Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-03

9ehSeIs, cnieHN employees OF the DOlt ana
Sron works at Humber, residing in tbs
city, VINO are going there to work. Each
was happier than the other, and although
She weather WAS severely cold, gale
blowing snow against The car windows,
THE MERRY CROWD
did not heed it. On rounding a sharp
curve, just before reaching the bolt works
the e.sineer saw freight train coming
thuhderipg down the grade toward hin
He reversed his euginetind blew warn.
sng, ard, with the fireman, Jumped for Lis
sifes The conductor heard the warning
and, shouting Jump, boys, for your
lines, spring into the snow. In ssclni
more there was
TERRIFIC CRASH.
The engine OF the freight train knocked
the boiler dummy clear through the first
car, crushing the unfortunate passengers
in every direction and rinning many 20
The floor. The impetus was so great that
the engine actually mounted the truck OF
the dummy, which kept the rails and rc-
,nai1ed on a balance. The engineer Of the
freight train when he saw collision We
inevitable
sPRANG FP5m us ENGINE,
but Thomas, the fireman, was instantly
killed TO add to the horror of the scene,
the boiler OF the dummy exploded and
steam and boiling water carried death
with them. There were terrible injuries
to mangled and bleeding men. Then the
tire sil maHidened at other agencies catch
ing so many victims, broke out and com
pleted the sickcning work of destruction.
Shrieks, grcens and heartrending cries for
help from the sufferers rent the air. Sew
erssl poor fellows,
sUFFERISG UNTOLD AdoYIEs,
with limbs aud bodies burned to u crisp
piteously implored those men near them
10 pour water on their eealded limbs OF
put an end to their suiferings. Strong
men looked on appalled,, and many an eye
was dim With tears. Every possible phase
OF Disagreement was to be seen. Limbs
were OF bruised, mangled, half eaten
g SIS Fire and swollen 10 an enormous
p isteam and water. No possible
Vas left to the Imagination; no
~ Eyful scene could be witnessed.
- q s8t passenger car wyls q wreck, ant,
severaV hours elapsed before the poor fel-
Were extlNai1ki \ relief party of thirty
or forty msn wero soor on the scene, AMI
ut once set W work 10 rescue the sufferers
and about 10 O'Clock carload OF the
lead and iEinred were or their way 20 tn,
city. On Arriving at the Union Station
ambulRnces, the station wagon aud sew
eral cabs and SbpsseS were in waiting. \
large crowd had gathered, and as one after
another of the dead and wounded were
carried from the car 10 conveyances many
Y TuHsEo SICK At TIE SIGHT.
The wounded men bore their sufferings
with fortitude and patience, a few groans
bclug the only indication of their intense
agony. The scene at the morgue
begglrs description. There were fl
teen bodies laid in row, and
mothers sisters, fathers and broth
ers were to be seen passing from
body 10 body, and with trembling
hands lifting the coverset and gazing
in the isces OF the dead. Now and again
discovered some dear one. At the hos
pital on the arrival of the wounded, the
doctors immediately set 10 work
sNwIN0 rr THE WOUNDS,
and did all in their power TO alleviate
their suffsrings. 0ae man, John Rowlett,
died shortly after his arrival at the hos
pitaL When found among the debris he
spoke cheeriully, and asked 10 be allowed
40 walk On looking down he cried.
7NOh, God, my legs are or" and
so they were-burnt of. Coroner
Lynd impansled lusy of inquest, who
viowed the bodies ana thea adjourned till
. O'Clock, when they again met Some
evidence was taken and further adjourn
mont msde, Barber, the conductor of the
freight train, was Immediately placed un-
der errest. He admitted ne got orders NJ
Hamilton 10 run 10 Queens Whsrf, avoid.
ing all sesglar trains. he looked at his
ume. table but forgot the suburban train on
the list Of regular trsias, hence the seci-
dent, Fsshs sympathy is thoroughly
aNouStssaos the Uufor.uu~se widows and
e; SEel.A. AlreaSy Subscription lists are
started anl>atiers OF sentertsinment made tn
provide ianIsS, Several families of the
men killed are IN poor circumstances.