The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
AN EPIDEMIC OF HORRORS.
FTightiul Railway Collision With the
Loss Of Eleven Lives.


tims-Complete Smash UP, and De-
clared to Be the Worst the Wabash
Ever Experienoed-Fuu Lists of the
Killed and Injured.
Kingsbury, Ind, Sept 22'-Eleven per-
sons lost their lives in a collision between
freight train and the Toronto and Mon
treal express on the Wabash railroad at
this station at $50 O'Clock this morning.
A score of others were injured, many of
whom will die. The freight was on a
siding west of the depot and was bound
east. The first section of the express
train passed by on the main track
at 5:25 O'clock a. N. 1t is said
that the brakeman supposed that the
freight train would now move, and ran
back to open the switch. Before the
cars had begun to move, the second sec
tion of the fast express came west at the
rate of 55 miles an hour, and before the
switchman could turn the switch that
train dashed into the siding and collided
with the freight train.
SHOCKING RESULTS OF THE ACCIDENT.
The wreck was complete. The list of
the killed is as follows:
j. H. McKenna, butcher, of Hyde Park,
Mass.
Harry French, 13 years old, member of
Orphans Bell Ringers, London, England.
Charles Berbo, San Francisco.
Miss Alice H Reed, East Boston, Mass.
Miss Nellie B. Tucker, Newton, Kas.
Conductor James Coulter
Engineer John Green, Ashley, Ind, of
passenger train.
Warren c.. Rider, Phoenix, Ariz.
p. G. Selle, Berlin, Germany.
Baggage Master Lions, passenger train.
James D. Roundy, Lamville, la.
THE INJURED.
Mrs. F. w. Burbank, New Orleans, 60
years Old arms and one leg broken, one
bone fracture will die.
William Adams, IA years old, London,
England, member Orphans Bell Ringers,
both legs broken, injured internally, will
die.
Miss Hattie Hutchins, Phoenix Ariz.
bruised about head, and injured intern
ally, recovery doubtful.
Fireman Barber of Ashley, on passen-
ger train, leg broken and severely bruised
H. j. Vatkeney, fireman on freight
train; burned and scalded about head and
breast; may die
William j. Haskins, Ia years DID, Lon
don, Eng; compound fracture of right
leg, left shoulder broken; recovery doubt.
full.
Others less seriously hurt are
Edward Rush, 13 years old; London.
Swein Garfield; Ironwood.
Michael Leon Field, Ironwood, Mich.
H. w. Ryder, Phoenix, Ariz
G. S. HodgsOn, Andover, N. H.
Mrs. S. A. Seavely, Somerville, Mass.
Albert Morton, IL years old, London,
Eng
Frank p Dow, Fair Haven, Wash.
Jas. G. Woody, London, Eng.
Whitman, freight engineer
Miss Hattie Rogers, Phoenix, Ariz.
Mrs. Dolber, 5S Green avenue Brook
lyn.
Miss Olive Hill, Summersworth, N H.
Miss Annie Hill, Summersworth, N. H.
Miss N. A. Kelly, Boston, Mass, severe
scalp wound.
WORST TIE WABASH EVER HAD.
1t was the worst wreck the Wabash
road has ever had. To add to the hor-
rors, the boiler of the passenger engine
blew up, scattering human bodies and car
wreckage in all directions.
The Toronto and Montreal express was
due in Chicago at 7:15 O'Clock this morn
ing, and does not stop at Kingsbury. The
freight lays here on the side-track to al
low the express to pass. The passenger
engine and freight locomotive collided at
full speed, and the two machines lay
iammed together, their boilers meeting
end to end The force of the collision
drove the freight engine back against the
box cars, completely demolishing the
hrst three. The passenger engine was
partially stopped by the collision, and
the baggage and smoking cars, day coach.
and one sleeper were telescOped. The
rest of the coaches piled on top of each
other in a tangled mass of wood and iron.
The steam escaped, scalding the injured,
who were unable to crawl to place of
safety.
niPROvIsED AMBULANCEs.
News of the accident was received at
the headquarters of this division of the
road at o'clock, and Division Superin-
tendent Gould and Trainmaster G. A.
Timewell were brought to the scene with
a wrecking crew. When they arrived.
however, the citizens of Kingsbury had
carried away the dead and wounded who
could be removed. The Masonic hall was
turned into a morgue, and drays and
farmers wagons were kept busy for
two hours hauling the dead and wounded
to the village, mile distant from the de-
pot There were two sleepers on the
train, the Marion and the Kansas City
The former escaped injury, but the front
half of the Kansas City was converted
into kindling wood by the day coach
which smashed into it. Two bodies were
taken from the sleeper, those of Harry
French, London, England, and Charles
Berbo, San Francisco.
THE HL-FATED SMOKER.
The smoking car was twisted into a
heap of splinters and few of the passengers
escaped death or injury The day coach
which followed was also entirely wrecked
by being hurled against the sleeper Kan
sas City.
Division Superintendent Gould admit
ted that the freight brakeman, Herbert
Thompson. was to blame for the accident
He turned the switch in the face Of the
freight engine and let the passenger train
90 into the side track where the freight
was standing. "How he could make
such a mistake ~ said Mr. Gould, II can
not understand The first section had
gotten by an right. Then he ran back 10
the switch, and in spite Of the fact that
the other section was ia sight, he opened
the switch for the purpose, / SUPPOSE Of