The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08
AN IRON MOUNTAIN WRECK.
Thirteen Injured and tho Train Partly
Burned Up.

ST. LOUIS, March 1.-The general man.
ager of the Iron Mountain railroad re-
ceived this noon advices of disaster
whic secured ct q. m. one mile from
Hope, Ark, in which thirteen persons
were isjursd. but mono killed. Train No
90, nsrth- bound. in charge of Conductor
Whitesidss and Engineer Eggleston, en-
CINE 60, leaving Texarkana, Ark, was
wrecked By broken rail just before en-
tering Hope station. The train. consist
ing of one mail car, an express car, a
baggage car, chair car. two coaches and
sleeping car. "Chickssaw." was deraied.
The chair car, two coaches and sleeper
were set on fire by overturned heaters
and destroyed. Ths baggage aud rall
cars were partly burned. but their con
tents were saved, as well as the fittings
of the Pullman. The engine knocked
down the telegraph poles and the
fire destroyed the wires. stopping
Communication until noon. The engine
of the wrecked train. which had kept the
track, proceeded to Hope and secured
assistance for the injured. Engine 600.
with Conductor Dodge and Trainmsseer
Green, Sas ordered from Little Rock and,
picking up physicians at Malvern, Arka-
dslphia and Prescott, took them to the
scene of the wreck. Three physicians
were also taken to Hope from Texarkana
IN train "a, which followed 81. The list
Of injured has not been received by Cen
eral Manager Smith and ne has nothing
beyond the statement that none were
killed and thirteen Injured. How serl-
ously, mis- Advices do not state. The train
was making its regular speed and the
break in the rail did not make itself APP
parent until after the engine mad passed
over IT, Traffic was delayed five hours,
but shortly after noon the debris was suf-
ficiently cleared away To permit the re-
sumption OF business.
The casualties in today's wreck near
Hope are even more serious than at first
reported. Fortunately. however, not one
of the passengers was killed, although
several may die of thsir injuries. The lol-
lowing is q complets list OF the injured:
X. c. HAPPLE. Tezarkans, sprain in the
back.
J. ". CHEEK, Little Rock. right arm frac-
tured.
Miss MISEIE MARCUS. Louisville. severely cut
on arm ana Other bruises ABOUT Oody.
Mrs. L. MOORE, Chicago, painful out on right
arm.
WI. FOSTER. Battle Creek, Mich. side and
back badly hurt
CHARLES II. CHoBBY. st. Louis. Pullman
conductor. slight bruises on right leg.
Mrs. BUELRY, West Virginia, slight bruises
about body.
I. HOPKINS, New York. bruises
X. L. and J. J. ROBERTS. en- route to Clarks-
Vile, Tex, scalp wounds.
Mrs. J. n. SEACHERY. Van Hoess. Ark, with
four children. were all more or less injured.
The mother is thought to be seriously hurt, an
ugly SCALP wound being the worst OF her in-
juries.
Mira. C. C. THOMAS. wynne, Ark, aud two
children are seriously hurt
T. J. WILLIAMS, Warrington, Ark, scalp
wound.
r. H MAUTx and NJ. CUMMINGS, Louisville,
slight bruises.
W. E. EDWARDS, Lewisberg. Tenn, injured
but not fatally.
Mrs. NEKF, Louisville, internal injuries that
will prove fatal
J. L. TULLIs, editor OF the Hope, Ark,
GGzetfe, received hsrhaps the mOst serious in
juriss Of any of the unfortuuGtes. While en-.
deavoring TO save a child from being killed he
his spinal column. lie also received other
injuries in the breast aud on the shoulder.
The passengers in the colorsd coach,
ten or fifteen in number, were more or
less injured, aud one old colorsd woman
among them, it Is thought, will die. The
injured were removed to Hope and com
fertably cared for at the various hotels
there.