from those bloody battlefields that resulted in the surrender of Lee and the hosts of rebellion. [cheers.] His nomination was the spontaneous action of thousands of fraternal hearts represented in that convention from Maine to California, and and from the lakes to the gulf. His nomination is bound to strengthen and reunite the living ties which bind us together as pne people—one in peace and one In war, in sunshine and In storm, "now and forever one and inseparable." Gen. Hancock not only has an eminent military character, but after the close of the war he was the first officer to conspiclously proclaim that the military authority of the government should always be subservient to the civil authority, [cheers.] He proclaimed that the sword and the bayonet should bow down to the constitution [Loud cheers]. In 1867—I believe it wasthat time—sometime inl867 or 6, he was the military commander of New Orleans then called the Department of the Gulf, embracing the two great states of Louisiana and Texas. As commander he issued a& order which declared in subtance that the true and proper function of the military power was simply to uphold and sustain the civil authority in the. exercise of its proper duties. The name of Hancock does not stand simply as the emblem of union but it also stands a, grand and glorious symbol of civil* uberty.[Cheers.]

It is said that Gen. Hancook is simply a soldier. Well, Gen. Grant was only a soldier.

In regard to Mr.English he is one of of our mo8t brilliant examples of the fact that the poor boy of today born of poor parentage may by industry and judicious management become the capitalist of the future.

I tell you we are going to succeed at he polls, and success thhere means that Gen. Hancock will be lnaugurated.[Cries of yes, yes.] I tell you that the man who rode down the lines of Gettysburg is not the kind of a man to be swindled by an eight to seven commission. [Cheers.] His election means Inauguration. [Cheers.] I am very glad, my friends, that the con ventlon made a selection of a man around whom all true Democrats can rally, and which must lead to victory. [Cheers.] I have now the honor of Introducing to this audience my Mend Gen. J. C. Black of Illinois. Gen. Black was greeted with cheers. The following is an abstract of his remarks:

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bling in the face of the threatened storm indicates your earnestness and presages success. Those who are to address you were sitting in their parlors, and had decided that the weather was to unfavorable for holdiug this meeting but the storms of fire moving down your streets and the loud music of the rejoicing multitude shoutine for Hancock and English called them out There is no mlstaJcinr the temper of the people of the Unltet States in 1880. They mean that their men shall be elected and

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that they shall be inaugurated. [Cheers.] History will demonstrate the correctness of the Democratic theory. The great principles of Democracy will and must govern the American people. [Loud clieers.l

I will not detain you lon$. It is not necessary that I should say much at the resting place of the chiefest Democratic orator of the West: but lam glad to have an opportunity to mingle with you in this majestic meeting.

Tlie speaker spoke of the depressed condition of Democracy in 1872 when the party was in possession of only three or four states and rejoiced that since that time it had had many triumphs. It now had majorities in both Houses of Congress, had organizations, and earnest supporters in every state of the Union. He believed the time of its triumph in all departments of the government was near at hand. He said the Democratic party is a national party while the Republican party is sectional. He spoke of the part Gen Hancock had taken in the war, and of the place his name held in history. He was not simply a soldier, but had a mind large enough to grasp the- ideas of Democracy, and to believe in the liberties of the people. He spoke of his remaining in the field in the thickest of battle while Garfield was spending his time in the lobbies at Washington. He spoke also of Hancock's brilliant service in the war with Mexico. In our late war as far as practicable Hancock respected the right of property, and conformed strictly to the usages of civilized warfore. He was in all respects wortny the sufrages of the American peoale. His election would be a national blessing, and his administration would give confidence and prosperity to our glorious country. [Cheers?]

At the close of Gen. Black's remarks the cries were numerous and loud for Daniel Voorhees—the peoples' man of Indiana.

Col. McLean stepped forward ands aid You all know the gentleman. He needs no introduction. He can always introduce himself. Mr. Voorhees came forward and was greeted with a prolonged storm of applause. Below will be found a condensed report of his speech. ^SPEECH OP HON. D. W. VOORHEES.

Gentlemen: I have listened to sweet music in my time I have listened to strains that ravished my hwirt but until I jjoncra in abetter world chanting as the welcome snouts oi my neighbors and friends of Terre Haute. [Cheers, and cries of welcome.] During my long absence in attending to public duties I have at times feared that I might be forgotten, [never!] and that you might not upon my return extend to me one of those welcomes that have so often greeted me with during the last twenty-five years, nearly all of which time I have been standing in some representative capacity. Your greetings are more welcome than life itself, for I would rather part with life than the place I hold in your hearts. [Cheers.]

I came here to-night to talk fo you about a great event—the nomination of Hancock and English [Loud and prolonged cheers.] The name of the distinguished and gallant Hancock is peculiarly inspiring and was well calculated to make the soldier orator who preceded me eloquent when speaking of him, for it was one splendid soldier speaking of another when Gen. Black enlogized him. [Cheers.]

I came to speak of a great event that was witnessed in the last two days at Cincinnati. You know I have longed for 5a union of this country. [Cheers.] We nave longed to see a union like that which our fathers made—a union in" which the people of the North and the South should have a common Interest—a union under which they should love each other and embrace each other—a union under which the bitter memories of a bitter war should be obliterated. Had you been at the Cincinnati convention you would have seen cheering evidences of the coming of such a union. When the name of this great soldier was pronounced in that convention, and it became evident that the hero of Gettysburg, Spottsylvania and the Wilderness—whten it became evident that his star was in the ascendant the flags of all the states moved up together as if moved by spirit hands. [Cheers]. The flags Of the far South and tne flags of the North joined company, with them were mingled the flags of Maine and Oregon. [Cheers]. They came all together and closed in front of the great platform. [Cheers], This was an unmistakable evidence that there was a blessed union once more. [Loud and prolonged cheers.] My Republican friends, your vocation is gone in talking of sectional bitterness. [Renewed cheers]. There were on that floor heroes who had fought under Hancock, and there were those who had fought against him. Forgetting past strife, and anxious only for union and reconciliation, they all came forward to pledge their good will and united effort in behalf of the nominee of the convention. [Cheers.] Wade Hapapton came on his crutches, and Gordon who fell wounded while fighting Hancock, and the gallant Morgan, of Alabama, all joined in the general approval of the man who was to lead to victory. [Cheers.] They simply asked whether the man propocsd was true to the Constitution, ana to civil liberty and they knew that Gen. Hancock had been true to both when in command of the Department of Louisiana, after the close of the war. They all expreMed a wish for a anion of hearts and a onion of hands as well as for a union of lakes and a union of lands. [Cheers.] When I saw thesfe things as I Mt there in that convention

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vision rose before me: I could seethe: proud fbrm of Hancock riding along his lines and urging his men on to battle, and I cpuld see Gordon charging Hancock's corps. The speaker described his vision of the shock of battle and the result of the dreadful conflict but when the conflict was over Hancock uninfluenced by radical hate labored to build up a union under the constitution. [Cheers] He contended for the right of the personal liberty of every citizen who lived, under our constitution. He contended for the right of habeas corpus, and the sacred right of trial by jury. He mantaincd that military was subserventl to the civil power. He 5 contended for the right of free speech and free courts wherever the American flag waved.

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He will be successful. The end of ional bitterness has come. There Is no bloody shirt to-night [cheers,] it has been washed clean and white by the sweet water of eternal reconciliation [loud cheers]

The Republican feels that his vocation is cone. I never saw a nomination that so disconcerted the Republican leaders of this contry. It has not disturled the plain people so much as it has the lead ers.

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ether during the last twenty flve years the sun has arisen and the clouds have broken, the daylight is coming and the darkness is going away, [chccra Renewed Cheers.]

My friends in Terre Haute and Vigo county we are gowing to elect a President and vice-president of the United States, [cheers.] Both are worthy of the high honor [loud cheers]. I repeat we are going to elect our candidate for President. We are going to administer this government in the interests of tho people. [Applause.] My Republican friends don't be alarmed and move away because we are going to have a Democrrtic administration. [Laughter.] Don't go out of the country just stay and see how much better you will be off when honest men rule in Washington [Laughter and cheers.]

The speaker invoked his Democratic brethren to be true to the cause and vigilant In their duties, and said his whole heart was in the canvass, and that he was willing to sacrifise every tiling for victory. He had never felt snch assurance of victory as since the convention. He urged them to close up the ranks and have no dissentions, to spurn all personal consideration and remember that this is the year of reconciliation. He spoke of the harmonious action of the two great wings of the New York Democracy. Ho said he saw Tammany and anti-Tammany clasp hands in the convention and swear fidelity to the cause, and said they pledged sixty thousand solid majority for New York. [Cheers.] He urged liis hearers to imitate the example of the convention wwtn: aau TUWiOT ticket. Stand by your State ticket stand by your congressional candidate and give him such a victory in this country as has not occurcd for years. Stand by your county ticket from the first name to the last they are all worthy of your support. They arc the nominees of your convention selected for their fitness for the positions to which they will be elected. The Republicans say that they are going to carry this county. I say they will do no such thing. All that is needed is earnest united action. You never had such a caus for united action as now. Bury all personal disappointments and let Democracy triumph. The love of Democracy snould be above all personal greievances.

I want simply to say in conclusion that as in days gone by when the battle fairly opens you will hear me in every township in Vigo county. [Cheers.] The Republicans shall have no victory in Vigo county. [Renewed cheers.] We are going to elect our county ticket and every man on It [Applause.] We are going to elect our Congressmen, and our State ticket and we are going to elect the princely Hancock, and Mr. English. [Cheers.]

I know Gen. Hancock well. I know him well enough to love the man. A more attractive human being never touched this earth. Splendid from and talent, splendid in character, he draws one to him as a woman draws a man who loves her. He will go to the White House. [Cheers.] When he is elected he will go there. [Renewed cheers.] He would give his life if necessary to vindicate the rights of the people. You are fighting for a man who is worthy of your support. When he has received an election it will not be torn from him. [Cheers.]

And now gentlemen I know of no bet ter way of "closing my remarks than by proposing to thiis great mass meeting three rousing cheers for Hancock ana English and for every man on the Democratic ticket form them down. [The cheers were given with a hearty willj

After the cheering proposed by Mr. Voorhees had subsided Mr. McLean proposed three cheers for Mr. Voorhees which were given with hearty good will.

SPEECH OF MR. HAITSfA.

Mr. Bayless W. Hanna, the nominee for congress from this district, was next introduced. We give only a brief sketch of his speech. He said that it was a source of deep regret that' his voice was so out of order from participating in the cheering over the results at Cincinnati that he could not address the large multitude at length came forward rather or the purpose of making aif apologoy than for making a speech. I nearly lost my voice in Cincinnati in the start of those cheers that have swept over the continent as it was announced that Gen. Winfiold Scott Hancock was nominated,for President of the United States. Mr. Voorhees has very correctly stated to you something of the effects of the nomination. I went there as you wanted me to, instructed to vote for our own beloved Hendricks. We carried him in our arms and placed him before that convention, but we found it was no use. A spontaneous movement that we could not overcome, placed in nomination Oca Hancock. oarowtnraiii)