Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-19
WRECKS ON THE RAILS
A BRIDGE GIVES WAY UNDER
A TRAIN IN OHIO.


The Engineer and Fireman the Only
Ones Killed Despite the Fearful FsI
of so Feet-A Wreck in Indiana Burns
After Being DItched.
BATAVIA, o., Oct. 1S.-At O'Clock las
evening the middle span of the bridge
across the East Fork river, on the Gin
cinnati Eastern Narrow Gauge Railroad,
gave way as the Manchester express train
was passing over it. The bridge is fifty
feet above the water. The engine, bag
gage car and first coach were hurled into
the water beneath, while the rear car re-
mained on the sound portion of the bridge.
FOrty-nVe persons were on the train at
the time, and many made miraculous es-
capes, several leaping into the stream be-
low. Two persons were killed and two
were so badly injured that they will die.
Six were seriously and number slightly
injured.
The engineer and fireman were the cnes
killed. They leave families. The bridge
was being repaired, but was considered
safe, as several heavily-loaded freight
trains had passed over it short time be-
fore the accident. The other passengers
aboard the train were nearly all in the
rear car. Had this coach followed the
first section the loss of life would have
been appalling. Most of those injured
were section hands.
THE WORK OF WRECKERS.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Oct. 18.-The par-
tlculars of the accident on the Boston
and Albany Railroad, near Kinderhook.
n. I. :, last night, show that it was caused
by train wreckers, who placed a pile of
rails on the track and carefully wedged
them in position. A man living near discOv-
cred the obstruction just before the train
approached. He tried to stop the train.
hnt his lantern wont ont Tho
turned completely over. The express car
jumped over it, and the baggage and
smoking cars were piled on top. The
sleeper remained on the track. Engineer
Davis was found under the wreck, and
died al O'Clock this morning. Fireman
Stickney's recovery is doubtful. COnduc-
tor Z. II. Gould had one of his legs in
jured. Baggagemaster George Fairbanks
had foot badly scalded. A wreckng
train from Albany cleared the track. The
Boston and Albany officials offer 81 900
reward for the discovery of the miscreants
who wrecked the train.
A TERRIBLE CRASH.
TUPELO, MISS, Oct. 1S.-One of the
most terrible wrecks that ever occurred
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad hap
pened few miles north of this place last
night. Every coach of the passenger
train, due here at l 80 o'clock this morn
ing, was thrown from the track and
badly damaged. The rails had been
taken up by unknown persons with a
view of wrecking a train. There
were about 10 passengers on the
train, all of whom were more
or less injured. but none were killed.
The following five were seriously injured:
Rev. j. B. Inham, OF Henderson, Tenn;
Mrs. Warner, of Ft. Henry, N. Y; Paul
Krause, of st. Louis; Leo Croft, of Spring
field, o., and a negro. The attending
physician thinks that none are fatally in
iured. They are being well cared for at a
hotel here.
WRECKED AND THEN BURNED.
GREENCAsTLE, IND, Oct. 1S.-The
Chicago express, on the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago Road, struck a defec-
tive rail at 2:40 O'Clock this morning.
about five miles south of here. The entire
train was ditched, except the sleeper.
The engineer, fireman and baggageman
were seriously injured. The passengers
sustained no injuries save bruises. The
train Immediately took fire, and all the
cars, including the sleeper, were con-
sumed, the passengers IN the sleeper only
saving what they had on their persons.
The damage to the engine and cars
burned, and the incidental losses, aggre-
gate 100000.