The record-union., 1891-10-22
Specialize the REcoRD-UN1oS.

GALESBURG (Ill.), Oct. 2l.-Particulars
of the wreck which occurred on the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy road shows
it to have been more serious than at first
reported The accident was caused by an
open switch at Rottery. The whole train
Of sevon cars, save the sleeper, was turned
over on its side.
The killed are: Engineer al Emery of
Galesburg; Travelling Engineer George
Courtney of Galesburg; Mrs. George
Allen of Lamont, Ia; Frank L. Johnson
of Avon, III.
About eighteen are seriously injured.
Great surprise is expressed that the list
Of casualties is not larger.
The saddest casualty happened in the
first chair car. George Allen, his wife
and baby, were seated near the middle of
the car when the accident occurred. The
ear tipped over and Mrs. Allen was
killed. The baby was hurled across the
car and, except a cut IN the head, was I'M
injured. Allen received only bruises.
The scene after the wreck was heart
rending. The imprisoned passengers
broke out the windows of the cars to effect
their escape.
4 large force of surgeons and railroad
officials went from here and Burlington.
he Coroner visited the scene of the
wreck and will hold an inquest to-mor-
row.
+. c. Rice, Superintendent of the Illi-
nois lines on the Burlington road, eX-
pressed the opinion that the switch had
been tampeTed with after the wreck, for
It was found half turned.
The news OfJhe wreck caused great ex-
element here and hundreds are visiting
lhe scene.
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS.
MONMOUTH Iu.), Oct. 2I.-Oficials of
The Burlington road here assert that the
cause of last nights disastrous wreck is
that the switch was deliberately tampered
with. Coroner Taylor expresses the
same opinion, and asserts that the guilty
parties viii soon be caught. Two men
were arrested on suspicion to-day. One
WAS released soon after, but W. Il. Z.
healy, who has been working on farms,
5 held. Some other people assert that
the switch was not in good condition; that
the lock did not work, and that the vibra-
rIon OF the rails might have sprung it
open. The Coroner, however, represents
that the switch was in perfect condition.
.>lChOugh one OF his assistants asserted
~lais afternoon that the lock could be
slipped through the big link and the pins
pulled
There were at least a hundred people on
the train, and ii is marvellous that half of
--Atlil W Eit ISJ hliltI. Inc CildlI car, III
which two passengers were killed, was
literally smashed to pieces. Besides the
injured named in previous dispatches.
dozen other people received slight in-
Juries.
ANOTHER WRECK.
PITTsBURG Pa.). Oct 2I.-A frightful
wreck occurred on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, near St. Johns Station,
lorty miles east of Cumberland, Md,
this afternoon, resulting in the instant
killing Of two persons, and the injury of
jour others, three of whom will die The
dead are James knukcles, engineer. and
Rodney Richards, fireman. Injured /:
". III. LippOncott, II. Silvers and Charles
Craig, postal clerks Twill die; j. G. Nc
Donald, a passenger of Baltimore, seri-
uusly injured. The train was running at
{. rate of fifty miles an hour, when sud
denly the engine jumped the track, and
was followed by the baggage car, postal
car, smoker, passenger coach, and two
sleepers. 1t was a complete wreck, and
the only wonder is that more were not
hurt. The rails are said to have spread,
but this was not definitely ascertained.