Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-24
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LnKiN0f0s, Nv. August ~
This morning a terrible accident 90
eurred Al Winchester, eighteen miles from
here. for four days past car containing
100 kegs Of blasting powder, consigned y
II. 4. Mason a Co, late contractors ON Tho
Kentucky Central extension, has been
standing on the siding Al Winchester, where
the keniueky Central aud Chesapeake a
Ohio Trunk lines cfosa. This morning this
car 81 powder was standing on the 4, a ",
track, Just opposite tho Railroad Hotel AZ
I Winchester, when the Mount sterling 4
Lexington accommodation, due a. Ninehes'
tsT a. 81 "a q. M. arrived there on time
The train IL mixed one, composed pf a
smoking aud baggage car, two passenger
cars and a lut 0f freight ears II was nee
essary Tor thrae of the freight cars 70 be
shipped 10 the siding, and therc we're cars
next 81 ths engine, and before the train ar.
rived N the depot the three cars and tho
engine were detached, and started down
the ruad 10 make the siding al tho
west end of the switch. AZ this time the
yard engine was shifting ears on the
Kentucky Central, and the train lay across
the Chesapeake q Ohio track. The engi.
Htfi OF INC accommodation HAiN A'NfiHNh
his engine and tried 10 back, but the dc.
tached part of his train had no brakes, had
gotten under headway, aud ran behind the
three freight cars and engine, forcing them
forward. The engine struck the car loaded
with 400 kegs Of blasting powder, and hit it
with such momentum that II was broken
and several Of the powdor.kegs were rup-
tuTed. This was ignited by sparks from
the engine, and an explosion followed
which shook every house In Winchester 10
it, foundation stones.
Two men were killed and hvc'others seri.
ously injured Captain Charles G.. Nc
Michael, who ran down on top OF tho
freight train at the whistle OF down
brakes, was In the midst Of the explosion,
and was thrown at least fifty yards. His
eyes were blown out, and he was blackened
all over with the powder. When assist.
tance reached him he said, as he CROPPED
around upon the ground, boys, ! am
goner. Good by. Send for my wife aud
children. Tell my wife that was doing
my duty, but did not know that there was
powder in that car. OH oh my poor wife
and children Tho wife was summoned
by telegraph and left this city by special
train at nine q. m for Winchester. He
was taken 70 the residence Of DR.. Hubbard
TAYLOR, but after great agony he died at
twelve m. Randolph Martin, conductor Of
construction train on the Kentucky Central,
saw the collision, and ran 10 render what
assistance he could. He reached the train
in time 10 be blown distance Of fifty yards
and killed instantly, being mangled into
pulp. He leaves wife and four children.
The engineer Of the accommodation train,
Dennis Schuller, has never been seen since
the accident. The fireman, named Baxter,
n 4 lft 40. sarIl
returned, and he thinks that Schuller is |
safe. A negro man named Augustus Me. |
Kimm, who was standing 100 yards from
the scene, had his jawbone broken by fall |
ing timber. A brakeman named johnson |
was severely burned, but II is thought that |
he will recover. Frank Hockersmith a |
carpenter, who was at work on the new |
passenger depot, was badly injured. but |
may recover. Ed S. Hawks, junior partner |
in the Railroad Hotel near the depot; WIN |
Baker, Henry jackson, and sew
eral other attaches Of the hotel
were seriously injured, although there Is
chance fer them all to recover. AS good
luck would have it, there were but few peo-
pie around the depot at the time of the ac-
cident. Had It happened twenty minutes
later the fair train from Richmond would
have been in with large crowd and the
ibch bi lilt MOulh iaNt u'NA ANiiibl's AHV
roof Of the new passenger depot and per-
ton Of It's walls were blown away. The
depot was In process Of construction and
was almost finished. Loss $500. The Rail.
road Hotel, owned by the Hawks Brothers,
was damaged to the extent Of $1,000. 1t
was a new building, lately opened. Three
Of the Kentucky Central freight-cars were
blown TO atoms, portions Of them being
carried distance Of 800 yards, and the en-.
gine OF the Chesapeake a. Ohio accommo-
lation train was almost total wreck
The citizens Of Winchester did all that
pity and humanity could porompt TO alle-
viate the suffering Of the victims. c. d.
Emmons the Local Agent at Winchester
for both the Kentucky Central and Chesa-
peakc g. Ohio Road, is held responsible
by the people of Winchester for the whole
accident, from the fact that he held a car.
Dad Of powder on the siding there for four
lays, in antagonism to the laws of Ken
lucky, which specifically states that pow
Ter shall not be kept upon railroad switch
onger than twenty-four hours at time.
Mr.. Emmons is highly esteemed person.
lily. Strange to say, four out Of the 400
Segs Of powder did not explode, but re.
NAMED intact.