Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-05-02
From TUESDAYS Daily.)

Yesterday at about u O'Clock, a rail-
road accident occurred against which all
care was without avail, being wholly I'M
forseen and unavoidable.
1t was about three quarters of mile
or possibly a mile, beyond Strauss, n.
NJ, almost at the end of the division
from Tucson to FL Paso, that a freight,
Tull engineer. Hopkins fireman, going at
about u miles an hour, was suddenly
derailed by sand drifted on the
track by the high winds prevailing yes
terday. The road there Is all curves,
and it was on rounding one the accident
took place, on a I'll. The shock was ter
rible and the engine, No. 25I, lifted from
the track and fell over TO one side with
crash, and she BOW lies i'll the debris
of the three first cars Of the train.
When the brakemen and conductor
from the rear Of the train had recovered
the shock ard rushed to the head end
of the train an appalling sight met them.
John Tuil, the engineer, was attempt
ing TO crawl from the engine, the poor
fellow painfully dragging his legs-bOth
broken below the knee and in awful
agony. He was cared for by lis more for
| tunate trainmen, and made comfortable
as possible for the long journey to Tue
son. The head brakeman, ". f. Manley,
| who died later Of his wounds, was found
yet more injured. AT the time Of the
| accident he Was sitting on the front end
OF the head box bar, and when the shock
came was thrown directly under it. He
was dug out, and not with difficulty,
| two huge copper ingots lying across his
body, also the great debris OF the car. His
gold watch seen later, like Its owner, is
crushed and still. The sufferer was
| given all care that willing hands little
| used TO such duties could tender, and
| all possible done TO mako his last hours as
comfortable as man could for him IN his
mangled condition. He died hours
after the accident, being conscious from
soon after the time picked up tn hours
| before death put an end 10 his agony.
The fireman Of the engine was Hop
! kins, the man who went down into Gle
mega creek with Ed. AlIis s mC n,hs ago,
| on No. d. He made another escape al
most as miraculous as the first, and few
railroad men come as near leaving this
world and We, remain in il nnscathed as
has fireman Hopkins. He is now a.
| Deming, TO worse for the wreck than a
few bruises.
The first four cars in the train were
jammed into the length of two and piled
up lnoiscriminatelY. The head three
are wrecked badly and the fourth is
with the head trucks derailed. The en-
gins is somewhat scathed.
Tine special train bearing the bleed; ng
Gead and living arrived at 1:3O this
mcrning. h'auley and Tull were on OPP
posite sides Of the car and almost be
fore the stopping Of the train lanterns
were flashed in Their faces and friends
gently greeted Tall or spoke q kind
word for Manley. The living was given
first care, and under instructions of DIR.
Handy the engineer was deity transfer
red TO an ambulance wagon and quickly
hurried to the hospital.
A second lock was then given to
Manley. A great cash in the scalp and
bloody wound on bis forehead. His
body was fearfLlly mangled.
Marley was young man of about %,
with no family, and parents living at
Newton, Mass He belongs to two rail
road orders, also the K. OF 2. His par
ents have been telegraphed for as to the
disposition to be made of the remains