mail apartment sixty feet down an embankment, landing bottom upward. Clerk E. J. Krampff was severely injured. The car, with all its contents-except one sack of paper mail, five empty pouches, and one express package-including about 1,200 letters and 4 canvas sacks of paper mail, was entirely burned.

January 30, 1885.-Texarkana and McGregor R. P. O. train No. 4 was wrecked near Gavett, Tex., by a broken rail. Clerk O. A. Chapman uninjured. Mails scattered but not damaged.

January 31, 1885.-Cleveland and Indianapolis R. P. O. train No. 3 ran into rear of freight train near New London, Ohio. Postal car slightly damaged. Clerks uninjured and no mail lost.

February 1, 1885.-Chicago and Cincinnati R. P. O. train No. 5 was derailed at North Indianapolis; and engine, postal, baggage, and smoking cars were again derailed at Twenty-first street, Chicago. No damage reported.

February 2, 1885.-Grand Rapids and Cincinnati R. P. O. The mail thrown from north-bound train at Valentine, Ind., was caught by the train and carried along, part being found near the station and part nearly a mile away, in a very bad condition.

February 3, 1885.-Keokuk and Centerville R. P. O. collided with some freight cars, throwing Clerk R. H. Huston against the square edge of a table with great force, inflicting injuries to his spine resulting in death.

February 3, 1885.-Cleveland, Fort Wayne and Chicago R. P. O. collided near Englewood, Ill., with a suburban train. No person hurt. No mail destroyed, though some of it was slightly damaged by oil.

February 4, 1885.-Denver and Georgetown R. P. O. train No. 232 was blown from track mile from Georgetown by a tornado, turning po stal car upside down. All passengers were more or less injured. Clerk da J.Johnson was considerably bruised. A few letters were considerably maged by oil.

B February 5, 1885.-Saint Louis and Atchison R. P. O. Clerk J. C. rown slipped and fell from paper rack, near Kansas City, and severely prained his left ankle.

February 6, 1885.-Texarkana and El Paso R. P. O. was badly wrecked near Monahan, Tex. Clerk O. Roberts considerably bruised. The mail, scattered and somewhat damaged by oil, was transferred to baggage car, taken to Dallas, and distributed.

February 9, 1885.-Racine and Rock Island R. P. O., bound west, was wrecked at Delavan, Wis. Mail car jumped the track and turned over on its side, but was not materially damaged.

February 10, 1885.-Point Pleasant and Huntington R. P. O. In landing at Huntington during a violent wind storm a letter case fell, knocking down a lamp and igniting some supplies and a few pieces of mail. The fire was promptly extinguished and mail forwarded intact to destination.

February 10, 1885.-Chicago and Minneapolis R. P. O. train No. 55 was overturned while being switched at Union Depot, Chicago. Clerk W. D. Bailey suffered fracture of right arm, and Clerk J. L. Irving had his wrist sprained and was cut and bruised about the head. No mail injured or lost.

February 12, 1885.-Big Rapids and Detroit R. P. O. Engine and mail car of train No. 6 left the track at Chicago and Grand Trunk Junction, near Lansing, Mich. Front end of mail car badly damaged, and car took fire, which was extinguished without much damage. Clerk and mail uninjured.

February 12, 1885.-Kansas City and Memphis R. P. O train No. 4,

bound north, collided with freight train near Hardy, Ark., badly dam aging the engine and knocking platform off the mail apartment. Clerk H. Shockley uninjured. No mail lost or damaged.

February 12, 1885.-Cadillac and Fort Wayne R. P. O. Tender of train No. 7 jumped the track 3 or 4 miles south of Kalamazoo, Mich., badly damaging the mail car. Clerk J. T. Minchen slightly injured. No mail lost or destroyed.

February 12, 1885.-Chicago and Louisville R. P. O. train No. 2 was wrecked near Bloomington, Ind. Engine kept main track, tender, followed by entire train, taking siding, colliding with heavily-loaded box cars, telescoping end of apartment car with tender, firing car, together with all the express and a part of the mail matter, and entirely consuming about 100 letters, circulars, and postals, tie sack of newspapers, and all the supplies. All registered matter saved.

February 13, 1885.-Washington and Charlotte R. P. O. Postal car of train No. 51 jumped the track 2 miles east of Charlotte, N. C., carrying with it the baggage and express car and landing on its side. Clerks. uninjured. No loss or damage to the mails.

February 13, 1885.-Chicago and West Liberty R. P. O. Pouch for Stockton, Iowa, on west-bound train went under train. Contents considerably damaged.

February 16, 1885.-Burnet and Austin R. P. O. train No. 2, bound west, was wrecked near crossing of the I. and G. N. R'y, overturning mail apartment and somewhat injuring clerk, M. D. Kent. No mail lost.

February 16, 1885.-Chicago and Burlington R. P. O. train No. 6, bound east, collided at Galesburgh, Ill., with an emigrant train on side track, switch having been left open, badly damaging postal car. uninjured. No mail lost or destroyed.

February 16, 1885.-Chicago and Burlington R. P. O. train No. 4, bound east, collided with freight train standing on side track at Downer's Grove, Ill., the switch having been left open, damaging R. P. O. car, and also Chicago and Quincy postal car attached to same train. Clerks A. R. Barnes and G. L. Kemper slightly injured. No mail destroyed or damaged.

February 16, 1885.-Albuquerque and El Paso R. P. O. Several of the R. P. O. clerks centering at Albuquerque, N. M., were poisoned by a white powder, addressed to points in Arizona, which became loose in transit.

February 19, 1885.-Portsmouth and Cincinnati R. P. O. off the track. Mail car turned over. Nothing lost. Oil spilled on a few letters.

February 19, 1885.-Washington and Charlotte R. P. O. train No. 51, bound north, collided with freight train at Four Mile Run, Va., resulting in the total destruction of the postal car with all the mails, and seriously injuring clerks T. W. Jones, C. T. Stewart, W. B. McNeal, J. T. Franey (who has since died), and mail weigher Joseph Galer. The wreck taking fire immediately after the crash, it was found impossible to save any of the mail, which was a large one. Clerk Stewart being barely cut out in time to save his life. The mail lost included 121 registered packages and 13 registered pouches.

February 19, 1885.-Manchester, Lawrence, and Boston R. P. O. Clerk H. A. Beale was seriously injured by being caught between a brick wall and the seat of the overturned mail wagon, on which he was taking registered mail to the Boston post-office.

February 20, 1885.-Saint Louis and Texarkana R. P. O. train No. 601 was wrecked 1 mile south of Poplar Bluff, Mo., by explosion of the engine. Postal car completely wrecked. Engineer and fireman killed. Clerks W. O. Ware, D. Rooton, and F. W. Daugherty were slightly

bruised. All the mails, part slightly damaged by oil, were saved. Delayed 16 hours.

February 20, 1885.-Detroit and Toledo R. P. O. north bound car was derailed near Alexis, Mich., by broken rail. Clerk slightly injured. No mail lost or destroyed.

February 20, 1885.-Mendota and Centralia R. P. O., bound north, being late, owing to snow blockade, left at 1.30 a. m., in the baggage room of the I. C. and C. B. and Q. R. R. depot, at Mendota, Ill., three pouches, including seven registers and ten or more sacks of mail matter, and also several empty pouches and sacks, which, one hour later, were entirely consumed in a fire caught therein by explosion of a lamp. February 21, 1885.-Asheville and Charleston R. P. O. train, bound east, collided with special train No. 2, bound west, 12 miles west of Waynesville. Clerk J. W. Bynum uninjured. No mail damaged.

February 21, 1885.-Indianola and Chariton R. P. O., bound north, was thrown from track near Oakley, Iowa, by a broken rail. Mail car dragged on its side a few rods, slightly bruising Clerk G. G. Davison, and somewhat damaging the mails by oil.

February 21, 1885.-Horicon and Portage R. P. O., bound east, was thrown from the track near Fox Lake Junction by a broken axle of the tender. Clerk W. H. Ahrens uninjured. No mail lost or damaged.

February 21, 1885.-Pittsburgh and Cincinnati R. P. O. car No. 22, train No. 7, was thrown from the track by broken rail, 14 miles west of Pittsburgh. No clerks injured. No mails lost or damaged.

February 21, 1885.-Mason City and Albia R. P. O., bound north, was wrecked by a broken rail, 3 miles north of Grinnell, Iowa. Postal car badly damaged. A small quantity of mail was slightly damaged by oil.

February 21, 1885.-Chicago and Winona R. P. O., night line, bound west, threw out pouch at Wanewoc, which struck signal post, and went under the train. Paper mail almost entirely destroyed. Letter mail not greatly injured.

February 23, 1885.-Texarkana and Whitesborough, R. P. O., train No. 331, bound east, was wrecked 3 miles west of Texarkana by fallen timber on the track. Mail apartment was thrown on top of the engine. Engineer killed. Clerk F. N. Puckett uninjured. The mails were uninjured.

·February 25, 1885.-Toledo and Allegan R. P. O., bound south, collided with a freight train at Homer, Mich. The mail car was badly damaged, but no mail or Government property was destroyed. Clerk M. H. Wing slightly bruised.

March 5, 1885.-Cairo and New Orleans R. P. O., train No. 3, bound south, collided with train No. 2, bound north, 1 mile south of Elliott, Miss., totally wrecking mail car No. 119. No mail lost. About 100 letters wet.

March 10, 1885.-Richmond and Wilmington R. P. O. car No. 30, train No. 40, jumped the track near Appomattox Depot, in Petersburg, badly damaging front truck. Clerk S. W. Lee and mail uninjured.

March 10, 1885.-Mendota and Centralia R. P. O. train, bound north, was wrecked mile south of Oglesby, Ill., by broken wheel of the tender; postal car, being thrown diagonally across the track, was completely wrecked by being struck broadside by the baggage car. Clerks J. W. Beard and P. H. Blades uninjured. No mail matter lost or destroyed. March 11, 1885.-Mount Pleasant and Keokuk R. P. O., bound north, was wrecked 2 miles south of Mount Pleasant. The mail car was badly damaged, but no mail lost.

March 11, 1885.-Toledo, Delphos and Saint Louis R. P. O. train No

5, bound west, was derailed near Buckeye, Ind. Mail apartment considerably damaged. Clerk L. F. Chalfant uninjured. No mail lost.

March 14, 1885.-Texarkana and McGregor R. P. O. train No. 1 was wrecked 4 miles west of Gilmer, Tex. The mail car was derailed, separated from trucks, thrown 25 feet to side of track and seriously damaged. Clerk C. A. Chapman not materially injured. Mail, slightly damaged by oil and water. Delayed 12 hours.

March 15, 1885.-Texarkana and El Paso R. P. O. train No. 304 broke through a bridge near Hadley, Tex., plunging engine, mail and baggage cars into Village Creek. Mail car completely demolished. The mails, a small portion of which were slightly soiled by oil and water, were all saved. Clerks G. W. Adleta and S. A. Stewart received severe injuries. March 20, 1885.-Vicksburg and Shreveport R. P. O. Postmaster at Puckett Station, La., in attempting to throw his pouch on the train from the top of a wood pile, fell under the train and had both legs crushed.

March 31, 1885.-Cincinnati and New Richmond R. P. O., mail apartment, No. 3, bound west, jumped the track near Cherry Grove and was ditched, side up. Clerk W. E. Nichols uninjured. The mail, somewhat damaged by oil, was transferred and forwarded.

April 1, 1885.-Cincinnati and Nashville R. P. O. train No. 4, day line, bound south, was derailed 2 miles south of Newport, Ky., throwing postal and several other cars down an embankment. Clerk A. C. Crook slightly bruised; Clerk F. M. Cushman severely bruised on right leg and cut about the head; Clerk Frank Dowd badly injured about the head; Clerk E. P. Hill uninjured. No mail lost.

April 2, 1885.-Burnet and Austin R. P. . train No. 2 was derailed near Liberty Hill, Tex., precipitated down a steep embankment and completely wrecking mail apartment car. Clerk M. D. Kent was slightly injured. But little damage to the mails.

April 2, 1885.-Brewster and New York R. P. O. Mail apartment entirely consumed by fire on a switch at Highbridge, N. Y., destroying 15 pouches, together with some supplies.

April 4, 1885.-Henry and Saint Joe R. P. O. A sack of papers, en route from Toledo to Saint Joe and Grand Island R. P. O. caught fire from stove and was partly damaged by fire and water.

April 8, 1885.-South Lyon and Toledo R. P. O. train, bound north, was thrown from track between East Milan and Milan, Mich., by a broken rail, turning mail car and coach side downwards and firing mail car. Fire promptly extinguished. No mail destroyed, though a portion was soiled by oil. Clerk B. H. Billings slightly bruised.

April 10, 1885.-Jacksonville and Pensacola R. P. O. train, bound west, jumped the track 5 miles west of Live Oak, Fla. Mail undamnaged.

April 15, 1885.-Chicago and West Liberty R. P. O. Pouch thrown off at Wyanet Junction was drawn under train and carried 2 miles, injuring the mail and destroying the pouch. Postmaster at Wyanet recovered contents, and such letters as could not be forwarded were sent to the Department.

April 17, 1885.-Chicago and Pekin R. P. O. mail car, bound west, left the track between Eureka and Roanoke, rolled 8 feet down an embankment and was wrecked. Clerk C. E. Alford, severely injured on head and arm, with help of train men, gathered the mail and took it on the engine-not derailed-to postmaster at Roanoke.

April 17, 1885.--Alexandria and Strasburgh R. P. O. Mail and passenger cars jumped the track at Front Royal, Va., and went down an embankment. Clerk J. H. Thomas severely injured--side and shoulder. All mail saved, but somewhat damaged by oil.

April 18, 1885.-Saint Louis and Texarkana R. P. O. While taking mail from a box over the paper-rack, Clerk G. H. Martin slipped and fell therefrom, striking on his back, inflicting a severe injury.

April 21, 1885.-Burlington and Council Bluffs R. P. O. Return pouch from east-bound for west-bound train delivered at Corning, Iowa, went under the train, damaging several letters, which were sent to the Department.

April 22, 1885.-Cairo and Texarkana R. P. O. train No. 3, bound south, was wrecked 1 mile north of Buckner, Ark., by a fallen tree on the track. Mail car not materially damaged. Clerks and mails uninjured. Delayed 12 hours.

April 26, 1885.-Hannibal and Denison City R. P. O. The tender jumped the track 5 miles east of Sedalia, Mo., derailing entire train. Postal car not materially damaged. Clerks and mails uninjured. Delayed 9 hours. Baggage car and coach went down an embankment.

April 30, 1885.-Fort Scott and Argonia R. P. O. train No. 1, bound west, was derailed and wrecked 15 miles west of Wichita, Kans. Clerk and mail uninjured.

May 1, 1885.-Reading and Columbia R. P. O. left the track when rounding a curve 1 mile from Columbia, parting in middle and completely wrecking mail apartment and firing mail half. Clerk J. A. Monk received severe injuries to head and arm, and succeeded in saving the mail, which had been locked out. Several empty pouches and sacks, clerk's supplies, and clothing were burned.

May 1, 1885.-Denver and Ogden R. P. O. was wrecked west of Gunnison, Colo. Cause, severance of coupling and air-brake on down grade. Clerk S. F. Lucas uninjured. Mails undamaged, transferred to baggage car, and forwarded.

May 2, 1885.-Cranberry and Johnson City R. P. O., bound west, was wrecked 1 mile west of Elizabethton by breaking of axle of box Mail car thrown on side. Mail, somewhat soiled by oil, forwarded. Clerk uninjured and supplies saved.

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May 5, 1885.-Cairo and Texarkana R. P. O. Engine, mail and baggage cars of train No. 4 were derailed 5 miles north of Lewisville, Ark., and completely wrecked. Engineer and expressman seriously injured. Clerk G. L. Hurleston uninjured. No mails or supplies lost or damaged.

May 7, 1885.-Cairo and Texarkana R. P. O. train No. 3 was wrecked 3 miles south of Fisher, Ark. Mail car badly damaged, but mail, considerably damaged by oil and water, all forwarded to destination. Clerk R. O. Lee considerably bruised.

May 22, 1885.-Pueblo and Silverton R. P. O. train No. 3 was wrecked 13 miles west of Osier, Colo., by broken wheel of mail apartment. Clerk J. H. Love uninjured. The mails, undamaged, transferred to baggage car and taken to Durango, Colo.

May 21, 1885.-Colmesneil and Trinity R. P. O. train No. 475 was wrecked near Corrigan, Tex., badly damaging mail car. Clerk G. M. Roberts uninjured. No mails damaged.

May 26, 1885.-New York and Chicago R. P. O. While on the platform of his car, leaning to inspect its trucks, Postal Clerk George M. Walling, on his run out of New York, received a blow on the head from a trestle of the iron bridge over 112th street, which knocked him off the car through an opening in the bridge to the pavement below, causing immediate death.

June 2, 1885.-Augusta and Atlanta R. P. O. train No. 1 ran through an open switch into box cars at Mesena, Ga., demolishing the engine