The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-14
! HORRIBLE TRAIN WRECK
Two Michigan Central Sections Mashed
into Finder Wood.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
Scenes Of Terror and the shrieks OF The
Victims alongside the Railway
station at jackson. as Il
Associated Press,

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Jackson, Mich. Oct. lS.--Thc mos
awful railroad disaster of the present
year is the most that can be said Of
the terrible wreck that occurred this
morning right in front Of the depot
of the Michigan Central Company in
this city. Twelve lives were wiped
out and nearly twice that number OF
people were mhngled and crushed. All
the people, who were happy and JOY
ful, were on their way to Chicago, pre-
sumably to visit the Worlds Fair
This is the first wreck Of any conse-
quence on the Michigan Central rail-
road since 1879. and the result is ap-
palling. The train in which the cas-.
ualties occurred was an excursion train
that left Watertown, N. Y, yesterday
for Chicago in two sections, heavily
loaded. The first section reached Jack
son at $3.50 this morning, and stopped
at the depot to change engines, Many
passengers alighted at the time. to get
a bite Of breakfast during the wait.
This in itself was a most fortunate oc-
currence, as, had 1t not been for this,
the list of killed and injured would
have been much greater, While the |
first section was standing in the sta
tion, the second section came into the |
yard at the rate Of twenty miles an
hours The engineer saw the sema-
phore set and tried to stop, but for an
reason the airbrakes on
his engine failed to work, and the
heavy train crashed with terrific force
into the cars standing still Two rear
coaches Of the first section we're tele-
scoped. and 1t was in these that most
of the casualties occurred. On these
cars, every passenger was either killed
or terribly injured. The third coach
from the rear of the first section was
thrown to- one side and four passen-
gers in killed and others injured. With
The exception OF the engine and bag
gage car the rear section escaped SER
Gus harm Tho engine was badly
NACShtht diiN IhC bNOddil ftiiu llOL WdttI |
escaping from the sides OF the punc-
ured boiler added greatly to the suf-
ering of the unfortunate Victims.
Within a very short time after the ac-
ident occurred the people Of the city
at the scene by hundreds
md aided the railroad men in every
possible way in succoring the unfor-
unates. President Ledyard and other
ligh officials OF the road came from
Detroit on a special train as soon as
hey were advised of the horrible af-
air. III ,fit.,s,,-
The killed are: Mrs. d. a. Gibbs,
f Wheeling, N. r.; Mrs. Lloyd Wood
Jury, Of Bath, N. r.; James woodbury.,
'. Y; Mrs. James II. Keeler, OF Ham
N, Y; Maggie McMasters,
+ Pennyann, N. "; Harriet Breeze,
+ Pine City, N. Y; Mrs. Charles Starr,
f Elmira, N. r.; George Holman, Of
louisville, N. vi. Mrs. ]. w Boards
~, of Canton. Pa; Baby Harrington,
he six months old child Of Mrs. AM
on Harrington, Of Elmira, N. Y; Mr.
nd Mrs Gilmore, OF Morris Run, Pa
When the collision occurred the
hrieks that rent the air could be
card for blocks. Joseph Kimberling
Imped from the cab before the crash (
nd escaped uninjured. The engineer,
William whalen, remained at his post
, the last and was badly hurt. He
lay not recover, As the mangled
,rms were gradually remoed from the
1aches, the mass OF on-lookers groan-
/ in sympathy, and the injured cried \
ut in agony. fLord have mercy on
" SOUL shrieked a poor fellow whose d
fe was ebblng away. "God Jesus care +
IT Tommy cried a woman who was z
ying with a child at her breast a Is
oman whose name is unknown lay =
I the side Of the track suffering un-
Id mental and physical anguish. She A
as the mother OF child 2 years old, b
Id implored the bystanders to save 8
Only let me see my baby before /.
die" said she. o"Get my child, 4 /,
,seech you.Y Her child was dead. lg