Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-03
OLD WORLD NEWS.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND.
Ten Peovls Ki,ied-FataI Succession OF
Accidents Near Liverpool-The Brus-
sells Conference-Other Notes.
tBy Anglo-Americau cable to the Dispatch.l

LONDON. November Am appalling rail-
way accident occurred early this morning
near Thirsk, IN Yorkshire. by which twenty
persons were killed and large number
injured. The express train which leaves
Edinburgh every evening for London. was
running at suIl speed as it approached
Thirsk. when ahead of it appeared heavi-
ly-laden goods train. The engineer of the
express train reversed bis engine and put
on brakes, but the momentum Of the
heavy express was too great. and 1t dashed
into TIE goods train, making most terri
Bile wreck. To add 20 the horror the car
ringes caught fire and were destroyed.
A large number of persons from near bv
places were soon at the scene and did
everything possible TO extricate the dead
and injured. The burning cars greatly
hampered their efforts, but had II not been
for their bravery the loss of life would
have been much greater. The scene at
the wreck is pitiable Some of the bodies
taken ont of the debris are burned beyond
al semblance to humanity, their clothing
had been destroyed, and IN some cases the
jewelry worn had been melted by the in
tense heat. This will render Identification
OF the dead extremely difficult, II not alto
gether impossible.
A wrecking train was dispatched to the
scene as soon as the fact of the disaster
became known. and a number of physr-
clans were carried 10 the wreck, who at
once devoted themselves TO relieving tho
suHerngs of the injured.
FIRST ACCOUNTS EXAGGERATED.
Ia'er.-Oficial reports regarding the ac-
cident to the Scotch express greatly modify
the first accounts of the disaster. The
railway officials state that nine instead of
twenty persons were killed. The accident
Is said to have been due to a dense fog,
which prevented the engineer of the eX-
press train from seeing ahead of him for
any distance.
The express was crowded with passen-
gers returning from the Highlands Of
Scotland, from Dundee and Edinburgh.
Among the passengers were the Marquis of
Huntley and the Marquis Of Tweedale.
Neither of these noDlemen sustained Sc
rous injury, though the Marquis of Hunt
ley had one OF his shoulders bruised and
One of his thumbs fractured. Eleven other
persons were more or less injured.
Tho trala was travelling at the rate Of
sixty miles an hour The goods tram,
into which the express ran, was loaded
with iron. The former train was going
slowly. The shock was severe. smashing
the engine and tender OF the express train
and the carriage next TO them. but the
Pullman-car. IN which the Marquis of
Iweedale and the Marquis of Huntley
were sitting, withstood the shock,
/ although its forward end was knocked off.
NUMBER KILLED, TEN.
IlOSDoN, November 2.-The official report
OF the killed in the fatal railway accident
near ThIrsk places the number at ten.
Many persons received slight injuries and
severe shaking up. The slgnal-man, who
was charged with being asleep at his post,
has been suspended from duty pending an
investigation. The escape Of the occu-
pants of the wrecked Pullman-car was
little short of miraculous. The wheels
We're torn OF. but the BODY of the coach
stood the crash with but little damage.
HORRIBLE INCIDENT.
Pinioned beneath the huge engine the
. rcsculng party saw n woman. She was III
great agony and screaming for help. They
were powerless to help her Before their
eyes flames enveloped her, and she was
! burned TO death Rno her body reduced TO
! ashes. The distracted husband of the
poor victim pIteouslv appealed 10 the
wOuld-oe helpers TO save his wife.
The occupants of one carriage were i'm
prisoned by debris and IN great peril.
They could see the flames slowly approach
ing and suffered from the increasing heat.
I
continually for help. They were rescued
from their horrible position i'll the nick OF
time.
A MAGSANTMOCs ENGINEER.
The engineer of the express train. him.
self badly injured and held down IN the
debris, implored the rescuers to save the
passengers and not mind him.
Among the dead is Captain Duncan Nc
Leod, of the Forty-second Iiighlanders.
who was proceeding to Australia Many
of the injured were also bound for Austria
liza and India. The cause or the accident
has not yet been definitely decided upon,
but the fog was undoubtedly an important
factor. The accident occurred at ten
minutes to and the night was pitch dark.
THE sIGNAL-MLN WORN oUT.
passenger named Relath, in an inter.
view, said that he saw SIgnal-man Hol
after the collision. The man was in a
pitiable condition of mental distress. HIS
child had died on the previous night. he
told Relath and he had asked the station
master for leave Of absence, but had been
refused. He had to take his turn on duty,
though greatly fatlgued, and was SO tired
that he fell asleep and neglected the sig
mails.