The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-25
ONLY HALF TOLD.
A Sequel to the Battle Greek Wreck,
Which Narrowly Missed Being
Terrible.
Another Disaster to the Same Train
Avoided Only by Fortunate
Accident,
As In the Case of the Battle Greek
Wreck the Engineer and Conduc.
tor Disobeyed Orders.

DETROIT, Oct. ga News special
dispatch from Battle Creek, Mich,
says: The whole story of the awful
railway horror of last Friday morning
has not yet been told. The truth is
that before sunset of the same memoir
able day the terrible disaster came
within hairs breadth of being re-
peated at point farther west on the
same road. There was another in
stance of gross disobedience of orders,
and the escape was simply miraculous.
AS result the crew of the passenger
train were quietly discharged upon
their return to Battle Creek from Chi
cago, and the facts are not whispered
outside of railway circles. The rail-
way officials have been making strenu-
Gus efforts to
Keep the Matter Quiet,
fearing the effect it would have on the
inquest now in progress. None of those
having charge of the examinat ton have
any knowledge of it, and the publica-
ton in The News will be something of
surprise to them.
The disobedience of orders on the
part OF the train employees was even
more marked than was the case in con-
nectlon with the now famous horror of
last Friday. After the wreck train
was made up here to carry the unin-
1ured survivors of the wreck on to
Chicago. 1t was known as a continu-
alton of the Inflated No. Q, and was in
charge of Conductor Eugene Basley and
Engineer Gus Hubbard. The uninjured
sleepers were att ached to it enough day
coaches added to care for the passen-
gers. 1t left Battle Creek shortly after
g o'clock in the morning. Both con-
ductor and engineer are residents of
this city. They had orders were to meet
a heavily loaded eassbound pas ,enger
train at place called Haskell's Fort.
For
Some Unexplained Reason,
no one who knows seeming to be will
ing to talk much about the circum-
stance, this order was wholly ignored
and the train carrying those who had
already had one terrible experience,
within few hours passed Haskell's
with flying colors and continued
serenely on toward Valparaiso, Ind.
eight miles distant. Only a miracle
saved the passengers who were rescued
from the Battle Greek wreck from be-
ing placed again in perhaps even more
deadly peril before their journey had
been con tinued 100 miles. The east
bound train, heavily loaded with return
ing worlds fair visitors, remained five
minutes longer at Valparaiso than had
been their custom in order to take on
water, and allow the conductor and
engineer to eat lunch.
A Fortunate Delay. Ess
This delay allowed the westbound
train to come within sight of the depot
before the other train, which was on
the same track had left it. The two
engines came together with consider
able force, but not hard enough to
wreck the trains, owing to the fact that
it had slowed down for its approach to
the depot The trip to Chicago was
continued, but when the crew returned
to Battle Creek there was day of
reckoning. Conductor Basley, know
ing that discharge was inevitable,
walked into the Office and rendered his
resignation, while Engineer Hubbard
was fired.