The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01
THE CAR ESCAPES
And His Family MiraCulously Saved.
The Official Account of tho Railroad
Disaster at Borki.
Every Car in the Train but the EN-.
peror's Derailed.
The Roof of the Imperial Coach Is
Smashed In
Tho Gear and the Czarlna Never Leave
the Spot Until All the Wounded
Are Cared For Foreign
Affairs.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct, 3l.-An official
statement regarding the accident which
happened TO the Cars train on Monday
has been issued. Il Is us follows:
The train containing the Car and
Czarina and suite left iaranoyka at noon
on Monday. While passing through u
deep gorge near llorh the train left the
rails. At the time Of tho accident the
Car and Czarina were in the saloon
carriage ut breakfast When the first
carriage left the track the resi- of the train
oscillatcd and the succeeding carriage
kecled over. The saloon carriage, al.
though remaining ON the track, was badly
shattered. The roof fell in, bat rested ON
portion OF the side, thus forming a
shield for the occupants 1t seems incrcdi.
bic that with such havoc any OF the occu.
pants of the train should have escaped nm
hurt. But God protected trc Gar aud his
family, who were taken from the debris
uniniured. somc o. the other occupants
of the train received slight contusiuus.
The only person severely injured was
Gen. Schcrometicn, un aidc.de-camp OF
the Gar
Tho GrididGa states Tia; the train was
drawn by two engine aud consisted OF
several carriages bcsidcs the snlcon ear.
riagc. The latter was OF massive con
slfuclion. The tram was running at the
rate OF slxty-iiyo vclH's an hour. When
the irst engine lSlt the track il plowcd
up the TO ldhcd .ryi iubrilcl itself in the
earth. The second engine ran un top of
the iirst and wgs wrecked The iir,t and
second carriages wcfr also wrecked. They
were occupied 10y coUri servants aud rail.
way officials, among whom Baron ST.
JcruVal, chief inspector of railways, was
badly injured. GcI- NlunuWh aud
Ichcrcyin. who Nrn' iu The saloon car.
rigg. with the imperial family received
cou,us.ons. The CET aud CWrina re-
manned 90 the sccuc i.r D. mH time, giving
attention to the iuju-, :. Toward evening
they returned 90 Hgrauiy, tht lat station
they htd lett
Religious srryir h1yc been held
throughout tlo cui'.rc, giving thanks Tor
the escape ui tnc itnuetial family.
Tho GrGaiiIaia ri'iiudic,s the official
report ot the ace .r IN WFlrl Ia the
cssualticE Il at.G hat twenty persons
were killed, incui.r NJpi. Brr-ci. Ggr
courier, three cuiuH ul UIrh. soldiers
oi the railway battalion. u also SAYS that
eighteen others were injured.
Iia lmr.ual parry plsl over The
ChrrkoT Is Nr.ilieu railway lEt evening
on their WAY iu GgisWul. 40 were we'll
lu, weather NaI v.I, stormy ihv limo
Cd thu accident. bu' .su.tr ,hr c tha,
heavy rain was tt'll md l.gl thy ground
was slippery ,hc CziI stayed uu tb. spot
and a-H.slcd in the removal Ol th' dead
AMI injured. lie III uu, enter the rsoryc
train until the listoi the injured hal been
placed in the ambulance. On hs arrival
%, Zn4owojn the Car u1lsrcl tlc Clergy
Ia conduct requiem Coz tlr victims. Al.
ter thH religious .rfy s. hc invited al oi
the occupants OF dc train vino had ul-
capgd. 90 p.ruEl ui IuIrr, which lac had
served IN thg railway station.
An examination V' pApl3in The cause
OF thc accident bal DE idea that !, was
due io malicious Ia us upon thy Euprr.
or's lie may be- con dcrcd quito out Of thc
question.