The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-16
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day NIGHTS shBV storm caused me most
scfipaa biock M the railroad tmek here
That hns occurred iof years, saspendIna
travel fof hours About Tils yesterday
morning the Wilmington q Northwestern
train, witch loaves for Reading, "a, Al
eight O'Clock, colllded with two shifting
engines that had bcea sent ont from The
station with 'now shotels 10 clear the
track Both engines we're running rapid.
ly, and The Wilmington Northern train
was also under good head II steam.
Opposite the Hart aud lIoilngsworth
company'e tracks the engine aud train
came together With q crash. The sweep.
ing engines drove the pilot engine Of the
train Into the bagaage.car, tclcscoping
the car for one.thlrd of lts length. The
rear end Of the cat was torn Into irag.
mcnts, the cab Of the engine broken lntp
pieces, the boiler fractured aud the ma.
chlnery 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 McCausand,
Of the Wilmington 4 Northern Road was
on the train, hut escaped with some
bad bruises. Three men were killed out.
right, and another is expected 10 die
Immediately after the collision the pas.
scngcr car took fire from the engine fur.
mace and escaping steam added 10 the
torture OF the victims imprisoned un.
der the broken tlmbers. The fire de.
partment hurried to the scene, and began
playing on the burning timbers while
| others cxcrted themselves TO get on, the
| dead aud wounded Il was nearly nine
o'clock when the last body was gotten
out.
TuE DRAD
are so mangled as to be nearly unrecog.
nzable. One was identified as Albert
Jones, the engineer Of the shifting crew.
Another Of the dead bodies has been
partially identified Ms that Of George W.
Brinton, telegraph operator at the vii.
mngton Northern tower
| Abe Lawlcr, fireman of engine No. |, a
lad Of seventeen years, Is the most serl.
onsly injured, being frlghiully burned aud
bruised. His left leg has been ampu.
talcd and his recovery is doubtful.
John Cory, assistant yardmaster, sui.
| fcrcd conclusion Of the brain. His recov.
cry Is regarded as barely possible.
Conductor Samuel McMulle1, Of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington Baltimore
Railroad aud j. Flynn received painful
but not dangerous bruises.
The condition Of George Black, the
! Wilmington Northern conductor, II
growing worse and fears are entertained
Of fatal results.
James A Mclyln's injuries, previously
reported, include a compound fracture
Of the right leg and arc regarded as scrl.
Gus.
Joseph Virgins, fireman, Geo. II. Stan.
ley aud several others received Injuries
Of slight nature.
Following is correct list OF the killed
and injured
KILLED.
Albert l.. Jones, conductor.
George W Brlnton, telegraph operator.
Harry Ahrens, brakeman.
ISJuRgD.
Abraham Lawlcr fireman, burned and
cut; Injuries will prove fatal.
George Black, conductor, scalded and
internally injured; can not recover.
John CORY, ynrdmaster, concusslon Of
the brain; will die.
J.J. Flynn, internally injured; eondt
tlOn critical.
Samuel McMullen, conductor, seriously
bruised and burned.
James A. Melvin, train dispatcher; com.
pound fracture Of right leg.
Rlwood Coyle, engineers head cut and
bruised.
George Stanley aud Joseph wigglns
slightly cut and bruised.
rEARruL sMAsfUr AND FIRE-A HEROIC
ACT.
BIRMISGnAM, ALA, January I0.-A
fearful accident occurred on the Louis.
Vile & Nashville Railroad at the bridge
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over fIlht hVer' near ihl.eS o'auohi
Morgan County, yesterday. Two sections
Of the north-bound freight train tele-
scoped. Part Of the first section broke
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was run lh'o W I'VE seconu se..lon. inc
so ,oo TO-, Si'v =, which c 10y nndsr.o,Dg m re
nalrs Piye ears oi the arst section and
,he whole of Inc second. consisting Of an
enyinr and seyenieen ears. went down
wifi The bridge. Tho wreck caught Ore
and eighteen cars were burned.
John Johnson. brennan Of the second
scriIon ieIl undcr bIa engine and was
drowned
Henry Ro,eler. brakeman. was ea,.,ht
pnder 4 car and burned IN death
FnsIneer N. ID. johnson. brother Of
tbe dead f,r,man. was iataIly bnr,ed.
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Ivnu"ee,. .''., os9,r u. 49,. y" $50 81
ser,ously injured
Tie freight consisted mostly Of pig iron
which will be saved. Conductor l.. o.