New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-13
WHOLE NUMBER 969.

Sixteen persons were killed outright and
twenty wounded, two of whom will die.
No names known at present.
The wounded are being brought here and
further particulars will be obtained when
they arrive.
possible, after the coroner reaches the scene
of the disaster, and holds an inquest.
A special train left here early this morn
ing, with physicians and all necessary ap-
pliances for the relief of the wounded and
the care of the dead. Another train left at
noon, with the coroner. reporters, and an.
other relief party. The collision occurred
through misapprehension of orders given
to the conductors. Both locomotives were
completely wrecked, and the trains badly
smashed.
Henderson E. Bridge, president of the
read, and Thomas McKissack, superlnten-
dent, are on the spot, doing everything pos
sible for the relief of the sufferers, and to
clear the track of the wreck.
The train with the wounded has not yet
arrived, but Superintendent Mckissack tele-
| graphed the following names OF killed and
| wounded. The names Of the others killed
| will probably not be obtained until the
| coroner holds an inquest:
! kiled-O. A. Pixley, conductor OF the
western division of the road; Frank Holt
| and his daughter ten years of age, from Mer-
Ger county, Ohio; ]. Sturdevant, Pikin,
| Ohio; George Washington, colored, train
boy, from ST. Louis; A. Stickney, Patapska,
| Maryland.
Wounded-H. Mahoff, Sioux City, Iowa;
A. Marcus, Kansas; Milan Holt and Thomas
Perrit, Mud Lake, Chatham county. North
Carolina; Fred Maester. Vine Grove, Adams
county, Indiana; T. s. Briggs, New York;
Wilson Little, Hillsdale, Michigan Henry
| Welland, st Louis: jim Morse (colored),
Kansas City; Theodore Hendeman, st.
| Louis; Peter Williamson, East Richmond,
Ohio; J. d. Hicks. brakesman; j. +. jack
son, engineer; j. j. Dubois, conductor, all
of the express train; jacob Rice, Hickory
county, Missouri; james Berry, baggage
master, both legs broken and arm smashed.
Most of the killed are persons returning
from Kansas, destined to points in Illinois
and Ohio.
Although many of the wounded are
severely burt, it is believed all will recover:
physicians of the neighborhood were on the
ground promptly, and have labored inces-
sanity, and all that could be done has been
freely done by everybody to make the
wounded comfortable.
Augustus A Fenning. chief engineer ot
the Teboo and Neosheo Railroad, is reported
killed, but this needs confirmation.
} misunderstanding of orders seems tC
} have been made by the engineer of th(
freight train, and it is said he has not beer
seen since the accident.
Another train, with coffins for the deat
and comforts for the wounded, has JUS
started for the scene Of the disaster.
/ LATER.-The train containing the wound
ed arrived at three O'Clock. The sufferers
| were taken directly to the hospital. A grea
crowd was at the depot, and, as the wound
ed men were borne on mattresses to prope!
conveyances, much sorrow was manifes
The following additional names of wound
ed have been received: Thomas l.. Man
} ming, Evansville. Indiana; ]. D. Carpenter
, Cairo, Illinois; Leonard Lee, Stephenson
county, Indiana; J. r. Ewing, Burnside
, Illinois; Martin FL. Norcross, Highland
county, Illinois; Henry Erst, Bremen. Ran
J dolph county, Illinois; j. G. Cannon
, St. Louis; Cornelius Short, Chicago; JacoI
Short, st. Paul, Minnesota; W. ]. Ryan au'
8 Rev. James Connell. Lafayette, Indiana
J.. D. Hick, st. Louis; William
, j. Kay, Highland Park, Illinois
} None Of these last named were seriousl.
i hurt, except Ryan and Cornell, each
whom had collar bone broken.
e Jacob Rice, of Hickory Grove Missouri
], previously reported wounded, was killed
and the death of A. E. Fleming is confirmed
= Andrew j. Stratton of New Brighton, Penn
l. | sylvania, was killed. There were ninetee
Killed. Ali the bodies will be brought to tn
: city tonight.