The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-15
MANY EXCURSIONISTS HURT.
An Engineer Responsible for a
Terrible Smash-Up.
CRASHED INTO A CROWDED CAR
Panic Among the Passengers as the
Locomotive Rushed Into the
Train.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IA - Engineer
Simpson of the East Louisiana road is re-
spunsihie fer a frightful accident that
occurred this morning at the crossing OF
The Louisville and Nashville and the
Northeastern railroads. about two miles
from where he Louisville and Nashville
road leaves Elysian Fields street-an acci-
dent that will in all probability result in
at least one fatality, while score of pas
sengers on the Louisville and Nashville
received severe Injuries.
The Louisville and Nashville "across
the lake" excursion train, consisting of
eight coaches. we'll loaded with pleasure
seekers. a large portion of them being
women and children. pulled out on time.
AS the train approached the crossing Of
the Northeastern tracks, Engineer Hanley
brought his train to stop and whistled.
as the law requires. He then gave the
signal to 60 ahead and proceeded across
the tracks of the Northeastern.
The East Louisiana train carrying ex-
curslonists to points in South Tammany
parish was booming along its tracks and
with shrll shrek from its whistles for
down brakes" it crashed into the sixth
coach of the Louisville and Nashvi lie
train. The collision threw a crowded
coach completely into the ditch, while the
attacking engine was derailed and buried
its nose several feet in the mud.
Passengers of the East Louisiana train
were uninjured except from 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 panic en-
sued. There was a W Id 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 children shreked in their terror, while
men fought their way blindly for some
escape from the coach. Seats were torn
up and hurtled in every direction by the
force of the collision, and, after the first
wild panic had subsidized, there were beard
piteous means from different quarters of
the wreck telling OF painful injuries.
Willing hands went to work and within
a short time the wounded had been taken
from the coach and made as comfortable
as circumstances would permit. The great
est Indignation and anger prevailed amo g
the witnesses of the collision against the
engineer. who disregarded the law reauir-
ing him to stop, and had caused the fright
full accident. Inquiry developed the fact
that Simpson had escaped to the swamp.
a section-hand on his car brought the
news of the collision to the CITY, and the
Northeastern fficials dispatched a special
train to convey the injured to the city.
List OF the injured:
Robert Carey, sugar broker, left leg
broken and head cut
+. Fl. Holmes. left leg and arm broken.
A. G. Whillow, left knee and hip hurt.
Mrs. Julia Muir, left leg and ankle in-
Jured and severe scalp wound.
Andrew Lee, confusion of the neck.
5. c. Courtney, head slightly injured.
Frank Cabamba, slightly hurt about left
side.
Mrs. Frank Cabambal, injured severely
about the side.
Ella Sharp. confusion of the neck.
E. j. Evans, slightly cut about the face.
ID. r. Fleming, left leg bruised.
III. Mcdonnell. badly bruised about the
left side of the head and right arm.
r. 7. McKeenan of Biloxi. slightly hurt.
Mr.. Lehman. severely hurt about head.
g. S. Counger. bruised about body.
Mrs. A. S. Cosa, badly bruised
Mrs. j.. Spires, badly bruised.
son of General A. S. Badger. badIv
hurt.
A small boy was seriously hurt about
the head. but Immediately after the wreck
he left the scene in charge of his fathar