The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-13
KILLED BY A CRASH.
SLAUGHTER ON AN EASTERN. ROAD.
Two Men Killed and Eight Injured by an
Engineers Reci1Iessness-A Mum
Der of Accidents In the
East and West.
AN ENGISrER's DLrNDER.


The Flushing train on the Long Island
Railroad, leaving Hunters Point Tuesday
evening, when at Montauk junction, about
eight mics from the depot, was run into by
the Manhattan Beach train, which was sew
eral Einutos late. The two locomotives
came together near the switch The Flush
ing train consisted OF foar passenger
Goa 'hcS and combination ear, each Of
which was full OF passengers. None of
these were injured. phe engine and
tender, EeWeYcf, were badly broken up.
The engineer of the Flashing train, Ernest
kre,1ner, remained at his post backing
down his train, and receiving slight injuries.
The Manhattan Beach train consisted of
seven ordinary ears and one parlor car next
the engine. AT the time OF the collision the
train was running at the rate of thirty-five
miles an hour. The engine was not greatly
damaged, but the paIlor ear was telescoped
by the ear behind. All the cars were
crowded, many persons standing on the
platforms Most OF the occupants of the
parfor car, being warned by the rush of es-
Gaping air from the brakes, escaped from
the car by doors and windows. The car ap-
parently broke in two in the middle, and
the platform car behind crushed through
about the same distance, and all the chairs
in the back part of the car were piled one on
top of the other
Wedged in between the platform of the
second car and the floor of the parlOr car
were, on one side, Thomas Birmingham, of
los East Houston Street, and on the other,
Robert Smith, of 1856 East Eighth street
1t was found necessary to cut away the pan
cling and woodwork with axes to get the
men out Their legs were so crushed that
amputation was necessary. Both died soon
after the operations
The injured so far as ascertained are:
Thomas Glenn, engineer of the Manhattan
Beach train, cut about the head and
shoulders; n. Norris, 1902 Locust street,
Philadelphia, stopping at the Albemarle
Hotel, New York, one leg cut off; George
Wright, residence unknown, serious cuts
on face and lips; Lawrence, New York, cut
| on the head; Leslie Z. Sl0sson, 10 West
| Twenty-tlTd street, cut and bruised about
! head and body; W. Connor, 500 Third
avenue, cut on the head and body; Vernon
| Barton, West Thirty-fourth street, large
| sclinterS in leg.
Among the passengers who escaped In
| jury were State Senator Justin Mccarthy,
| Harry Mann, late of HaverIy's Theater,
| Barney Aaron and a large number of sport
| ing men returning from the races at Coney
| Island. Mann said: Il was sitting in the
| front seat OF the car behind the parlor car
| with Barney Aaron. When about ten
miles from Hunters Point man named
| SneedcOr made remark about the great
speed the train was running, saying thai
| if anything should happen the engf
neer could not stop. Shortly afterward
VIC heard the Kissing OF escaping air from
the brakes, and Barney Aaron jumped VI
aud ran out on'the platform, and, after look
| ing off the side of the car, shouted: "Fol
| Gods sake get as far back as you can, fol
there is going to be collision Those Ii
the rear OF the parlor car and in our car a
once left their seats and made their way on
of the doors and windows just as the col
lision occurred. ! assisted at least dozen
ladies and men out of the windows l wa;
| not hurt"
Engineer Thomas Glenn, Of the Manhat
tail Beach train, was seen at his residence
lie said that when he reached Clissville h
saw the danger-signal, and at once put ol
the air-brake and whistled dOwn-brakes
The air-brale refusedto work, and he agail
whistlcd down-brakes, but no attention wa
paid to the signal. The third whistle wa
responded to, but too late as he was upo
the Flushing train before his speed wa
stacked He jumped from the engine an
received serious injuries.
AT OMAHA,
OMAHA, Sept. 13.
Another bad smash-up occurred at min
o'clock Yesterday morning on the Union Pa
citic Railroad, about eight miles west Q
Omaha. The special passenger train COMM
in from the Missouri Pacific, and loaded wit
visitors to the Fair, cOIlided with freigf
going west, demoliShing the engines an
making bad wreck, which still obstruct
the track No one was reported dead at las
accounts but many were injured. Both Ell
giueers jumped from their engines, after II
yersing.
AT GREEN RIEER.
The overland train was twelve hours lat
Tuesday, owing 10 fearful accident la
Saturday on the Union Pacific, near Gree
River, Wy, where the train went through
bridge, almost entirely demolishing tl
bridge and the train. Every effort is mac
by the Union Pacific to prevent the pre-
from publishing accidents, but since the La
sweeping discharge of conductors the list {
disasters has been unprecedented.
BUTTING COLLISION.
wULIIMANTIC. Conn, Sept. 13.
The engine of the second section of
freight train bound east on the New Y0l
& New England Railroad broke from Il
train at Andoyer yesterday morning. II
train following crashed into the rear. Fig
cars were wrecked and several derailed. II
brakeman had leg broken. Two cars we
burned The track was blockaded and Il
passengers transferred.
STILL ANOTHER WRECK.
EAsT0N, Pa, Sept. l3.
A freight train OH the Lehigh & SusQu
hanna Railroad was wrecked yesterd;
morning at Siegfried's Bridge Eight ca
were demolished. The tracks are blocke
and all trains will be delayed for sever
bours Passengers and baggage will
transferred at the scene of the accident