The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-06
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THE RAILWAY DlSAS-
TER.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF
THE COLLISION ON THE
ST. LOUIS AND SOUTH.
EASTERN ROAD.
VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S
JURY.
From the Missouri Republican.


Few additional facts were ELECTED be-
sides those published in yesterdays Re
| publican, Mt the coropers inquest over the
victims of the accident which occurred on
| the 81. Louis and Southeastern railroad,
NJ French Village, on Thursday tho 81
| inst Besides the list already published,
| there we're others who received injuries.
AmoEy them were Henry Bulge OF Belle
| Vile, Illinois, thigh broken Mr.. Lover
| lug of Jonesboro, Illinois cut in the fore
head; Solomon Wilson, scalp wound. A
son of Mr.. Wilson also cut in the head
Mr.. Paul Darrance in head and right
arm slightly. The little daughter Of Mrs
Mary i. Grliicn, who was 30 badly scalded
by the steam from the engine, was
| brought with the rest Of tho wounded to
this city and taken to the sisters hospital
The little sufferer died ct eight O'Clock
yesterday morning, aftor suffering in.
tensely. The mother is a poor woman, a
resident Of McClainsboro, Illinois. She
had three children with her at
the timo os the accident. Ascer.
/ tanning her distressing circumstances,
somo of the passengers who escaped being
! hurt made her up n small purse and pre-
| sentcd IL to her. The remains Of tho little
girl will be cared for by the Sisters.
HoS. JAMES II. WATT.
The mutiated remains brought 10 East
81. Louis have been identified us those Vi
Hon. james IA. Watt Of Chester, Illinois,
an oA-nember Of the legislature and n
worry prominent man. lie was member
vi The Episcopal church, Royal Arch
mason ana an Udd-iollow. Out OF Respect,
The court ut Nashville, Illinois, adjourned
yesterday, after appointing n committee OF
j. Is. Jones, John Michan and William
MiikIhman TO wait on the remains. The
committee arrived ut East st. Louis in the
afternoon and found the remains on board
the Belle Memphis ell route for Chester.
Coroner Ryan commenced holding an
| inquest O short time after the accident on
the bodies Of the victims, namely Mrs.
John b. Lusk and Judge Watt. The in
quest was adj burned, however, until yes
terday morning, when the jury met again
In the wai,ing-room .of the Southeastern
depot. The following arc the names OF
the witnesses, and the order In which they
were examined: John J. Dowdsll, Con.
ductOr Bostwick, Engineer Reed, Fore.
man left OF the round-house, Michae
Ward, conductor OF the dirt train. Tit
r latter WAS brought down from Bellevili
arrest. lie testified to the fact, that tn
construction train was coming down al
! the rate OF sixteen miles al hour.
4 Mr.. Dowdall gave it as his opinion that
mad orAr been preserved, all parties
Keeping their seats, less INJURIES would
have been received. The alarm to get
out Of the car was not given by the con.
ductor. He was not on the train ut the
time. A brakeman told the passengers
to get out. This witness further testified
that Judge Watt nigh. have
saved himself lie held on to
the railing and seemed par
alysed by fear. There was every chance
tor HIM to clear himself, but instead of
making an effort, he swung round directly
! IN face Of the collision. The evidence de-
veopcd the fact that the engine of the
construction train was reversed. II was
the engineer Of the train and not the
conductor who dccamped at the time OF
the accident. After listening to the evi.
dence the following verdict was rem.
{ dered;
VERDICT.
That james III. Watt cane 10 his death
in consequence Of m accideu; on tn,
Southesstern railway, nj French NIllagr
by tie running into Of n passenger train
, 10y n construction train on the Sd day Of
April, 1873 aud that we find that the con
g ductor, Mchsel Ward and the engineer
Q John flaming OF the construction train
were grossly and culpsbly negligent, til,
: conductor for starting out aftor the pass
a snger train hsd passed him ahead of time
and the engineer for moving a. TOO grea
i a ratio of speed. Also tina, the conductor
q Of the passenger train, w L Bos.~ick
neglected bis duty, and violated the rule
Q of the road by not sending olt flag mai
70 warn the construction train Of tho i'm
pending danger also, that tho railroad
= company j. somewhat responsible In rot
| informing the Conductor Of the freigh
train of the discontinuance Of trains No
< 7, II and IL, and which reason detained
his tram and coupled with ether circsm
stances occasioned the accident
IS Signed j, w. Faucet. foreman; L
/. Gilchrist, 7. Dryer, A. Z. McCnllurn
WA, Koch, j. +. Hscke, WIN. WLaiu
ME, Jas. W. Kirk, Chss ShstTner.
A similar verdict was rendered In ID
y case Of Mrs. Mary Lusk.
|. ToUCHIsO IsCIDgEI.
NJ. Lu,k, whose vile was 40 ,lddenl
called into eternity, was Just returning
U from q visit to Alabama. lie has tS
children, a boy aud girl, aged respec
lively four years and four months. Tn
n- mother WAS holding tho older when ID
alarm was given She rushed on 20 th
~ rear platform and instantly thrust he
te sabo out Of danger. BY the timo the IL
fan. reached the ground tho mother was
y corpse. From a.! the circumstance Ger
lie nected with tho melancholy disaster it
remarkable thst il vas not attended wit
y greater fatality