The Springdale news., 1889-05-03
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.

A Limited Express Train, Running Forty
 Miles an Hour, on the Grand Trunk
 Railway, Jumps the Track Near Ham
 Hton, Ont, Resulting in Bad Wreck
 and the Killing and Iniuring of Large
 Number of Peoplc~The Wrecked Cars
 Burned.
 HAMILTON, Ont, April 39.-The limited express on the Grand Trunk railroad due at 6:5J a. m. met with an accident when about two miles west of this city, the re- suit of which was the loss of many lives. The train was composed of an engine, two baggage cars, a smoker, Chicago & Grand Trunk through passenger coach, Wabash coach, Wagner first class coach. a Pullman car and two Wagner sleeping cars i'll the order named. Con- ductor Poole was in charge of the train, with J. Watson, of London, engineer, and E. Chapman, of London, fireman. The accident occurred at the junction, where a "G" is built It is used to switch through trains for Toronto on the Toronto branch from the main line.
 The train is said to have been running forty miles an hour or more, when, di- rectly on passing the switch, the engine jumped the track and plunged into wa ter tank which stood near the ~"
 
 zine upside down. The baggage cars came directly after the engine, and the first of these was pitched over the loco. motive and thrown on the main track, leaving its wheels behind. The other baggage cdr caught fire from the engine, and the two were soon in flames. The coaches following, with the exception of two Wagner cars in the rear of the train, WI bnIJ1aI I, ,l1 soon caught fire from the baggage cars. The passengers on the train, numbering over hundred and fifty, many of whom were asleep had a terrible experience. Large slivers of iron flew in all dire ctions, and the confusion among the wrecked passengers can better be imagined than described. The majority of those aboard the train were enabled to get out before the fire had reached them, but in the confusion which reigned, it is not known how many victims were left to the mercy of the flames, pinned in by the material of the wreck and unable to extricate themselves. man named L. s. Garvey, of Brooklyn, had his head completely severed from his body by piece of flying debris, and an- other, named Rudolph Ederer, address unknown, together with an unknown man, were also instantly killed.
 Following is the list of injured: Ham, ilton Clark, of No. 147 West Ohio street, Chicago, had his right leg broken and his head bruised, he may also have received internal injuries, in which case he will not recover; Antony Maus, an Italian, on his way from Wisconsin to Italy, not serious; Edwin c. Chapman, fireman, of London, not serious; Enoch Kinsey, a mining engineer; A. Murray, engineer, of London, England, ribs broken, not se- rious unless internally injured; c. c. Az bell, of Edwardsport Ind, cut and bruised, not serious; Wm. Lepsey, of No. 69 North Sangamon street, Chicago, bad ly-sprained ankle; A. L. Doney, No. 4S West Adams street, Danville, H., head cut not serious; J. A. Palmer, Illion, N. r., head cut, not serious; George White, going to Union Hill, N. Y., from Wisconsin, ear cut off and head cut; An drew J. Carpenter, of Yankton, D. T., cut and bruised, not serious; s. E. Young No. 2Si North avenue, Chicago, knee and back hurt not serious; Joseph Morrow, on his way from the West to Clark's Island Me-, cut about head, not serious.
 The two dead bodies and the remains of the fifteen burned bodies were brought to the city and taken to the morgue. An in- quest has been ordered, and will be opened this morning. An investigation shows that, as far as can be learned, there was no negligence on the part of the railway company. The train simply jumped the track at frog.
 The engineer and fireman did not jump because they had no time. They were gotten out from under the debr with difficulty, and it is miraculous how they escaped serious injury. The baggage man and expressman, Jas. Welsh and Fred Dumas respectively, both of Niagara Falls, were in the car which jumped over the engine, yet neither were hurt.
 Seven cars, including one baggage, two frst-class coaches, a smoker, first class day coach and two Wagner sleepers, were burned, there being not vestige of wood or anything that would burn left One, baggage, was demolished, and the engine was the most complete wreck imaginable.
 The loss to the company will be enor- nous. Many of those in the train were on their way to New York to take part in the centennial festivities. Among them was part of the Detroit Light Infantry, but no one was hurt, except one who got a slight cut over his eye. Most all the passengers lost their baggage, clothing, etc., and a large amount of mail matter was lost by the fire.
 There were 115 people on the train be- sides the ten trainmen; of these fourteen were in the day coach, thirty five in one sleeper, five in another sleeper, and eleven in third sleeper, leaving fifty persons in the smoker and two coaches. Thirty or thirty-fve of these were in the smoker. This car and the second bag gage car were telescoped, and took fire immediately. The wrecking of the tank cut off the supply of water, and the thirty or thirty five passengers were at the mercy of the flames. Of this number thirteen, as far as can be learned, got out safely. Two men were killed instantly, one of thom, q. S. Curly, of Chicago, had his head taken off and his body thrown clear off the wreck, and the other, an Italian, on his way to Italy, was crushed to death.
 The remains of from sixteen to eighteen men were taken out of the wreck an hour or two later. They were cut to pieces all most to a man. and burned beyond all possibility of recognition. They were huddled together in a. heap in the end of the smoker, and were pinned in by tim bers which made it impossible to extri cate themselves. Nothing could be done tor them on account of the flames. The only way in which it could be ascertained that from sixteen to eighteen bodies had been taken out was from the fact that legs and arms corresponding to about that number were found. The remains were taken to the morgue. It will prob ably be days before the dead are identi- fed
 Assembled to Witness the Inauguration
 CenteDial Festivities and Parade.
 NEW YORK, April 2S.-The weather was