The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-15
WHISTLEO DOWN BRAKES
But II Was Too Late TO Avoid an
Awful Wreck and Much
Damage
Should Have Come to a Full Stop
Before Crossing tho
Other Road.
The Lives OF Many EIoursioniats Were
Imperiied by the Careiesbnsss
Of tho EnKiResF.

NEw ORLEAss Oct. H.-EnginsSr Blmp-
sou. of the East Louisiana road, Is re-
sponsiblS for tho friRhtiul accident tha,
occurred this morninR At ths crossing Of
the Louisville a Nashville and Northssst-
erp roads, about Two miles from where the
Louisvillo a. Nashville road leaves Elysian
fislds atreet-an accident that will In ali
probability result In al least one fatality,
while score OF passengers Of the Louis
VILE g. Nashville received severe injuries.
The Louisville a. Nashville "Aeross-ths-
lake" excursion train OF eight coaches, we'll
loaded with pleasure seekers, large pro.
portion being women and children. pullsd
out on time. As the train approached the
crossing Of the Northeastern tracks En-
linesr Hanley brought his train TO q
stop and whiutled. ne the law requires. He
then gave the signal to go ahead. and pas,s d
across the tracks OF the Northeastern. The
last Louisiana train carrying sxeurs iosistu
10 points south OF Tammany Parish was
booming along its tracks. and with q shrlsk
from Its whistle for down brakes crashed
in,S tho sixth coach OF the Louisville a
Nashville train.
The collision threw the crowded ooAoh
completely into ditch while the attaokiAg q
engine was derAilsd and buried its nese
several feet In mud. Passengers of the
East Louisiana train wers uniniursd ex-
oept from the shock OF the collision. No,
so with the coast excursion. however.
Just before the iron monster struck tho
eoash aavsraI ma uaa m ,ars az "a nnf,iux m m
q panic ensusd. There was q Wild rush 10
escape from The doomed coach. but bsfors
one OF the passengers could reach either
platform the approaching engine had
struek. and the coach with its living freight
was hurled from tho tracks into the ditch.
Women and children shrisked In their
terror while men fought their way blindly
for some escape from the coach. Seat.
were to n mp and hurled In every direction
by the force OF the collision, and after the
Arst Wild panic had subsidized there were
heard piteous means from different quar-
,ers of the wreck. telling Of painful iDiu,
Tiea. Willing hands went 70 work and
within n short time the wounded had been
taken from the coach and made m com
Portable as oi oumstanees would permit
The greatest indignation and anger PEE
vailed among the witnesses Of the cellisioa
against Engineer Simpson, who had ruth
lsssly disreGurded the law requiring him "a
stop and had oausea the friRhtful aosidsnt.
Inquiry developed the fac, that Simpson
hsd escaped 10 swamp. A section fore
man on a hand car brought news c the
collision 10 the city and the Northeastern
oflicisis dispatched q special train 70 con-
yey the injured to the sity. The list OF
Injured:
Robert Carey. sugar brokst left leg
broken and head cut; II. II. Holmes. left
leg and arm broken; A. q. whillow. left
knee and hip hurt; Eta Julia Muir. LEFT
leg and ankle injured, severe soslp wound
Andrew Lee. confusion Of the meek; hrs
II iank Cabambal, injured severely absu
the side; Ella SHARP. oontusion Of the neck
N. Mcdonnell. badly bruised about tbs lsf
side OF the head and arm; Mr.. LshnAn
severely hurt about the head; Mrs. A. s
Cosu, badly bruised; Mrs. l.. spiers, bsdly
bruised; a son OF Gen. A. s. badger. badlI
'Fo,,; otners slightly hurt.