The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-18
CUT THE TRAIN UP
excursion Trains Collide Near
New Orleans.
BAD ACCIDENT AT A CROSSING
Brought the News of the Collision
to New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14.-Engi neer
Simpson of the East Louisiana road is
responsible for a frightfu accident that
occurred this morning at the crossing
of the Louisville Il Nashville and
Northeastern roads, about two miles
from where the Louisville & Nashville
road leaves Elysian Fields street-an
accident that will in all probability re-
suit in at least one fatality, while a
score of passe myers of the Louisville q
Nashville received severe injuries.
The Louisville q Nashville 'across
the lake, excursion train, consisting of
eight coaches, we'll filed with pleasure
seekers, large proportion being
women and children, pulled out on
time. AS the train approached the
crossing of the Northeastern tracks
Engineer Hanley brought his train 10
stop and whistled, as the law re-
quires. He then gave the signal TO go
ahead and passed across the tracks of
the Northeastern.
Cut the Train Ia Half
The last Louisiana train carrying ex-
curslonists from various points to
South Tammany parish was booming
along Its tracks and with shrlll blast
from its whistle for down brakes,
crashed into the sixth coach of the
Louisville & Nashville train. The
collision threw the crowded coach COM
pletely into the ditch, while the at
lacking engine was deraied AID buried
its nose several feet In the mud. The
passengers of the East Louisiana train
were unipjured except from the shock
of the collision.
IL -. lat.
however Just before the iron mon ster
struck the coach several passengers
sawit and panic ensued. There as
"a rush to escape from the doomed
coach, but before one of the passen gers
could reach either platform the ap-
preaching engine had struck and the
coach with its living freight was hurled
from the tracks iuto the ditch.
A Mass of Struggling Humanity.
Women and children shrieked in
their terror, while men fought theil
way blindly for some escape from the
coach. The seats were torn up anc
hurled in every direction by the force
of the collision, aud after the frs
wild panic had subsidized there wer,
heard piteous moAns from diUeren
Quarters of the wiccL telling of painlu
aud within u short tim. the wounded
had been taken from the coach and
made as comfortable as the circum
stances would permit. The greatest
indignation and anger prevailed
among the witnesses OF the collision
against Engineer Simpson, who ha'
ruthlessly disregarded the law requir
Ing him to stop and had caused
frightful accident. Inquiry develops
the fact that Simpson escaped 10 til
swamp.
d The section foreman on handca
brought the news of the collision
: this city, and the Northeastern official
e dispatched special train 10 conve
the injured to the city.
: List of Injured.
: Robert Carey, sugar broker, left lie
d broken; r. II. Holmes, left leg an
y arm broken; A. G. Whillow, left kne
G and hip hurt; Mrs. Julia Muir, left lie
s and ankle injured, severe scalp wount
II Andrew Lee, confusion of neck; Mi
Frank Cabambal, injured severed
about the side; Ella Sharp, contusio
of neck; NJ; Mcdonnell, badly bruise
about the left side OF head and rigl
g arm; Mr.. Lehman, severely hurt abol
the head; Mrs. A. S. Cosp, bad
- bruised; Mrs. l.. Spires, badly bruise
r.. son of General A. S. Badger. bad
10 hurt; others slightly hurt.