The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-20
THE EXCURSION,
A Wrecked Train-TwO Deatbs-FulI
Details of the Days Events.

goidihs Oh the nays events.
= Waco Telephone.
An engine and five cars of The Narrow
Gauger abroad stood at the East Waco depot
as o'clock yesterday morning awaiting the
embarkment of the excursoniits who were
going to Corscans, under the auspices of
of the Waco Grsys.' The intention was 10
depart at o'clock, but as the train
did not arrive until o'clock, il was full half
past before the trsin was ready to leave.
The exoursionists consisted. all told, ofsbout
three hundred and fifty people, men, women
and children. That the number Was not
much larger is simply due to the
fact that many who proposed going
became wear,ed of the delay suo
returned 10 their homes. All
were in high glee and started
off amid waving Of handkerchiefs,
cheering and the music Of the colored brass
bsnd, which occupied one Of the cars. The
train, it should be stated, consisted OF one
coach. two covered and three uncovered fiat
cars. Those who had gore to the depot to
wish their friends "hoA voyage" returned 10
the city, and the excursion occupied very
little of pubic thought for some tiue, be-
yond the general relief that owing to the
e lateness OF the hour C0rsicsn could not b.
reached until noon, instead Of al 10 O'clock
as was originally proposed which would cur.
tail the stay of those who should return in
the evening. Some of the young men ard
ladies purposed remaining in Corscana las
night and attend ball TO be given the
visitors by tae hospiiabe citizens OF
Che visited towr. The frat iliims.
ton s0y one in Waco had that everything
was not going all right with the excursion,
wa. u telegram received about p. m. from
Cordicsbs, stating: "rrain not arrived yet
WAIST Is the matter?" Re, ly was made that
tbs treio let Waco $3.50 a IN This dis
patch Iiom O1rscsha created O. tjscturing In
this city and the excursionsts and lheir
probable whereabouts and luck became the
principal topic of talk on the streets. Az
O'Clock another dispatch came from Cors-
cana: "Train not here yet" This aroused
more excitement, and 1t was surmised that
something had occurred. There was no
limiting, however, at an accident OF a
serious nature. The most that was
thought was that the road was either in such
bad condition as to prevent the train from
moving along, or that wood or water had
given out and the train WAS stuck. The ad
is 30 new and known to be in crude condi-
ton, that these surmses seemed quite reaSon-
able. Some merriment WAS even INDUCED
In at the dilemma Of the eAcursionists, but
net by people who had wives or children Oh
the train. 1t was now about 630 and The
first news OF the visitors WAS received.
MR. MooRE's ACCOUNT.
After leaving Waco we went along v,ry
well until about ten o'clock, running slowl,
thntf yh ard r.aOhinr ahnnt Ia,
mile out of Waco. Here lhs train haiteu, |
and we we're inf, rmed We should have ~
wait until the engine could run to tank
about six miles ahead and take water Sac |
engineef said no c. uid rue there with The /
locomotive and tender, but the water would
give OF. ii he attempted 10 gull all The
coaches. An early return was
promised. There was no help aud
the engine uneoupled and lert US there.
The crowd endesvored TO while sway the
time. bu. it was weary waiting. Eleven,
twelve, one and two o'clock came and there
we were--uo engine came back.
AT $50 m The Telephone received tho
special tel gram from Corscans. This con-
hrned the opinion that the train was GER
taiuly on its way back, seeking the hopeless
ness Of carrying out the trip. Gentlemen
who bad wives and children on board csme
dowh town after supper and patiently awaited
the retnrn of those who started OUT so merri-
~ in the morning.
BAD NEwS-AN ACCIDENT.
was perhaps half past ten when a noun
cd man came riding hurriedly into the city
He proved to BIZ Mr.. Robert Ingram, q you lg
man who had left with the excursion. rhe
news brought by him was as follows: The
engine after leaving the train at 10 o'clock
10 the morning, proceeded to tank which'i
near the residence of Mr.. O. Il. Williams,
just sixteen miles from Waco. There II took
water and started back for the train. About
o'clock fresh start was made for Corsi-
cana. ithaving been voted to 20 there any
how. There were hopes that Corsicana could
be reached by o'clock. But the progress
was slow-why, Mr., Ingram did not koow-
AMI at half past SIX O'clock the train wss
only seventeen miles distant from Wsco
Suddenly, and while going AT a spsiPs
pace, there was crash, the cars we're |
jamme1 together, and 1t was seen that the |
engine had jumped tho track. turning entire- |
ly over. The cars kept the track, but there |
was confusion dire. shouts, screams aud |
grosns. Many were thrown of thu fiat cars |
Men and women we're running wildly about, |
and II was some time before anything like |
order could be restored. Mr.. Ingram said at
least three persons. al ofthem o Us or young
mon, wee severely injured-one probably
fatally Others were bruised and hurt.
There was general cry for scme one to go
to Weco after surgeons, carriages, etc, Nid
Mr.. Ingram volunteered 10 come. He pro
cured horse at Clsrencs Williams, aud
rode 10 town, reaching here as above related.
He uld give no defoite account as TO who
the Ja-ties hurt were. One Of them, though,
he sid, was a sLep-aon Of Major brands, By
which II was conjectured to be Ohs David, or
70 niger brother. The others no did not
know, as he was q stranger, and the whole
affair occurred so quickly, and he left imme-
dia,ely afterward.
THE EFFECT OF The NEWS
Tho whole town was anxious, and those
who had friends with the excursion were In
great distress In . few minutes sever
physcians, Drs. Willis. Brown, Sears and
Snsed started for the wreck, accompanied BY
citizens In buggies and hacks. Great eym'
pstay il expressed for the sufferers, and in-
deed for the entire excursion party, as II 10
feared tho lack of ice water and food his
caused real suffering among those who were
moi hurt. Later intelligence, II to DO had To-
night will DO appended 10 this.
LALER--rHE CASUALTIES.
The casualties are a. folows;
Killed William David. This young man.