The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-24

"A Standing Passenger Coach on the @. ID.
& q. Road Telescoped by an Engine, the
Isoiier of Which Explodcs Scattering
Death and Destruction-Eisht Persons
Killed and Large Number Injured.
STREAToR, Ill, Nov. 10.
The twelve O'Clock passenger train on the
Fox River branch of the Chicago, Burling-
n.and Quincy Railroad was telescoped by
ia heavy freight train at Otter Creek, two
and half miles north Of Streator, to-day
tThe passenger train had been tagged by
IAN extra train that was unable TO move on
the heavy grade south of the creek. The
train stopped north of the bridge. Another
freight train was following close behind
the passenger and fsgman went back,
but did not get very far when the train
came in sight. The grade was so heavy
that the freight could not stop in time and
suddenly appeared around the curve. 1t
crashed at once into the rear coach of the
passenger train, crushing it into fragments
and burying itself in the ruins, instantly
killing four of the unfortunate passengers
and injuring twelve more. The following
is the list of
KILLED;
l.. G. Pearre, an attorney of Dwight, ILL.,;
head crushed.
Mrs. Alex. Henderson and daughter OF
Wedron.
MIR Humison on his way TO attend the
funeral of his brother at Pontiac, LII;
Rev. Samuel Dickover, Presiding Elder OF
the German Evangelical Church, badly cut
about the head and died.
Lewis Greener, Otter Creek, badly cut in
the head; since died.
DR.. j. Ii. Finley, of Streator, bad cut
about the head and hand crushed, since
died
INJURED:
John Henders of Ottawa, cut on head
Smith, the fremen of the freight, one leg
crushed and cut in the head; badly hurt
doubtful whether he will recover.
Hank Young, engineer of the freight
train, badly crushed.
Conductor Doyle of the extra, cut in the
knee; not serious.
james Sullivan, from near Garfield, cut
about the head and both hands hurt.
s. T. Murdoch, left hand burned.
Frank Swartz, of Otter Creek, scalded on
the back, hips and right erm; his injuries
are serious.
AS soon as word reached town an extra
tram was sent with DR.. Smith and a relief
corps OF all those about the depot that could
go They gathered up the dead and dying,
put them in the baggage and smoking cars
and came to the city with them. Carriages
were brought and the wounded carefully
tran sferred to them and taken home or to
the hotels to be cared for
Attorney Murdoch, who was one of the
slightly lnJufSu, says ~ all Htppeueu So
aufckly he could not realize what it was
There was crash, the car filled with steam
and then in few minutes all was still. He
did not hear aAy cry OF call from anyone
The two women that were killed were on
the seat in front of him, and when he could
see he found them struggling in the last
agonies Pearre, one of the men killed, was
sitting behind him.
Freight engine No. 211 is completely tel
sscoped in the passenger coach. The ten
der and first car remained on the track
while the succeeding two were thrown off
Pieces of the smoke-stack and the boile
head were thrown distance of at least ON,
hundred feet. 1t appears that the collision
was followed by an immediate explosion o
the boiler, the steam filling the coach in
stantly, scalding the victims of the COLI
sion. Everything within a radius of tel
feet from the boiler was blown to atoms
The track is blocked and impossible, hold
ing all trains on this road. The wreckinJ
train arrived from Aurora at five o'clocl
and is at work clearing away the wreck
THE Burlington Road has ordered a specia
train from Galesburg and Burlington will
special surgeons. Drs. Ransom and Pierre
3f,a with them.