Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-23
FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
A Passenger Train COllldes With Cars
Containing OIL.
MANY PERSONS PERISH.
Faiiy FIny are Now Suffering from,
More or Less serious
burns.

ju consequence was one OF the most
appalling and disastrous that has &C.
Cured In years, took place between
Wann and Alton Junction, H., this
morning. The O., C., q. & st. l..
Southwestern limited passenger, con.
sisiing OF IN engine and four coaches,
which left hero this morning for the
East, ran into a switch half n mile
north OF wann and crashed into q train
consisting OF seven tank cars standing
there. The result was fire and after.
ward an explosion which has already
cot six persons their lives and probs.
esV fatally injured nineteen others,
Wills any IRE suffering from serious
burns.
THE DEAD ARE:
Webb Ross OF NATION, engineer OF
limited; Hiram Cornelius Of Iowa;
Edward Miller Of Alton Junction; two
unidentified men and one boy, name
heknown. All were burned to death.
The following were
FATALLY BURNED.
William 5hattuck OF Upper Alton,
Flank Scullin OF Alton, Joseph Her
mann Of Alton, John Wilkinson Of
Alton, John Fred OF Edwatdsville
Crossing, ILL.,, John Louk OF Alton, A.
T. Frazer OF st. Louis, NO., Edward
Maupin OF Alton, Otto Hagerman,
Willie Mccarthy, Dan Harris, Frank
Barton, Louis Mcintosh, William
Mcintosh, George Staples, John Hen.
~, John MOnahan, William Miller,
Jama Mullanc.
OTHERS INJURED.
VIC. Harrison OF Waun, Henry
Pennington OF wann, Louis Deneave
oinopifeal, Canada; Henry Pilgrim Of
Alton, Joseph Luttcrell OF Alton, Vim.
/. Richardson Of Alton, Herman Estke
oiAlion, Frank Bartlett OF Branford,
Canada, Hameltin- Lalentine OF Phil.
adelphia, Charles Hammond OF Alton
Junction, Is. Menhaus, Pat O,Meara,
q. b. Jobe, Charles Harris, J ohm Burke,
John Seisler. Ephraim Richardson,
John Finley, John McPike, Evan
Caldwell.
N'A VT INN biStrkIt.
The southwestern limited was due nj
Wann at S:55. There were no aide
tracks there, but about half mile be.
yond at Alton Junction there were
several switches. The tender of these
switches was p. Grattan by name, also
apalber, upon whom Ia laid the blame
W the railway officials aud the train
men ior the accident, and the OIL
ees are now searching for him, as
ne He'd durin. the excitement
following the dual accident. The
ualn reached WAnn twelve mInutes
lsle. AT Alton Junction II was run
ming at the rate Of forty miles an hour,
lhe engineer being DESTROYS Of making |
up The lost time. The switch was 20 /
lurned as to send the flying train on to
one OF the side tracks. On the track
were seven tank cars filled with re-.
nned lubricating oil. Tho engineer
called 10 Fireman Dick White to Jump
iof his life. He then reversed the en-.
s,ueanl applied the air brakes, but he
wa looiate. The engine crushed en-
,m.ey through two tanks, splitting
meh III hall, and then was forced
snufeIy over tue others. OIL from the
sieekeu tanks at once caught fire anu
yea OF ianes instantly surrounded
,mI,e,sngineer, who jumped Just ms the
riVs o. tho engine struck the frat
s inc brave man struggled TO the
..musnRment at one side OF the track.
~, W. Us soon as he reached 1t he sank 10
nv W. earth u crisp and blackened CORPSE,
tae fireman escaped with slight
~ me engineers action in reversing
wy. me ehgine and applying the brakes
a,oAeheu the speed Of the train sui.
!" .sn'ly 10 prevent any serious injury
he passengers Of the train, OF whom
' m.'e was about sixty. The flames
,eau 10 the other coaches from the
s,asgage car, and all were soon in
,shs, Three oil tanks, together with
, ue engine and tender, were also con-
PASSENGERS AND VILLAGERS
sO1s around the burning wreck,
na,as 10 assist II possible any OF the
sn who might be In need of
tbsp Az this time the elimination OF
,ss, horrible affair occurred. Two
,lmni vats, lett unipjured by the engine,
,Y,aheousiy anu with terrible lore.
3D. ueu, throwing pieces OF their iron
M, out into the fields and showeting
,la vn me assembled crowd of sight.
'J Fo, mass OF flaming liquid.
., rGi second after the noise of the
,x,. SSion there was no sound save Inc
lbnn,1i burning oil us II was forced
consassh 'he air. Then there arose a
and ss,u Of sgonized appeals for helm
nas smes Of terror to which no tongu. !
mini, I'm can do Justice. For several /
Thosa me panic was indescribablc.
graz 'ouched by the blazing oil
ios psu about wildly, seeking IN win ,
withon,ei from the torture. Almost
bu,nSa' exception the Injured were Z
eye,,u about the face anu had their
nentIy temporarily, II not perma. i
unlnj, destroyed. Those who were 4
10 unat seu Were so terror striken an 10
conpan Ole 10 assist their less fortunate h
improvinS Tor some time. Hastily b
NIIIiDssis iittsrs were formed. and ?
lad inin anus tenderly carried this dond /,
'u 10 Wann, whore thoy 0