Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-04
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uism,,rous Railroad acciGeut.

Dismstrous Railroad acciGeut.
AMSTERDAM, \. y. Sep. 2S--Ihc
midnight report OF the accident to the
St Louis express near Palestine bridge,
was exaggerated. II is sail this morn
ing that only four persons were killed,
three passengers and one tram hand.
and six pers rs injured. The killed
and wounded, so lar rs learned. are:
killed-Mrs Sadie Boyd, OF West
port, n. y; Prentice Dane, 4 clergy
man, of Dayton, Ohio; Franklin, por-
ter Of the sleeping car; and W. II
Manning, of Marquette, Mich.
Injurcd-Mrs. W. II. Manning, OF
Marquette, Mich. Miss Mary Tate, OF
Frclonia, \. y; William McElroF, a.
Fowler and II. ]. Lewis. OF Ncw York ;
Mrs. ingalls,, wife OF the President Of
the {. {. c. and st. Louis road Wni.
Horth, engineer OF the second section.
both legs broken.
INCIDENTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. ingalls, were III the
same car. The former escaped unin-
jured. Mrs. ingalls, was slightly in
jured about the limbs.
Mr.. Lcdyard, President OF the Michi-
gan Central road, was III 4 private car,
but although the car was completely
demolished, he escaped.
Rev. Mr.. Dane, who was killed. had
a pocketful OF passes. lie was sixty
years old.
Miss Boyd, maid OF ". IL. Manning
and wife, who were married hut ten
days ago, is dead. Mrs. Manning was
formerly Miss Julia Davis of Westport.
She and her husband were en- route to
their new home at Marquette, Mich.
AN ENGINEERS STORY.
Engineer Weeks, of the first section
said this morning:
My engine bad broken down. Some
thing had happened to tn steamchest
and was out by the side OF my engine
Mhen the crash came. | immediately
sent my fireman back to see what was
the matter, and Conductor Abel dis
patched flagman to Palatine bridge
two miles away, for assistance. There
is u discrepancy as to the length OF
time the first section was standing
there, some persons claiming that they
were there scarcely a moment before
the crash came, and others saying they
were there fully five minutes"
The wreck caught fire early this
morning and burned rapidly
1t il positively stated that the rear
brakeman was sent back to signal the
second section, but neglected to per-
form this duty.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
ROCHESTER, n. ", Sept. 26.-Sec-
ton No. 2, which ran into sec
ton No. l, of the st. Louis Express,
arrived in Rochester at Q 40 this morn
ing. The Express Messenger, who
was on the first section, in an inter
view with the Post Express reporter,
said the engine of the first section had
something wrong with its steam chest
and when it stopped a flagman was
sent back to flag the No. 2 section,
but he was not gone four minutes
when the smash occurred. / had a
narrow escape, as the baggageman OF
the train had invited me to go to SYRIA
cuse on his car when the wreck oc.
CURED. The tender went through the
car, but the baggageman himself was
only slightly injured. Right after the
collision passengers were running up
and down the track as if crazy. ]
saw one big fellow running about with
nothing but his drawers and a plug
hat on, and another was in a shirt
alone. Franklin Porter, of President
ingalls, car, was killed. Mrs. ingalls,
saw that Porter was injured rushed up
to him. There was look of agony in
his face as he said to her, az don't
want to die, Mrs. Ingalls," These
were the last words he uttered. Mrs.
ingalls, was much moved by the faith
full servants death. She forgot her
own injuries in her solicitude for him
President ingalls, assisted in the re.
moval Of Porter's remains. Passen.
gers Of section No. 2 say there was
great delay in securing aid for the in.
jured.
The firemen OF section found HIM
self on the top of the baggage car and
does not know how he got there. The
Albany engineer, North, says he
slowed up his train at Shrakers, fear.
ing he would crawl up on section No
/ at the scene of the accident. There
is sharp curve and he did not see the
first section until almost upon it.
Then he applied the brakes but they
would not work.
Conductor Dillon, of the second sec
ton, says: Ny train smashed into the
third car TO the length of about ten
feet. was in the car where the people
were killed."
w. H. England, of the Union Press
Exchange, New York was slightly in.
jured.
APRxatsef IT Ba1tinoFc Approves
Abolition 81 Woel Duty.
BALTIMORE, o., Sept. 28.-Appraiser
Sharrett has transmitted to the Secre
tary of the Treasury a report in reply
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