The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-14
Twelve Killed and Many Hurt
at jackson, Mich.
AIR BRAKES FAILED TO WORK.
Section Of a Worlds Fair Excursion
Crashes Into It's Predecessor.
The Firss Train Was waiting st she
Michigan Central Depot at breakfast
Iims when the second section
Pianged in--Heartrenaing scenes.

ent year occurred this morning right in
front OF the depot of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company IN this city. Twelve
lives were wiped out and thrice that num-
Der OF people mangsed and crushed. All
the people. who we're happy and joyful.
were on the way 10 Chicago. presumably
To visit the Worlds fair. This was the
first wreck Of any consequence on the
Michigan Central railroad since 1sI9.
and the result was appalling. The train in
which the casualties occurred was an ex-
curslon train that left Watertown, n. ",
yesterday for Chicago in two sections.
heavily loaded. The first section reached
Jackson at $50 this morning. and stopped
at the depot to cnange engines. Many
passengers alightei during the time 10 get
bite of breakfast during the wait. This
in itself was q most fortunate occurrence.
as bad il not been for this the list of
killed and injured would have been much
greater.
While the first section was standing in
the station the second section came into
the yard at the rate of twenty miles an
hour. The engineer saw the semaphore
set and tried 10 stop. but for an un-
accountable re ason the air brake on his
engine failed 10 work. and. the heavy
train crashed with terrific force into this
cars standing still. The two rear coaches
of the first section were teie-
scoped. and 1t was in these
that most of the casualties occurred.
killed or terribly injured The third coach
from the rear of the first section was
thrown to one side and four passengers in
. IL s,.sn h.
exception of the engine and baggage car
the rear section escaped serious harm.
The engine was badly wrecked, and steam
and hot water escaping from the sides of
the punctured boiler added greatly to the
suffering of the unfortunate victims.
Within a very short time after the acci-
dent occurred the people of the city gath
cred at the scene by hundreds. and aided
the railroad men in every possible way in
rescuing the unfortunates. President
I.edyard and other high officials of the
road came from Detroit on q special train
as soon as they were advised of the awful
affair, and directed the efforts Of the
rescuers.
The killed are:
Mrs. ID. z. GrRBs, Wheeling. N. Y.
Mrs. LLOYD WOODBURY., Bath. n. Y.
JAMES WOODBURY.. Bath, ". Y.
Mrs. JAMES IL. KEELEs, Hammondsport,
~ Y.
MAGGIE McMAsTER, Pennyan. n. Y.
HARRIKT BRgEcE, Pine City. ". Y.
Mrs. CHARLES STARR. Elmira. n. Y.
GEoRGE HOFFMAN, Louisville. n. Y.
Mrs. ]. w. BEARDsLEY, Canton. Pa.
BABY HARRINGTON, the 6-months-old
child of Mrs. Anson Harrington, Elmira,
" Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. GILMORE. Morris Ran, Pa
The injured are:
Kate HeaIy, Morris Run, Pa, fractured
thigh; Joanna Heaiy, Morris Run, Pa,
serious internal injuries and fracture both
legs; j. n. Anderson, Morris Run. Pa.
thigh cut, back sprained; Mrs. Timothy
Donovan. Morris Run. Pa, serious cuts
and bruises; Miss Maud Benedict, Canton,
Pa, seri 'us internal injuries; Mrs. Anson
Harrington. Elmira, y. Y. leg broken:
Miss Blanche Beardsley. Canton. Pa, fatal
fracture skull; Mrs. z. w. Fay. Eimira,
n. Y. painful cuts and bruises;
Mrs. Laura Fay. Elmirs, n. y. bruised
and cut: W. Il. Humphrey, Shenango
Lake, Pa, cut and bruised; Mrs. Alfred
Searles, Eimira, n. Y. internal injuries;
Miss T.. Dolmetch, Eimira, n. Y. internal
injuries; Mrs. Mary Wakefield, Eimira. n.
", cut and bruised: Miss Sarah L. Keeier.
Hammondsport. n. ". sknll fractured:
Mrs. j. w. Anderson, Morris Run, Pa,
leg broken, internal injuries: L. Il. Aims
worth, Norwich, N. ". internal injuries:
Miss Allie Harris. Canton. Pa. Internal
injuries; Miss Mary G. krise. Canton. Pa.
serious cuts and bruises; Mrs. q. II. Gar
ner, Households. n. Y, ent and bruised
Mrs. J. A. Burlingame. East Springfield.
N. Y. head cut; +. Lewis Columbia Cross
Roads, Pa. cut and bruised.
When the collision occurred the shrieks
that rent the air could be heard for
blocks Joseph Kimberling jumped frsm
the cab before the crash and escaped unin-
iured. Engineer William Whaisn re-
mained at his post 10 the last and Vas so
badly hurt that be may not recover. As
the mangled forms we're gradually re-
moved from the coaches the mass Of on
lockers groaned in sympathy and the
injured cried out in agony. Lord have
mercy on my soulr' shrieked a
poor fellow, whose life was ebb-
ing away. Good Jesus, care for
Tommy I" cried woman who was dying
with childs at her breast. A woman
the track suffering untold mental and
physical anguish. She was the mother OF
. child years old and implored the by
ISLANDERS 70 save her child. "Only let me
see my babe before die" said she. ''You
Who know mothers love. get ny child,
oeseech you" Her child vas dead.
The work Of removing the dead aud in
jured vas carried on with ali possible dis
patch. Mayor Bennett and Sheriff Peck
took charge OF the work Of the townspeo-
ple. and 20 them and the citizens generally
- due great credit for the attention be-
slowed upon the sufferers.
Though Thousands Of splinters were
scattered about few remain on the ground
tonight. They have been carried away by
the curious as mementoes Of the awful
wreck. Cushions bespassered with the
blood OF the killed have been torn 20
sareds and carried away likewise.
The cause Of the wreck 10 . mystery.
Some OF the railroad officials say the only
responsible agent 10 Engineer whalen,
hut noae Of them say he can be held re-
sponsible for IL. The air brakes would not
work. and nobody feels ccmnetept to ex-
plain why they would rot. The two
trains were delivered 10 the Michigan
Central at Buffalo. one from the New
York Central and she other from the Desa-
ware. Iackavana a Western. Both were
excursions, the passengers having been
pscked up 81 local points IN Sew York
and rennsyivauts Engfnef Wha.en vas
able tonight 10 talk to representative 0f
the Associated Press. He xaisi the engine
was new one ard in all particulars had
worked beautifully On the run freq