Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
rwo rArAL coDlIs1oNs.
One on the Grand Trunk ana the 9th
on the NJ. X. & i. RaiIroad---About

One on the Grand Trunk ana the Other
on the NJ. X. & T. Raiirosd---About 20
Killed.
United Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
BELLEVUE, Men, Sept. GA had
accident occurred On the Chicago &
Grand Trunk railroad at this station at
8 o'clock this morning. Express train
No. 5, westbound, which was two hours
late, was standing OF the station when it
was run into by the Erie express, also
westbound. demolishing special car
attached to train No. 8.
The special car contained Cashier
Meredith of Chicago s. Grand Trunk
road and his wife, Henry A. Newland
and wife and the father and mother of
Mrs. Meredith, William Costeles, porter,
and William Alternately, cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newland were killed
outright. Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith are
badly injured. Mr.. Cosetles is fatally
hurt, but William Abernathy escaped
with slight injuries. The fireman of the
Erie express, named Jennison, is badly
scalded.
The Newland party left Detroit last
night for 10 days visit TO the Worlds
Fair. Mr.. Newland is the senior mem
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Company, wholesale fur dealers of De.
troit. Mrs. Newland is daughter of the
Hon. James +. Joy.
Train No. was made up of nine
coaches, all heavily laden with Worlds
Fair visitors and the special car Of the
paymaster of the road. No. o, the train
that ran into No. 8, only had four
coaches, but they were also crowded
with passengers.
No. 5 left Charlotte only three min
utes ahead Of No. 8. The first train
stopped at Olivet, FIVE miles east of here,
for signal TO take on passengers. 1t
also stopped here and was Just pulling
out when No. o, running 40 miles an
hour, crashed into it.
The special car was telescoped. The
rear end Of the sleeper next to the
special was crushed in but no one on
board was hurt Mr.. and Mrs. New
land were instantly killed. The colored
porter was injured internally. A large
piece of wood was driven into his
groin. He cannot live. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meredith were badly bruised and shaken
up, but it is not thought their injuries
will result fatally. The cook, William
Alternately, was only slightly injured.
Fireman Jennison of No. o, was badly
scalded and his engineer was slightly
injured. Train No. was in charge Of
Conductor ]. w. Reid, and No. 8 was
in charge of Conductor j. w. Mccarthy.
There is no telegraph operator at
0livet and there was no way to signal
No. 8 of No. SIS stop at that station.
There was dense fog at the time of the
accident and the engineer of No. 8 could
not see the lights ahead of him. The
cause of the accident is that the trains
were running too close together. a
coroner's jury has been summoned TO
investigate the cause of the accident.
NINE SECTION HANDS KILLED.
Fort WORTH, TEXAS, Sept. 81
Meagre reports were received here last
night of a wreck on the Missouri, Kan
sas s. Texas railway, near Hillsboro, 81
miles south, in which, by a collision be-
tween south-bonnd train and bridge
construction train, nine men Of the
bridge gang were reported to have been
killed. All trains were delayed from
five to eight hours.