Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-15
VIOLATED THH Law.
How an Engineer Brought About a
Frightful Wreck.
DISASTER NEAR NEW ORLEANS.
A Louisville and Nashville Excur-
sion Train Run Into At Rail
road Crossing - The Engine
Dashed Into a Coach Crowded
with People "A List Of the
Wounded.

! Wounded.
New ORLEANS, LA, October A.
Engineer Simpson, of the East Louis
lana railroad, is responsible for the
frightful accident that occurred this
morning at the crossing of the Louis
Vile aud Nashville and the Northeast
ern roads, 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 fatality, while a score Of passengers
on the L. & n. road received severe in
| jurIes.
The Louisville and 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, 60 ahead,
aud proceeded across the tracks of the
Northeastern.
The East Louisiana train, carving
eXCurSiOuiSts 10 points 10 Saint Tamma-
ny Parish, was booming along It's tracks
and with a shrill shrek from its whistle
for down brakes" il crashed into the
sixth coach of the Louisville and Nash
willie train. The collision threw the
crowded coach completely into the
ditch, while the attacking engine was
derailed and buried its nose several feet
10 the soft mud. Passengers on the
East Louisiana train were uninjured
except for the shock of the collision.
Not so with the coast eXcur-
sion, however. Just before the
iron monster struck the coach, several
Of the passengers saw il 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 en-
CINE had struck and the coach, with it's
living freight, was hurled from the
tracks into the ditch. Women and
children shrieked in their terror, while
men fought their way 0lindly tor some
escape 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 different quarters OF the wreck,
telling of painful injuries. willing
bands went TO work and within short
time the wounded had been taken from
the coach and made as comfortable as
circumstances would permit. The
greatest Indignation and anger prevail
ed among the witnesses OF the collision,
against Engineer Simpson, who had
ruthlessly diSregarded the law requiring
him to stop, and bad caused the fright
full wreck. Inquiry developed the fact
that Simpson had escaped into the
swamp.
A section foreman on his handcar
brought the news of the collision 10 the
city, and the Northeastern officials dis
patched a special train TO convey the
injured to the city.
Following is list OF the
Injured:
RoBRRT CAREY, sugar broker; left
leg broken and head cut.
r. II. HOLMES, left leg and arm brok-
en-.
A. C. WumLow, left knee and hip
hurt.
MEs. JULIA MUIR, left leg and ankle
injured and severe scalp wound.
ANDREW LEE, confusion OF the neck.
5. c. COURTNEY, head slightly in
iured.
FRANK CARAMBAT, injured severely
about the side.
ELLA SHARP a niece Of Mrs. Qaram-
! bat, confusion Of the neck.
E. j. EVANS, slightly cut about the
face.
d. r. FLEMING, left leg bruised.
NJ. Mcdonnell, badly bruised about
the left side of the head and right arm.
R. L. MCKEENIAN, OF Biloxi, slightly
hurt.
Mr. LEHMAN, severely hurt about
head.
C. 5. YOUNGER, bruised about the
body.
Mas. A. S, CosA. badly bruised.
Mrs. L. SPIERS, badly bruised.
A son OF GENERAL A. ). BADGER,
badly hurt.
A small boy was seriously hurt about
the head, but Immediately after the
wreck he left the scene 10 charge Of his
/ father.