The herald., 1893-10-14
JOY TURNED TO SORROW
An Awful Railway Disaster
at Jackson, Miss.
Twelve People Killed and Many
Others Injured.
The Victims Were Eastern Worlds
Fair Excursionists.
The Second Section of Special Train
Crashed Into the Rear of the
First with Appalling
Consequences.
By the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press. t
JACKSON, Mich, Oct. 13.-The most
awful railroad disaster of the present
yearis the most that can be said OF the
terrible wreck which occurred this
morning right in front of the depot Of
the Michigan Central Railroad company
in this city. Twelve lives were wiped
out and nearly thrics that number ol
people msngled and crushed. All the
people, who were happy and joyful,
were on their way to Chicago, preeuma-
bly, to visit the worlds fair
s9 THE WRECKED TRAIS.
The train in which the casualty oc-
Cured was an excursion train that left
Watertown, N. T., yesterday for Chi.
csgo in two sections, heavily loaded.
The fret section reached jackson at
$3.50 this morning and stopped a!
the depot to change engines. Many
passengers aligbted during the time to
get bite of breakfast during the wait.
This in itself was most fortunate oc-
currence, as had it NOT been for this the
list Of killed and injured would have
been mncn greater. While the first
section was standing in the station the
second section came into the yard at
the rate OF 20 miles an hour. The en-
gineer saw the semaphore set and tried
to stop. but for an unaccountable reason
the air brake on his engiue failed to
work, and the heavy train crashed with
terrific force into the cars standing still.
The TIVE rear coaches OF the frat section
were telsecoped, and twas in these that
most OF the casualties occurred.
APPALLING RESULTS.
Every passenger in the cara was either
killed or terribly injured. The third
coach from the rear OF the fret section
was thrown to one side and four paesen-
gers in it were killed and others sinjured.
With the exception OF the engine and
baggage car the rear section escsped
eefious harm. The engine wa9 badly
wrecked, and steam and hot water es-
Gaping from the sides OF the pnnctdred
boiler added greatly to the suffering ol
the Unfortunate victims.
In very short time after the accident
occurred the people OF the city gathered
at the scene by hundreds and aided the
railroad men in every possible way in
succoring the unfortunates. President
Ledyard. and other high officials OF the
road, came from Detroit on special
train as soon as they were advised OF
the awful affair. and directed the efforts
Of the reecuere,
THE DEATH LIST.
The killed are:
Mrs. d. q. Gibbc. Wheeling. N. Y.
Mrs. Lloyd Woodbury., Bath. N. Y.
James Woodbury., Bath, N. Y.
Mrs. James H. Keelsr, Hammonds-
port. N. Y.
Maggie McMaster. Penn yam, N. Y. el
Harriet Brescs, Pine City, N. Y.
Mrs. Charles Starr, Elmira, N. Y.
George Hoffman, Louisville, N. Y.
a Mre. j. W. Beardsley, Canton, Pa.
Baby Harrington, 6.months-old child
OF Mrs. Anson Harrington Of Elmira,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore, Morris Run, Pa.
LIST OF THE MJURED.
The injured are:
Kate Healy, Morris Run, Pa, frac.
tured thigh.
Joanna Healy, Morris Run, serious in
j. N. Anderson, Morris, Run, thigh
CQb duu DdCk q bpi ninCQs
Mrs. Timothy Donovan, Morris Run,
serious cuts and bruises.
Miss Maud Benedict, Canton, Pa, Sc.
rious internal injuries.
Mira. Anson Harrington, Elmira, N.
y. leg broken.
Miss Blanche Beardsley, Canton, Pa,
fatal fracture OF the skull.
Mrs. @. w. Fay, Elmira, painful cuts
and bruises.
Mrs. Laura Fay, Elmira, bruised and
cut.
W. R. Humphrey. Chenango Lake,
Pa, cut and bruised.
Mrs. Alfred searles, Elmirs, internal
injuries.
Miss E. Dolmetcb, EImira. internal
injuries.
Mrs. Mary Wakefield, Elmira, cut and
bruised. ss
Miss Sarah L, Reeler, Hammondsport,
skull fractured. 4
Mrs. J. W. Anderson, Morris Run, leg
broken and internal injuries.
l.. B. Airsworth, Norwich, N. Y. Sc.
rious internal Injuries.
Miss Alice Harris, Canton, Pa, inter-
nal injuries. ts
Miss Mary G. Kriss, Canton, Pa, se-
rlOue cute anu Drulsee.
Mrs. G. H. Garner, Horse Heads, N.
", cut and bruised.
Mary Gardiner, aged s., bruised and
cut.
Mre. J. A. Burlinghsme, East Spring
field, N. ", head cut.
V. Lewis, Columbia Cross Roa ds, Pa, f,
cut and bruised.
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
When the collision occurred the
shrieks that rent the air could be heard
for blocks. Fireman Joseph Kimbei-
ling jumped from the cab before the
crash and escaped uninjured. Engi.
neer William Whalen Jumped later an d
was badly hurt. He may not recover.
As the mAngied forms were gradually
removed from the coaches the inass OF
onlookers groaned in sympathy and the
ininred cried ont in AGONY
Lord, have mercy on my soul !"
shrieked poor fellow whose lie was
ebbing away.
'Gnad Jasus. cara for Tommy" eried