Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12

PATRICK WALSH,
JOHN EARLY,
WILLIAM KELLY,
ABRAM M DOMAIN,
JAMES BRAHoNtY, Cbis mother WAS also
killed,)
HARLEs GoLIET,
OSCAR GIBBONS,
Mrs Nc ,NDRRwJ and two sone,
JVHN BARRETT,
FROM MINoK.
ANNIE CURRAN,
RICHARD POWELL and wife,
JAMES CANOPY,
FEsTus MULHERaKN,
THOMAS TooLK,
FROM JRssUF.
JOHN REAGAN.
FROM HYDE PARK.
MAMIE HART.
FROM MINERS MILLS.
JAMES Flynn.
FROM OLD FORGE.
W. CUsY,
KATIE CLARK.
FROM ouHHANT.
ANNA LoYIUs
YROH SCRANTON.
NORA and KATIE QUIELAE,
OWEN KrTCUHRAN,
THOMAS MOORE,
MIcHAL MAXWELL.
Tuere are ten bodies Sill unidentified.
l. is impossible to tell the number
OF wounded. Twenty five were brought
TO the hospitals, and numbers Of others
slightly Injured nave gone to their homes
or are being cared for elsewhere. Those
seriously l. jured were brought here.
~ 81 u
held a meeting Eere tonight and
snce. resolution was passed author
ling R.v. Father. Crane OF Pleasant Val
ley to draw upon them for $500 or $1,000.
which was ready at his disposal in Gaze
Of need for Peasant VALLEY sufferers.
The loss to the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Compsry will be over 81 100000.
THE ENGINEER INTERVIEWED.
The following conversation passed be-
tween Harry Cook, the engineer on the
death dealing locomotive, and 8 reporter
this evening. The engineer was st his
home in bed. Beyond q bruised ankle
ne is uninidred.
"Whst have you to say ab ou. the accl-
dent OF last night?"
81 don't care 10 talk now" returned
Cook
"But IL you have any defense you
should make 1t known"
81 will talk when the proper time
comes"
"Rlmor says you were aslgep on your
engine"
81 bsve never slept minute on my en- L.
CINE"
"Dld you see any red f,g or red lights
before striking the trainf"
"No fagmsn was out"
"Were you drunk at the timer"
81 don't care to ssy anything about
this until my head Is clear"
"Rumor has set ST pat some ugly stories
about you, Mr. Cook
Il know, my God, know"
"Were there any breakes on the trair ?'
E"Fhere WAS none on the engine. The
man behind me had charge OF the air.n
"Do you realize the enormity Of the
| accident"
| eyes," responded the engineer with q
grosn, "snd 1 suppose the blame will be
fixed on some one and the railroad COM
psnIes don't usually take such blame
themselves {"
| Hugh Gsllsgher OF thIa city, fireman Of
the engine "Mill Creek" which dashed
into the Inflated train, says thst thei,
train wss approaching Mud Run at q
speed OF twelve miles an hour, under
control, when he saw the other train
ahead j lst shove the station, calling
to his engineer, Cook. The lat.
ter whistled clown the brakes
for the air brakes on the rec,
end CT 465 and reversed his engine. See
ing that @ collision was inevitable, Gal.
lsghersi 1mped for his life. As he struck
the ground two car lengths ahead OF him
his engine dashed ilto the fourth section
hurlirg ruin, destruction and death be-
fore it. Rushing to the engine he re-
mounted and drew the fires.
Coroner John A. Horn Of Msuct
Chunk, after long delay, arrived this
morning. on 8 special train with the fol-
lowing named iurymen, sll OF Mauct
Coupk: ". R. Butler, John R. Butler
and 81. A. Tobias. These gentlemen I'm
mediatel7 proceed ed to inspect the
bodies and then ojourned for private
elaboration IN little hotel near by, des
to all requests for an open session.
AN OFFICIAL STORY.
EAsToN, Pa, Oct. l1-An official Of
she Lahigh Valley Rsilrosd hiss told &
storysoi the wreck, ana here 1t is: Eighty
seven carloads of people attended tht
parade. There were eight section.
OF the train, with orders to run ter
minutes apart. A danger sigma
WAS displayed at Mud Run and the real
brakeman Tss sent bsck as an additions
protection. Section lays q short dis.
tsnce beyond the ststlon. No. came
laundering along, and the brakeman gave
the signal to stop. He fsiled to heed Il
snd dashed by the signal. The train
plunged Cd, disregsrded the signal at The
staten ard the disaster followed.
A gentleman just arrived frou the
scene Of the disaster says: Fly six
persons are dead and some OF the forty
juEed will die. Henry Cock wos en-.
gineer Of the first engine and James
Sasrkey Of the second. Cook leapeG
from his engine and WIKI
1 Iefs he could not be fouM
His fireman WIS eevereIy, bui
not dangerously Injured 1 WAS toll
Shsrkey ssid when he ssw the signal q
stop he shut of the steam. When he SAD
the danger signal on the target at TIL
depot he reversed his lever, but Cooke
engine continued using steam and pun
him into the wreck. Shsrkey escapes "a.
jury. The story that some Of thes$hrs
were thrown over an embankmel. is Eos
true.