The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-26

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SIX dress, burned beyond further
Identification.
NO. ~, woman-No Identification.
No, 81. j. W. Beardsley, Watkins
N. Y.
No %, burned beyond Identification
No. %, burned beyond Identification
No. "a, burned beyond Identification
NO. 20, man-150 pounds, open face
watch; no further Identification.
a number of articles found among
the remains of the burned and mangled
are also at the morgue, but it is i'm
possible to connect them with any
particular victim.
This afternoon Justice Henry issued
warrants for Henry Wooley, engineer
of train No. 6. and Conductor Burt N.
Scott. Wooley was put under $4,000
pail for his appearance next Monday.
He could not furnish bail and Deputy
King took him to Jail. Conductor
Scott had gone to Port Huron. He
ordered the officer to telegraph to Port
Huron to have Scott put under arrest.
Scott, however, voluntarily returned
tonight.
Engineer Wooley made this state
engine was coupled on the train at the
depot Conductor Scott asked me if
was ready. l sud NO. l had not
oiled my engine yet and took the oil
can, got off on the side fartherest from
the depot. Scott came around on my
side of the engine, handed me orders
and said to me, No. 8 has gone
through He said the dispatcher was
crazy about us not getting out of here.
| hurried through oiling and got in
the cab. Scott was over near the
platform. He asked if was ready to
go. l asked if he was sure No. had
gone through. He said, Yes, she has
My fireman heard that. After he said
No. 8 had gone through l asked
him how the board was.
He said, All clear; look out
for the head at Bellevue. / got on my
seat and started the engine. l did not
pass any switch engine, as has been re-
ported, on the double track. After |
got into the yards saw headlight. l
thought at first itswas switch engine,
but in moment saw it was coming
too fast, l shut the throttle and re
versed the engine. The train came to
a stop and was standing still when No.
8 struck my engine. | went to get off,
but before | could do so was blown
against the tank and my side hurt.
asked the fireman after the wreck if
he remembered what Scott said to me
He said he did. He told me No. 8 had
gone thro gh. saw Scott after the
wreck. He was much excited.
asked him in regard to it again. He
out something and said he
thought No. 8 had gone"
Railroad men say, however, that
even if Scott made the statement at
-ributed to him by Wooley, this would
not justify the engineer in disobeying
orders. The coroner's jury will begin
IN investigation Monday. After the
accident the manned and injured were
to Nicholas Memorial hos
oital in this city.
The following is complete list of
he injured now at the hospital H. W.
Toronto; W. A. Ryerse,
Port Dover, Ont; VIM. Henry Bush
lell, Rockport, N. Y; }. H. Smith,
Fort Plain, N. Y; Berry Smith,
Fort Plain, N. Y; Mrs. Smith,
OTG L idln, nllSS Delle w lllldiuS, IeuCh-
bort, N. Y; Frederick Wertz, Roches-
er, N. Y. Mrs. Wertz and Miss Wertz,
N. Y. Frank Turnweigel,
Pa; j. s. Stewart, jennie
'twart, Dalton Station, Ill; w. A.
Thompson, Frank Rogers, Woodstock,
)nt; Mrs. Robert Vance, Geo. Vance,
,imcoe, Ont. Albert Bradley, Toron-
o, Ont; Geo. Shackleton, Thos. j.
Ionroe, Auburn. N. Y; j. D. Archi-
,ald, Evanston. Ill ; E. E. Davidson,
Nairport, N. Y; G. s. Adams. Main
treet, Buffalo, N. Y; Clinton H. Ward,
IT,; Chas. Beardsley, Springfield,
lass; s. H. Baldwin, Milford, Conn;
I. H. Smith, Ingersoll, Ont.
From Nichols curve begins which
orms almost a semi-circle between
here and the point where the trains
ollided, so it was impossible for either
O see the other until the headlights
we're near enough together TO blind
he eyes of the engineers. They had
time to reverse, apply the air
,rakes and save themselves the best
hey could.
The Raymond & Whitcomb train
TODD the shock without more than
hudder excepting the baggage car
which had its front end stove in. None
# the passengers on that train were
Injured beyond severe shaking up
On the other train all the horror was
The frail day coaches
ehind the baggage car were broken
lto splinters. The train was made
p of 10 coaches and the first four
,ere telescoped. Passengers were
aught in the seats and a general mass
f ruins, and to add to the misery the
urning lamps exploded and in
loment the four cars were sheet of
ames. The two engines were total
'recks.
The Battle Creek fire department
id heroic work. The firemen worked
ard on the wreck and took out every
ody and practically cleared away the
chris. ..The second coach of the ex.
ress train left the trucks and plowed
ght through the third coach, scraped
Ii the seats and passengers along with
and deposited them in a heap in the {
orth end of the car, where most of :
ne bodies were found. The bodies {