The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-20
ELEVEN KILLED, ELEVEN INJURED.
a Tail End Collision on the West Shore
Railroad.

Railroad.
SYRACUSE, Aug. G.-Thc ST. Louis
express on the West Shore railroad which
leaves here at | so a. III. met with ter
riblc accident three miles west of Port
Byron this morning, near what is known
as tho Duchess Cut. The train was run
ming at high rate Of speed, and at that
point ran into Il freight train. The
wreck was an awful one, and eleven per-
sons were killed. Those killed outripht
and those who died from their injuries
were all Italians but one. the fireman of
the passenger train. Eleven Italians
were BADLY hurt and four will probably
die. Twelve cars of the freight train
were wrecked and piled up on the tracks,
completely blocking traffic. The Ital-
lan5 were in the smoking car, which was
completely wreckeas HARDLY a whole
piece OF timber was left of the car. The
wreck took fire and the passenger train
was burned, with the exception OF three
sleeping cars. The train was made IN
OF two express cars, a baggage car, q
smoking car, a day car, and four sleep.
ing cars.
J. j. sullivan, Of Syracuse, was on tho
train on his way to Buffalo. lie was in
the second car, The one behind the smOl-
Ing car. He had been in there but q
short time before the accident occurred
II understood, from Il conversation with
one Of the brakeman" said Mr.. Sullivan,
"that 1t WAS Il llil-end collision. The
freight train, with which our tram colhd.
cd. was running on he passenger trains
tme. When the crash came the sccue
was terrible Onp. The smoking cal
was smashed to- Splintcrs, and the shrieks
OF the wounded who were Imprisoned III
the wreckauc were hcartrcndinw. The
accident occurred about 3 o'clock. lett
tie scene ON the special train and do not
know what has been done towards car.
ing Tor the injured. There were about
Il dozen killed. and should think about
twenty injured. When | left, the deaC
and wounded were scattered about on tho
ground inside the tracks, and the survIv.
ing passengers were doing all they coult
| tor the rclict OF the woundcd.n
| Drought In India
| MADRAS. Aug. G.-ThiS years mon
soon set III some time ago in some point!
OF India dispelliny ull fears of failure O
crops III the portion OF the country whcr,
rains had fallen. There has been n,
rain in the Chinglcput auI North Arco
district i'll this presidency. and all hope
OF avcrting famine have been abandon
cd. The heat is unprecedented; stand
Ing grain and other crops hayc succumbe
to the long drought and all are wlthere
and burned. Already the effects of I'll
scarcity OF food are being ;clt and thel
ls great suffering among the lnhabitant
OF the district. Man" deaths from starvt
ton have been reported. 1t is also i'm
possible to get food for cattle, pastur
lands being devoid of grasses. and /
many places streams have dried up, rcn
derlng it impossible TO get water for tea
Live stock is dying in large number
every where In The district. II is no
only the poorer classes that are suller
ing from scarcity Of food. Many native
OF high caste arc making application {,
the authorities to keep themselves an,
families from starvation. The dlstrlc
OF ChlnglepuL contains an area OFF,
square miles, and according to the fig
urcs OF the latest census 0btainablc, tina
OF 1871 has 93S. lS5 inhabitants. Nortl
ArcOt contains Is, lac square miles an,
the population in placed at over tw,
million.