Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-11-03

oicnCc Of Orders.
i terrible accident occurred about o'clock
! n. II. in the yards OF the Chicago AMI Grand
Trunk Railroad close hy the roundhouss in
Battle Greek. Mich, hy which at leaS,
twcutr-six persons lost their lives,
and twice as many more were badly injured
A Raymond and Whitronb sparial train
of passengers from New York and Boston
was returning from Chicago. The train,
made up OF SIX Pullman ears, with a comp,e-
m"nt of baggage cars. left the SiXtIeth street
station ofthe Grand Trunk Railroad in Chi
Cago Ht o'clock p. ~. Il ran a. the Inst
section of regular train No. &. Conductor
Scott received this message:
Garry red signals FOR sernnl section OF
No. from Battle Cree& TO Durand. Meet
No. 9 on double track
This double track is q sort Of siding mid
way between Baltic Creek and Nichols. n
small station ono mile to the east Train
No is known n the Pacific express. Tho
| big engine was hauling ten coaches, a bag
gage ear and a mail car. Tho coaches wCrs
fllci with Canadians AMI New NorSrrs VINO
were on their way 10 the Fair. At L1u~rl;
Conductor Burke, OF 10. ., received this
message:
Run to double track for W. 6"
Engineer WooIy Of No. 6 did not run upon
the double track rs r. was ordered to do
and Conductor Scott did not see that the in
strurtions were followed. On the contrary,
Scott VINO had been told 10y Fireman Turner
that the Pacific Express had passed out OF
the yards. gave the signal 10 move upon the
main trnek Tho heavy train Of rullmans
moved of III" siding and started out 1T
lively speed for the East.
1t had gone quarter OF n mile when En-
ginGer WoO!ly saw the headlight OF the
Pacific express bearing down upon him. He
made frantic bur unsuccessful effort To
check his train. There was terrible crash,
and when the tOwnsp2oplo searched the
wreck they found twenty-five bodies, most
Of them burned beyond recognition, anI
bleeding and dying man lying on the dry
leaves near the tracks. This man was &. {.
Nandusen. Of Sprout Brook. y. Y. II" died
IA few minutes after be reached the santtar-
ium
Hero is list Of the dead. Identified:
Henry. w. w, Woonsorket. r. l., lumber
dealer: identified by business cards. Ma
goon. L. T.. Providence, Il. l. identified by
papers in "A pockethOOk. Van Deuseu.
Charles, Sprout Brook, N. y. died OF in
juries. Van Deus"n, Mrs. Charles, wife Of
above burned to death.
Unidentified: Man. too badly burned Tor
identthration. Man. about l45 pounds no
papers silver watch with engraved initials
''W. A." Man. supposed to be r. A. McGar-
vey. OF Ontario gold open-ta"ed watch in
vest 30 nkct. Man. weight about $50 pounds
silk handkerchief in hand; clothing de
Ftroycd no identificatiOn. Man, apparent
lyaDout 80 pounds ;open-la"ed watch OF llli-
nois make no means of Identification. Man,
apparently weighe,. about $50 pounds cloth
ing destroyed burned beyond possibility OF
identification. Man supposed TO he G.. w.
Baardsey, OF Watkins, n. Y. in pockets $50
in currency and two checks one tor $500 and
the other tor 9l05. Man, paper in vest pO"-
ket with statement from john Monroe,
banker. New YORK, to Charles T.. Wenzel
also a note written in German from Charles
+. WcnzeI 10 DR.. Howard J.. Vance. Man,
apparently about thirty-Gyo years OIC,
heavy buiId i'll pocket OF trousers several
English gold soycreigns; Jac5lnlir, with
horn handle, i'll veg; silver watch, gold
spcctareS handkerchief. with the initials
"H G.." in old English letters; trousers
were brown. on the old English front-nap
style. Woman, weight about 100 no identi-
fcaton. Woman, burned TO a crisp; no
clothing remaining. Woman, burned be
yonj al possibility Of Identification. Wo-
man, badly burned; Identification al"
most impossible. Woman, burned be-
yonl Identification; no clothing re-
NAMING. Woman, weight about l40
pounds chain bracelet, with key lock on
right wrist badly injured. Woman, burned
beyond Identification; portion oi black silk
dress ami blue striped undersIrt remain
ing, also chain bracelet ca right arm.
Woman, burned; had III POCKET Of skirt
letters addressed TO Mrs. L. Il. kcnzi", and
signed 10y Mrs. NJ. Parker; envelope post
marked Stamford, Conn. together with 90
in money; in another pocket Wds II handkcr-
chief with name OF +. Il. Mckenzie.
Jn red plush coat taken out oi the
debris with the remains was u gold watch
IN leather and pair OF rubb"rs
in paper marked ''MiddletOwn, Conn. Boy,
apparently about twelve years Old face and
upper portion Of head, as we'll rs feet, burned
to a crisp; few red hairs remaining on back
! OF neck in pocket OF coat handkerchief with
red border chatclainc watch. Baby. burned
! bcyOnI recognition Charred trunk; limbs
! and head missing medical examination
necessary to determine sex.
Ii was about 0 clock when the two trains
| came together just east OF IL" signal tower at
| Nlrho 5. Daylight was Just breaking, and
! drizZling rain spashri against the windowa
| OF the lofty room where tho teIeErapAerS sat
"a their keys.
| There was no time 10 apply mir brakes or
| reverse levers The engineers and hrGmeh
! Of both trains Jumped for their lives, and
| second later the giant locomotives came
| toycthpr with 2 crash that could ne heard
| half mile awav With fearful force IL" en-
| g;ne Of the special plOwed nearly hait way
| into that Of the express, driving 1t backward
| into the baggage car, ana me Iatter III 'uih
into the day coaches BEHIND.
The shock was 50 terrific thht the first Tour
of these were completely teleseoped, the lrSt
! coach cutting through the second and sec
ond into third in An instant. the roof OF ea,::
passing over the heads of the sleeping pas
sengers and sweeping them in mass to tho
north end of the car.
Immediately the wreck took fro from the
stoves or lamps. Through the dust and e.
Gaping steam sheet CT naTne leAPeu from
the wrerkage
The travellers on the special. nearly all Of
whom had been shaken out Of their b9rths
bv the shock poured out o! the cnrs bur be
f0rs the fury Of the fiamr3 they w"r" almost
powcriPss TO render any asSistahc" except ~
the injured in the fourth car.
The Fire Department was prompt IN re-
! srondire out the nearest hy3rant was nearly
1000 feet away. ant. wnen "a Ith" OF nose "''2
! Laid the pressur" .gas not sufficient - y" 'i
roucn service. The ircmen meanwhile At
/ tacsad the blazing wreck with axes. hat tDciE,
| and l~n-ths Of rails fOund in the yards. but
/ hy the time a supply OF water was aFaiah''
the tel>srOpei coaches hal berh i"iHrsI 10
| fragments Of charred timber, niue more thah
/ the trucks remaining.
! In rrspOuee to the alarm from the fire sta
! ton pretty nearly the entire town had tirheh
! ont AMI the residents. assisted by tneif
wives. devoted themselves 10 the reh"i ''
/ those injured in the four cars. lEe7t ""I'
/ nlarof IN bu .yieS and carts ana tahrh 10
! The Nichols Home. where a corps oI Phy9i-
. ciaos auIn nur-es were in waiting 10 minister
/ 70 their suT--4ucs. For want pi a SUN ,i.h'
/ nf1,r,,.e~ o. &, s,-rtchers bosris were nitIel -
/ f,stlar an / a freight car staining on si'4'
tran, was converted into a temporary
morgue. o.-.,.. .s,a.
While the flames were raging hercest 'H7
/ he!p.eas re=cucrs saw = betulIul "p1'.'A
/ hanging out Of one Of n" winlo"7 u "a, ~
second coach. They made desPerat" .1'i'
70 drag her iron the wreck. bu: sn" was 50
frr?Lv held by the twisted rods that Fl'
could not be released. Conscious OF hef III -
( peding fate. the poor woman gave ''
name and those OF her friends, aud Deg Ssi .
Eat s1e be left to die Wi1nin I'VE
minute min nothing remained at the s']l bat i
fiackenei head. She was {. C. Van DsA9'.'i 1'-
~ Snrout Brook, \. y. BefoTe ths NJ
psa.ded her she claspei her hands AMI
prayed. The spectacle drove the re5Gu@r: e5, r.
INTO a frenzy They battered at tnS sIl~ 80 .,
tl,r ar and 1Eenched the hands thht were
c,asnrd in sppplicatiOn. but the heat was 50
gr..it that the men were driven back.
The rnann~r in which the rest o. the VIC
J tin, met their death was quite a7 ""lu''