Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-13
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.


JACKSON, Mich, oct. ia mos
irghlful railroad accident occurrr,
here nj $40 IBIS morning. The second
section Of an Oswego special ran int,
the rear end Of the frat, tolcscoplnp
two coaches, smashing the cars and
crushing the life out OF scores Of poo.
pie. Inside OF twenty minutes aK
bodies were taken out and the work
was only begun. A wTegking train h
just coming TO the scene TO no the
shattered cars. The wreck was caused
by a misplaced switch.
The accident occurred while the FRS;
section was standing on the track.
some passengers were out on tue
ground, some eating breakfast,
and many were asleep. The telc.
scopcd cars arc tho first and second
oncs from tho rear Of the first special.
No ono can say how many are killed.
Undortakers, physicians aud assistants
are ON the ground doing all they can,
but 1.-THE eight 10 appalling. Among the
killed are;
Mrs. Lloyd Woodbury.. Every un.
derIaking establishment In the city Is
overIun with dead.
The accident was not due to a
misplaced switch. Engineer Whalen,
IN charge Of the last section, sayp he
saw the signal 10 keep back, bu. whon
no tried ~ stOp his train he found the
aifbTeak would not work, making II
impossible 10 stop. Whaien IL badly
burued aud has ono leg broken.
All the dead and Injured have been
taxed from the wreck. The dead
number ventren, the injured fiuy.
two. Most Of the dead are irightiully
An unidentified woman with babe
In her arms.
Tue iolOwlnR injured are being
cared for In the Howell House:
Mrs. J. IL. Gard, Horsehead, N. v,
slightly bruised.
Mro. Allen Harris, Troy, Penn,
Two ribs nr0kon aud bruised,
frank Farley, Columbia Cross Roads,
Pa, slightly bruised.
MIS-. j. A. Nottingham, Ft. Spriug.
y. ", arm and shoulder fractured.
i. Is. Ainsworth, log hurt.
The following are at the Hibard
Miss Blanche Bradley and father,
canton, Pennsylvania The for'
ner probably fatally, her father
rushed about the body.
Mrs q. A. Ray, her daughter
aura, and Mis-. SeaTles, Elmira N
T., badly hurt.
Following Is list Of the dead!
Maggie MohIaster, PenniAu, New
'ork.
Mrs; J, II. Keller HammondspOrt,
'ew York. '
Geo. Huffman, Lowmansvllle, Now
'ITk.
Mu. Norlen Beardsloy, Canton. Pa
orb. Nv"
Mrs. Darwin Gibbs, Wheeler, New
ork.
James Woodbury., Bath, Now York 4
'Ork. I
An unknown baby, aud IL ia he.
aVed It's parents are killed, besides
! unknown man and an unknown
hNlAns
Misses JohannPh aud Kate SeaIy. {
'orris l5unn, Pa, The former has Z
'mpound fracture Of the right arm. b
~ tllu bones Of one leg crushed; tns 1
het - badly bruised aud recovery Il Z
'uottui' l\ale has a fractured tbigh u
ne anu other bruises. <
Mrs. Timothy Donovan, intornal h
lufies, viii probably die.
IL. Anderson, Marsh Run. Pa
igh bone crushed, and head out'
Ms. Anson Harrington, Palmyn
H. leg crushed, and otherwise
Mrs, Maud Bentley, Clinton. PA.
var zone broken and back baulv im' II
eu, IL " impossible yet to get a com. pi
70 list OF the wounded. "a,
ne wreck was one OF the sectlons nj Il.
Voild'e FAIR train on the Delaware W. ~
ckawonna aud Western road. RIM, y,
lg over the Michigan Central iiaots. ~,
9 Two rear cars completely teles. ~,
peu each other and every person in n,
,li wnS either killed or Injured. m
illllng hands Ut once went 10 work M,
~ soon az possible the wounded mn