Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
FRiGHTFUL ACCIDENT.

FIRE ADDS to the HOrrOr OF the Scehc-
List of the Victims.
New YORK, Feb. 21.-A ''shop train,
consisting of empty cars, was moving
through the Fourth avenue railroad
tunnel at 7:10 a. m, yesterday, when 1T
stopped at Eighty-fifth street. Behind
it came train No. 10, the New Haven
local that left the Grand Central Depot
at 7:02 Il. IN. The New Haven train
ran into the standing ''shop train"
wrecking itself and the rear ears of
the train with which it had come into
collision. In a few moments flames
broke out, and while every thing was
still in terror and confusion, third en-
CINE running Eight" that is without
cars, crashed into the wreck. The fire
was soon extinguishcd and the work of
rescue began. At half-past ten o'clock
five bodies had been found and four
persons seriously injured had been re-
moved to the hospital.
Six killed and seven wounded is the
complete list. One of the bodies is that
of woman. She was probably scrub
woman Another is that of newsboy,
aged about fifteen, name unknown.
The firemen claim that there are no
more bodies in the wreck, and have
abandoned the search. On the other
hand, the police who were on the scene
early insist that there are. Gland Blu
rard. while on his way to work, heard Il
crash as if building had fallen.
The next moment he heard an cutlery
for help Four young men who We're in
the neighborhood joined him and all
rushed around to the Eighty-fifth street.
opening and took ladder from n build
ing in the course OF erection. They
placed it over the iron railing which
surrounds the opening whence the cries
of distress came. BY this time, how
ever, one of the cars had caught fire
and the heat and smoke drove the res
cuers back. The cries for help still con-
tinued and as fast as they could they
transferred the ladder to still another
opening further north. The first man
to be helped out was Coulbred, then a
man named McEver and Frank Carder,
Il sergeantmajor stationed at David's
Island.
AS soon as the flames were seen
the party of rescuers sent in an
alarm to the fire company at Eighty
fifth street. The firemen responded
promptly, and a stream was at
once directed upon the burning cars
1t was soon discovered that nearly all
those in the two rear cars had been
killed.
During the first fifteen minutes after
the collision two explosions were
heard, caused by the blowing out of
the cylinder heads of locomotive.
This was the light locomotive which
had no cars attached. 1t was thrown
from the rails when it collided with
the New Haven train. Both the en-
gineer and fireman escaped without
serious injury.
After the fire had been mastered the
iremen with axes tried to clear away
the debris so as to be able to get at the
bodies. 1t was finally decided to pull
the two ears apart, and the locomotive
of the New Haven train, with a tear
and crash, parted the two cars, draw
ing one of them about ten feet from the
other.
Louis c. Fowler, the engineer of the
New Haven train, was arrested and
taken before the coroner, who COM
mitted him without bail. Fowler had
been years with the railroad and is con-
sidered careful engineer. Fowler
would not say any thing to reporters.
1t is said that Fowler and his fireman
reported as soon as possible after the
accident. Both claim that the signals
showed clear and that they were the
white lights. Neither of them knew
Of the existence of the other train until
the engine crashed into it.
fp11p,x-irDr 70
by Mr.. Webb the third icc-president,
of the New York Central.
1.-The accident happened on what is
known as the Harlem line, which is
operated and managed by an organiza-
ton known as Grand Central Station.
It includes all tracks between Forty
second street and Mott Haven juno
ton. The management of this line is
distinct from that of the New York
Central, the Harlem or the New Haven
road. There is a general manager of
this line elected by the three
roads above named. He has entire
control of the operations of the line be-
tween the points named. In his report
of the accident he says the engineer and
firemcn of the New Haven train clail-
that the signal was clear The opera
tor had not cleared the signals and his
statement is substantiated by the
tracl-wallzer and track foreman who
say they saw the Seventy second-street
signal at danger when the New Haven
train passed. The signals are inter-
locked and it is impossible to clear the
Seventy-seco signal when a
train is in the section, which was the
case on this occasion"
The following is a corrected list of
the dead and injured
John Hancke, aged thirty.
Michael Mullane, aged fifteen.
Mrs. Nellie Supple.
Mrs. Ellen Fay.
John Murray, aged forty nine.
An unknown colored man.
THE INJURED.
VIM. F. Brown, brakeman: injured
internally.
NJ. NJ. Culbreth, colored, cook, suffer-
ing from shock.
Engineer Fowler, and Brakeman
Linn, slightly hurt
The Midnight killing of Henry Shade
Reveals Family Skeleton.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Feb. 21.-The
evidence brought out in the coroner's
examination into the midnight assas-
sination of Henry Shade last Monday
night was sensational, and strengthens