The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-15

One Passenger Fatally Injured and a Score
of Others Badly Hurt-The Engineer
Responsible for the Accident Escapes to
the swamp.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 15.-Engineet Simp-
son, of the East Louisiana railroad, is re
sponsible for serious accident that oc-
CURED yesterday at the ,crpssing of the
Louisville and NashviIf %nd the North
eastern road, about two miles from where
the Louisville and Nashville road leaves
Elysian Fields street, an accident that will,
in all probability, result in at least one t@
tality, while score of passengers on the
Louisville and Nashville road were severely
injured
The Louisville and Nashville ''Across the
Lake" excursion train, eight coaches, well
loaded, n 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 to a stop and whistled,
as the law required. He then gave the sig
nal to go ahead and proceeded across the
tracks of the Northeastern,
The East Louisville train carrying excur-
sionists to points in St. Tammany parish,
was booming along its tracks, and with a
shrill shrek from its whistle for down
brakes it crashed into the sixth coach of
the Louisville and Nashville train. The
collision threw q 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, but the excursionists did
Al.
monster struck the coach several of the
passengers saw it coming and panic
ensued. There was n wild rush to escape
from the doomed coach but before any Of
the passengers could reach the platform
the approaching train had struck and the
coach was hurled from the tracks into the
ditch. Women and children shrieked in
their terror while men fought their way
blindly to escape from the coach.
After the first wild panic had subsided
there were heard piteous moans from diff
ferent parts Of the wreck, telling of pain
full injuries Willing hands went to work
and within a short time the wounded ones
had been taken from the coach and made
| as comfortable as circumstances would
permit. The greatest Indignation and
anger prevailed among the witnesses OF
| the collision against Engineer Simpson.
Inquiry developed the fact that he had es-
capped to the swamp.
The following is list of the injured:
Robert Carey, sugar broker, left leg broken
and head cut, may die; r. H. Holmes,
left leg and arm broken; A. Whillow, left
knee and hip hurt; Mrs Julia Muir left
leg and ankle injured and severe scalp
wounds; Andrew Lee, confusion of the
neck; 5. C. Courtney head slightly in
| jured; Frank Carambat, hurt on left side;
| Mrs Frank Caramhat, injured severely
| about the side; Ella Sharp, niece Of Mrs
| Carambat, confusion of neck; f. j. Evans
cut about the face; ID. r. Fleming, left
leg bruised NJ Mcdonnell, badly bruised
about the left side Of the head and right
arm; r., ID. McKeeman, slightly hurt; Mr.
Lehman, severely hurt about head c. S
/ Younger, bruised about the body; Mrs
| A. S. Cosay, badly bruised; Mrs. L
Speirs, badly bruised; a son Of General A
J S. Badger badly hurt A small boy was
seriously hurt about the head but imme
diately after the wreck he left the scene
in charge of his father