The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
Terrible Railway Accident.
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A special dispatch to the De-
troit Tribune +; dated Muir, Aug.
Goth, give the following particul-
airs of terrible accident on the
ID. M. Railway: The express on
Detroit & Milwaukee Railway
for Detroit at 1910 last evening,
proceeded on time at each station.
At Owosso it passed. tho through
freight number 13, which it usua-
lly passes at Lowell. One mile
east of Muir the drive wheel of the
Gen. Cass, drawing the express
broke off at the axle. The con
ductor sent a lantern back not
much over half mile to signal
the freight, which Was coming
down the heavy grade on Maple
River. 1t was qnite foggy. Hen
ry Montrov, engineer ofthe freight
train, saw the lantern and revers-
ell the engine, whistled "down
brakes" which was oLeyed
throughout the train as soon as
possible. There were 33 cars,
and, with the great weight and
momentum, he could not check
the speed much, and was still
running probably 10 miles an
hour when they struck the rear Of
the express. Two cars, holding
about 100 emigrants, mostly
Swedes and Germans were in the
rear of the car. The. freight en-
CINE ran into the rear car to the
cab, smashing the forward part
OF that car. The next car ahead
directly Ill rear of the sleeping
car was smashed all into a heap
against the sleeping car, leav-
lug actually no whole piece larg-
er then a common house door.
How any one in that car escaped
alive is a miracle. Three bodies
were taken out of the wreck of
this car, one middle aged woman
young woman and a child one
year old. The young woman
died Immediately after being
brought to this place. Ono girl
and young man are at the point
of death. These are all emigrants.
Six Others were severely hurt ,one
Of whom, woman, may not live.
One OF these was III the rear car !;
all Of the rest were in ahead.
Among the six scveraly hurt is
one American who jumped off
the car and broke his leg. He
left his wife and daughter inside,
neither Of whom were hurt. One
of the women who was instantly
killed held a child who was killed
against her breast, a board being
driven through both bodies end
ways, pinning them together.
When the express broke down
conductor Frank Knill, sent to
Muir, and telegraphed to St. Johns
Tor the freight to stop but is bad
passed. The dead and wounded
were soon pnt into box cars and
and pushed by hand to this place.
The accident occurred at 4 O'Clock
and at 81 the dead and wounded
had arrived here. The wounded
are distributed among the Olmat.
cd Hotel, Nicholas Fink's saloon,
Nef's shoe store, and Henry Phil
lips. The kindest attention to
them and all detained on account
of tho accident is shown by the
citizens and ladies of Muir. The
coroner's inquest will be held
this afternoon. The freight cars
remain on the track, which is still
INSTRUCTED. The passengers trans
ferred around the wreck. Two
smashed emieraut cars also on
the track. The sleeping car was
brought here and remains, some
damaged. The rest of the ill-fat
ed express train went west from
here at II o'clock drawn by an
engine from Iouia."
The Detroit Union has tho
following in relation to the project
Of bridging the Detroit River;