, 1881-01-22
lsyrnn Phelps, of Eccatur ILL.,; travelling
agen. fur Deere IL tn, Ut sEuline; slight cuts
III right ''antl and hip.
EXPERIENCES.
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Al4t c1IhItCS " itSiE1s k'lE Cs'llNHEkHl3 HN3
als' ylslinl, being fn,,,d Ut Ills residence, M.
:.!1a5 I'rntrie avenue. Mr. Wheeler presented
lnsslf with 1its left hand aIfl wrist heavily
swatllcti In bamlngrs as ey!.trMce af the fact
tint he l,nh figured III tlla general catas-
trol''e. Frum tic conductors story-a'Ml
lie, Of course, would hp posted IN IN tIIIs rar.
ticular-lt appears tint Mr.. Thomas WIS
mistaken i,s tn tic number Of cars. lie Ind
INT ,ufcud tho two ,matl.enrs alieasl ut
tho lj.iggagc-car. nnr I,al he nnttcett
tint there WIN iii Glilpty coEci between tic
Sleeper ntut the two co,lcl.es spoken of by
linn. Tlcm wuru eight cary In the trnfn,-
twn mail, oslu l,aggnge, ohe snulkcr. tilrce
c,Hc!H~. and one sullcr. Conductor Wlictler
WIS sitting IN tho slnuktng-cttr. When he felt
the lrnstf chlnG tn almost II sudden satalstffl,
this being III accort!u,cn with thu arsEu'l Ut
TIL. AUTOMATIC brake. which works ~ stnn
ns ttese il .ltsco,Iiiccti01i Ut the cnrs
ut tic train. Russ!lng 10 the rear platform
| OF tho smoker,
III: sAw THE Titllf:E COACHES
| lying III their side ut tic foot nj tho cln-
| talll;nmnt, ufn1 nbuut itO fuet .!Es.a,t, wlle
tic sleeper WIS stalNElng ut Ill acute nitgle
across the track. Ie empty ctMrl lad
somehow became Mlicouplch ut eucl, end!
aiitl WIS lying further nwnr from, tic truck
t'sa,l tho uihtr two. which were still coupled.
| llurryinr to the nearest cHacl,, Atr. Wheeler
| crawlttt III through tile door, al!d thu first
thing to attract his attention WIS
| TIL: ntl.sISH WOMAN.
She was completely enyeIopcd IN flame. liz
grabbed mp u stluwl Aiul threw It
| nbout her, but this WIS nat sufficient;
tlsen "Suine ,loblc-heartcA feltnw" pulled
or l,is urercnat n1ll wrapped it alsD l,'olt
the unfortunate woman. Mr.. Wheeler next
caugIlt l.cr about tho waist ait! pulled hcr
toward tho door. ait III tt0ing this his !n0t
droke t'Iroi,gl, onu Ut tlle wintluws ,.rrass
whlcl, 'Ic WIS Walking. SUsnG little dciay
wus Cnuset IN consequence, asnf when the
lire Ut t,le sufferers clott!lng WIS finally
already bccolne Irliriuus at,d nearly .trl-
conscious. Se WIS ut once carried to tic
smoker and given ~ cu,,fnrtnble Il pnsltlnn
us there WIS tu bo had there. Two other
other intttes were
uSAl!IE TO WALK.
although they were mt burned any, n,Hl fur
Ut thu ineIt WprenEsO suffering from fractured
homes and grtHlnlng With pan. After tlb
wounded hui lcen carried 10 the smoker,
the attention Df Tic others WIS directed to
Saving the overturned enactlrS from being
burned; Rnd, BY llrnpIns mp ii lot Of snuw be-
twcci, tile two coupled cUlc1ies, they hiatt
aged to prevent the flames iron extending
beyond tl,t' u,le where tic tire started. This
unc, though, WIS entirely ruined. Tile
thirteen passengers WIN were III tic sleeper
escaped without Injury. They, with all tile
utAers were taken 0n to Tisstlwu, where III
n.ldltinlE! coach anl sleeper were procured,
thu truth being tlien started OIL aEallI.
OF THOSE LEFT AT TlaH1i.w.A
nnly seven appeared to he seriously injured.
tim f1{sk
ta,Ies who were ladly bruised nit! possibly
injured internally ulld four nicl,. twn 0f
whun Eltstl II uislaeMtett OR broken shoulder.
Afr. Wheeltr's left l,nnli WAS frIgl,!fu!ly
burned. the third and little jlNgers hel,lg FUR
~ brnwllua, mnl tic lAlM belilg one l,igo
blister, 1lp received tliese hlrlls while carry
fng tho woman FROM te coach. 1ie ulso III.
llillett sone very l!ut mir. Which affected tts
lungs anil ytlcc The train was gutng ut Il
sl,ccll nj about twenty miles an lour, tho ctll.
dact0r statcs.
THOMAS n0lsMAS's STORY.
Thomas GUrslusl Mid wifi, Of Uaftrs, H.,
WERE III tito ear which first left tic rails. Mr..
tiOrn,nn Is u nlNs, uf 10 years, but Ills nerves
have int burl affected By nge. lie says the
car bumped about n tozem times I'll thu
sccI'ers 0f the truck, slid distance Of per.
hats ,ttty feet III tic sand, a,,d tupi,lrd over
IN its side. The passengers fell ollu llpnll
another, n1ME tic slaves scattered burning
brands In every .liravtol,. Tile miscellaneous
trnpy in the cur wern ut once sci OIL fire, n1ltI
tho clotlng Of lnty wlout Mr.. t;orl,ui.
afterwards harmed WIS Mrs. kirlw, lglltrl
ut the s,lllIu time. Tho stampede of tho ter
rTttcd pAsSrnErr5 WnS hplrtrenAinE. Thu
tlonrs ll,lti been SPRUNG In tho oycrturnllaE Ut
tho cUnctl, md could ubt lc opened. The
only vsca,e WIS through the w1lltt0ws. lfr