The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-16
4 WRECK ON THE T. & P.
rBgMAN j. c. HAeECK KILLED.
The Engineer, Two Postal CLERKS and
an Express Messenger Slightly
wounded Fun Details of
tho wreck-A Tramp

ger, WHICH ulu hoO 0Oiie' tne 6dsI-DOunC
Troceeded. Three miles east of Hand
Law and four miles west of Arlington
there is bridge across Village creek
When the front trucks of engine G42
which was pulling the passenger train
struck this bridge it began to give
way. The engineer, who had his
hand upon the air brake throttle
set the brakes instantly, and in lass
than second was buried beneath both
baggage and mail cars, out of sight, un-
der the water.
The mail car, containing two mail
agents and the Texas express messen,
ger, fell upon the engine, and was
pushed sideways down TIE stream by
The baggage car, which rested finally
upon the engines tender, in an almost
perpendicular position, with its rear
and upper end remaining coupled to
the smoking car. The front trucks of
the smoking car dropped down on the
piliDg, and were stopped by large
permanent bench of the bridge. The
ladies' coach and sleeper remained on
the track. The instant the train was
stopped, the conductor, Mr.. KELLOGG
assisted by the passengers, was down in
the wreck ready to assist any who
should need it. 1t was soon discovered
that everybody but the engineer and
fireman were safe beyond possibly
somebody bruised. At first glance the
engineer was not to be seen, but pres.
emily he came up out of the water more
dead than alive; bruised and cut ali
over, and bleeding from every wound.
He was taken out of the water and
placed in the sleeper and cared for
In tho best possible manner. The on.
gineer was Lyman Roach, of Texarkana.
The extent of his wounds caunot now
be told. They are certainly of no tri-
yialnature. The fireman was j, G, Ha-
beck, of Canton, Ohio, where his wife
resides NO sign or sight was ever seen
o. nm. ana ne lies there at his post of
duty
S'A, Stuart, of Dallas, mail agent,
was badly bruised, and was suffering
from his left thigh, which had been
broken IN former wreck. His partner,
g. W, Adlita, mail agent, also of Dallas,
was slightly bruised and had his hand
cut. Tho baggage-master, A. Wood
ruff, OF TeXarkana, had his back and
hips hurt. @. w. Rudd, Pacific Express
messenger, received no injuries. J. NJ,
Began, Texas Express messenger, of
Dallas was considerably bruised and n
few slight cuts. None of tho injuries
received by these men are serious, OK
cept those OF tho engineer, who NAV
not recover from them, AS soon rs the
wounded were cared for, Il messenger
was sent to tho nearest telegraph office,
and enginees and doctors were soon on
the ground The sleeper and rear coach
were taken back TO Fort Worth and
brought from there, via, Denton, to this
city, The bridge is at the foot of that
much dreaded Arlington hill. 1t is about
n Il
me span over the river is about 20 feet,
Had it been the west.bound train, which
was fortunately late, the accident no
doubt haye been much moro serious, as
~ would nave been running faster and
the east embankment is much more
dangerous and sleeper. The engineer
on the east-bound train was running
with great caution, not faster than
Twelve miles an hour, to
which fact the passengers may
attribute the saving of their
lives Very little baggage was lost, but
The express goods did not fare so well.
The Pacific company is believed to have
iost some money packages. The United
states mail was not damaged or lost.
The water was about IL feet deep,
owing to continued hard rain-slorm,
and the bridge about l6 foot above the
water. On the two first days of last
week the bridge gang were working on
lhs bridge, rebuilding it, and left it
with many extra timbsrs, which caught
unit wood, and with only false or tom
porary benches for support. Saturday
nights freshet washed these away, with
the above results.
-, Some GO of the strikers, on learning
the news of the wreck, at once manned
sualn, and loading it with the neces-
sary timbers, ties and iron, went TO the
scene and repaired the same, and pas.
sanger trains will move to-day as usual
Ihey, declare that neither the
shall Suffer so long vi" as thew
can procure passage for them. The ac-
uon OF the strikers, in repairing the
break, was tho subject of favorable com
s,lehit, even by those who oppose the
"A meeting will be held tonight
~ the corner of Main
and Murphy streets If the news from
Marshall, which they claim does not
SeIte matters, proves to be untrue.
Later IN the day wrecking train IN
C TnaiEe OF John Murphy, foreman, aud
CONDUCTOR Campbell, went west TO re-
I"l tne wreck. They stated TO a HER
AID reporter that they represented tho
There was an amusing incident con-
hected with tho accident: A tramp, who
w some sort of patent of his own,
was was riding under the trucks of tho bag
ssse car, and whose presence was not
HnLpWh until tho accident occurred,
"1yoeu up serenely, and losing his hat,
r wnlcn noated OIL down the stream, came
,nuIy near creating riot by his clamor-
LIZ ~ being disturbed and the loss of
A., PROM ARLINGTON.
TSdilkLlNGroN, March 10. go Special --
trais morning, ~ tho .east-bound mail
MAJ in was crossing Village creek, four
wa, es west OF this place, the bridge gave
tbSsI anu the engine, the express and
t s lnall cars ran into tho creek. The
fireman, j, q. Hobeck, has not vet
peeh found, and his body is supposed to
tuvUnuer the engine, which was, before
R So water FELL, entirely submerged. Mr.,
synS eni the engineer; Mr.. Grogan, Texas
S $50, messenger; Mr.. Woodruff, bag
snddeTSaster, ana Route Agents Adleta
stewart were very BADLY hurt,
,tnnYugh their injuries arc not supposed
m M 10 necessarily fatal. The wounded
nitai 1--we beon sent to the railroad hos
f r,sS, a. Fort Worth, Tho HERALD cor
asiau . t! visited the scene OF the dis
thon snN elterhOOn, and found not less
and ~, ~ persons examining the wreck
in" u watching the men W no wero repair
sts Tue bridge. The leaders OF tho
wnrs are there in full force, and aco
'olhlhg manfully.
~ Tin NEWS FROM FORT WORTH.
A fn,,i WORTH, March l5.--[Speuial. l..
mortMM minutes alter s o'clock this
naot ing the east.bound Texas Il Pacific
sa,.., qullo serious wreck &c n point
NAL miles east of this city. A tenn
VjiiiSsy crib bridge had been built over
No, had beon watched I'D
sssnt by track men, but
bs"Sg the company released section
,S atIs from work no one has been
o TrIiovn'hg the bridge. The hoeVy rain
car agst night made the creek boom aud
tS sIieu away The tie cribblng, leaving
erS " n,, suspended only on the string !
tbs, iLne water was so near the track |
&c tne engineer and fireman could not |