Huntsville gazette., 1886-01-16
A STRING OF THEM.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January l0.-Fri-
day nights snow storm caused the most
serious block on the railroad track here
that has occurred for years, suspending
travel for hours. About 7:45 yesterday
morning the Wilmington & Northwestern
train, which leaves for Reading, Pa, at
eight O'Clock, collided with two shifting
engines that had been sent out from the
station with snow shovels to clear the
track. Both engines were running rapid
ly, and the Wilmington & Northern train
was also under good head of steam.
Opposite the Hart and Hollingsworth
Company's tracks the engine and train
came together with crash. The sweep
ing engines drove the pilot engine of the
train into the baggage-car, telescoping
the car for one-third of its length. The
rear end of the car was torn into frag-
ments, the cab of the engine broken into
| pieces, the boiler fractured and the ma
chinery twisted in all shapes. On account
OF the binding snow the engineers of
the approaching trains were not
aware of the danger until the collision
occurred. Superintendent McCausland,
of the Wilmington & Northern Road, was
on the train, but escaped with some
bad bruises. Three men were killed out
right, and another is expected to die.
Immediately after the collision the pas
senger car took fire from the engine fur
mace and escaping steam added to the
torture of the victims imprisoned un-
der the broken timbers. The fire de-
partment hurried to the scene, and began
playing on the burning timbers while
others exerted themselves to get out the
dead and wounded. 1t was nearly nine
O'Clock when the last body was gotten
out.
THE DEAD
are so mangled as to be nearly unrecog.
nizable. One was identified as Albert
Jones, the engineer of the shifting crew.
Another of the dead bodies has been
partially identified as that of George w.
Brinton, telegraph operator at the Will
mington & Northern tower.
Abe Lawler, fireman of engine No. l,
lad of seventeen years, is the most seri-
ously injured, being frighfully burned and
bruised. His left leg has been ampu-
tated and his recovery is doubtful.
John CORY, assistant yardmaster, suf-
cry is regarueu as 6,.IcIy pJSs,Siv.- --'----
Conductor Samuel McMullen, of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad and J. Flynn received painful
but not dangerous bruises.
The condition of George Black, the
Wilmington & Northern conductor, is
growing worse, and fears are entertained
of fatal results.
James A Melvin's injuries, previously
reported, include a compound fracture
Of the right leg and are regarded as seri-
Gus.
Joseph Virgins, fireman, Geo. e. Stan
ley and several others received injuries
of slight nature.
Following is correct list OF the killed
and injured:
KILLED.
Albert L. Jones, conductor.
George w. Brinton, telegraph operator.
Harry Ahrens, brakeman.
INJURED.
Abraham Lawler, fireman, burned and
cut; injuries will prove fatal.
George Black, conductor, scalded ana
internally injured; can not recover.
John CORY, yardmaster, concussion OF
the brain; will die.
J.J. Flynn, internally injured; condi-
ton critical.
Samuel McMullen, conductor, seriously
bruised and burned.
James A. Melvin, train dispatcher; COM
pound fracture of right leg.
Elwood Coyle, engineer; head cut and
bruised.
George Stanley and Joseph Virgins,
slightly cut and bruised.
FEARFUL sMAsHUP AND FIRE-A HEROIC
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, January 10.-A
fearful accident occurred on the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad at the bridge
over Flint River, near Whites Station,
Morgan County, yesterday Two sections
of the north-bound freight train tele-
scoped. Part of the first section broke
loose and remained on the bridge and
was run into by the second section. The
shock caused the collapse of the bridge,
100 feet of which was undergoing re-
pairs. Five cars of the first section and
the whole of the second, consisting OF an
engine and seventeen cars, went down
with the bridge. The wreck caught fire
and eighteen cars were burned.
John Johnson, fireman Oh the secohu
section fell under his engine and was
drowned.
Henry Boteler, brakeman, was caught
under car and burned to death.
Engineer W.D. johnson, brother OF
the dead fireman, was fatally burned.
Conductor Georg Young and a negro
brakeman named Thomas McCreary were
seriously injured.
The freight consisted mostly Of pig iron
which will be saved. Conductor l.. y.
Harris of the first section swan across
the almost frozen river to flag the nortn-
bound passenger train which was 10
come along in few minutes
puN DOWN BY THE IRoN-HoRsE AND
KILLED.
FoRrsTELL, Mo-, January lo.-Dr.
lanes D. Harris, highly respected
physician and druggist Of Wentzville'
Mo-, in this (St. Charles) county, was In
stantly killed at the station at that place
bv the st. Louis express from Omaha,
which passes through that station WITH
out stopping. The train was three hours
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