The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-14
THEY RODE To DEATH
The Worst Disaster Of The Ycal Befalls
Chicago EIcutsloniStA
TWELVE ARE SLAUGHTERED
The Second Section OF an Excursion
prain Crashss Into the First Sec.
ton at Jackson. Mich.-Horri-
rible Scenes CT Death.

uon at JACKSON MtCn.-0orrt.
ribie Scenes CT Death.
JACKSON, Mich. Oct. l3.-Ths most
awful railroad disaster Of the present year
is the most that can b said Of the terrible
wreck which occurred this morning right
In front Of the depot of the Michigan Cen.
trail Railroad company in this city. Twelve
lives were wiped out and nearly twice that
number OF people were mangled aad
crushed. All the people, happy and Joy.
full, were on tboir way to Chicago. presuni-
ably 10 visit the worlds fair. 1t 10 the irst
wreck OF any consequence on the Michi.
gan Central railroad since 1879. ami the
result was appalling. The train in which
the casualties occurred was an excursion
train that left watertown, n. Y, yester-
day for Chicago. In two sections. heavily
loaded. Tho first section reached Jackson
at $3.50 this morning and stopped ut the
depot to change engines. Many
passenger aliehted to get o BE Of
breakfast, during the wait. This in itself
was most fortunate occurrence, rs had
1t not been for this the list of killed and
injured would have becn much greater.
While the first section was standing in
the station, the second section came into
the yard at the rate OF 70 miles an hour.
Tho snc;nser .a,y tho so,,,nho,o 40, .na
tried TO s,op. but for so,ne ,,naccoun,a Ma
reason the air hr.Ls an h;s anaina ~; ;iaJ
"a work and the heavy train Crashed with
terrific force into th,, car. s,anding s,,II
The two rear coaches Of the flr., section
wcro tcI.sconed and !, va. IN ,h.ss ,h.,
most Of ,ba cnsuaI,,es occurrad' Eve,v
nasssnvsr I'm ,bese cars w,. .i,hs,
killed or tcrriblv in,ured. The ,hird
coach from the rear Of the fIrs,
.oc,ion v.s ,hro~,, 70 an. .;a. ana fon.
passenoers I'm n were killed and others
injured. with the excention of the ensins
ana the haoyaco car tha r..r s.ct,o,, o..
caped serious harm. The engine was
badly wrecked and steam and hot water
cscapina from the sides of the nm nctureJ
boiler sddeJ GREATLY 10 the snsyarine ~
the unfortunate victims.
Within a very abort time after the acci.
dent occurred the nsonls of ,he c;,y
gathered Mt the scene by hundreds and
aided the r.iIro.d men IN every nos.ihls
nav In succoring the unfor,unats Presi.
den, Ietlyar,l and other hIgh ofaciaIs of
tho road came from Detroir ON n snecioi
train az soon a they were advised Of the
nwful affair and directed the EFFORTS of The
rescuers.
The killed are:
Mrs. %, z. Gibbs OF Wheelino. NY.
Mrs, Lloyd Woodbury. of Bath, N. Y.
James woodbury. of Bath. NY.
Mrs. James H. Keeler of Hammonds.
port, N. Y.
Maggie McMaster of Penn Yam. n. Y.
Harriet Brceco of Pine CNy. n. Y.
Mrs. Charles Starr of Elmira. NY.
George Hoffman Of Louisville, ". Y.
Mrs, ], w, Bearlslcy of Canton. Pa.
Baby HARRINGTON. 6-mouths-o.d child Of
Mrs. Anson Harrington of Elmira. n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Of Morris Run.
Pa.
The injured are:
Kate Healy of Morris Run, Pa, fracture
of the thigh.
Joanna Hcaly. Of Morris Run. Pa. seri.
GUS internal Injuries and fracture of both
legs.
JIM. Anderson Of Morris Run. Pa. Thigh
cut and back sprained.
Mrs, Timothy Donovan Of Morris Run.
Pa. serious cuts and br,,iscs.
Miss Maud Benedict of Canton. Pa.
serious internal injuries.
Mrs. Anson Harrington Of EImira. n. v.
Leo broken.
Miss Blanche BeardsIey of Cantop. Pa.
fatal fracture of the skull.
Mrs. c. w. Fay of Elmira. n. v. n,infu,
cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Laura Fay of Elmira. N. Y. bruised
and cut.
w, r, Humphrey of Sbenanco Lake.
Pa, cut and bruised,
Mrs. Alfred Searles of Elmira. N. ". I'm.
tcrnal Injuries,
Miss e. Dolmetch of Elmira. n. ". in.
ternal injuries.
Mrs. Mary Wakefield of Elmiro. \. v
cut and bruised.
Mrs. sarah I. KeeIer of Hammonds.
mort. N. ". skull Fractured.
Mrs, ], w. Anderson Of Morris Run
Pa. LEG broken and internal Injuries.
u, b. Ainsworth of Norwich. n. ". se.
rious internal iuiuries.
Miss Allie Harris Of Can,on. Pa tntor.
nal Injuries.
Miss Mary &. Krise M C,n,on. p. se.
rious cuts and bruises.
Mrs. q ri Carner ~ uor.aha,ds Nv
cut and bruised.
Maud Garner. aoed a. br,,i.sd and on,
Mrs, j. A. Burlinaame Of Eas, Snrino.