New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-16
THE RAILRoAD ACCIDENT ~ MISSOURI

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COR0NERss INQUEST.
ST. LOUIS, May 15-The evidence before tho
Coroners jury yesterday plainly showed that tie extra
freight train which came In collision with the passenger
train at Eureka, Thursday running outside OF IN
stction and had used from ten To Is minutes more OF
the express time than the special orders lad allotted To
It, The conductor nd engineer Of the extra train sTore
that they ran precisely according To Orders ana tberc
mistake IL arose from difference IN watches.
The weight Of evidence is strongly against tnem how
ever, and the Coroner ordered the arrest OF william Odo
the conductor, and be placed In the caaDOose mo
fact that Odor and his engineer Tracy Iet TIE spoil III
stanty after the collision, Decause they assert, they
feared personal violence while the conductors aud other
employees OF the passenger tram remained anu worried
nobiy FOR the release and relief Of the sufferers rs Scner-
ally regarded consciousness Of having done wrong
and strengthens the belief that they alone were 10 blame
The wounded generally are doing well and roceiy-
ing the Of OF the best surgeons and ply sans
n this city The railroad company dong everything
for their comfort, and will recompense them for lose.
far as money can do So without suit or expense ITO
remains of the dead have been placed in metallic caro-
will deposited in the cemetery vault subject Ia the
orders Of their friends Ihe psSHaar Loss SI ti
OF IL T. Fleming, the Chief Engineer OF the Iabo and
Acosho Railway, is Incorrect; he Vas IN the tain but
All Of the bodies of the killed by the late collision,
cept two, have been claimed by tier Trends AID Tor
warded to their homes. The Coroners jury will prob
ably render their verdict Tomorrow
HORRORS OF THE COLLIsION-EXPERIENCE OF A
SURyIvOR-INCIDENTs.
We find the following scenes and Incidents
OF the recent terrible accident the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, Eureka 30 miles from 81. Louis, IN the
between the East bound express taia due a. 81 Louis
at IN, aud West bound extra freight train. The
express train had five passenger cars and baggage ear
and the freight train was long heavy one drawn by
powerful locomotive. Az the point Of collision there ls
an embankment IS feet high whore the road curves
sharply that two approaching trains cannotA eacl
other until close together IL was at THIS pcfHs spot
that the approaching trains, each hundrIng forward &c
ha rae ~ 6her ike enr9eed monsters win fr-
mendous crash reared from the track ANA fell into dis
Ointed fragments on the ground TIC slocK was yer.
rible The tender baggage car, ana tue t"" loiwLd
mas
and the tender and several box cars OF tne
freight train the other, went INTO the crash
with their engines leaving dis0rdered and fnghtiu
ruin spattered with the blood OF 40 human beings be
passengers aud OF them had time to jump. The
two engines driven with sch force INTO each Other
that 1t was almost impossible aIter INC eOsoh 10 aus
tingish the parts OF one from the other; the crushed
ammed together the cars being SiNersd Duo
long sDyers and the seats, Whee,s, uhhs "ha ilons
blended In an Undesirable heap which rolled oil down
the embanknent The three rear ears 81 me express
train escaped the fate OF the two Onward ones. Aer
the collision they found standing On the track Tue
spectacle one impossible 10 view without absolute
horror IL was chaos aud death combined The
engines both the same side OF me emnlhHinsnt,
around on all sides confusion twice oonfounded.
The baggage and the one next TO II were os
IL by an internal explosion, and tue maze O1 broken
tmbers iron rods, and wheels looked Ike ne N0rA of
some internal agency IN s sT p e1 ,rar h a
with the shock, like arrows seYeIdi O the VEINS OF
into the wreck yesterday was 10 see The evidence OF TINS
Red human blood could be seen on Inc fresh newly rent
wood or point of wood protruded, stainad with tho
life tide dead person. whose body was invisible
In many eases there were wounded and dead which t
was impossible to see amid the mas, OF uroAen wood
and IRON often however the little rcd stream Of blood
flowing down slanng beam, or else dr0Prn slow
" the ground. indicated spot % d"t.h or oi some
senseless victim still breathing More ho1fb" IO"efet,
than the bodies killed by impaiung wood spllners wcro
those crashed by heaFS masses oi III Vi "ool ulHSn
against them. human body reduced almost 10 bloody
pulp by crushing forms iIgitiGi picture IN nearly all
Mr. Darnn, messenger of the L. g. Eyprc.s Company,
who occupied OF the most uaubrpn- poi on. on me
train, but was saved without serious Ininry gives
his experience as follows: was Ia ne uaggage
the car There was also there Mr.. PiXlcy, conductor,
also the John Barry ana ,he porter OF
were all standing together and suddenly iice WIS tho
short sharp whistle Which means Dn"a .i"L,i' me
Bovsi there's fun ah, ad " and then he ran TO 20 outof
the rear door But thought he was 10 sport and raid
attention TO him. aud were jus, Laughing ara gAung
cigars as he wa springing, when ns MY the crash
came, and everything was smashed. The porter had
scarcely got the words out OF ms lh"Hih aDd como nt
have reached the door, when everything was Ike
crushed aud squeezedup egg went oht 20 tLe fishl,
been forced 80 ar "a feet down the tnhH"NIeni. IL
seemed if stopped three times % tle Na ana eaeh
time l wondered what would happeA 10 inr "cAt Ihe
was near. found bad Sid ont oi the wreck n at Chg
steam-boX and cylinder. and 1t Was petty wet foGnd
Ia Harry was near me. lust in tn" rear, and under The
wreck. He had leg broken his eit A1d Daddy rushed,
and serious his eye. Barry aud were squeezed
ont at the right and PiNy ne ei ad
we were LETT alive aud the other two were Instantly
long enough to KNOW what hunt Hun. The porter bad
one Of his les torn of and his head badly mashed The
whole ear squeezed AZ once Iuto fragments, and We
All went out with the lying rubbish. IGout think there
wa, a piece of toe car lett as dig ~ "a hand.
Two srimly amusu- incidents are also related, among
seyer. very painful ones Whrh news Ut the sInaslup
he'd tlc L. EXPRESS office an Sc IOUs DO was heard
that the messenger, Mr. Warner, the killed.
Directions were given To have rough box made and
sent at once the depot 10 receive the remains, and
also ordered from the undertaken metallic coffin The
rough box was the deTo and Is arrival there
the parties in charge fOuad Warner toe Messenger, ST
ting on the platform alive and well He quite
ready to be put into the box He was waiting TO receive
the express mOney-ohcst which hat been rescued nom
the ruins. aud was In OF the
German living among the rubbish called Justify for
a doctor and said his legs broken or lie WAS
lifted up and 1t found that e had not received
a scratch, but was terribly frightened. Another man
was living his back, and he too. wanted doctor sald
he WAS sure killed. He raised To his feet,
and Was "a, sound as "a dollar. He had lost Of his
shoes aud begged Mir snler TO nnd ms shoe for linn.
Mr. s. politely invited him 10 20 Ia certain hot place
down below one man who but slightly injured Was
served with refreshmens which 50 far revived him That
he stole napkin and fork that had been brought for
his