The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18
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Freight Engine Runs Iuto n Passenger
Train-Scverni Persons Injured Wreci..ng
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[From the Davenport Qowa) Gazette. Nov. 1871
An express tram east from Council Blum met with
serious accident at stuart forty miles west OF Des
Mones at ten O'Clock last Friday night, Tie result
OF which vas tho general smashing up Of The pas
senger coaches and the wounding OF plumber Of
passengers The tram was composed OF the sleeping
AT Stuart, while the train was at u water
tank, freight train came M behind 1t. Tue
engineer saw tue approaching train, and
immediately whislled oil brakes ana started FOR.
ward. Too late. The freight engine came into the
Colorado with tremendous iorce and sent the cars
together with force that smashed IN the ends OF
every one OF them and made crashing, frightrul
Doise. The passengers III The sleeping coach were
all in imminent danger OF Their lives. Fortunately
the conclusion sent them all sprawling upon the
floor, or ese win the breaking OF partitions and
tile jnmminq together OF apartments the morta ny
would have becn terrible. Az IL was several OF them
were severely wounded, though none seriously.
In the ladies' car tue passengers were thrown to
Their feet ana across the backs OF and mixed
up In purely miscellaneous manner same result
IN Tue forward coaches, the passengers IN wh.ca
were mostly Elen.
In the baggage car the bargageman owes his M.
injured head 20 "A pile OF Duilau robes into wbicn
he was pitched with considerable energy. The OK.
press messenger, Who happened 10 be Alexander
Iuinsden OF thls city, DID not gel on 80 easily. lie
was taken from his seat and shot like an arrow
against the forward end OF tho ear, striking head
foremost. He iay stunned FOR a moment, arose 10
his feet and thea fell senselese. However, he was
soon brought to, win a bleeding aud aching head.
Az the instant OF conclusion the engine became
detached from the tram anu went anead, having
sustained no injury.
iuc NoloiauO duh US s1tStuSsiS udh " utrtDW
escape nom destruction by Ire. When the lregnt
engine struck IL tue headlight OF the locomotive was
pitched right INTO the car The Kerosene poured
iuto the rejecting chamber, and commenced burn.
lug fuilously. fortunately the oil was not poured
upon the moor, but just as IL was commencing TO
ooze through the JOINTS Russ Reynolds, with great
presence OF mind, aud while women we've slriekng
aud men grooming, made hls way to the lamp and
rolled s out oil the door and away from the car. Ho
was somewhat scorched during the operation.
The Colorado ana the ladies' car wero completely
wrecked and rendered useless The other cars after
several hours WORK. were chained together and rem
dered movable. Tie engine was then attached and
the train came on slowly TO Des MONIES. The tram
was due here at seven O'Clock on saturday morning,
but did not arrive until eleven O'Clock.
The carc.essness OF the ifes mt engineer ought to
subject him to good long term at hard labor III tho
Penitentiary. There was the usual rcd light at the
rear Of the Colorado, Of the new patent which can
be seen as lar as ncad light. II he had been within
reach OF suue OF the passengers who grew beliige-
rent when they learned the cause or the accident nc
would have been very roughly treated.
The freight engine was badly bunged up. ~ Win
two or the passenger cars was "towed' 10 kthe re-
pair aIoDs ID this city yesterday. The coaches are
teescoped no frmly that considerable power Will be
required IN pulling them apart.