Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-01
MANY WRECKS.

4 Series Of Accidents With More or 1eoE
Serious Results.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct 26.-The SoutAe
ern Pacific steamer Gussie, which arrived
here to-day from Bluefeld, reports that
eighty five miles south Of Cape Gracias, il
the Caribbean Sea, she picked up dofy
containing five of the crew and four a tho
passengers Of the schooner Caldwell a
New York, bound from st. AndreWo
Island to Old Providence, with twentye
three passengers, and which had foundere0
several days before OF Old Providence. Tho
rescue was effected in the nick of time, -
the dory was almost in q s1nkine conditio0
when her passengers were takensfrom hess
The shipwrecked party reported that they
had been forced to leave the wreck witbs
out water or food. and had left ninetee1
men, women and children clinging to
some Of the schooner's spars, which ha4
been dashed together to form an ina
promptu raft. As the scene OF the disastr
10 out Of the regular line Of travel, there -
every reason to believe that thoee persons
unsheltered and without means Of subs
stance, have persisted. The rescued party
was landed by the Gussie at Cape Gracia&
COLLISION ON THE G. 4 A.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct 26.-A railroAd
wreck occurred on the Jacksonville branch
of the Chicago & Alton at sos O'Clock
yesterday morning at q point ona mile
east Of San Jose, Ill. Two trains collided
while going at terrific speed. One man
was killed and two or three others severes
iy IL not fatally injured. A train Of nine
empty passenger coaches was going east.
when it collided with freight train No. 7as
going west. The special was manned by
William Stors, conductor; Eugene Foot4
engineer and Charles Brown, fireman; and
train No. p by e. ]. Dennis, conductors
and Bishop, engineer. The trains cams
together on q straight track and the
special was running at the rate Of fortys
five miles an hour. The trainmen al
jumped, but Brown was caught under tho
engine and instantly killed, being Morally
cut to pieces. Foote was caught in tho
wreck, and lay pinned to earth for an hour
and half. The accident was caused by
Conductor Dennis mistakiog the ii me-
The engines and seventeen cars were
smashed.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
PORT COSTA, Cal, Oct 2&-An accident
occurred on the Central Overland route,
near this place, yesterday morning. The
| second section Of q train on this route was
being run of the transfer boat Solano
when the engine jumped the track and
| caused the second section TO crash into tho
rear portion Of the first with such force e
| to throw the passengers from their seatsR
| and all of them were badly shaken uH
Miss Carrie E. Downey. of Baldwinsvilles
N. Y, was cut about the face and injuro4
| internally. She may die. Hrs. g. ii. Joys
| Of Mendocino County, was thrown vios
| lently from her seat and had her hip inc
| jured. Miss Mary Fitzsimmons, of RochaDs
| ter, had her arm injured Miss j. .Scheil
| of Rochester, and Mrs. A. Darius, Of Bald
winsvi,le. were in the rear car, bus -
capped injury.
| TERRIFIKD PASSENGERS. IS
| CHICAGO, Oct. 26-Several passengers
| who were in a CLARK street car last night
| had q scare at Addison street which they
will not soon forget. The car was APP
preaching the main track of the Chicago
| & Evanston road when the outgoing
theater train bore down it The driver
| attempted to get across The horses were
| The driver managed to apply his brake II
time to stop the car, and the terrified pass
sengers rushed out. One Of the horses Wa
| instantly killed aad the other was - bsdl3e
hurt that it had to be shot
FATALLY INJURED.
| BoNHAM Tex, Oct. 26.@Particulars cert
| received to-day Of q fata2 accident oc-
curing to J. n. Jones, who lives ak miles
| south Of here. Jones was standing near the
| boiler Of his steam gin when q part OF one
Of the valves gave way, emitting volume
| Of steam and water, which struck him IN
the breast, knocking him several feet Thp
force of the blow, together with the severe
burn, caused . fatal injury.
SCIENTISTS WRECKED.
| PHLADELPHIA, Oct 96-The Babylonian
| expedition Of the University Of Pennsyl-
| vania, which left this city for the Orient
early last summer. has been shipwrecked
| in the Mediterranean. The members OF
| the expedition are on the island Ct Samos
with most of their baggage and scientific
apparatus lost or seriously damaged. The
ior1rnav will Ia continued at the first op-