Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-13
A RAILROAD DISASTER
n FREIGHT ENGINE CRUsHEs INTO
n PULMAN COACH.


ings of the victims-The Accident the
Result of a Blunder.
CHICAGO, April 1O.-By q collision be-
tween q passenger and freight train on
the Chicago, Santa Fe & California road
near Joliet this morning, young Mr.. and
Miss Hart OF Brooklyn, Mass, and the en-.
gineer Of the train were killed. Several
were injured, including J. L. Hart, father Of
the above fatally.
The regular east bound train was just
leaving Lorenso station, fifty miles from
Chicago, at 4:80 a. M, when the accident
occurred. Attached to the rear OF the train
was the separate car OF Manager McCool OF
the California Central, occupied by ]. E.
Hart, mayor OF Brooklyn, Mass, and di-
rector OF the California Central railroad,
his wife, his son Henry Robert Hart, his
niece Miss Winslow. j. L. Lamb, porter,
known only as Harry, and the cook named
Thomas Smith.
Just as the train was pulling out OF the
station with the fast stock, the train fol.
lowing ran into the rear OF the passenger
train at high speed, demolishing the private
car, and exploding the boiler OF the freight
engine. Large quantities OF stsam escaped,
scalding those who escaped from the
effects OF the crash.
As soon as the wreck could be cleared to
allow OF the removal OF
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED,
they were found to be as follows:
Killed-Miss Winslow. Henry Hart, the
porter and cook.
Scalded-J. F. Hart and wife, J. D.
Palmer, brakeman j. L. Lamb and an.
other.
The engineer and fireman OF the freight
train jumped and escaped injury. None OF
the care except that occupied by the Harts
was seriously damaged.
The dead and wounded were put on a
train and brought to this city. The e>bodies
OF the dead were taken to the undertaking
establishment and the wounded were con.
veyed to the Mercy hospital.
It is difficult to get the exact facts. One
account says the freight engineer was
crushed to jelly against the boiler head.
Another that he escaped unhurt. 1t is also
said several were wounded on the other
cars OF the train and were left at the scene
OF the accident. This is not believed to be
true as the other cars were not badly dam
aged,
LATER ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT.
The passenger train running on the time
Of the extra freight, through some mex.
cusable error OF the train dispatcher, was
allowed to follow. At Lorenzo the grade is
very steep, and the engineer OF the extra
saw that his train was unmanageable just
ss he peceived the lights OF the passenger.
He whistled for brakes, but too late. His
engine crashed into the private car, driving
il up on the steps OF the Pullman ahead.
In addition to being scalded j. L. Hart
had both legs broken. Henry w. Lamb,
also in the private cur, was ecalded about
the face and body. Palmer, the freight
brakeman, was hurled over the freight en-
sine into mass of debris and escaped
with scalded face and terribly burned hands.
John Bynder, engineer OF the passenger
train, was severely hurt.t
The fireman OF the passenger said: ave-
cannot be blamed for the accident. IL was
pitch dark and densely ioggy when the crash
came. We were running on time, but the
lrsight was an extra. The freight engine ran
right through the last coach and then the
boiler burst. The cries OF the dying and
injured were simply awful. The boiling wa
ter had been thrown over them and their
6esh was terribly scalded.'' "