The Meeker herald., 1894-10-20
CARELESS ENGINEER.
HE CAUSES ArERa,sLE WRECK


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New ORLEANS. Oct 14.-Engineer
Simpson o, the East Louisiana road 4
responsible for frixbtfui ACCIDENT
that occurred this morning at The cross
ing Of The Louisville and Nashville ana
the Northeastern road. about tTo miles
from where The Lyuisvilie and NASH
Vile road leaves Elyssan Fields street
an accident THAI VIII in all p-ossas'i-
icy result In at least one fatality while
a score Of rasseisgsrs on the LouisFli'e
and Nashville received severe ia5DT1e7-
The Louisville and Nashville Across
The Lake excursion train c0zlslstl1e
Of eight coaches: well loaded with
plsasu-c-Heeksrs. = large proportion OF
them being women and children pull
ed out on tiIns. As the Train epp-och-
ed the crossing Of the Northwestern
tracks. Engineer Hanlsy brought bis
train 70 stop and EfistIed as the law
requires He then gave the signal 70
20 ahead and proceeded across the
tracks Of the Northwestern
The East Louisiana train carrying
eIcursiOuisis 10 points In South Tam
many parish. was booming along IT,
tracks and with & shrIu shrek from
rs whistle fO- down brakes II crash
ed into the sixth coach Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville train The collision
threw 2 crowded coach completely In
20 the ditch. while the attacking en-
zine YRS de-ailed ard buried It's ms
ssTe-ai feet In the mud
Passenger Of the East Louisiana
tain were uniDj I,red except from dc
khocs o, the collision No; 20 with tiaf'
coast excursion. however. JUST before
the IRON monster struck the coach ssv-
e-zl Of tie passengers saw IL coming
and a panic ssTIsUsd- There vras Wild
rtish 70 ESCAPE from the doomed cDacn.
but before one ~ the passengers could
rs-ach either platform the approaching
engine had struck and the coach Elto
tss living freight WA hurled from the
tracks into rn. ditch Women and chill
dreB s.rieked IN their Terror. while Ib.'n
fought ttieir wsy biindEy for some ~
cape from tbs. coach. S@ats were torn
NJ and hurled In every direction By tie
f0rce Of the collision, and after the
first Wild panic had subsidized there
were beard psisnsis rn0ans FROM DIFF
.-sst quarters Of the wreck telling NJ
painful iulurifs Willing hands wen
to work and within a sb0-t time the
wounded had been taken from the
coach Dnd made ns comfortable aS cir
ctims;aDcs-s would permit The great
est Indignation and anger prevailed
among the witnesses Of the collision
against Engineer Simpson. who had
rIittie@siy dIsreSarded the law r.7quir
Ing him 10 stop and had caused the
frign;ful accident Inquiry developed
the fact that Simpson had escaped 10
the swamp.
A section foreman on his handcsr
bropgnt the news Of the collision 10
the city and the Nortbeastsrn officials
dispatched special traia TO convey tise
injured TO the city.
List OF the injured:
Robert Carey. sugar broker. left lc.
broken and bead cut
Il. II HOImes. left leg and arm
broken.
A. G. vbnlow. left knee and Lip
hurt.
Mrs Julia Muir. left leg and ankle
injured and s4y@rs s4slp wound.
Andrew L4-e. confusion Of the neck
=. e. Courtney, slightly hurt about
tb9 LEI. side.
sirs. Frank carsmbal, injured sever
Iy shout the side.
Ella Sharp. confusion 0f the neck,
r. j. Evans. slightly cut about Tie
fac..
u. Il. Fleming. Issft leg bruised.
~. Mcdonnell. badly bruised about
,as leSt side Of the had and right arm.
y. r. McKeenan Of Biloxi. slightly
burt.
sir. Lehman, severely hurt about tic
bead.
g. 4. COUDzer. bruised about the body
4rs. $. A. COsa. badly bruised.
Sirs. T.. Spires. badly brulsed.
4 son Of General 4. s. Badger. badly
hurt,
A small boy. seriously hurt about tho
head. bot Immediately after the wreck
i,e lsft the sIene, in charge Of bls
father.