Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

and believed it to be in the tunnel.
Knowing q collision was inevitable,
he shut off the steam and both he
and his fireman jumped, escaping
with few bruises, knowing the collision
in the tunnel would give no chance for
their life.
The list of casualties is as follows:
Mrs. Susan Mccoy, Rawson, ILL.,,
dead; her infant, 10 months old, killed
instantly; her son. aged s, badly scalded
and dying; Miss Ellen Myers, 1877 Pros.
poet Street, Cleveland, badly injured,
will probably die; Mrs Nelson, Toledo,
badly scalded; s. Il. Walker, Goshen,
Ind, injured, but left on the next train
for home; O. j. Anderson. Riverside,
ILL.,. bruised and scalded; D. Taylor,
Hyde Park, Boston, injured, not fatally;
Joseph Ludwig, Peoria. ILL.,, injured
in abdomen; Alarren L. Potter,
scalded; q. Vaughn, Auburn, N. Y :,
enroute for Cambridge, Mass, bru Used
and scalded; Thomas Mcqueen, Elk
hart, Ind, badly hurt, probably fatally;
John Conway, bruised; Miss Dollie
Fisher, Toledo, severely soalded on arm !;
Mrs. Godaway, Toledo, severely burned.
The severed hand of laborlng man,
probably brakeman, was found in the
wrecked Car, but so far the injured man
has not been discovered. It is possible
his body may be found in the wreck.
The car entirely envelopes the engine as
far as the cab, the two being CLOSELY
wedged together. The Lake Shore
train, as soon as it was stopped by the
danger, sent back brakeman. He ran
about fifty feet to. the mouth
of the tunnel and waved
his lantern across the track.
The tunnel was full of smoke, but the
engineer of the Flint & Pere Marquette
train, which was already in the tunnel,
saw the signal and also the rear light of
the doomed car. He shut off the steam
and he and his fireman threw them
selves fat on the floor of the cab, so as
to be protected by the boiler. Both es.
capped unhurt, except severe shaking up
No one in either train was hurt. save
those in the wrecked day coach and the
conductor of the Flint & Pere Mar
quette train. The Lake Shore officials
are inclined to put the blame on the
Flint & Pere Marquette train. The en-
gineer of that train is a new man and it
was his first run over the road
Conductor Hunter, of the Flint &
Pere Marquette train, was thrown
against seat and badly hurt in the
back. Chris. Henderer, of Goshen,
Ind, was severely burned about the
face and hands; Mrs. M. j. Mcdonald,
of New York, burned on the face and
hands, but not fatally. The two chill.
dren named allowed as belonging to Mrs.
Mccoy belong to Mrs. M. J. Mcdonald:
Miss Annie Mack, New York CITY, was
slightly burned; Mrs. Mccoy is dead.
She had in her pocket card of DIR. Mo.
Coy, Saginaw, Mich, and two diamond
rings.
LATER REPORT
TOLEDO, Nov. 80 The results of last
nights accident on the Lake Shore in
this city has been more serious than OF
first feared. In addition to the two who
were killed outright. five more have
since died. and several others cannot
survive. The wounded also sustained
more serious injuries than was supposed
at the time. Nearly all were frightfulIy
burned and scalded about the face and
hands. and many will be disfigured for
lie The dead. as far as reported, are:
Mrs Sarah Mccoy. Ransom. Ill. two
children of Mrs. M. J Mcdonald, of
New York; 81. Vaughn, San Ferna ndio.
Colo. Thomas Mcqueen, Elkhart, Ind.
Miss Ella Myers, Cleveland, o; Maud
M Mckenzie, aged 10 years, Chicago.
The body of Miss Myers has already
been sent to her home in Cleveland but
the others still lie at the undertaken
here. ---S-
Those who still remain in precarious
condition are: Mrs. John Nelson.
Toledo; Warren L. Potter, Des Moines.
Iowa; Mrs. J. A. McKinzie and
daughter, Pearl, of Chicago; James
Ludwig, Peoria, Ill. John Conway.
Melbourne, Mass. Most of these are
being cared for at st. Vincents hospital.
The responsibility for the accident has
not yet been determined. The railroad
officials have as yet made no statement.
but the coroner is hard at work on the
case and will call the jury Monday
morning. N !. & =