Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-15
RECKLESS OF LIFE.
An Engineer Forgets or Disre.
CARDS the Law.
SCORES OF PEOPLE PUT IN PERIL,

One Carload Of Excursionsts Knocked Into
the Ditch and n Number of Passengers
Injured by Another Excursion Train at
New Orleans-The Cause of the Disaster
Escapes Into the Swamp-Many Victims
Suffer Broken Limbs.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 15.-Engineer
Simpson, of the East Louisiana railroad,
Is responsible for a frightful accident that
occurred at the crossing of the Louisville
and Nashville and the Northeastern road.
ABOUT two miles from where the Louis
vile and Nashville road leaves Elysian
Fields street-an accident that will, in all
probability, result in at least one fatality,
while score Of passengers on the Louis
VINE and Nashville railroad received severe
injuries. The Louisville and Nashville
across the lake excursion train, consist
ing Oh eight coaches well loaded with
pleasure seekers, a large proportion of
Inem being women and children pulled
out on time. As the train approached the
crossing of the Northeastern tracks En-
Gineer Hanlcy brought his train to a stop
and Whlstled, as the law requires He,
Then gave the signal to go ahead. and pro-
ceeded across the tracks of the Northeast
ern.
Crowded Coach in the Ditch,
The East Louisiana train, CARRYING ex-
cursionists to points in Saint Tammany
parish, was booming along its tracks, and
with shrill shrek from its whistle for
down brakes it crashed into the sixth
coach of the Louisville and Nashville train.
The collision threw IA crowded coach COM
plctely into the ditch, while the attacking
engine was derailed and buried its nose
several feet in the soft mud Passengers
on the East Louisiana train were unin-
Jurcd except for the shock of the collision.
Not SO with the coast excursion, however
just before the iron monster struck the
coach several of the passengers saw it COM
ing and panic ensucd
Wild Rush That W.s Futile.
There was 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 anu children shricked in their ter
Tor, while men fought their way blindly
for some escape from the coach Seats
were torn up and hurled in every direc-
ton by the force of the collision and after
the first wild panic had subsided there
We're heard Ditcous moans from different
quarters OF the wreck, telling or palnIuI
injuries.
Responsible Man Gets Away
Willing hands went to work and with
in short time the wounded ones had been
taken from the coach and made as COM
Portable cirf.Yrru usta 1ynuIJ ,,nr,,,;,
The greatest indignation and anger pre-
vailed among the witnesses of the collision
against Engineer Simpson, who had ruth
lessly disregarded the law requiring him
to stop, and had caused the frightful
wreck. Inquiry developed the fact that
Simpson had escaped to the swamp.
Many Have Broken Bones.
List of the injured: Robert Carey,
sugar broker, left leg broken and head
cut; r. II. Holmes, left leg and arm
broken; A. c. Whillow, left knee and hip
hurt; Mrs. Julia Muir left leg and ankle
injured and severe scalp wounds; Andrew
Lee, confusion OF the neck: : C. Court
ney, head slightly injured; Frank Caraln-
bat slightly hurt about left side; Mrs.
Frank Carambat was also injured severe
ly about the side; Ella Sharp, "a niece
of Mrs. Carambat, confusion of the
neck; Il. J. Evans, slightly cut about the
face; ID. X. Fleming, left leg bruised; NJ.
Mcdonnell. badly bruised about left side
of head and right arm; r. l.. McKeeman,
of Biloxi, slightly hurt; Mr. Lehman, Sc
verely hurt about head; c. 5. Younger,
bruised about the body; Mrs. A. 5 Cosa,
badly bruised; Mrs. L. Spiers. badly
bruised; a son of General A. 3 Badger,
badly hurt A small boy was seriously
hurt about the head, but Immediately
after the wreck he left the scene in charge
of his father.