The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-23
ELEVEN PERSONS DEAD.
AN EMPRESS CoLLfDEs WITH a
FREIGHT ~ INDIANA.
Az a Result, Eleven Persons are Cold In
Death While Several Others are
Dylng-oihcr Accidents.

KINGSBURY, IND, Sept. n.-Eleven
persons lost their lives in collision be-
TWEEN a freight train and Toronto and
Montreal express on the Wabash railroad
az this station at $50 o'clock this morning.
A score Of others are injured many OF
whom will die. The freight was on
siding west OF the depot and WAS bound
east The frst section OF the express train
passed by on the main track at 5.S a.
VI. II Is said that the brakeman sup
posed that the freight train would now
move back TO open the switch. Before
the cars had begun 80 move the sscond
section Of the fast express came west az
the rate of ffty-hye miles an hour and
before the brakeman could turn tho
switch, dashed In the side track ana
couided with the freight train. The wreck
was complete.
The list Of killed e. rs follows; J. II.
AIoKana butcher. OF Hyde Park. Mass
Hairy French, iS years old. member OF
Orphan Bell Ringers, London England;
Charles Berbo, San Francisco; Miss Alice
n. Reed East Boston, Mass; Miss Nell
lie g. Tucker, Newton. Mass; Conductor
James Coulter, Engineer John Green.
Ashley, Ind, OF passenger train Warren
@. Rider. Phoenix. Arizona; Il. c. Zelle,
Berlin, Germany; Baggage Master Lyons.
passenger train; James ID. Roundy, la
Mollle. Iowa
The injured arei Mrs. L. w. Burbank.
New Orleans La, sixty years old. arm
and one leg broken, Jaw bone fractured-
will die: William Adams. fourteen years
old. London, England. member Orphan
Bell Ringers, both legs broken, injured
internally-wln die; Miss Hattie Hutch
ins. Phoenix, Arizona. bruised about head
and Injured lnternally-recovery doubtful;
Fireman Barber. OF Ashley, on passenger
train. leg broken.
H. ]. Vatkeney fireman on freight train,
burned and scaided about head and breast
may die.
William T. Haskins, fourteen years old.
London. England. compound fracture or
right leg, left shoulder broken; recovery
doubtful.
Many others were les seriously hurt.
Wreck on the Queen and Or escent.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Sept. IA
south-bound limited express on tho
Queen and Crescent route was wrecked AZ
1 o'clock this morning nineteen miles north
Of BIRMINGHAM The wreck occurred on
a curve and embankment. one end OF the
rail had been displaced by the removal Oh
nsh plates. Near by lay tools which hah
been stolen from tho section house at
springvile. seven miles away. and with
which the rails tad been taken up. pho
engine ieaped from :he track down tho
embankment. In so doing the engineer
and fireman were hurled away out OF all
| danger. The postal and baggage cars wero
piled on top OF ths engine. ana wero
| crushed like egg shells. The express mes
| sengor was Imprisoned I'm the wrecitsae.
| but got out unhurt. The train being vas-
| tibuled. none Of the coaches or sleepers, OF
| which there were five, turned over. Ths
train was full of people coming from u'
Worlds Fair, none Of whom were hurt
| Fireman Walter Waite had his shoulder
| blade broken; Engineer Hurley was hur'
| ln the shouder and his eve cut; Postal
| Clerk J. s.. Stockton vas badly cut In ths
! head: FIagman Tom Bailey was hurt IN
| the back: Porter Howell was cut All OF
| the injured were brought here 10 the noe-
pital Superintendent Frazer ana Sherui
| Morrow are az the scene OF the wreck
| with bloodhounds following the trai! Oh
| the supposed wreckers. II IL thought the
vreckers had a grudge against the road
| on account OF some law suits or something
| Of the kind.