Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-15
CRIMESAND CASUALTIES.
Terrible Railroad Accident "A Church
Excursion Party In the Wreck.
Train Mon Extrioated in a Horribly
Mangled Condition Engines De-
molished,
A Days Record Of Crime, Accident
and Misfortune.

TERRrist.E RAILROAD CoLt.rsroN.
PhiLAneLrHiA, June la.--,A rail-
way collision with an excursion train
on the Camden railway occurred this
morning: Engineers Palmer and Bax-
yer, Conductor Smith, Baggage-master
Waugh, Mail Agent Wyne, Fireman
barber Were killed aud many persons
injured. The excursion party were of
the Camden Presby teriai church.
RANK Fenton, supervisor of the
railway, and q. Edwards were also
killed In the Atlantic railway acct.
dent. The crash was caused by the
nonreception OF II telegraphic dispatch,
Both engines were smashed.
The following are the injured:
Henry Dcets, scalded and had his hin
broken; X. Leonard Bausoh.
badly scalded; Frank Mccormick,
leg broken ana scalded; John McCas-
Ky, slightly injured; William Met AS
Ky, Internally injured aud cannot live;
James l,osebaum, express agent,
scalded badly about the back and
head; Al Glenn, conductor, internally
injured Cora May Lippinoott and her
brother Eugene, slightly Injured.
They were all placed under immediate
mcuicai attendance.
One of the passengers saya, after
the collision all scrambled out OF the
ear, some If them by the windows.
Both locomotives were demolished,
and the escaping steam made II impos-
sible for some time for anyone to APP
proach within ilfty feet OF the wreck.
Great excitement existed among the
people In the two trains, especially
among the women and children.
When the news reached Camden u
special train was made up, bearing n
dozen physicians, and departed for
Ashland. A wrecking was also
sent to Ashland. The point where
1 tho collision occurred In considered
the worst on the line.- II Ii about two
miles from Unidentified and one nile
from Ashland, with n heavy down.
grade and n curve In both directions. In
the middle OF the curve is n wooden
bridge over Co0per's creek. There In
only n single track In the curve with
n light embabkmcnt on either side.
The accommodation train was run
ming two miles M hour when II EN-
tered the curve aud after II came No. 3.
When they came together there was
the utmost confusion among the
taken out was the express
agent on the accommodation train,
terribly bruised about the head, face
and hands. He was found with lot
of debris covering him and was ex-
tracted with great difficulty. The
body Of Fireman Nicholas Barber was
next discovered, under the wrecked
tender, terribly mangltd. Fireman l..
Mcl.aine was unconscious md terribly
scalded, his head swollen
~ twice liz normal condition. Brake
man Jno. Lager was hurled with the
baggage car into pool OF water and
mud. Mall Agent Wylie called from
under debris, there am" aud when
he was taken out he was found to DO
shockingly lacerated. His death
occurred In very short time
afterwards. Among the more
seriously injured passengers are John
aud Willie caskey, the former aged
twelve years. He IL very badly cut.
The younger brother, While, VIII die.
The supervisor OF the road, Frank
Fenton, was rescued after laborIous
work for two hours. terribly wounded.
He did not survive long. At the
moment OF the collision Conductor
Smith was counting tickets In the
front Of the car. AT that Instant also
Supervisor Dale in the third car
Jumped TO the platform and assisted q
number OF children and older folks TO
escape through the windows. The
work Of clearing OF the road Is not set
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