New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
COVERED WITH BLAZING OIL.
FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AND DOZEN
FATALLY INJURED NEAR ALTON. ILL.
COLLISION BETWEEN 4 LIMITED EXPRESS on
TIE "BIG -FOUR" AND AN OIL TRAIN-AwFUL
RESULTS FOLLOW THE EXPLOSION OF
TANK.CAE-A BRAVE ENGI-


Ilif BIG lOUR' AND AN OlL 1kAlN-ANl Ob
RESULTS FOLLOW THE EXPLOSION OF
TANK.CAE-A BRAVE ENGI-
NEER LOSES HIS LIFE.
Alton. H., Jan. 2l.-Eight persons killed, twelve
fatally injured and nearly hundred more Or less
seriously hurt is the appalling result of series of
accidents at Alton junction to-day. An open
switch on the Big Four main track was the
cause Of the disaster The Southwestern limited
ran through the switch into freight train stand
Ing Oh the siding, and Engineer Webb Ross, of the
limited was instantly killed. The wreck took
fire, and while great crowd was watching the
spectacle an o-tank exploded with terrific force.
throwing over the spectators burning oil. Seven
Of them We're instantly killed and scores were
frieh,flly burnel, dozen of whom at least will
die. The list of killed and injured as nearly com
plctc Ar possible at present writing, Is as follows:
THE DEAD.
coRNEiIUs Hiram student OF shurtlins College; from
MILLER Edward. Of Alton Junction
ROSS. webb. engineer Of the passenger train
i've others not yet dentcd bodies burned TO crisp
FATALLY INJURED.
EARGIL. Frank. of stanford Conn.
FRAZER. A.. Of San Francisco.
FRITZ. John Of Edrard>yill, Choosing.
HAGAIMAN, Otto Of Alton Junction.
HERMANN. Joseph. OF Alton.
MAUPIIIN. Edward. Of S. Charles No.
MCCARTHY. Willie, a boy. Of Alton.
MCINTOSH, Lewis OF Alton.
MCINTOSH. william. Of Alton.
STAPLES. ,,eorge, a boy, o Alton.
SIT rI,l IL, John. Of Alton.
WILLIAMS John, Of Alton.
SEVERELY INJURED
CALDWELL T.. NJ. Of Alton.
HARRIS. Charles Of Alton.
HENRY. John. OF Alton.
NONOdIIAN.
MoNTIoMERY. James. Of Upper Alton.
MURRAY, James ". Of Upper Alton.
O'MFhE. Patrick Of Alton.
PILGRIM. Henry, Of Alton.
rEI NfY Henry. Of Alton.
RICHARDSON David o. Alton.
RICHARDSON Nathan, of Alton.
SACK. John 1 Alton.
ZlEGLEE. John. Of Alton.
There are besides not less than seventy pcop"
more ar .Ss severely scaldcd, who will be- laid up
for weeks.
Alton Junction. or wann. j. located two miles
east OF this city. and is watering. transfer and
feeding station for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, CHI
caco and 81 Louis and the Chicago, burlington
and Quincy railroads. The latter road Joins the
" IIf, -Four" AT this point, running into 81. Louis
over the same track The fast through train
known as the Southwestern Limited coming
ont from St Louis at o o'clock this morning. thlr
teen maut.s late, and making up lost time at
iorty->..yca miles an hour, VIXEN II IAN INTO a
twitch and came into collision with "A long freight
train consisting mostly of loaded tank cars
Engineer webb Ross Of Mattoon. SAW the danger
too late. hut he threw on the ar-brak" ana
stayed with his m1char. icing buried IN TN"
wreck and burned TO Il crisp His fireman, White
jumped. and escaped uninlurrd The passengers
were fcariuli, shaken up, Dut none were seriously
! hurt. An "yc-witIcss lays that the shock oI III"
/ culli sion whs such 70 split two loaded tank'
wide opcn. ana the oil Immediately caught fire,
thc flames shooting hity cst into th" air Ih'
loconotiv" and hngcac" cur were totally Wr""kcd,
but ia" maindcI II The pas- necr train wa, re-
moved bc, ond fhr reach of ia" flames.
I'm an incredibly short time tn" freight tram WAS
"a nae, of flames. Fear Of an explosion pre-
vented ary attempt 10 save il. III" wr"cEin@
train cam. up from Last ~. Louis at II o. ock
bnt could do little, and half a dozen switch
engines were run out from here - clear the Ndrls
| Tranic on the two roads WAS entirely Su-p"nu'I'
and "A special train was mad" mp on IN" 'h'agp
and Alton to carry b,atcd passengers through To
81. I.ouis
IIcirins Of th" wrcc,, huy drcds Of people from
this city and vicinity were attracted by curoS'E
10 tn. scene Ind then occurred IN awlui MS
ost,r 4 few minute. past /? O'Clock th"i" was Il
,li.l,t cNplos.cE of onr tank, which rrattrr"
the wicckag. on all silc. setting !:r" 10 the STOCK
ward. inclo,urr. Thi, produced IL" ihpr'''lo"
that the danger of explosion, wa~ passed. ana ','
throne of Lv,tandcls rushed i'll to save til' s'o'h
cards from destruction. \ minute later t'i'
WA q dcnfenin,r report that shook the earth Tor
half a minute and spread one sheet oi S''''''' .
burning oil in all directions. Fol t'oN' wn"i"
4 l. ian ~ tb,t,.
clothing was burned and hter'I| iei ''o,'' Wv W
| bodi.. Ina moment chose who were not diS'p'"
| BEGAN running hitler and thith"r, WAVING "''''
| hands and scr Gaming for h"Ip
| Somc went 10 the nearest water ana oth''s '"'
inf, ,h.. field. and are missing yet Pahlc r'l-h'"
| ,o, , short time until the nnlnJur"d rc"N'f'u
! ,I;, ur,senc. of mind To care for the aii'''''
Two Imn,I, of ln,ccd oil wrr" taken rom
| rnccrv store and applied 10 the w"nndS pN , e
c,al phyeicians who ipl"hcu 'o W. WI ,mrood % m.
Eyr,v hons. i'm the little villa%" was tuih'" i',o
| . ,,,,nnrory lrepiial. and every doctor III h'"'
| and it, vicnty was sumionc'l. -NN sF,h - P"r
ILL, a train was mad" up ana twenty "' N' ,u,
cr.rs were. brought here 10 ~ '">rp" ] n pid
| 'iL. total los 80 lar - can he I>''ftai'"'
;nIud.s ,hc crrnc of the limited ana tlh' "a.G"sr
| r,r seven tank ears iuil oi OIL tlsht poN .'''
i b,if dozen Hat caIs, all OF these Drlh- com
| ,JotcIv DESTROYED. No accurate "s'ln''c VI w,
| l. ,r IL, made at present. but II VIII rcWh
| u" ,W"hh Ross the brave engineer who lost MS
| uc, leaves a wife and siN children ~ Maroon,
| Vo attempt T. iN the !, ,Lm Tor me ia'n WI MIIn -,
| Ln. vet bee, made. aud nothing inrth'f VIII ,i w.
! known until after the lh"9"S"'o" " "
| Coroncrs jury t1-morr'".
POINTED 4 PISTOL 1T THE NNoRS HEAD
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