The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-15
IGNORED THE LAW.
Engineer Simpson Failed to Stop
His Train as Required and 1t
CRASHES INTO THE REAR COACH
OF a Heavily Loaded Excursion Train.
Eighteen Injured and One OF Them
FatalIy-The Engineer Flees to the
swamps-Many Women AID Chill.
dren on the Train-Names OF the In-
jured.

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Simpson. of tho East Louisiana railroad,
is responsible for the friGhttul accident
that occurred this morning at the cross
ing Of the Louisville & Nashville and
the Northeastern road, about two miles
from where the Louisville & Nashville
road leaves Elysian Fields street-ana ac-
cident that will, in all probability, re-
suit in at least, one fatality, while a
score Of passengers on the Louisville
& Nashville road received severe in-
juries.
The Louisville. & Nashville "across
the lake" excursion train. consisting OF
eight coaches we'll loaded with pleasure
seekers, a large proportion OF them be-
ing 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 go ahead aud
proceeded across the tracks of the
Northeastern.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
The East Louisiana train, carrying ex-
cursionists to points in Saint Tammany
Parish, was booming along its tracks,
and with q shrill shrek for its whistle
for "down brakes" it crushed into the
sixth couch OF the Louisville 4 Nash
vile trim. The collision threw a
crowded coach completely into the
ditch, while the attacking engine was
derailed and buried it's nose several teet
in the soft mud. Passengers on the
East Louisiana train were uninlurod
except for the shock Of the collision.
Not so with tho coast excursion,
however. Just before the iron mon.
ster struck the coach several
OF the passengers saw 1t coming and a
panic ensued. There was 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 liv-
ing freight, was hurled from the tracks
into the ditch. Women and children
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 frat
wild panic had subsidized there were
heard piteous moans from different
quarters OF tho wreck, telling OF painful
injuries. Willing hands went to work
and within short time the wounded
had been taken from the coach and
made as comfortable as circumstances
would permit.
Tho greatest indignation and anger
prevailed among the witnesses OF the
collision against Engineer Simpson, who
had ruthlessly disregarded the law re-
quiring him to stop, and had caused the
frightful wreck. Inquiry developed the
fact that Simpson had escaped to the
swamp.
A section foreman on his hand car
brought the news OF the collision to the
city and tho Northeastern officials dis
patched special train to convey the
injured to the city.
THE INJURED.
List OF the injured: Robert Carey,
sugar broker, left leg broken aud head
cut R. II. Holmes, left leg and arm
broken. A. @. Willow. loft knee and
hip hurt. Mrs. Julia Muir, left leg and
ankle injured and severe scalp wound.
Andrew Lee, confusion OF the neck S.
G. Courtney, head slightly injured.
Frank Carambat, slightly hurt about
left side. Mrs. Frank Carambat, in
jured severely about the side. Ella
Sharp, q niece Of Carambat, confusion Of
the neck. E. J. Evans, slightly cut
about the face. D. R. Fleming, left leg
bruised. NJ. Mcdonald, badly bruised
about the left side Of the head and right
arm. r. L. McKeeman, OF Biloxi,
slightly hurt Mr.. Lehman. severely
hurt about the head. G. S. Younger,
bruised about the body. Mrs. A. S.
Cosa, badly bruised. Mrs. L. spiers,
badly bruised. A son OF General A. s.
Badger, badly hurt. A small boy was
seriously hurt about the head, but i'm
mediately after the wreck he LETT the
scene in charge Of his father.