The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-26
TRIFLiNG WITH LIFE.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct 25.-The
whole story of the awful railway horror OF
last Friday has not yet been told Ihe
terrible disaster came within hairs
breadth of being repeated at point farther
west on the same day. There was another
instance of gross disobedience OF orders,
and the escape was simply miraculous
The crew of the passenger train were
quietly discharged upon their return to
Battle Creek from Chicago yesterday
morning. and the facts were not whispered
outside of railway circles.
II appears that after the wreck tram
WAS made up here to carry the unln]ureo
survivors of the wreck to Chicago. IL was
known as continuation OF the lil-fated
No. 8, and WAS in charge OF Conductor
Eugene Basley and Engineer Gus Hibbard.
The uninjured sleepers were attached 10
it, aud through day COACHES added to care
for the passengers. 1t left Battle Creek
shortly after O'clock i'll the morning.
The order was to meet heavily loaded
east-bOund passenger train at a Elace
called Haskells. the order was wholly
ignored, aud the train, carrying those who
had already had one terrible experience
within "A few hours. passed Haskells at
rapid rate and continued on toward Val
psraisa, Ind.
ioatied with returning worlds fair visitors,
remained five minutes longer than had
been the custom, in order TO take on water
aud to allow the conductor and engineer to
eat lunch. The delay allowed the west
hound train to come within SIGHT before
the other train, which WAS on the same
track. had left. The two engines came to-
gether with considerable force, but not
hard enough 10 wreck the trains, owing 10
The fart that hp tinnn1 had
slowed down for its approach to The cepot.
The trip to Chicago was continued. but
when tie crew returned to Battle Creek
they were quietly discharged.
TRENTON. n. j., Oci. 25-The second
section OF the Chicago express met with an
accident at $40 o'clock this afternoon by
collision with freight train. at Lawrence
bound for New York. Just as the express
arrived a truck under the freight train
broke, throwing the wheels in front of the
express and derailingit it.
Three unknown tramps, who were steal
ing a ride on the freight train, were killed
aud another. Edward MctIonigle of Pitts
burg, badly injured. Daniel Mahoney,
the engineer. and Henry Matthews. fire.
men, of the limited were badly injured.
Ellis Green, passenger, and j. c. Carter,
William Willis and j. Y. Gray, porters,
were slightly injured
HARRISBURG. Pa, Oct. 25-Four men
were killed IN a wreck on the PennSyi-
vania railroad in this city at o'clock this
evening. A loaded freight train going east
was boarded at Market street by five men,
who got into coal car. Two squares
away the coal car jumped the track and n
half dozen cars tilted on end and crashed
into a west-bound train of empty cars
The Car in which the men We're sitting
was buried into the middle of the grind
Ing mass and four were instantly killed
and one injured. 1t is almost impossible
10 Identify three OF the men, they being
crushed beyond recognition. The fourth
is Richard Doyle Of Pittsburg, railroad
er out of work. The men were well
dressed, and tie man who was injured
says that they came from Illinois or Ohio,
and had families.
HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 25.-At Stella to-
day the hast car on a westbouud California
freight jumped the track, smashing into "A
freight train on the opposite track. Two
unknown tramps were killed, as was also
John Door of Luilliny, Tex. g. Colbert
was perhaps fatally injured, and another
man (name unknown) badly injured.