, 1877-05-01
Montreal Still Agitated by the SAD
calamity Of Sunday Horn
ing.
Generous Subscriptions for the Relief
of the Widows and Orphans.
Proceedings Of the Coroner's
Jury---A Waterman
Greatly Blamed.
a. Railway Accident Near Chicago'''I"o
Men Killed and Fire Hurt.

sJOMfED IAE 1ttAedA'
An engine on the Danyille = Vinecnncs Railfoao
jumped the track yesterday afternoon, ana QUO
man Mas instantly killed. another died IN IN nour
or 60, and four others were severely and anotncf
badly injured. The place of the accident WAS
abousa mile from Corwith. where the shops Oh
the Company are located, and half mile from
the Brdewell, On a piece Of track owned pJ tne
Chicago T. Southern Railroad. No passenger Trains
have been run over this track since Inc Itn 11t''
1t being now used exclusively for frelgnt tta'ns'
Locomotive No. 80, Engineer John Hnlery'
and fireman Thomas nalsey' statnea auou
O'Clock yesterday afternoon from the bufiihgt99n,
yards. on the South Branch. with I'VE coa.
cars. loaded with lumber for coEWtth. AtIwehty-
sixth street The train was obliged to wall ior elt
While so waitingr several persons Jumped lntn Tue
cab for tho purpose Of riding out to the SHOPS.
These were Charles Fay, telegraph operator On
man: @ 81 Dceiolyer ] % sMitehma; % Pat Fay and George
Cassidy, frenen, and pantcr and MS son, whose
names we're not learned. All except Operator Fay
aud the patnter and his son were IN the employ OF
the Danyille l. Vincenncs Company, and hence En-
gincer Haley had no objection to the'e r'o'n Win
the northeast corner OF the Bridewell grounds anu
runs On course southwesterly, crossing the ALTON
track at the canal, was laid in bad we1thes' anu anu
sdered shaky by the men who daily traye! oyer II:
One place where the engine twisted in passing over
was especially noticeable and It Tas u tug hst xefy Y
calied a .low Joint. The rails are close enough
together but }hers is mateFal depression, a1d
the ocomove in passing tue f!.n eopr o
yesterday reached that locality, the con- con-
ducror, Frank Reise, remarked to one near 9
Tstss s@o 1s1 ,nstes the vae
to reached tho point, but she went only re" ieet
beyond 1t. The speed WAS not over aiteen m mlies I
narily n il good ' road. But thc second the loco.
motive touched the 'iow joint" she jumped the
track wheeled around to the left and .1 tn1nea q
covered 1.-THE cab' and the first conl-car also
jumped the track, and most Of the lumber 1t con-
tanned thrown on to the tender and cab part Of
the engine. The three other cars remained on the
rails. Conductor Relse and Two men were
on the second car, and as soon as they
su what had occurred they sa hn ev 10 taH a
appeared 10 be hurt. Rcise sent one SOUND man 10
Corwith and the other in toward the city to get
Operator Fay was thrown ont OF the cab, and
was caught under the truck Of the. tender and in.
stantly killed. He was cut almost IN @ two 49, -,
Fireman Halyey was caught In between the cab
and tender, and had his legs cut OF. He was alive
Brakeman Long was also caught in the wreck,
e" Switehman ie:i M beGoyer was thrown out and was
hurt in the chest severely.
Eugene Haley was also pitched to one sfde' and
ra3 9s was say seee and suffered
an injury in one hand md on the left leg-bfuises
and scratches mainly.
Fireman Cassidy had q leg broken, and the
painter was struck in the head by portion Of the
cab and sustained a bad scalP wound.
The boy was standing On the tender, and al
though be was sent whrling through the air and
alighted about fifteen feet of, he didn't receive
even scratch.
Conductor Rcise moved the wounded men ont of
the reach of the steam, which Was escaping fast,
and annoying them somewhat
In half an hour special train and Conductor
Tucker were sent up from the shops, where the
man sent thither had reported the mishap, and
later another came up to clear the track. The FIRST
one carried the wounded to this city. DeGolyer
was left ut his home at Twenty sixth street and
Western avenue; Halyey died on the way in, AMI
his body was cent back to the yards, where he
boarded. Fay, Long, Cassidy, and Haley were
sent to the Christian Brothers Hospital. The
Of Operator Fay WINS taken to Corwith He was
single man, and Ind friends living in Chicago.
Halvey was also an unmarried man. It IL not like
II that any Of the others will die although those
in the hospital are pretty badly used up.
The track was not injured much. but travel was
intcrfered with, an6 the road vii! probably not
be clear until +ome time this morning. TWO out
going freight trims could not leave last night
Passenger trains were not detained, since they
come and 70 on the - Panhandle"
1t is not known what the damage will be. While
the engine turned over, scarcely anything except
the cab was demolished. Some Of the tcndee
gearing was knocked to pieces. The coal car ~
was only slightly splintered-
The Coroner will hold an inquest today on the
bodies Of Fay and Haley, and 1t will result M
doubtedy only In the issuance OF an order by the
Company prohibiting outsiders from riding on
locomotive.