The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-15
BAD CRASH At A CROSSING.
An EDgileeT'S RCCkIeSSlGSS Costs Many
Painful Injuries.

Failing to Obey the Law to Stop at
Crossings, he Runs Into a Crowded
Car Pulling Across His Traoks-rhe
It's Terror-Stricken Inmates Badly
Hurt.
New Orleans, Oct. H.-Engineer Simp-
son Of the East Louisiana railroad is re-
sponsible for a frightful accident that oc-
CURED this morning at the crossing of
the Louisville and Nashville and the
Northeastern road, about two miles from
where the Louisville and Nashville leaves
EIysian Fields street-an accident that
will in all probability result in at least
one fatality, while score Of passengers
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad
received severe injuries. The Louisville
and Nashville "across-the-lake" excur-
sion train, consisting of eight coaches
well loaded with pleasure seekers, large
portion of them being women and chill
dren, pulled out on time.
As the train approached the crossing of
the Northeastern tracks, Engineer Han
ley brought his train to a stop and whis-
ted-as the law requires. He then gave
the signal to go ahead, and proceeded
across the tracks of the Northeastern.
The East Louisiana train, carrying ex-
cursionists to points in st. Thammany
parish, was booming along its tracks,
and with a shrill shrek from its whistle
for down brakes" crashed in the sixth
coach of the Louisville and Nashville
train. The collision threw crowded
coach completely 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 uninjured except for the shock
of the collision. Not so with the coast ex-
cursion, however.
Just before the iron monster struck the
coach several of the passengers saw IT
coming, and a panic ensued. There was
a wild rush to escape from the doomed
coach, but before one of the passengers
could reach either platform, the ap-
preaching engine had struck, and the
coach, with its living freight, was buried
in the ditch.
Women and children shrieked in their
terror, while men fought their way
blindly for some way of escape 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 were heard pit
eous groans from different quarters of
the wreck, telling of painful injuries
Willing hands went to work, and, with
in a short time, the wounded ones had
been taken out of the coach and made as
comfortable as possible.
The greatest indignation and anger pre-
vailed among the witnesses of the col
lision, against Engineer Simpson, who
had so ruthlessly disregarded the law re-
quiring a stop, and had caused the
frightful wreck.
Inquiry developed the fact that Simp-
son had escaped to the swamps.
A section foreman, on his hand car,
brought news of the collision to the city
and the Northeastern officials dispatched
a special train to convey the injured to
the city.
Following is a list of injured:
Robert Carey, sugar broker, left leg
broken and head severely cut.
r, H. Holmes, left leg and arm broken
A. c. Whillow, left knee and hip hurt
Mrs. Julia Muir, left leg and ankle in
jured and severe scalp wound.
Andrew Leo, confusion of the neck.
S. c. Courtney, slightly bruised.
Frank Carambat, slightly hurt about
the left side
Mrs. Frank Carambat was also injured
severely about the side.
Ella Sharp, a niece of Mrs. Carambat
confusion of the neck.
E. ]. Evans slightly cut about the face
Daniel r. Fleming, leg bruised.
NJ McDonneIl, Dadly DrulSed ABOUT tht
left side of the head and right arm.
r. T. McKernan of Biloxi, slightly hurt
internally.
Mr.. Lehman, severely hurt about the
head.
Z, S. Younger, bruised about the body.
Mrs. r. B. Cora, badly bruised.
Mrs l.. Spiro, badly bruised.
a son OF, Gen. A. S. Badger, badly hurt
A small boy was seriously hurt abou
the head, but Immediately after the wrecl
he left the scene in charge of his father.