Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
THE WRECK AT wlxaaAGHlE.
CARING ron THE ixnnrp AT
HOMES IN THE ciwY.
The canse Of the Collision n. RE-
lated ns Those rhere--,irs. Eac.
IL Considered 60 De inJursd More
Than Anyone Else.

Waxahaehie. Tex. Dec. ce.-The coll
llsioa OF the Houston ana Texas Cen
Iral and ths Katy last evening at the
crossing one mile west OK tho city has
been The al-absorplng topic OF con-
versatlon on the streets aday. People
cannot understand why more were
not iajured or killed than were EdEar
kemhlc. a young attorney OF this city,
was In the unfortunate coach and sat
opposite where the Katy engine struck
tine coach, and escaped unhuw vita the
exception o. a few scratches about the
face and a slight brulse on the arm
ana leg. The engine struck the coach
with such terrific force that the side
OF the coach was completely demolsh-
cd. The stove was upset and the live
Goals OF fre were scattered promts-
cously all over the coach. which soon
sci the wrecked coach on lire, which
was soon cNungulahed BY The hcee ~
toe katy engine. Whom the crash nrst
came the nrst thought that entered
the minds Of the pasuenEsrs was u
hold up" but the means and cries
OF the unfortunate ones buried beneath
the wreck soon dispellcd that thought.
A good many OF the injured were carried
TO the homes Of our citlguns last night
and are being cared for by thpm until
they are able TO be removed to their
respective homes,
AIRS, Enna WAS carried 10 Mrs Iaugh-
Inns boarding house on Main street,
ana Is being carefully nursed by Mrs
Laughlln. DR. Dick Thompson Is at
tending her and thinks no bones were
broken, hut she Ia IN u very critical
condition,
air e. II. Connall was also carried
there and Is being trentcd by pr.
Thompson also. lie ~ In 4 very crit
teal condition, lilA back was aimoas
broken and he " 20 gorc today that
he can't turn oyer without help. Dr.
! Thompson thinks he will recover. as no
bones We're broken.
Mr. and Mrs. Ice Vance of Mexla
were very seriously hurt and bruised,
/ but Not 80 badly as frat thought They
were carried % the home OF Mr., and
/ Mrs. Dolly Wyotra on Jcuerlbn atreet
I where they are being cared FOR by Mr.
ond Mrs wyatt, Mrs, Wyatt being a
cousin OF Mr., Vance, They were on
[ route to Midlothian 10 spend the holt.
1 dayA with MT Vanco's parents They
/ oru getting along very nicely today.
I We learn from Mn Bob Fowler cons
| ducsor on The Central, That Conductor
Settle and Brakeman Ramon were car
rled 10 Houston las, Night aud were
| getting along very nicely today, An
/ die other injured that We have heard
4 from today are getting on very nicely
ana all win probably recover Il h
/ thought now thar Mrs. Enoh received
I the most dangcrous injuries Her home
I " IN ST Louis. sho has been clerlung
In this city the past three months and
had started home yesterday when fhe
met with her unfortunate fate,
The cause OF the wreck us beat na can
be obtained with intcrvicwA With the
passengers and traumon. was the fall
uro or the air brakes to act, The two
tramps that Engineer Maya saw jump
from the hind baggage have never
been seen again. The suppositlon IL
that these trampn disconnected tho air
brakes from the engine and coaches.
Some OF the Katy officials have been m
tho city today Investigating, None OF
the paesenRars on The Katy train We're
injured. but were badly shaken w,
though