New-York tribune., 1879-10-13
SCENES AT THE WRECK.

,nct here concerning the railroad disaster az Jack
son. An immense crowd gath red at the station
here 10 receive the special tram bv which the sur
vivoIs were brought here Friday night. When the
tram arrived the reception Of the passengers was
enthusiastic Ii seemed as If nearly every one was
met 10y from one TO twenty friends AT least five
hundred people, including n hundred ladies.
thronsod the platform at the station. Every per-
son ou the tram, whether great or small, given
arccopt.on by waiting friends, all except the emf
grants.
The emf grants were taken charge OF by Mr.. J.
Harvey. Who came ON the special train In charge of
the baggage and were escorted across the street TO
hotel where comfortable quarters were provided
for them.
H. c. Wentworth. the passenger agent saws that
the accident VIII cost the company 100000.
Mr. C.. o. Parsons. Of Boston, relates that he
climbed out Of the window of of the wrecked
cars. and that the dead aud injured thick
around him that he could hardly avoid stepping on
them The groans were horrible. lie says that
Nh Fry. of Albion. Michigan. by his own strength
raised an iron bar that confined several men who,
although alive, vera unable 10 help themselves.
six men were thus feachod. Three dead bodies
were in the same manner pulled from the car. Mr..
Parsons gave the following additional particulars
one poor fellow dicd Of straneuation iron bar hav
ing pinned nm 10 the ground Ihe par lay across us
throat, bUi so great was It's wcitht hat was mRe,sbe
Inches or When taken cut The body was found
unniuIpi
wedged IN between thC telcscOpcd cars, went 20 the
forward end OF the wreck 70 assist IN taking out any
of broken timber aud bent iron rods which, at this point
were terribly suggestive OF dead ana wang ed human
forms. One saddest features OF the accident
here developed family consisting OF father, mother
ana ile boy Of were found crushed
beneath the pile Of sphutered timber. Husband and
WIFE dead. The mothers arm was ciasped 80
tightly about her child that the little could
extricntcd from the embrace Of death for several
wreck after two houTs' labor when found that
one OF his legs was broken. He acted like hero. Dr.
ani dre ssed his wounds. The the family Was
Rice. Ihey their wav from Philadelphia TO
There another incident OF like nature a child
less than year old wss while apIsns' torn rom ITS
were IN Their Efforts to do all III their power 10
assist the victims VI the accident
The conductor of the Wagner sleeping cars came
10 this city with his made up special tram
arriving here at 0 o'clock. He saysi
My rain was made up Of three Warner sleepers. the
gers. We did not get away iro~ petToi. until sbout
ike the deyai OF forty Ave miles an hour make up.
until pulling ITO jackson yard when We Stacked up 10
that is shsekieG at Detroit Grand Rapids kind Of
browsing. when felt sigdt sAock As though me engine
had reversed. Many time nave teit n harder jar
from common causes, bu noticed the tram came to
he trouble There a brakeman hurryiug past with
a light and he said m answer to my hsloo OF " wat
bumped OF andran ahead and sdw The terrible sight
Engines lay side by sd np assinst Tue banks the boil
ers together you would lay your hnIers Both cabs
on and noticed thHt one ,tealn9ox wac stripped
the steam escaping from the went with shil roar.
baggage and smoking were showed together
a Lite, but not much, whlle the two next cars
were completely telescoped never anything like
Il they being janmed through each otner IL was nor
rlae beyond aDy words Of description or Imagination
The first was well Tiled With emigrSnt~ ana ther
grOaus cries and surebs made sicH did not stay
long bad Own cars TO look after and could give
assistance tbeTC. "as llFh ia s.c 'alise oo.u
Ii,d by road cmployes, ana moro thHn a thousand
people seemed to be helping The engineer of our tl
was Mat" Gber,, and the fireman smith. did not
know the latter's nrst name. Bon men were killed
out can't mink Ol II rs saw hlIn lying WITH
lis hot lies blood shining IN the glare OF The many hal
lnc lamps smith cut and tOrn beyond ecOgnltlOn
/ went back aud ouni many oi my pass nsers moi
even awakened and t1e{ we're a goo1 ue@l NsAeo M w
mattresses could lac done with he help OF the
i,rt+rs From the little looking around saw there
wss siding M ut there with freight IRAN on II. our
wrecked lay upon thetD, shd aIei WINE the
WeTr made into special and came right aious. 80
could not look nio things mncn more.
Mr. William b. Clapp. who. with his wife, occu-
MED middle berth In the first sleeper, was 1irst
apprised of the disaster bv being violently thrown
from his couch upon the door Mr.. Clapp says
sathered myself INTO a standing posture as soon az
ross!o out was unable for nye minutes 10 make
an FROM tie cal, oNlnE 10 ihc cohiHri"h' Cp"h
reaching the platform the scene feveacd was sick
iul ore Iae iudy inmates OF the sleepers. VINO had
ctnce and is enormity suddenly revealed 10 their
VISION tenated tuer soO- with prayers 10 b. removed
f,,nl The gha-t sight. The trst 0i the victims to
rta,u my attention was directed Was a faXenhaifed
Nt, gri OF perhaps hye years Ihe right -ide oI net
lace nad away as Al severed bi some sharp IN
efrs.uenf w.lle thr cud'- limbs tightly wrdgcO
tfIe debris short distance away macs Of
80, ,,,,',u beings ianred aud disHsurcd almost
youd iccog milton, WITH arms ana hnDs III ther naked
,s. proirudiug IN the last gnlveis Ot DEAN SIN
I'M. further along were the bodies ol the fireman ana
engineer OF the express train. uncer "a mountain or
sputeled WOOD and warped ron. fof lhe saAe oi a
li.lnet save tue child !" came The husky voice of "a
,onug woman she drew tho attention oi group oi
ooAcT~-on little boy wcde'd III 'in hs sHe WICK
lew wards OF who crie pi eousy 20 be liberated, while
it, man ei mead ana shoulders s"a!e1 m i's staeSle
etou I. heart the work needed. As morning wore
tnse attracted To Ia. sc, ue. upon TIE Work Of
cx,rcane tne unfortunate onss. The orde" w"s one
hope never 90 pas through again
The Rev Neal McDermltt. a Presbyterian minis
tor of Guelph Canada who was on mis- way TO IL
mira. ILL.,, III relating hs experience al the accident
said:
wasin the third car the time. Our train was late,
and ~ going probably fO ~ mIes hour The 'front.'
were FIonon Canadians fOI the pinery region
The which sat was hiIed WIN passengers msl
women and children. AL al once IL ~Hs DARK, ara
, Tou hs, &C. 1 br a. &c aS1is NE cnr WAS literally
kidding wood. aud the pieces used 10
nr-s Win later received seVen slight wounds
worst of any sixteen Of lis inmates being killed. The
ward engine tender with two OF the attached
fnree ps~srnrer car. OF express irsin would
be almost impossible 10 know 10 which train the pieces
belonged did not IN any way iee me sb"ck AT the
time, aud at first did not know what had occurred.
A IIsT or IRE DEAD.
DETROIT. Mich oct. 1.-THE following is a cor
rect list OF the names of those who killed OF
wounded in the accident the Michigan Central
Railroad at jackson Friday morning, as far as now
known:
Kitied-Milton Gilbert, engineer. Detroit; Chris
topher B. Smith, fireman, Detrcitj William John
Rice Philadelphia Mrs. Elizabeth Rice, Philadel-
phia; Mrs. Mary Garland. Philadelphia; Annie
III. IL.