Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-29
RAILWAY WRECKS.
They Are the Cause OF Great Loss
of Life and Property.
A New Railway In Tennessee Opens by
killing Three Men and InJuring Many
Others "A circus Train Wrecked
Other Disasters.
IN rrSNEssEE

Board OF Pubic wo ~ representatives
OF the Chamber OF Commerce. the
very flower OF the business and profess
sional men OF Knoxville The II ia os two
cars left the track at the crossing and the
rear car went down trestie. Only one
man was uninjared Ii Was impossible TO
obtain medical aid for a long time, aud UNI
til4:39 p. m. when the train reached Knox
vile. scanty attention was rendered Many
had to be brouht back on hat-cars and the
last part OF the journey was made in "A driv-
ing rain. Three men died from their in
juries and others can not live. The dead
are:
Judge George Andrews, the most prominent
lawyer in East Tennessee; 5. r. Powers, the
leading merchant and former president OF the
East Tennessee Ere Insurance Company
Alexander Reeder, a lead IA politician who has
held many ofnees OF trust.
The injured are
Alexander A. Arthur, president OF the Cham.
Der OF Commerce; Isham Young, president OF
the Board OF Public Works; John 4. Hearn,
editor OF the Sentinel; w. W. Woodruff a lead
ing wholesale merchant; Charles 5. Rimour,
attorney OF the Cumberland Gap & Louisville
road; A. Wilson, assistant chief engineer OF
the Cumberland Gap & Louisville road;
County Judge Maloney; Alderman Barry; Al
derman Hockngs General II. 5. Chubort OF
the Governors stan A. j. Alberts, wholesale
merchant; Rev, II. J. Cook, professor OF U. S.
Grant University; CITY Physician West, and
Judge Ingersoll.
Several others were injured, but not Sc
riously, The total number of injured was
forty-one Intense excitementprevails here.
IN WEST VIRGINIA
PETROLEUM, W. Va, Aug "A "A terrible
collision occurred about IL o'clock Friday
morning ON the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad
between Petroleum and Silver Run tunnel
about twenty three miles east of Parkers-
burg IN which three men were instantly
killed and many wounded The accOmmo-
dalton train coming west due at Parkers-
burg at IL o'clock, crashed into
special train occupied by rail
road magnates on tour of inspection.
The cause of the wreck is said to have been
conflicting telegrams The one received
by Conductor Flanagan and Engineer
Layman OF the accommodation ordered
them to pass the special at Petroleum,
while the special train engineered by
Captain Cephus Rowland is said to have
had telegraphic orders to pass the accom-
mediation at Silver Run.
The trains came together with crash at
the curve east of Petroleum and between
that point and Silver Run. Both trains
they collided the special train and the en-
gine, tender and baggage car OF the accom-
mediation went over the cliff In
one inconceivabls mass James Lay
man, engineer of the accommodation, one
OF the oldest engineers In the employ OF
the Baltimore j Ohio road, was crushed to
death. Alexander Bailey, fireman for Lay
man on the accommodation, was also
crushed in the wreck OF the engines.
Cephus Rowland also one of the old en-
gineers of this city. lately OF Grafton, was
caught under the wreck and had one leg
broken and received internal injuries from
which he can not recover John Fletcher,
fireman on the special was killed Fletcher
stuck to his engine and with his helpmate
preferred death to desertion OF his
post and went over the bank in the
wreck He was cut and crushed to
death. The special car occupied by officials
on an inspecting tour was smashed
into smithereens. Road Master ]. A.
Hunter was badly injured, together with
several others George Douglass, in the
same car, was also badly injured In the
accommodation train were many passen-
gers, all OF whom received terrible shak-
ing up and fifteen or twenty of whom were
more or less injured
IN NEW YORK
WATERTowN N Y, Aug. 24-The sec
ond train of the Forepaugh show was
wrecked late Thursday night about
two and a half miles east of Pots
dam, while en- route on the Rome,
Watertown & .Ogdensburg railroad, from
Gouveneur to Montreal broken axle
was the cause Two cames and thirty ring
horses, including one OF the four chariot
teams. were killed Six ears were de-
rallied aud two telescoped. Three trains
conveyed the show from Gouveneur
The first train, which carried tents and
utensils passed into Canada safely,
but the second train. conveying al
the animals, met with disaster The
scene is one OF great confusion
On either side OF the track are dis.
tributed the bodies OF the dead horses. The
loss will be s40OJ0 The New Hampshire
and Maine delegations Of the g. A, r. en-
campment at Milwaukee are delayed at Nor
wood on account of the accident
The trick ponies which have attracted
much attention, were among the animals
killed. The s50J0 stallion, which was
driven by Mrs ADAM Forepaugh, Jr, was
also killed 1t is said that Mrs Fore.
paugh wept bitterly and would not be
congoled when she learned of the
death OF this horse, The pretty white mule
which performed remarkable tricks is
also among the lost Seven OF the eight
chariot horses are dead There are about
eighty head OF live stock stabbed and
pastnred near the scene Of the wreck