The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-28
A FRIGHTFUL COLLISION
On the Iron Mountain Railway Near
81. Louis.
TWO MEN KILLED, OTHERS HURT.
Ex-Governor John G. Brown Among
the Latter.
A TRAIN DISPATCHER BLAMED.
A Special Train With Railroad Onscials
Crashes with an Accommodation
Sailors Rescued from an Ice
Fioe-rhat Snow slsde
FIRES AND OTHER msHAps.

Fatal wreck ON the Iron Mountain Road.
ST. Louis, April "a special train
bearing a number Of passengers and
Missouri Pacific railroad officers left
here this afternoon, via the Iron Noun
tain road, on a tour Of inspection of the
Texas 4 Pacific railroad. When eight
miles below Jefferson Barracks or about
20 miles from this city, the train col
lded with an up-bound accommodation
serious wreck was the result. Phillips
Taland, an engineer In the operative
department of the Pennsylvania road,
and Louis Christie, fireman on the spe-
cial train, are reported TO have been
killed, and several others of the party
are said TO be more or less wounded, but
none seriously.
LATER PARTICULARS.
The accident occurred II miles below
this city between l and 2 o'clock this
afternoon, Two persons were killed
and several others injured. A special
train, consisting of q baggage car, a
Pullman sleeper and two directors
cars, bearing party of Texas u Pacific
and Missouri Pacific officials, collided
with the Montasano accommodation.
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and came together on sharp curve
under a high cliff on the river
bank. The crash was ter
rife and completely wrecked
both locomotives, but neither train was
| injured much, Both engineers reversed
their engines and applied the air brakes
but there was no tirue to save them
selves, and they aud their firemen went
into the wreck with their engines.
William Stevenson, the engineer
of the special train, received
a concussion of the spine and was In
jured internally.
His fireman, Louis Christie, had botf
legs torn OIL, his chest crushed In and
was killed.
John McGovern, the engineer of the
Montasano train, was thrown into Tn,
river and was not hurt. His fireman re
ceived only slight injuries.
Philip Taland, a nephew of Gen. Wis
tar, OF the Texas a. Pacific road, ant
connected with the locomotive depart
ment Of the Pennsylvania railway, wa
} riding on the engine OF the special trair
[ and was frighttully mangled, one 10
. being torn OIL and his chest crushed in
/ killing him instantly.
The othor members of the party wer,
In the rear car and wer
somewhat bnhkon up, Dut IN
: most seriously injured wer
ox.Gov. Brown, general solicitor Of tn
. Missouri Pacific, who had one of hi
: shoulders dislocated, and Gen. Wistar
{ who was slightly hurt about the head.
Medical aid was summoned a
, speedily as possible and all brought u
the city. Engineer Stevenson wa
3 taken TO the railroad hospital and Gov
! Brown and Gen. Wistar are at tn
> Southern hotel.
The body of Mr.. Taland was placed II
D charge OF an undertaken, and that O
Christie, the fireman, was left at Caron
dalet. The special train had tho right
of-way, but owing to misunderstand
ing OF tho train dispatcher, Mr.. Burns
: the Montana train was not ordered I
!, wait till the special had passed.
: An inquest on the body OF Talaud wa
7 held this evening and Burns was dc
s clared responsible for his death.