The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13
PEOPLE GROUND TO PULP
SCORES KILLED IN A RAILROAD
ACCIDENT IN IRELAND.

The Number Somewhere Between
30 and 100, But Somewhat Uncer-
tain-The Victims on Sunday
School Picnic-The Engine Unable
to Pull the Train Up the Grade.
DUBLIN, June IA train, containing an
excursion party from Armagh, was wrecked
near that place to-day. The train contained
1900 persons, composed Of Methodist Sum
day school scholars, their teachers and
relatives; They were going on an excur-
sion TO Warren Point Warren Point is a
watering place at the mouth Of the Newrv
river in county Down.
GROSS CARELEssNEss.
The excursion party left ARMAGH this
morning In two trains The accident oc-
CURED at a point where the trains had to
ascend grade fifty feet high The first
train assembled the grade without trouble.
Ihe second section attempted the ascent.
but the weight Of the train proved too
great Tor the engine Several cars we're de-
tached and allowed 60 run back toward the
level track but before they reached it thew
came In collision with an ordinary train
from Armagh, which was proceeding at a
goou rate or speed. The excursion cars
were completely wrecked.
A HEARTRENDINa SCENE.
The scene which ensued was heartrendinp.
Hosts OF volunteers were soon at hand and
the dead and wounded we're taken from the
wreck and carried down the bank. Medical
aid was called for and special train from
Belfast brought b the scene twenty sur
geons from that city, and number OF
medical men from other places between
Belfast and Armagh. The disaster is uu-
paralleled In the railroad history of Ireland
Inc accident has cast gloom over Ar
magh. ALI the shops were closed this
afternoon and the people are in general
mourning. The engineer, fireman and
guard OF the train, and the traffic man
ager's clerk, were summoned before a
magistrate and were remanded on a charea
or being responsible for the accident. Over
100 passengers were injured besides thoss
killed. Seventy bodies have been taken
from the wreck and there are others buried
under debris.
LACK OF BRAKE POWER.
The brake power engine of the third train
was inadequate. While the second train
was ascending the incline the engineer re-
marked TO the fireman: II am afraid we
can't do it," The following train was com
mencing the ascent when the engineer saw
the runaway cars. Shutting of steam and
reversing the lever, the engineer and fire.
man jumped from the engine, shouting to
the passengers to do likewise. The latter.
however, not hearing their cries, did not
obey. No one was injured on that train.
The engine was hurled 90 feet down an en-
bankment.
SHATTERED TO PIECES.
The carriage that ran into the engine was
shattered to splinters, and fragments of
dresses, umbrellas, etc., were scattered
hundreds of yards A dozen corpses were
found beneath the engine in a hor-
rible condition. aSome of the persons
on the runaway cars tried to escape, but
the doors were locked The front train
started back in pursuit Of the runaway cars
and the passengers saw the collision at a
distance OF 300 yards. A car driver named
Hughes, who visited the scene of the disas-
ter was so Mortified at the sight that he
died on the spot. His corpse Was taken to
Armagh in his own car.
ANOTHER VERSION OF TIE DISASTER.
Another account Of the disaster saws that
the engineer of the second train, finding his
engine powerless to pull the train up the
steep grade, unlinked several of the cars.
with the object of taking the front portion
OF the train to the next station and return
ing for the remainder. Heavy stones
were placed behind the wheels of
the detached cars to prevent them
from slipping, but the locomotive on re-
starting gave the entire train shunt that
displaced the stones. The result was. that
the detached cars began to slip backward
down the grade, their speed gradually in
creasing until they had attained rapid
velocity. After running four miles they
crashed with terrific force into the third
train at point about a mile and a half
from Armagh. /.