The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-07
THREEKILLED AT SWITCH
SIeepeTS Jump the Track and Run
Into an Engine,


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Twenty Five Persons More or Less
Badly Injured and One or Two Of
Them Sure to Help Swell the Death
List-rhat All Were Not Killed a
Miracle.
Cleveland, O., Aug. "a special from
Fremont, says: "A terrible wreck oc-
Cured last night shortly after 10 o'clock
at Lindsey, a small village of about 500
inhabitants, eight miles west of this
place on the Lake shore and Michigan
Southern Railway. An engine and three
sleepers were badly demolished and three
persons killed outright, while fully TWEEN
ty-tive were more or less badly injured
The wreck was caused by the collision
of west bound passenger train and an
east bound freight.
Passenger train No. 9, the Pacific Ex-
press, due at this placelat 9:3O o'clock,
left here last night about ten minutes
late, The train consisted of an engine,
baggage car, two express cars, three
coaches and five sleepers, The coaches
and sleepers We're all well filled with
way to Chicago.
JUMPED THE TRACK AT A SWITCH.
At Lindsey, the next station west of
this place, the train passed local freight
No. "a, which had been side-tracked to
wait for passenger train No. Q. The train
was running at full speed and passed safe
ly until the sleepers neared the switch
close to the freight, when the first three
sleepers Jumped the track and ran into
the engine of the freight. The engine
was wrecked and the sleepers crushed
like egg shells.
AS the sleepers were filed with passen-
gers, it seems a miracle that all on board
were not killed instantly.
The groans of the dying, the shrieks of
the injured and the kissing of escaping
steam combined TO add horror to sight
that will long be remembered by those
who Witnessed it.
THE WORK OF RESCUE,
Work was at once begun to render aid
to the injured and those who were impris-
oned. in the ruins. The disaster was inn
mediately reported and an extra, composed
Of an engine and coach, was made up at
this place. Drs. VIM. Caldwell, F. U.
Hilbisch NJ. NJ Stall and r. b. Meek,
had been summoned and the party at once
proceeded to the scene of the wreck. The
sight that greeted them was terrible. The
track for some distance was covered with
debris, beneath which several persons
were imprisoned. Legs, hands, and arms
protruded here and there from beneath
the ruins.
THE KILLED.
1t was later learned that the dead
We're:
Edward Laferty, the engineer of local
freight No, z, residence Elmira, married,
| and leaves widow and four children.
Charles Spane, a brakeman, residence,
Ciaysville. N. Y
Porter Robertson (colored), of the
sleeper Erie, residence Chicago
On the arrival of the medical party, the
injured were at once taken care of, with
the united efforts of the physicians of
this city, and Drs. Wolland and w. L.
Steriwelt, of Lindsey.
About fifteen of the injured who had
received wounds of a less dangerous char
acter, after receiving surgical attention
proceeded on their westward journey on
that part OF the passenger train which
had escaped damage. The others, who
received serious injuries, We're taken to
the hotel Nichols and private residences,
where they are now receiving the best
care.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The seriously injured are as follows:
Prof. Emerson, Of Amherst College,
Gloucester, Mass, chest crushed; will
die
j. A. Hamilton, Pittsburg, injured in
ternally; perhaps fatally.
Peter Stevenson, New York, injuries
unknown. Very serious.
A. II. West, of Chicago, badly cut; not
serious.
Centerfielder Ryan, of the Chicago
Base Ball club, bad cuts,
Catcher Kittridge, of the Chicago Base
Ball club, cut about the head and body.
A wRECKING TRAIN ON THE SCENE.
About 3 O'Clock in the morning the
wEecking train arrived on the scene and
began the work of clearing the tracks for
the passage of trains. About O'Clock in
the morning the bodies Of the three men
were reached and taken from beneath the
ruins. They We're taken to the
morgue of John Boyer and there put in
shape for transfer to their different
homes.
rlhle condition and presented a most sick
ening sight. Arms were cut off, legs
torn and mangled and heads mashed out
of all semblance of human shape.
AT noon to-day special train arrived
from Toledo containing the officials of the
road, and an examination and investiga-
tlon was at once instituted
The wreck was cleared up so that
evening trains could pass over this diVi-
sion. Prof Emerson and Porter Pelham
are now In an unconscious condition and
their deaths are hourly expected.
During the day thousands of people
have driven to visit the scene of the dis
aster.