Los Cerrillos rustler., 1890-10-03

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- ChioaEs Tsvs rsF.ess Killed asd sss-
sFzi iHlaFea Three Trainsaen klii~d Near
Caunrii nlan.
CmcAeo. sept s2-At eisht o'clock
last n rht an express train ~ the CHI
oaeo burlington q Quin-y railroad ran
into the rear oi an excursion train on
the Illinois Central road near Eight
eenth street causing q terrible wreck.
The collision took place near Douglas
park. the victims being sunday oxcur-
s.onists Just reaching the city on their
way home from an afternoons outing.
Tho dead are: Lily Dlenor. aged
twenty-threo. Martha Diener. aged
twenty-ono. Otto schloef. aged seven
teen; two men. Identity unknown.
The fatally hurt are: Lena Riswig,
aged seventeen; Minnie Pilgrim. aged
nineteen: Eddie Thorpe, aged sixteen.
In addition 30 these were the follow
ing injured: Tillie Burke, left shoulder
broken; Henry Lutz, leg fractured; c
H. Niomann. right leg broken and left
arm crushed; Charles Melrose, arm
broken.
A number Of others received cuts and
bruises but were able 10 20 homo with
out assistance.
During the day the Illinois Central
road had run an excursion to the orphan
asylum at Addison. and Il was this
train. while blocked" on the outskirts
Of the city and waiting TO be released,
which was crashed into by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy suburban. En-
gineor Dickson, OF the burlington train,
claims that the rear red lights OF the
Illinois Central train were burning SO
dimly as TO afford him no warning OF
their presence Other reports have IL
that the Burlington train was behind
time and was running at a reckless
speed
Tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
engine lost her pilot headlight and
smokestack and her front head was
stove in, while her tender was forced
up against the boilers head. Neither
Engineer Dickson nor his fremen we're
injur d, both jumping of when It APP
pearcd inevitable that the train could
not bo stopped
The excursion train consisted OF ff-
teen cars, every one filled with people.
The express train consisted OF an en-
gine, baggage car and six passenger
coaches with about 100 people on board.
Conductor Darlington, Engineer Dick
son and a brakeman were arrested. but
no statement could be obtained further
than the assertion of Engineer Dickson
that he saw no red lights until he was
upon the excursion train.
THHEE TGAISMEN KILLED.
/ COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Sept % On
tho Omaha & ST. Louis railroad, about
seven miles south OF this city, between
2:2j and 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning,
anorthbound freight train with eighteen
loaded cars from ST Louis broke through
a trostle work fifty feet high and was
wrecked and three trainmen killed
When the train ran on the east end OF
the trestle the engineer saw that the
west end was on fire, signaled for breaks,
reversed the throttle OF the engine and
dropped sand on the rails, but as the
train was running at the rate of twenty
hNt ilAttN an hbhI IL hATuth
the burning timber Then there
was a crash and the entire train went
through to the bottom OF the gulch
The trestle work was 800 feet long and
the train went through about fifty feet
from the west end. Twelve cars were
destroyed. The killed are: Martin
Eskridge. engineer of Stanberry, Mo.
Joseph Burke, fireman, OF Stanberry
Mo-; K. S. Williams, head brakeman
Macon, Mo Eskridge was crushed tC
death under his engine and was burned
to hapdful of ashes and bits OF bone
ONE COLLISION CAUSES ANOTHER
CoNNELLsvGLLE, Pa, Sept 22,-An
east-bound freight on the Baltimore &
Ohio road. five miles from here wa,
dashed into from the rear by a fast
time freight running at the rate OF forty
miles an hour, demolishing the engine
and caboose. The engine of the wrecked
train was sent for assistance, and while
returning, through Aagman's careless
ness was run into by the wrecking
train near the scene OF the first colli
sion. James Shields, the engineer, wal
killed, and his fireman, Harry Cuppers
badly injured internally while Johr
Reynolds, fireman of the wrecking train
was badly cut and scalded. Severa
others suffered minor injuries, while
the wreck completely blocked travel
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SOMETHING LIKE a SYSTEM
Enormous Extension of the Santa Fe Ralf
way.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 2L--A promincn
Santa Fe official confirms the report o