New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
TWO FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS IN Eng
LAND.
AN EXPRESS DAsnEs INTO A FREIGHT TRAIN
IN YORK ;HEE-THE CARS TAKE FIRE AND
SEVERAL BODIES ARE BURNED-A
COLLISION NEAR LIVERPOOL.

London, Nov 2.-An appalling railway acct
lent occurred early this morning near Thirsl
In Yorkshire, by which ten persons were killed
and a large number injured
Tie express train which leaves Edinburgh every
evening for London was running at full speed
as il approached Thirsll when ahead Of it APP
peared heavily laden goods train The engi-
neer Of the express train reversed his engine and
put on the brakes, but the momentum Of the
heavy express Was too great and it dashed into
the goods train. making most terrible wreck
10 add TO the hOrr)r the carriages caught fire
and were destroyed large number OF persons
from nearby places were soon at the SCI e and
did everything possible to cxtricatc the dead and
injured The burning cars greatly hampered
their efforts, but had 1t not been for their bravery
the loss Of life would have been much greater
The scene at the wreck was pitiable Some Of
the bodies taken out Of the debris had been burned
beyond all sembance of humanity The cloth
Ing hhd been destroyed and in some the
Jewelry worn had been melted BY the intense
heat. This will render the Identification Of the
dead IN some casCs extremely difficult, If not al
together impossible.
A wrecking train dispatched 10 the scene
as soon as the fact of the disaster became known
number OF physicians were carried TO the wreck
and they at once devoted themselves to relieving
Official reports regarding the accident greatly
nodlned the first accounts Of the disaster which
said that twenty people We're killed The acct
dent Is said 10 have been due to a dense fog which
prevented the engineer OF the express train from
seeing ahead Of him for any distance.
The express was crowded with passengers re.
turning from the Highlands OF Scotland from
Dundee and Edinburgh Among the passengers
were the Marquis of Huntly and the Marquis of
Tweeddae. Neither sustained serious injury
though the Marquis of Iluntly had one of his
shoulders bruised and of his thumbs frac-
tured
In an interview che Marquis of Twecddale
said that, at the time of the accident the
press train travelling at tho rate of sixty
miles hour. The goods train. into which the
express nm. loaded with iron. The former
train was going slow. If il had been stationary
the result Of tile collision in view Of the enormous
weight and power of resistance would have been
far more serious. The shock was severe, smash
ing the engine and tender OF the express train
and the carriage next TO them, but the Pullman
car, in which the Marquis of Tweeddae and the
Marquis Of Eunly were sitting, stood the Shock
although it's forward end wos Knocked of. The
Passengers in the Pullman coach all asleep
when the collision occurred. IT was d marvel that
they ell escaped as well as they dld.
train and the stoker of tie express train. The
thighs of the driver of the express train were
smashed. The Marquis added that the people in
the Pullman were pretty thoroughly frightened
when they were awakened by the crash When
they got out they found themselves amid
terrible wreck The engine and tender were
doubled hack upon the first carriage anu ,"'
Pullman car forming heap. which took IRE
from the redhot Goals from the engine furnace
hrr
The carriage behind the Pullman car was pio"e"
The accident occurred at $3.50 O'CLOCK anu
the night was pitch dark. The MARQUIS salu III
cav several Of those who had been killed lying
nv the rails The bodies ne saw were less iiiu'.-
lated than mirht have been expected, consld-
aripg the bad nature of the wreck. He saw 'he
boav of q man terribly mangled. crushed unuer =. q
Pullman coach A rcscuing party wss ,of. 9rbe
nx,ricato the body when the Marquis iel' nv
Marouis said he understood that thc acc''ch' ""'
due to q signal-man beng asleep, ! "a .bo Mar
Resides the MARQUIS Of Tweeddaic ana .ne on MO"
outs Of Huntly, there were IN the INV d.
General Iamb,on and Mr.. Kynoch, a raidwaa m-
rector Lady Stewart was n anothci odli g.
All got severe shaking up Inc en done TO
~ no an rYcrcrs As soon p ssible the Wou"'
cd were taken to North .Neron ,,.o,.oa ,.,,h
The telegraph Office at mrs ,1e D,1T SLOW
IT, I.tcst news from the scene OF the disaster l.
that more bodies have been found IN the wIec .1,
Som" Of the woVnd mcn are attending them
or or the spot Among the dead is Captain duncan
s VcT cod of the 42d Iighlanders, WHO was pro-
oaod;n~ 70 Australia Mariy Of the injured were
Also bound for Australia or indla'
THE LIVERPOOL DISASTER
Liverpool, Nov. MANY of the People VINO
were on the BirScnhead fcrryooat last hi3h'
wien il came in collision with the ship Eurydlce
ma. with another accident that was far more srrl'
on. in its results A large number o. these pep
nie boarded a train the Mcrecy Railway rs
fbe troin was leaving the ferry station 1T ran mo
an engine and WAS wrecked Three Of the pas,c'l.
oars were killed and fifty Were INJURED. IL i
fboucht that some of the injured VIII dle. Hohle
OF the women among the PASSENGERS wno TG Ire t ,h
smcc.ssion Of accidents they had met with, ana the
pnysans who were ha;y sn G eok 10 "' arr
the injured had Their hams lui u0Hi f6r Tho
m"re severely injured were remoy TO the nefa ms
pitai Mary Of the Injured passengers f"r1cr
n continue their Journey fearing that tuftler
accident might beiall them.
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