The Delta independent., 1894-10-17
CARELESS ENGINEER.
HE CAUSES a TERRIBLE WRECK
Ono Excursion Train Crashes Into the
Side of Another, Csusing Many to BE-
to be Injured.-No One h Killed Out
right.

New Orleans, Oct 14.-Engineer
Simpson of the East Louisiana road Is
responsible for frightful accident
that occurred this morning at the cross
ing of the Louisville and Nashville and
the Northeastern road, about two miles
from where the Louisville and Nash
vile road leaves Elysian Fields street
an accident that will in all probabil-
ity result in at least one fatality, while
a score Of passengers on the Louisville
and Nashville received severe injuries.
The Louisville and Nashville ACROSS
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 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
excursionists to points in South Tam
many parish, was booming along its
tracks and with a shrill shrek from
its whistle for "down brakes" it 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-
gine was derailed and buried its nosa
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 excursion, however. Just before
the iron monster struck the coach. sew
eral Of the passengers saw it coming
and panic ensued. There was q 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 subsidized there
were heard piteous means from differ
ent 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 cir
cumstances would permit The great
est Indignation and anger prevailed
among the witnesses OF the collision
against Engineer Simpson, who had
ruthlessly disregarded the law reQuir-
ing him TO stop and had caused the
frightful accident. Inquiry developed
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the swamp.
A section foreman on his handcar
brought the news OF the collision to
the city and the Northeastern officials
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
X. II. Holmes, left leg and arm
broken.
A. G. whillow, left knee and hip
hurt
Mrs. Julia Muir, left leg and ankle
injured and severe scalp wound.
Andrew Lee. confusion OF the neck
$. c. Courtney, slightly hurt about
the left side.
Mrs. Frank Carambal. injured severe
ly about the side.
Ella Sharp, confusion of the neck.
+. J. Evans. slightly cut about tEe
face.
ID. X. Fleming. left leg bruised
NJ. Mcdonnell, badly bruised about
the left side OF the head and right arm.
X. T. Mckeenan OF Biloxi, slightly
hurt.
Mr.. Lehman. severely hurt about the
head.
c. s. Counger. bruised about the body
Mrs. $. A. Cosa, badly bruised.
Mrs. l.. Spires. badly bruised
A son of General A. $. 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.