The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-16
Later Particulars From the Scene
OF Disaster on tho Houston
81 Central Railway.
How the Accident Was 0aused-A Wicked
Crime Effective Aid Rendered by
the Engineer and Fireman.
Revised and Corrected List OF the Killed
and Wounded-Several Passen-
gers Still Missing.

ilOlHlON, l EN-, NONouDer lO.-OWluS
to the wires getting tangled up news OF
the great railway accident fifty miles
north Of here was brought by some OF tho
crew Of the wrecked train, who came In
on hand-car. They state that Tho cars
were broken into kindling wood and i'm
mediately caught fire, and 1t looked as
though all the passengers would
be rOastedj but the engineer
and fireman, who were ON the
engine and unhurt, worked like heroes,
and extinguished the flames before they
attained much Roadway, thus saving many
persons from horrible death.
4 passenger states that many OF the
passengers were asleep ut the time. When
the baggage car went over those who
were awake felt the shock and rushed TO
the back platform OF the smoking car,
from which they jumped into the river
and saved their lives. 1t Is believed that
two were drowned.
In the early morning light little could
be seen. The wreck had formed dam
half way across the river, and the cries of
the wounded could be heard for long
distance. 1t was only Il few feet from the
bank TO the first car, and armed with axes
from the locomotive, u rescuing party set
TO work, and in short time recovered the
dead and injured. One body was in the
baggage-car, four In the sleeping coach
and the remainder in the ladies' coach.
A messenger was sent TO Hampstead,
and shortly after daylight aid arrived.
Physicians took charge Of the wounded,
aud the relatives Of the dead were in
formed by telegraph.
As soon as the wounded we're cared for
an investigation was begun. 1t was evil
dent at the first glance that great crime
had been committed. Some person or
persons had drawn the spikes and re-
moved two hsh-plates for the purpose Of
wreckiI the train, but the guilty parties
have not been discovered. The people
are greatly excited over the outrage, and
parties are now securing the country for
the men who committed it. If caught
they will be lynched.
Following is corrected list of the
killed and wounded:
THE KILLED:
n Lewis Cadoza, passenger agent Georgia
central.
Miss Mary Thorp, Fort Worth.
y Is. +. Lows, baggage master, New Or
\ le4ns,, sAe
~ vffnfry Thomas, wood contractor.
Green Lewis, of Hearne, Tex; porter
Leonard Lake, newsboy-
Peter Bulger, emigrant.
Mrs. Sarah Stark, of Kansas.
One Scandinavian immigrant.
Two bodies are supposed to be at the
bottom of the river, as there are half a
dozen passengers still missing.
Following are
THE WOUNDED:
C. +. Wallis, Galveston.
John Aston, Austin, cut in head and
leg broken.
Lorenzo McMullen, express agent, in
ternal injuries
NJ. Fortran, Galveston, cut in the thigh
and leg.
The Rev. J. G.. John, editor of the
Christian Adrocdte, Galveston, badly in.
jured, will probably die.
William Rodgers, Mississippi, fractured
skull.
John Cones, Houston, arm broken.
John Edwards, England, scalp wounds.
X. Victor, Galveston, long cash in
head.
William limerick, Galveston, hip in
jured.
James Calvin, New York, back in
jured.
John Arlington, scalp wounds.
Mary Manion, Jefferson, Tex, internal
ly injured.
Ellen Wilson, TeXarkana, cut face.
Mrs, James Barton, spine injured.
One child badly injured, and one immi-
grant whose name could not be learned.