The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-28
A GRAND TRUNK SMASH-UP.
DhsBING INFO A PAssENGER TRAM
AT FORTT MILES AN HOUR

A Car Knocked tnto Spiinters-Mr. .sd Mrs
Newinnd Kiii~d and Several Persons
Badly Hur,-Thc Engineer OF the Rear
Train Says He Had the Right OF Way
BELLEVUE. Mich. Sept. PA bad accident
occurred on tho Chicago and Grand Trunk
Railroad ut the station here at 2 o'clock this
morning. Express train No. 8. west bound.
which was two hours late. was standing at tho
station. when It was run into By the Erie ex-
press. also west bound. demolishing a special
car attached to train No. 8. The special car
contained Mr. Howard Meredith. cashier Of
the Chicago and Grand Trunk road. and his
wife: Henry A. Newland and wife. father and
mother OF Mrs. Meredith: William Costles.
porter. and William Alternately. cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newland were killed outright
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith are badly injured.
william Costles is fatally hurt, but Alternately
escaped with slight Injuries The fireman Of
the Erie express. named Jsnnison. is badly
scalded.
The Newand party left Detroit last night to
visit the Worlds Fair. Mr.. Newland is the
senior member OF the firm OF Henry A. New
land 4 Co.. Wholesale fur dealers OF Detroit.
Train No. 8 was made up Of nine coaches. all
heavily loaded with Worlds Fair visitors. and
the special car Of the paymaster Of the road.
No. 20. the train that ran into No. 8. had only
four coaches but they were also crowded with
passengers. No. 5 left Charlotte only ten min
utes ahead Of No. 20. The first train stopped
at Olivet. five miles east OF here on signal to
take on passengers. and lost time. 1t also
stopped here and was Just pulling out when
No. 20. running forty miles an hour. crashed
into 1t.
The special car was tslescoped. The roof
was hurled into the ticket Office OF the station.
completely demolishing it, leaving only the
al an m nh In az apta al
tor had just stepped outside and so probably
escaped instant death. The rest OF the special
car was broken into splinters, The rear end
OF tho sleeping car next to the special was
III Mrs. SnG On weqs fsd
The colored porter was injured Internally nt ana Sa
sns Of M Tood %e 6d
their INJURIES wi viii result fatally. -
ductor and No. 80 was in charge Of j. ", Nc.
earthly. conductor. There is no telegraph OPP
ertS at os ard there ss f s ss
not see the lights, ahead Of, him, The trains
the sodss 81 uf IT, was and rs Newand alter
hS aed ps4sy
friends arrived this morning and took charge
OF the bodies They were taken t9 Detroit this
Engineer Desmond Of train No 20; says that
he was running on an order. and had the right
OF way. He and his fireman did not see the
lights Of train No. > until within 100 feet OF
them. Then there was no time to do anything:
The crash came before either OF them could
move. The engineer. escaped pliracuously
without a scratch. though his fireman was
badly scalded
The officials of the road intimate that Des-
mond had no such orders. The matter ia
being investigated.
Henry A. Newland had been for forty years
engaged in the fur business at Detroit, his |
house icing at this time the leader In the fur |
trade here, His wife was daughter Of James
i. Joy. ex-President OF the Wabash Railroad.
They were prominent in Detroit society.