The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-11
NEWS OF THE EAST.
Four People Killed by a
Train Accident.
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Des Mefnes EvictsoHs Deferred
Alabama White Republicans
A garnseIIes's Mistake.
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cHcAeo. Apzii ia--sexerai persons we're
killed and is5ased by collision between !
passenger and frrigit train on tbs Chicago.
santa Fe & CaiEfornia railway, near Joliet
this morning. The regular esst-borns
train was just leaving Lorenzo station. 80
miles fro1a Chicago. a. $50. when she ae.s-
dent occurred. Attached % the rear az
the trasa wss the private car of Nxnase-
MeCossl. of the California Central. occupied
by ]. r. EsTf. mayer 81 Brooksiae. Msss
and director OF the California Central rail-
road. hts wife. his sgas. Henry Robert Hart.
his niecs. Miss wlnssow. 8 l. Lamb, q
porter known only as Harry, aad a cock
named Thomas SEnifh
just as the train was pulling ous OF the
station q fast stock tain following ran
Into TAG rear cs tsie passenger train q. q
high speed, demelishing the prsysfe ear
and exploding the boiler Of the freight
engine. Large quantities of steam escapx a
scaldlng those who escaped from the
eEasa- As soen as the wreck could be
cleared TO allow of removal OF the dead
aud wounded they were found TO be as
follows.
Kiiled-Miss winslcw. Henry Hart, The
porter ard the cook.
scaissec--y. r. Hart and wife. ]. d.
Palmer. a brakeman. ]. 1. Lamb and an
other. IN addition 70 being sealded, j. r.
Hart had both legs bEaken. Lamb was
sealded abaut the face and body Palmer,
freight brakeman. was hurled over the en-
gtne into q nssss Of debris snd ESCAPED
with scalced face and terribly burned
hands. John Byneer. of the passenger
tralu, Was severely hurt.
The engine ran right through the last
ear. The cries of the wounded and dying
were simply sppalIing. Water had been
thrown over them, and their flesh was ter
rEbiy seaided
The ertei1aer and fireman, of fhe. frasSbt
engine jumped and escaped injury. Noae
Of the ears except that of Hart were seri-
ously damaged. The dead and wounded
were put upon the train aud brought 90
this city. The bodies of the dead were
taken to an undertaking establishment,
and the wounded were conveyed 20 Mercy
hospital
II cannot be learned that Manager Nc
Cool was ON board The party in mis- car
were friends who had been visiting him at
Los Angeles.
J. T. Hart and party bad been on an ex-
cHrsion 10 the southwest. and were re-
turning home. Hart vas formerly in the
boot and shoe business at Brooklyn, Mass,
but had retired. J. l. Lamb Is a medical
officer of the Atchison railway.
The passenger train was running on
time, and the extra freight, through some
fnexeusshle error of the Irain dispatcher,
was allowed 10 follow 81 Lorenzo The
grade Is very steep, aud the engineer of
the extra saw the fraiE was uufnRnageable
just as he perceived the lamps OF the pas
senger. He whistled for brakes, but too
late. HIS engine crashed into the private
car. driving Il on the steps 81 the Pullman
ahead.
The fireman of the passenger train said;
1--WE cannot be blamed for the accident
Il was pitch dark and ,iessely foggy when
the crash came. We were running on
time, bat the freight was an extra -