The herald., 1893-10-14

a woman, who was dying, with a child
at her breast.
A woman, whose name ia unknown,
lay on the side of the track suffering
untold mental and physical anguish
she was the mother of child two years
old, and implored the bystanders to save
her child.
"Only let me see my babe before l
die," said che. ''You, who know
mothers love, get my enid, l beseech
you."
Her child was dead.
REMOVING THE DEAD.
The work of removing the dead and
injured was carried on with all possible
dispatch. Mayor Bennett and Sheriff
Peck took charge OF the work OF the
townspeople, and to them and The citi-
zsns generally is due great credit for the
attention bestowed upon the sufferers.
Though thousands OF splinters were
scattered about this morning but few
remsin on the ground tonight They
have been carried sway by the curious
aa mementoea OF the terrible wreck.
Cushions beHpattered with the blood OF
the killed have been torn to shreds and
ca&ried away likewise.
TIE CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
The cause OF the wreck is mystery.
Some of the railroad officials. cay the
only responsible agent is engineer Wha-
len, but none of them say he can be
fairly held responsible for it. The air
brakes would not work. and nobody
feels competent to explain why they
would not. The two trains We're deliv-
cred to the Michigan Central at Bnffa'o,
ono from the New York Central and
the other from the Delaware, 'Lacka-
wanna and Western. Both were,excurJ
sions, the passengers having been picked
up at local points in New York and
Pennsylvania.
ENGINEER wHALEN's STORY.
Engineer Whalen was able tonight to
talk to representative OF the Associ
ated Press. He said the engine was a
new one and in all particulars had
worked beautifully on the run from
Detroit. He stopped at two points and
slowed down at one junction, and on
the three occasions the air brakes
worked perfectly. Just east of Jackeon
janction. mile east of where the disas-
ter occurred, he touched the air and found
lttait iikubs <lb bDO ttdin ClOn1C0
avenue he began to slow down and ap-
piled the air. He found the brake held
on the engine, but would not on the
train. He then whistled for hand
brakes and reversed the engine. The
fireman jumped, but Whalen stayed
with the engine until within three car
lengths of the other train, when he
went out through the cab window, as
ne had not time to reach che gangway.
The only possible explanation Whslen
has for the failure of the air is that
while lying at Y psilanti scme miscreant
must have turned the shutroG cock be-
tween the sender and the cars.
PREVIOUS HORROR.
This wreck is the first one Of conse-
ouence on the Michigan Central since
October 10, 1870, when a westbound Pa
cific express crashed into switch en-
glne and several freight cars about a
mile eset of todsy's happening, killing
18 people and injuring 35.
James A. Hyde, of New York City,
who was standing near the wrecked
train on the platform as the other train
crashed into it, says the eight was the
most awful he ever witnessed. He saw
Engineer Whalen just before he jumped
and adds that he never saw such an ex-
preston of agony on mans lace.
PASSENGERS EXPERIENCES.
All the passengers, both those who
escaped and those who were in the eat
ing room of the station at the time, had
interesting stories to tell OF their expe-
riencss.
The tale OF f. N. Beardsley, of East
Canton, Pa. WAS particularly cad one.
He escaped injury himself, but his wife
was killed and mis- daughter 80 severely
hurt that she cannot recover. II had
brought some coffee to my wifeaand
daughter q few minutes BEFORE" said
he, land had gone to the smoker near
the head of the train to smoke
a cigar. Scarcely had got seated when
the awful crash came. When rushed
back found the car in which my folks
had been SEATED in the midst of the
wreck. The first of the injured I discov-
cred was my daughter. A few feet from
her found my wife dead. She had been
struck in the head and forced through
the front of the car"
One of the ghastly phases OF the acci-
dent was the decapitation of Mrs. d. Il.
Gibbs. She was accompanied by her
nu5Oanu, VINO was OUT on tn9 platform
at the time OF the collision. She was
not identified until tonight. Her hus-
band was one OF the active searchers in
the wreck, but did not recognize her
remains when taken out. He made a
trip through different undertaking es-
tablishments tonight, and was Mortified
to find his wile's body, headless.
RECKLEss RUNNING.
There is an ordinance in Jackson pro-
hibiting the running of trains faster
than elk miles an hour inside OF the
city limits, and it is stated tonight that
had this been observed the wreck could
not have occurred. The train, accord
ing to competent witnesses, was running
at least 20 and possibly 30 miles an
hour iust before it reached the station.
A Naval Battle in Prospect.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 1.-THE Herald's
Montevideo dispatch saws: From ad-
vices received from RIO de Janeiro it is
probable that naval battle will soon
DO fought between the government and
revolutionary forces OF Brazil. 1t is re-
ported the government has organized
two naval divisions. There has been no