National Republican., 1883-02-16
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
A Number OF Fatal Accidents, Collisions,
and DeraiIing OF Trains-Loss OF Life.

A Number OF Fatal Accidents, Collisions,
and Derailing OF Trains-Loss OF Lie.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 15.-The express train
which left Kansas City on Tuesday night,
when about twenty miles south of Mobcrlyf
at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, encountered
a broken rail, and Ave Of the six cars lonsti
tuting the train were derailed and wrecked,
The engineer John Lester, was spalded to
death, and the fireman, John Murphy. was
cut into four pieces. None of the passengers
were injured.
CHtcAco, Feb. ia passenger train bound
west. on the Grand Trunk railway, struck u
broken rail mile east of Flint, Mich, ditoh-
ing three coaches, one Pullman car. The
engine and mail aud baggage car passed safely.
The engineer, with COmmgndablo bravery and
presence Of mind, stopped the engine inn
mediately, got two pals of water and ex-
tinguishod the fire that had broken out in one
coach, thus preventing holocaust. Mrs.
Huldah l.. Seaman, aged a. of St Vincent,
Ont, was instantly killed. She was
going TO Nebraska with her daughter,
Mrs. Hill, who is badly injured, and has
became insane. Thomas Lindsay was fatally
injured in the chest. In jumping from tho
car he was thrown under the trucks. Will
lam Magnes, of Waterloo, was slightly i'm
iured in the head Mrs. Chester Miller, of
st. Albans, VT, had her nose broken aud was
otherwise badly injured. Among others in
iured were John Miller, of Ontario, in the
hand Mrs. Maria McMurray of Iowa, in tho
shoulder and head Mrs. Clock, of Ogdens-
burg, N. y, in the back and neck +.
NJ. Curtis, of Bloomington, ILL.,, in the leg;
d. g. Sheehan, of New York, in the hand
j.. II. Bowman, Oneida county, N. n, in tho
head; Alphonzo Tanglcrs, Quebec, in tho
hand; G.. Phelps, Canada, in the back A.
Wright, Toronto, in the head Mrs. T. IL.
johnson, Ogdensburg, N. Y, in the spine and
back Mrs W. B. Litch Rye Gate, VT, in tho
hand; Miss Sophie Hand, Bay City, Mich, in
the head Miss Addie Dozors, Manchester, N.
H. in the back, and Ii. ID. Waterman and
wife, of Milwaukee, bruises
General Manager Galloway, of the Grand
Trunk road, left here last night 10 investigate
the circumstances attending the accident near
| Flint, Mich. An inquest over the badly of
Mrs. Huldah Seaman (the only person killed)
resulted in avordict eXOncratng the officers
and employees of the road from blame, as the
accident was unavoidable-a rail breaking rs
the train passed over it. The wounded were
taken care of by the company. No one of
them was dangerously hurt except DR. Webb,
who arrived here this evening. There were
100 passengers on the train.
LANCASTER PA, Feb. 15.-Great detention
to travel on the Pennsylvania railway was
caused to-day by accidents at different points
Two eastward bound freights collided at At
glen at 2 o'clock this morning, wreclsing five
cars, and completely blocking the tracks for
several hours. A westbOund freight collided
with another ut Christiana at 9o'cloCk, wreck
! ing number of cars and blocking tho track
| four hours. The engine of the Lancaster ac-
commodation also jumped the track within
the city limits, causing detention of over an
hour. Nobody was injured in any of the
accidents.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15-Three men were prob
ably fatally injured by a collision yesterday
| in the southwestern suburbs of this city, be-
tween Chicago Burlington and Quincy and
Milwaukee and st. Paul trains. Engineer
Baxter, Fireman White, and Brakeman Brown
are the unfortunates. All three are thought
to be dying. At the time fog prevailed, and
careessness on the part of the Milwaukee and
| st. Paul train men caused the smash up.
| HAMILTON, ONT, Feb. 15.-The Pacific
express train collided tonight with the east
| bound express on the great western division
of the Grand Trunk railway, near Dundas.
Two persons are reported to have been killed
and several injured.
The collision occurred two miles east Of
Dundas A heavy fog prevailed. A track
man observing the trains approaching dis,
played flag. Tho day express seeing it,
sackened its speed. Tho Pacific was very
heavy, and going up the grade. The trains
crashed into each other, demolishing engines
and tenders and as far as the smoking car of
the Pacific. Engineer Mason, of the latter,
and two passengers We're killed, and seven
passengers We're wounded, The other engi-
neer and the train hands escaped. Auxiliary
trains with surgeons and wreclSing apparatus
have gone to the scene.