, 1881-03-10
THO 1;ngine Keeps Running Bot.
toln-Siie Up-Two Mons
Fatally Injured.
Another Terrible Accident on tho
Baltimore & Potomac
Railroad.
The Fireman, who Escaped In tito Re-
cent Collision, Instantly
Killed.
a Jail at Quincy, Fla., Burned, and Four
Prisoners Roasted to
Death. ,.$T
had ACCIDENT.

had ACe;IDENTs n
6pfetat Dtsputth 10 Ths Chicago Tribune.
NuNCtE, In''., March 0.-Thc Hrat ncclacnt OF
much consequence which Inns occurred TN tho
Luke Er]o & Westcrn ltn!lway since Its construc-
tfon hnpponed this nprnfug and bcfell tho caBt-
bound express duo hero Mt 4:4u.
1T n poInt nbout Il mic aud hnlf cast OF Gill;
innn. and seven miles west Ut this city, Engineer
{liclt0t noticed some cows ou tho track 100 ynrds
ahead Of HIN. Tho morning was durk. tho train
WIS running ut forty miles IN hour, and buforo
tho situation could he fully rcdlIzod tho cnglno
WIS upon tho nilk-protlucorH. The cngiho WAS
tetcrseIund otorthfng possible tlonn to prevent
I'LL Incident, and but for tho fnut that Nh old
rod COW lay In tho ccntru OF tho track tho train
would doubtless hnvo passed the place with no
ftrthor lalnago thnn quitting short tho exist
cnce Of two or threD OF the herd. ono or two
COWS were sent into tho air, but tho ono lying
down threw tho cngno from Tho track down an
embanktnent fifteen fept- THO ongIue, IN going
down tho ctnharkmcnt turned completely over
nnd ntfKhtod upside down. Tho ttDlne, Smoke
stuck, mud alt tho uppur portion Of the cngsno
SINK intn tho ,ut whLao tho whocB of both utRine
md trucks twrled atouE IN thoir axes In tho
alr. thu fflckok brothers hut not timn to Jump
from tho cnHine, and had not time to lcnvo tto1r
seats, but sat In tho cub ns thu engine turned
upside down and wont over tho etnbunkmont.
The cnb was Bnnshetl to pieces. 1te1ibon lttcknk,
engineer, wna sitting nstrtde the rGyorse lover ut
tho tEtno tho accident occurred hnd not tIu,p
enough to rovorsc tho lever, and whpn tue en-
gino struck tho ground he occupied tho same
position. III tho fHlt Of tho engine tho stentn-
gauges Wero broken OF, permitting tho atonn
TO rush Into tho cub With unrcicutinx fury.
Tho Iltokok boys were confined under tho cub
tlmberS for flyo minutes tlnp, WhoN tbOY WCrO
rescued in Il horribly scaldrd condition. Frank,
tho iironHn, atistnincd tho most sevorc Injuries.
Tho baEHtlKo-chr WS pulled diuGonIly nCrpss
tho trHnk by tho engine whcn 1t went down tho
Emhknktlent, but ihor0 WnH no particular lam
ngc !lonc other than Mb0ut tho engine. which Is
4 ha1d-ear md cnne to this city nb0ut half-past
B0'cluck. ABpcciul train bcaring Or. q. ". II.
Kempcr, surgeon fur tho Lake Er1p j. Western
Hallway CoEnpAlIy Mt this ptNcc, with some as
sstntts. went to thu gccf,e n( tho dsAatnr.
Tho liiGkoks wGro brought tn Munce and tuk Oh
wounds. .wero dresseh. Nuithor sustained n
broken liittf1. fIuw 1hoy escaped immediate d1ntls
Ia mystery. FtNnk fffc&uk, fireman, Is scaldcd
nj! over his body, and hg oAtinOt live. Roubatls
Injuries nre m0stly nl,put ILLS lDwor llmba, which
nro scnl'toh terribly: lilo l,As asu severn hruise
Lafayette. whcro Tteuben hae n family. Fnt,,k'B
death Is lnntn0ntarlly uxpootet Tho track IL
cleared nnd truths arc passlug tho Bceue TO-
night
sptesai Dt.pateh to 77s chteaqo Tribune.
HLoDH1SGruS. ILL.,. March 0.-Wh!lo tho cast
ern today WIS mourning Muug!e, Ind, It struck n
cow. a1d thu engln0 md baRRRge-cnr rolod
over mud nyt3r down high tmbnlll1mgnt- En-
Rlnccr lsGubUu 1ftckock received a torrlblo
BealdnK from steatn md wator, while ha brothor
Frank. tho fireman. waa 10 bully scatdod that ho
to he in tho passenger coach, ind so cscapcd in.
Jury.