The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-10

by an +. & r. VI. Train-Many Seriously
Hurt.
Wrecked in Il Tunnel.
A passenger train on the Flint Il Pcre
Marquette Road crashed into the rear OF
the Lake Shore express at Toledo, Ohio,
tausing the death or injury of score OF
persons. The collision occurred about
forty rods from the Mon Depot at
o'clock in the evening. and by II SIX
dead ana sixtce rribly mangled and
sea 'ded peopc had been taken from the
wreck. A babe, Sca!ded until it was an
unrecognizablc mass, and several women
whose limbs and features were cooked
beyond re ,ognit;on added to the horrors.
Ambulancc> and patrol wagons CON
yeycd the dead and wounded to st. VIM
cents hospital and to different houses,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that names could be obtained. A 1iS5
was furn shed by Superintendent Whit.
tlesey, of the Lake Shore, supplemented
by the co:oner
The following were killed:
Mrs Mary McCoign. Madison, ILL.,
An S-ycar od son and an infant son
of Mrs Mcdonald. of New York.
Ellen Meyer, Gc> >cland, Ohio.
Howard Vaughn, san Fernandna,
Cal.
James Mcqueen. Elkhart. Ind,
The So iousiv in jurcd, cared for at ST,
Einccnt's Hospital, are:
loser h Anderson, Riverside, Ill.
Mr.. and Ms George James, OF Ne"
York.
John Camnbclt New York.
Rudolph Murphy, To,edo.
Mr. aud Mrs Mckenzie and daugh-
ters, Pearl and Maud
Bertha Dick, nurse girl to Mrs Nc.
Donald'S children, New YORK.
John tony. Mill>ile, Mass.
Patrick Taylor, Arthur, New.
Mrs John T. Ne son. of To edo, is the
only one outside of the hospital who is
in dangerous condition.
Others. less seriously injured are:
Jos. ndwig. Peoria, Ill
Warren l.. Potter, Pittsburg. Fa-
Conductor Hunter. Marquette train.
Dolly Fisher, Toledo
Mrs J. O. McDonald, New York.
Miss Anna Ma k, New York.
ID T. West. Detroit. Mich
Mrs. f. i. galloway. Toledo.
/ The rerc Mar. inette train is due il
| Toledo at 4:5}. and the lake Shore FOL
/ lows at 4:5I rom Air Line Junct:o!
/ the trains lsC tre same track lh'
/ Lake Shore was seven minutes iate ant
! the ere Marquette train nine minute:
! late Tie Lake Shore train pulled dow
! from the junction ahta of the Mar
| guette, thou h there was but ltl!'
/ room ietwcen them. About forty rot
+ from the union depot is a tunnel hit!
/ feet long TIL" Lake Shore had gone
| nearly throueh this with its seven heaV,
| vcStibuied ar or rarI. and the daI
| coach on the rear. when freight aheat
made it pull up. The brakeman RAJ
| back to give tie sigma! 20 the Eere Mar
| quettc engineer, but it was toolate. Ih'
| trains We e too close.
| The engineer and fireman OF the on
coming train laid down in their cab am
| crashed through the dimiy lighted tun
mel into the rear Of the Boston and Chi
cago special The day coach was spli
| in twain: the engine p'owei throLg
until the rear of the car made cove
for the engine Gear up to the cab Th
steam escaping in volumes hid the wrec
from the view nf tie big crowd whic
. had run out of the stores, sa oons an
houses on the high bank along whic
ran the street above Miss Dolly Fisher
the daughter OF Iiea tn Officer Fisher
maddened by he lain of the aid n
steam. leaped from the window and wa
cut and slightly bruised
Help cane Immediately. and the wound
ed were drawn out. One man. Narre
J.. Potter himself slight V scaldcd, a
tempted to pul Mrs. McCoign from th
car, and the flesh came off III giea
shrcdS from the woman's arm. al
was Scalded t. death AMI taken out {
tie smashed car Il cooked ami bliStere
mass of flesh. almost beyond recognize
As human form \ ghast.y hand Wa
found a ter the wreck had been Gle re
away ana the wrecked car taken OF
but no body had been found without
hand, and another search commenced
find the body to which the hand be on:
ed, without ava !. There was no fir
and few were in. ured except by cscal
ing steam.
Mrs. McCoign occupied a St at near tt
rear of the coach and a babe was tC'
ding in the aisle when The accident .
Cured, according to one of the eye-wi
ncss2s. Taking place as it did in II
city, an immense crowd assembled
the scene of the W eek. In four hou
all the debris had been cleared ava
and the trains began to run as usua
No one was hurt on the Marquette trai
An investigation will be made at one
as to the cau.r of the wreck, and II
Lake Shore officials will see if it is poSs
bic to make the | ere Marquette peop
, pay for the damage incurred.
The engineer of the Marquette ira
was new man on the run. When -four
the lever was almost perpendicular al
not reversed The brakeman and co
d,ctor of the Lake Shore had a narro
escape They had gone to the rear
hang ou. the red lights. when they sa
the headlight OF the rear train rig
upon them. 1t was a big jump in Il
/ ditch but they took it and escaped wi
, / a slight shaking up