Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

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PARIS, July ga collision between
excursion trains occurred at St. Mande
tonight, in which so persons were in
jured and three carriages wrecked. Both
trains were returning from a musical
festival at Fontenoy.
The second tram crashed into the |
preceding train before the latter had left
the St. Mande station. The guards van
and the three rear carriages of the fast |
train were wrecked and caught fire from
the gas.
The injured occupants were shieking
in despair and the other passengers hur |
riedly left the train and assisted in ex
Treating the victims Soldiers also aided |
the fre brigade to quench the flames |
and rescue the sufferers. The work of
helping the injured was carried on by
torchlight. II is reported now that 90
persons were killed.
A dispatch from st. Mande dated l
o'clock this morning says that go per-
sons were injured and that 10 dead
bodies have been recovered, including
those of two children who were mangled
beyond recognition.
Most of the dead victims are legless,
their limbs having been crushed off
through the iamming together of the
seats. Fully 10000 on-lookers are at
the scene. Many relatives of the vic
tins are assembled at the railway
station, and heart-rending scenes are
witnessed as the victims are extracted
from the wreck.
The driver and fireman of the second
train were burned alive. 1t is reported
that the station master has gone mad
and decamped.
PARIS, July 27.-The latest reports
received from st. Mamie, near Vim
cennes, the scene of the collision be-
tween two excursion trains loaded with
passengers returning from musical
festival at Fontensy, show that 40 people
were killed and that 100 people were in
jured by the accident Six people died
after being extricated from the ruins.
PARIS, July 2S.-Seven additional
passengers, victims Of the collision at St.
Mande, died last night, making a total of
so dead, accounted for. But the terri
Bile incinerated state Of some Of the re-
mains found makes it probable that in
some cases the heaps of cinders col
lected may be those of two people which
have been counted as one. The munich
pal authorities of St. Mande have de-
to take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and there is no doubt that
the ceremony will be witnessed by one
of the largest crowds ever gathered in
the neighborhood Of the city. The in
terment of the remains will take place
in the cemetery of st. Mande, and will
be conducted at the expense of the com
mune.
The assistant station master at Vim.
cennes and the driver of the second
engine have been arrested on the charge
of having contributed by carelessness tc
the events which brought about the col
lision
The lady announced as being among
the victims of the disaster was not thu
Marquise de Monteferata. She was /,
Madam Blanchey or Lanchet of New
York city.
SAD ENDING OF AN EXCURSION.
DAYTON, O., July 26.-The details o
the terrible wreck on the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton railroad last night
in which three lives were lost and owe
so people injured, disclose scene o
horror. Two coaches, containing IS
souls, went over, and the groans of me
and women, mingled with the heart
rending cries of little children, as the
struggled beneath the debris, wer
agonizing in the extreme.
The train was returning to Dayto
from Woodsdale Island Park, popula
place for picnics, and was itself spec
fal excursion train. The start was mad
late and the train was run slowly.
the place of the collision slow-up We
made to allow other trains to pass, whe
without warning, a fast freight dashe
into the rear Of the excursion train, an
pushed through two coaches, both
which were thrown off the track. Ho
SO many escaped instant death can onl
be accounted for by the theory that Il
engine uplifted and ran under rath'
than through the coaches.
General Passenger Agent w.
Mccormick of the Cincinnati, Hamiltc
g. Dayton road, as soon as he was moi
fed Of the accident came down from
Walnut Hills residence to the depot al
dispatched a special with surgeons
BIiddletown Through Mr.. McCormit
il was learned that after leaving Wood
dale the coupling of some of the ca
became damaged, and the train W
delayed in order to patch it up Agal
at Middlctown the train was stopped
further repair the damage.
There is curve at Middletown whit
hides a train standing at the depot fro
the view Of train from the south.
fiagman was sent back to stop the o
coming freight, which was moving al
high rate Of speed and was heavi
loaded. The engineer Of the freig
saw the flagman. He put on brak
reversed his engine and apparently
all in his power to stop his train, b
the impetus was too great, and a II
ment later the awful crash sounded.
1t is not vet learned who is to blai
for the accident James Hicks, who 5;
the whole affair, says; Il WAS standi
near the coaches when ! heard the II
of a swiftly moving train. thought
strange at the instant, but no thong
of an accident occurred to me.
glanced in the direction from which
noise came, and was almost paralyl
to see freight train dashing down
the same track toward the rear of
excursion train.
''Before l could utter sound the
CINE had struck the rear coach. II
peared to lift the car above the ira
then hurl it with sickening crash
ward the earth at one side. The n
car was treated in the same mani
The third car was partially derail
Instantly the entire train load reali
that an awful calamity had occur
and with yells and shrieks poured Fl
the cars through doors and windt
alike.
"One of the first taken out was a
of girl not O particle injured