St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
A Freight Train on the Illinois Central
Crashes Into a Crowded Pas
senger Train.
One Man Instantly Killed and Several Serin
Ously, if not Fatally,
injured.
A Party of Pennsylvania Coasters Badly In
jured-Fatal Stock Disease De-
velOped in Ohio.
A BAD WRECK.
Two Passenger Trains Run Down by a
Freight.

Two Passenger Trains Run Down by b
Freight.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Feb. 25-At midnight
last night, three miles south of Chebanse, on
the Illinois Central road, two passenger
trains were run into by freight. The pas
senger leaving Chicago at about D. IN. was
being followed closely by the New Orleans
express. The train consisted of baggage,
smoker, two coaches and four sleepers. The
leading passenger stopped on account Of a
broken truck. The New Orleans express
stopped back of it half a mile, sent out sig
nails back to notify the approaching train,
and then started up and almost reached the
forward passenger train, which was at
a dead stop, when freight
came at full speed, breaking
into the rear of the sleeper, the engine reach
ing the middle of the rear sleeper, telescop-
ing several cars and then crashing into the
rear of the forward passenger. The
Widest CONFUSION
at once ensued. The cries of the imprisoned
victims rent the air. Ready hands chopped
into the mass of debris, extricating the in
jured and caring for them as well as possible.
The following is a list of the killed and in
iured:
John A. McInnes of Ingersoll, Ont, in
stantly killed, found in his berth in the last
sleeper with his neck broken.
Alderman Gaynor of Chicago, bruised
across the chest, confusion on back of the
head and nose and about both eyes, right
foot and right hip injured, injuries very
painful.
Rev. j. Mahbott Brown of No Woodland
Park, Chicago, severe burn on sole of right
foot
S. NJ. Bearsall and wife of Grand Rapids,
Mich, both severely bruised on back of
head.
H. E. Terry of Chicago, abrasion of the
chest and knee.
F. NJ Butts of Chicago, severely bruised
on the forehead, sole OF foot, left hand and
face terribly burned.
DR.. Isabella Mitchell of Chicago, fracture
of right leg and internally injured.
jerks Mitchell, colored porter of the rear
sleeper, hands and face severely burned and
body badly bruised.
F. Kunz of Chicago, left temple bruised
and right hand severely cut.
Mr.. Mclnnes was en- route to New Orleans
to meet his wife and daughter, who were at
tending the exhibition. At tue inquest
Conductor j. Cludins testified as fol-
lows: 1--WE stopped about half
mile behind the forward passenger
when it had stopped on account of a broken
truck. l went to the rear of the train to send
Paul Holt back to put out a danger signal to
prevent the following train from running
into us. Holt had left the train to torpedo
the track before | saw him. He went back
down the track half mile, l should think.
After stopping there few minutes we
whistled for Flagman Holt. lie got ON the
train and we pulled up until we were within
TWO or three car lengths of the forward pas
senger. Together with my engineer | stood
several feet out at the side of my
train. We were going to sec why the for
ward passenger did not 90 on when suddenly
We saw freight coming under full speed,
at which rate it crashed into the train. The
fagman told me he had placed seven torpe-
does down along the track' The passen-
gers informed your reporter that they heard
the torpedOes discharged before the train
struck. The inquest will continue this
afternoon and evening probably, relief
train with surgeons and wreckers reached
the scene from Chicago at 10 a. IN. The in
iured are well cared for. The wreck is
clear and the passengers were brought to
Chebanse at p. IN. to-day.
CAPT. DALTON ONE OF THE WOUNDED.
CHICAGO, Feb 25.-The body OF McInnes,
killed in the railway accident near Chebanse
last night, and the wounded were brought
here tonight. 1t is not thought any more
deaths will result. 1t is now ascertained
that the wounded man reported as Aid. Gay
nor of Chicago is really Capt James Dalton,
the pugilist. He was on his way to Louis
vile to go into training for fight there, and
was travelling on Aid. Gaynor's pass.