The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-08
WRECKED.
The North Hound Passenger fralh on
The Houston and Texas CenlrAl
Railroad Wrecked Near Mekln.
ney Yesterday Morning,
Elder Knowles Shaw, a welllknown Even.
oelIsi, Killed Outright, and Tweny.n
Seven Persons More or Less serl'
ously Wounded.

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Particulars ~ the Accident.
A DISASTROUS accident 10 the noril
bound passenger train, on the HouatoI
aud Texas Central railroad, oocureI
about two miles south OF Molilnny
at quarter past nine o'clock yester
day morning, which was aitonde,
with death aud destruction.
The train consisted NJ engine, bag
gage aud mail car, two papsenge
coaches aud sleeper, and was run
ming nj usual speed, Arriving ut III,
point designated, which was on NJ
emOankment about forty feet high
and near Wilson's creek u broken
rail precipltated the rear coach and
the sleeper down tho embank'
ment aud completely wrecked
that part OF the train. All the other
parts ran over the brake In the road,
aud we're not materially damaged.
THE FIRST NEWS
received OF the accident was o telegram
TO Captain q. NJ. Wheat from Elder
Kirk Baxter, pastor OF the Christian
church here, breaking the startling
intelligence that Elder Knowles Shaw,
who was In company With him aboard
the train, was killed out right, and re-
questing him 10 come up at once.
A number OF kilograms were sent
and received during the morning, yet
the answers received were rather
vague and contradictory. Throughout
tho day there was great anxiety felt In
this city Ne majority OF the passengers
had friends here who were DESTROYS
OF knowing the fate OF the passengers
after the first news of the accident had
been confirmed.
THE VERY LATEST
and fullest account both by telegraph
and from reporters detailed to go to
the scene OF the accident, Ia to the VI.
feet that there were In all twenty
seven persons more or less wounded,
and one killed. OF the wounded the
names are those who were at
at the American house,
late yesterday evening, the others hav.
Ing gone north on the train, which
went on to its destination In an hour
or 40 after the accident. Those whose
names do not appear In the list of
wounded, received slight bruises only.
WOUNDED.
Rev. George w. Henry, Of Denisor,
severely about the head.
Mrs. Aggie, wife Of q. w. Henry,
severely about the head.
Miss Katie Henry, slightly.
G. w. Henry, jr., slightly.
Miss Garry Spooner, of Denison,
bout the head, slightly.
Miss Augusta Stidman, deaf mute,
rom asylum at Austin, slightly.
Rev. J. II. Miller, Of Ennis, severely.
Albert Billings, sleeping car porter,
slightly.
Elder Kirk Baxter, Of Dallas, about
he head and chest, dangerously.
George Mountcastle, postmaster at
Allen, dangerously.
s. @. Anderson, employe Of II. V.
Tompkins, Dallas, slightly.
Conductor Lasher, rib broken and
some slight bruises.
Reverend w. l.. Mallory, Sherman,
Some one, name unknown, from
slightly.
KILLED.
No one was killed but Elder Knowles
Shaw, of Mississippi. Mr.. Shaw
arrived here on the fourth day Of May
last, under an engagement OF the Com
merce Street Christian church to con-
duct revival, which was continued
days and nights, during
which time he delivered sixty.six
The result Of his efforts
was one hundred and eleven addi-
tional members to the church.
From q prominent member of the
Christian church Of this city, 1t ID
learned that Mr.. Shaw was born
In the state of Ohio In 1884, and ct an
early age moved to Indiana. Shortly
after, his father died and left him at
the head of the family. AT the age OF
seventeen years he Joined the Chris
tian church, shortly after which he
began preaching, and II he had lived
until the first day Of next January he
would have been preaching twenty-one
wears. The past fifteen years Of bis
life has been spent az an evan.
pelist, and In supporting and
helping various churches. At the age
Of twenty.three years, he married a
Miss Finley, of Virginia, and contin'
ned to reside In Indiana up to short
time ago, when he moved to Columbus,
Mississippi. He leaves wife and two
children, q young lady about nineteen
wears old, and a youth about sixteen
wears old. He was very successful as
reviyalist and had attained some noto
rietv in the northern and western