Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-18
CARELESS ENGINEER,
HE CAUSES TERRIBLE WRECK
One Excursion Train Crashes Into the
Side of Another, Causing Many to be
to be Injured.--No Ono Is Killed Out
right,

New Orleans, Oct. 14.-Engineer
Simpson of the East Louisiana road Ii
responsible for a frlghtful accident
that occurred this morning at the cross
ing of the Louisville and Nashville anu
the Northeastern road, about two miles
from where the Louisville and Nash
Vile road leaves Elysian Fields street
an accident that will In all probable
lty result in at least one fatality, While
n score of passengers on the Louisville
and Nashville received severe injuries
The Louisville and Nashville "Across
the Lake" excursion train, consisting
Of eight coaches; well loaded with
pleasure-seekers, a large proportion Of
them being women and children, pull
ed out on time. AS the train approch-
ed the crossing of the Northwestern
tracks, Engineer Hanley brought his
train to a stop and whistled as the law
requires. He then gave the signal to
go ahead and proceeded across the
tracks Of the Northwestern.
The East Louisiana train, carrying
excursiOnlsts to points in South Tam
many parish, was booming along Its
tracks and with a shrill shriek from
its whistle for down brakes 1t crash
ed into the sixth coach of the Louis
Vile and Nashville train. The collision
threw a crowded coach completely In
to the ditch, while the. attacking en-
sine was derailed and buried Its nos''
several feet in the mud.
Passengers of the East Louisiana
train were uninjured except from tile
shock Of the collision. Not so with the
coast excursion, however. Just before
| the Iron monster struck the coach. sew
eral of the passengers saw 1t comin:,
and panic ensued. There was Il wild
rush to escape from the doomed coach.
but before one of the passengers could
reach either platform the approaching
engine had struck and the coach with
Its living freight was hurled from the
tracks into the ditch Women and chill
dren shrieked in their terror, while men
fought their way blindly for some es-
| cape from the coach. Seats were torn
| up and hurled in every direction by the
| force of the collision. and after the
| first wild panic had subsided there
We're heard piteous moans from differ
| ent quarters of the wreck, telling OF
| painful injuries. Willing hands weE!
| to work and within short time thu
wounded had Been taken from the
coach and made as comfortable as cir
cumstances would permit The great.
| est Indignation and anger prevailed
| among the witnesses OF the collision
| against Engineer Simpson, who had
r,lthlessly disregarded the law requir
| Ing him to stop and had caused tlr
| frightful accident. Inquiry developed
| the fact that Simpson had escaped te
the swamp.
| A section foreman on his handcal
brought the news of the collision tc
| the city and the Northeastern officials
dispatched special train to convey the
injured to the city.
List of the injured:
Robert Carey, sugar broker, left leg
broken and head cut.
| II. II. Holmes. left leg and arm
broken. w.. I -4.
A. G.. Whillow, left knee and hil
| hurt s =! -arr.s 90
Mrs. Julia Muir, left leg and ankle
injured and severe scalp wound.
Andrew Lee, confusion Of the neck
| 8. G. Courtney, slightly hurt abou
th9 left side. 70 e,s'5
Mrs. Frank Carambal, injured severe
ly nbout the side. ~
Ella Sharp, confusion Of the neck
r. J. Evans, slightly cut about tl:f
face. a .Ha.a siEE
II. Il. Fleming, left leg bruised.
NJ. Mcdonnell, badly bruised about
the left side of the head and right arm
n. T. McKeenan Of Biloxi, slightly
hurt. 1T rr 1a
| Mr.. Lehman. severely hurt about tic
head. lEE
| IS. Counger, bruised about the body
| Mrs. s. A. Cosa, badly bruised,
Mrs. l.. Spires, badly bruised.
A son of General A. s. Badger, badly
hurt.
| A small boy. seriously hurt about the
head but Immediately after the wreck
he left the scene, In charge of his
father.