The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-03-15
A RAILROAD H0RR0R
Seven Persons Killed and Fifteen
Wounded. Pathetic incidents
Of ths Disaster.

On krday vi last week ter
uhle disaster occurred on the
Lake Shore rall-road near Bay
view station, nine mites from the
city OF Buffalo, n. i.
The ill-fated train aas made up
of three baggage cars four
coaches and four slcepers. aud
while running down grade with
lightning speed II became un-
coupled hetweea the Last coach
and the first sleeper, thus de-
shoying tile efficiency of tie ar
brakes rs far as the back part Of
The tram was concerned and rem
dsring it almost beyond control.
The first section went along as
usual untl the conductor discov-
er,d what had happened and
pulled tha bell cord. In an instant
hat section came TO a stand still,
aud a minute Oh Two later the rear
section crashed iuto IT with awful
force and velocity and the wreck
was compete
TIE forward sleeper "Sallna
tclcscoped the rear coach OF the
standiag section, killing seven
people and iuriog fifteen others.
Que of the aadde>t incidents Of
the accident was that winch befcll
Joseph Baneus, Bright young
lawyer OF Saratoga opnugs. A
! week ago Air. Bulcus was mar
RED TO . Sandstone young lady Of
Rome n ", Ailss Emma 0Iney,
daughter Of Jala Olney,a prom
inent attorney Of Rome, N. u.
She was married Feb.27, aud met
her mother and sister At Buffalo a
day OF two agu and accompanied
them to Cleveland The mother
and sister continued west ana Mr..
and Mrs Baucus were returning to
their future home Ia Saratoga.
She was u young lady of much
beauty and many fine qualities Of
mind and heart. When the acci-
dent occrrred the lady was piuion>
cd IN the wreck. Her body was
horribly brulsod and her skull
badly crushed. Her husband was
injured about the legs and head.
Mrs Baucus was brought into
a sleeper and the surgeons set
about mending her wounds. Por-
tons Of the skull had 10 be taken
out. The bridegroom vas stretch
ed out on another scat and two
doctols were working over him.
Every few minutes he jumped up
TO get look 1T bis vito. The
doctors res;ralned HIM ~ keeping
him constantly Informed OF her
condition., but the suspense was
too much for HIM. lIe jumped up
and brushing the doctors aside,
| folded his arms about the dying
woman's form.
"She's cold" he cried 10 de-
SPAR, and he glanced up for i
look Of disapproval from the ply.
sicians VINO stood BY.
"No, she's living yet, answer
ed one Of the doctors.
The devotion of the broken
hearted husband was touching il
the extreme. lie refused 10 be led
away and clung to the side Of III,
unconscious wife, kissing hel
bleeding lips hnd urging the
doctors on TO further efforts. But
medical skill proved unavaillng
The wife died ut 2:5O q clock, al
the train was slowly rolling into
Buffalo. Mr.. Baucus is completely
prostrated. His injuries are no
serious, although his faced is badll
cut and bruised and his legs some
what sprained.
Another sad and one of The
most pathetic Ircidenls of th,
, disaster was the Miraculous escap,
Of baby Stewart, the 13-months
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J
e. Stewart Of Rochester.
Mr.. Stewart and wife were in Tia,
telescoped passenger coach wit
the baby clasped in it's mother
: arms when tie two sections cam
together. Mother and fathe
were instantly killed, being dts
: covered on the floor of the car
covered with debris aud crushe
) almost beyond recognition. In th
] arms of the mother the baby wa
4 found, prattling and cryln,
( "Alamma, mamma, beL Tia
mother was cold in death, an
D strong men wept while the We
little thing wss lifted from TIA
e embrace of the dead mother. Th
: bodies of Mr. aud Mrs. Stewar
: were removed to the baggage ca
( and the ladies' tenderly cared 70
the tiny little oipaan. Soor th
. baby tired of calling for its moth
er and fell asleep.
Frank Conger, yice-presiden