Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-03
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,
From All Quarters.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Victims of a Railroad Wreck
Burned.
PRoHIBITIoNIS1S BOUGHT Cheap.
|ncendiary Fire in Charles
town Prison.
The CONTEST OF The ElEVENS.
Agricultural Depression in
England.
The CONTEST OF THE ElEVEAS.
APPALLING ACCIDENT.

APPALLING ACCIDENT.
A Terrible Wreck on an English
Railway-Firc A fter the Smash-Th.
| Bodies of Some of the Victiml
Burned to a Crisp.
LONDON, Nov. Am appalling railway
accident occurred early this morning nea,
Thirsk, in Yorkshire.
The express train which leaves Edin
burgh every evening for London was run.
ming at full speed as it approached Thirsk,
when ahead of it appeared a heavily laden
train reversed his engine and put on the
brakes, but the speed of the heavy express
was too great and he dashed into the goods
| train, making most terrible wreck. To
add to the horror the carriages caught fire
and were destroyed.
A large number Of persons from nearby
places " ere soon at the scene of the wreck
aud did everything possible to extricate
the dead and injured. The burning cars
greatly hampered their efforts, but had it
not been for their bravery the loss of life
would have been much greater.
The ecene at the wreck was pitiable
Some of the bodies taken out of the debris
had been burned beyond all semblance to
humanity. The clothing had been destroyed
and in some cases the jewelry worn had
been melted by the intense heat. This will
render the Identification of tbs dead in
some cases extremely difficult, If not alto
eether impossible.
A wreckiDg train was dispatched to the
scene as soon as the fact of the disaster be-
came known. A number of physicians
were carried to the wreck, and they at
once devoted themselves to relieving the
sufferings of the injured.
The official report of the killed places
the number at ten. Many persons received
The signal man, who was charged with be-
Ing asleep, has been suspended pending
investigation. The escape of the occupants
of the Pullman car was almost miraculous.
The wheels were torn off but the body of
the coach stood the crash with but little
damage.
Pinioned beneath the engine was wo-
man. She was in great agony and scream
ing for help. They were powerless to help
her. Before their eyes flames enveloped
her, and she was burned to death and her
body reduced to ashes. The distracted
husband of the victim piteously appealed
to tho would be helpers to save his wife.
One passenger Gays that he awoke sud
gave his valuables to his wife. Immedi-
ately afterwsrd the crash came and both
were thrown beneath the carriage and bad
ly injured. The fire burned fercely until
noon, when the flames were got under con-
troll. The occupants of the carriage were
imprisoned by the debris and in great peril.
They could see the flames slowly approach
ing and suffered from the increasing heat.
They shrieked continually for help. They
were rescued in the nick of time. The en-
gineer of the express train, himself badly
injured, and held down by the debris, i'm
plored the reseuers to save the passengers
and not mind him.
A passenger named Relath in an inter-
view said he saw Signslman Holmes 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 mas
ter for leave of absence, but had been re-
fused. He had to take his turn of duty
though greatly fatigued, and was 80 tired
that he fell asleep and neglected the sig
malls. =;