Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-23

~ here, causing the neath oi bh-
rIneer Ross and ipjufipg several pas
sngefs. The passenger train was
late and was running al the rate
10 miles an hour Approaching
Wanu station, the engine ran
through sn open switch aud crashed
into train Of freight cars standing
on the siding. The locomotive split
the caboose u the freight train, and
slowed its way through several
'reIght cars. several oil tanks ex
,Ioded, aud scattered oil over the
wreck, which caught fire. The
lanes quickly spread, and, before
hey we're drawn away, four freight
ars, three oil tanks, the baggage
ar, smoker and locomotive ofth,
express train were completely dec
royed. just before the collision oc-
urred the fireman Of the express
,pgIne lesped TO the ground aud es
,aped with slight Injuries. Eng
,eer w ID. Ross, OF this city, remain
u Ia his cab, aud was carried
through the wreck. He was pinne d
between the tender and boiler
nd covered with oil from the burn
ing tanks, being literally boiled 10
ieath. Passengers on the express
rain received more or less shaking
~, but none were seriously hurt,
rhe crew Of the freight trai
he approaching locomotive 10 time
to escape from the caboose 10 safety.
A special train, carrying surgeons
,nd a wrecklng crew, left here at 8
'clock, and we're soon at the scene
4 the acsident. The track IL badly
blocked, and traffic will not be re-
,umed until tonight. Passengers
are, however, transferred 10 other
ines. The material loss by the
wreck is nearly 500, 1000.
A corpse In the baggage car was
entirely consumed In the fire orlgi-
uatlng from the wreck.
AT noon, while large gang Of
workmen were engaged in clearing
away the wreck, the flames reached
gasoline tank, which exploded,
gathering blazing oil In all dIrec-
tions. The vicinity OF the wreck was
crowded with spectators watching
the workmen, and they were
lreDched with oil, many being re-
sorted seriously burned. Joseph
Fitzpatrick aud Andrew Mcmillan,
section men, were badly burned and
aiken home to East st. Louis. Tim
othy HoulIhan, another section man,
was w badly burned that his death is
expected. II Is reported nearly so
spectators were more or less injured
oy the burning oil, aud many were
carried In wagons TO neighborIng
armhouses, where they received
Iaedical attention.
ANOTHER REPORT
Sr, Louis, Mo, jan. 23-A wreck
which, In consequence, IL one Of the
most appalling aud disastrous, 90.
CURED between Wann and Alton
Junction, Illinois Saturday. The
Cleveland. Columbus, Clcinnati aud
q. Louis southwestern limited pas.
'enger train, consisting OF an engine
and four coaches which left here
saturday morning for the East ran
.uto an open switch half mile
lorth of Wann aud crashed into
,raln consisting OF seven tank oars
standing there. The result was
Arc aud afterwards AN explosion
Shlch already has cost ak persons
ives, fatally injured several more.
seriously hurt Others, aud caused
great property loss to the company.
The dead are; Webb Ross, Mat.
.oon, Ills, engineer of the limited,
Hiram Cornelius, Of Iowa; Edward
Miller, Alton junction aud two unl-
isntiiied men aud Que BOY, name
unknown. All were burned to
Heath. The following were fata ly
burned; William shat,uok, Upper
Alton Frank Scullin, Alton; Joseph
Herman, Alton; John Wnkeson,
Alton john Fred. Edwardsville
,rossing, Ills; Charles Harris. Al
on; John Luuk, Alton; A. 4. Fraser.
s. Louis; Edward Muupin. Alton.
All were fatally burned about the
iead aud body, o,her. iujured are;
NJ. a. Harflsnn Mama. H.nrx