, 1873-08-18
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Attorney; and mr.. MoMullcn. dcnofal 5uporlh-
tcndont, mike ntatoment OF tho catastrophe,
Of which tho following ii summary;
Tho rcr,,1ar nicht nanaonror ox,resr n, Fl.
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LOUIE 1o1s tno n1aa.soh atfoes oepoe NJ O'CLOCK
Saturday night, with exproaa-car, baggago-car,
three day-coaches, ind three sleeping coaches,
and run On time to about throo miles north Of
T,omont. which ia twontv.Gvo ,n;1as nouth oe
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omeaso' "non sue was e'ruoR os tue "1''nins-
ton coal-tran, with thirty five cars, that ought
4o hnvo 1,n,+. y FOR
tho oxpross to pass The coal-train was behind
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..ao, po'ne ueo ~ 1.ons ~ e.oa -A's
.ta.nS .; naa os regnafaS WITHOUT any ennnse o..
coal-traiu on the siding, aud exproBs on
TIM nain trac,f.-for montha. Thoro lad
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po'H w 'nAnso ~ 'on"u''o,e " onal'ooia, VI ~
1ato VI bpoeo Ut IN 1lue, anu why sno CONDUCTOR
and engineer OF tho coal train should have vio-
along the trnok at full enool .whon ti,,v knew.
hv i,o;lv o1nor;anco Ihov muat innv;tohiy mcoi
tho passenger train by 80 doing, is nystor,
The rules of tho COMPANY provide that tho nus.
eoneor train haa tho rieht OF way--tbat in to INV,
ati ett,o. t.a;ns ,,,,at n..ta ro,n, Tor :. ,,,,
o. e'"o. ''"u' ',:1 u.u1s 'AaNo u'o ~. 's' nas'
Htny On siding until tho passenger
train pasBeB in safety. 10 insure them
doing 80 rule OF the Company obIiges them to
remain at such station aB have telegraph opera
tors in attendance, and to delay their departure
until a telegram is haudod them, stating Tint tho
rond to the next station Ia olqar, and authorizing
thcm to leave. In tlis case tile conductor ran
big trim straght past 1enlont, and although the
Shared in by tho engineer, who. by d rulo OF tho
rotd, is Obliged Whenever tho conductor pivou
an order, which in his opinion oudangors tue
safety Of tho train. to
aTor THE TRAIN 1stMED1ATELy.
t.f'1,fu +1,1a uInraf hp la nu5
conductor, md oveEy omptoyo on tho road.
Tho engineer and conductor Of each train
know as" we'll as any ono that tho
night exprcsn south from Chicago would pass
tain timo. and if they the coal train) wero be-
hind time, they know It vas lopoloss to attempt
to make it up anywhere north Of Lelnont with
out almost certain destruction.
" ON A CURVE.
Had tho tralun been rushing On towards each
otlor on straight track, still it was foggy
enough to prevent their officers eoeing each
had bccn no fog to hide their Headlights, the
curve would hayo done 80 just the samo.
Tile conductor Of tho coal train had
timed his departure from Lomont 80
where tho most powerful air-brakes yet invented
would prov6 too feeble to prevent tho crash, in
tho iuteryal between tho onginemon sighting
each other md the collision.
nlr, McMullen says that tho engine OF the coal
train throw the engine of tho passenger train
or the track to tho caAt, or the outer, ede OF
tho curve, tho passenger engine drawing after it
the expreas car entirely of tho track, with O
violence that jorkod it up into tho air fully
fifteen feet, mud now lies almost bodily on the
baggage Cur, which Was also drawn to tho cast
aido Of tho track. Tho force Of tho sudden
wrench drew apart tho Links botweon the
last-named car and tho smoking car,
or ecoonl-claaH car, which was loft partly on and
partly OF tho track, with Its front platform OK.
poBad to tho full foroo OF the concussion with tue
coal engine, which now tore into it, and throwing
1t upward, rent the flooring aud frRmowork
apart, and poured tho
soALD1Na sTEAM
into tho emoking-car. The car was crowded with
people, tho passengoFa Of tho poorer class being
a full average, and many Of the occupants OF tho
sleeping g-coaclos having looked in to haye quiet
Bmoko before turning in to sleep for tho night,
which accounts for tho large, number OF
Cnnporo,,gIy injured in any other coach, Tho