The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-19
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
A BOULDER WEIGHING A TON
CRUSHES
Through a Sleeping Car ON the Pan
haNdle Road, and Causes an
Awful Wreck.

Of the city, and q number Of persons
injured, Two OF them, 1t is thought,
being fatally hurt. The heavy rains
of the past thirty-six hours had
loosened the earth al NJ the 10 d,
and the conductors OF the limited had
been notified to proceed cautiously.
The train was running cautiously, not
more than ten miles an hour, and just
as ii reached Jones's Ferry mess OF
rocks aud earth came tumbling down
from precipice forty feet above. The
fret part OF the train escaped, but the
huge mas crashed into the three
sleepers which were in the rear. The
interior OF the front car WIS slmsst
completely demolished. II was the
Cincin natl sleeper, and fortunately
had smaller number OF passengers
on II than any coach that hss gone
out OF Cincinnati on the limited for
months All OF the occupants had
arisen, end most Of them were in the
forward part OF the coach preparing
their toilets. The two other sleepers
were also badly wrecked. The scene
following tho accident was indescrib-
able.
woMRN AND CHILDREN SCREAMED,
while above all was heard the groans
of the injured, who were wedged In
bttween the bertbs and Iochs unable
TO move. For a moment those pas
seneers who miraculously escaped
were 30 dumbfounded that they stood
motionless. The sleepers were COM
pletely filed with dust and it was
difficult to determine which Of their
number had been the most seriously
Injured. The moment the crsshfwss
heard the eDg 'neer stopped the train,
but as soon ss the conductor saw the
iriehtful results he cried: Hurry on
to the union depot station. We don't
want 10 wsit minute as we must care
for the injured" The train was then
started. In q few minutes the station
was reached.
FULL CORPS OF SURGEONS
and company attendants were on hand
to carry out The injured. II was found
that eight pas :engers had been seri.
ously hurt, while probably as many
more had received painful cuts aud
bruises. Among the injured were two
men who may de. The list OF injured
that have thus far been learned is as
follows: David Arnheim, Pltt.burg,
badly cut about head, body and bre ~ {
crushed IL is feared that he is injured
internally and Is in precarious con-
dition. :. A. Bennett, OF New York,
was wedged in under the upper berth
OF one section, has two long Rashes
on his head, one shou der blade and
two ribs broken; thought to be dan
Rerously hurt. Capt. o. A. Doud, Of
Pittsburg, ugly cut on head and slightly
bruised; dangerous. Mrs. Lieut.. Glass,
OF Fort Bayard, N. NJ, one limb
bruised and several cuts on her body.
u. M. Curtis, Of New York, Yves struck
In the back and leg by large pieces Of
rock severely though not dangerously
injured. J. O. Lipman, OF Indianapo-
Lis, badly cut about head and body;
net serious. A young lady from Terre
Haute, Ind, whose name was not
learned, was struck by
FLYING PIEoEs OF ROCK
and hurt her head and body. Mr..
Fowler, OF Washipgton,FD O., slightly
hurt about the body. He was within
q foot OF where the largest rock landed.
Beside the above named, number OF
the other pa 'sengere, as stated before,
were slightly Injured. These persons
hurried out to the different hotels,
where they had their bruises dressed /;
none Of them except those ment oned
were seriously injured, and those most
serioHly hurt were removed to hotels
In the vicinity, and everything posi-
BILE done to alleviate their suff rings.
The sleepers that were 80 badly dam
aged were the Als,iia, Williamsporl
and Yarreow. The interiors of each
were complete wreck, while the
roofs were caved and the sides tor
out of the Cincinnati car. Pullman
Conductor T. W. Degroot, who wal
In the rear car, says the train was run
ming st speed Of ten miles when the
crash came,
THE sCRNK CANNOT BB DESCRIBED.
The passengers who were not in
iured ran wildly about, not kno wins
where to go or what TO d.. One wo
man rushed into d groots arms and
tainted. No ore was badly HUI t in
this car. but in the two front coaches
the injured we're qnile numerous.
One piece OF rock struck the middle oil
the car and elid lengthwise TO section
No /, In the front OF the car, where il
lodged, crushing the section TO oms
An old gentleman and his daughter
had left the section minute before,
or they would have both been killed.
The sleeper Williamsport was
struck by stone weighing almost a
ton. Mrs. Lieut. Glass had Just got
mp and passed into tue stateroom.
HER BERTH AND sRAT WERE sMAsHRr
to pieces The large rock when il
struck the bottom of the car glanced
toward the rear and broke the seats AZ
though they were spider webs. One
gentleman, from Philadelphia, ]. X
Lewis, sat just opposite Mrs, g ass
DE heard the crash, jumped up and
half of his seat IVES smashed under
him as though struck by TIN ham
mer He escaped without inju y
with the exception OF come broken
glsts in his face and ear. One or two
ladies ia the front Of the car tainted anC
dropped over the teats. They were
believed TO have been killed. Two
ladies who were in the stateIoom laiC
in a ewoon until the train cached th'
union depot. MIR. Arnheim was il
the fret section OF the front sleeper.
A LARGE STONE CAMR THROUGH
like a bullet and crushed the seat jus
in front of him. Had the train moved
foot further he would have been in
stantly killed. Mrs. Lieut.. q ass saiC
her frat impression was that The trail
was attacked by dynamite bombs
Conductor Mcguire Gays he though
that tbs whole bill had tumbled owe
upon the cars. The large stone made
an opening in the top OF the car abou
elk ieet square. Twenty men coult
not move It. 1t weighed over 150
pounds and will either have to b,
broken up or removed with a crane.
B. A. Bennett Of New York lie Rettin
along fairly this evening and wi
probably recover. 1t is thought thu
David AInheim OF this city viii ais