The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-26
THE RAILS
FRFIGHT TRAIN THROWN IN FRONT
OF ANEXPREse.

Singular Accident on the PennsyIvania
Road Results In the Partial wrecking
Of Two Trains and the Loss of Two
Lives-Raii Breaks Under she Freight
| on the Other Track Passengers Escape
MiracuiossIy O,hee Accidents - The
Criminal Record
New York, Nov. 24ATwo men were
killed and two others were severely in
jured in double train wreck on the
Pennsylvania railway. near New Bruins
wick. n. j., today. The casualty In
voived the Washington express, for this
city, which at the moment was running
at the rate OF sixty miles an hour, and
the marvel IS that il did not result IN
tie death and manning Of scores Of pas
| sengers- This train and freight train
were running on parallel tracks. when
| the breaking OF a truck on one OF the
freight cars threw it from its course and
| directly in the way OF the express. The
locomotive OF the latter train struck the
freight cars. and wrecked eight OF them
1t was overturned and plunged down az
embankmeat twelve feet high. falling
upon and killing Engineer Joseph " Ea
gan and Firman H ". Chichester. The
mail car and the coordination car were
also carried over the emkankment AID the
frs Of the three sleepers stopped at the
very brink of the incline. Mall Clerk
| Lambert Of Washington was unconscious
when taker from the wreck. He had sew
eral ribs broken, and was otherwise Sc
verely hurt, but viii recover. Robert
Tabaddon Of this city, a passenger, was
passing from one car TO another when
| the crash came and he was hurled TO the
ground He was badly, but not fatally.
injured. There were a number OF people
In the day coach who sustained bruises
and scratches, but none Of them Will SUI
fer more than a temporary ircoaveni-
ence. None Of the people on the freight
train were hurt. Senator Quay's private
car was on the train as far as Philadei-
phia, but there it was detached, the SEN
ator remaining on it.
CAPTAIN DONELLY'S BATH
Tonawanda, N Y. Nov 25.-Captain
William e Donnelly OF the schooner Ka-
tie Brainard, lumber laden from Sheboy-
gan, Mich. which arrived here last night
had a terrible experience during the
trip down the lake. While assisting In
Tightening rope, the rope broke and the
captain was thrown into the icy waters
The heavy sea carried him close 10 the
rudder of the schooner, where he caught
small chain hanging there. The crew
had given him up for lost, and it was
nearly half an hour before the captains
cries for help were heard. When brought
on deck he was almost frozen TO death.
The captain lost $50 out Of his pocket
when he went overheard.
TO PREVENT A LYNCHING.
Lexington, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Lon Lackey
and Jesse Winner, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Winner and her two chill
dren. were spirited away from the Jail
during the night to prevent mob vio-
lence, and brought here early this morn
ing. The prisoners will be closely guar
ded, as the feeling against them is in
tense,
MIGHT BE SUICIDE.
Decatur, Ills, Nov. 25.-Sponser at
Springfield. sold the revolver that killed
Rev. Mr.. Miller at Decatur. Ills. The
sale was made Monday to a man 55 years
of age. and with grey whiskers, who was
well dressed. This is Mr.. Milier's de-
scription. The suicide theory is now
being accepted. though friends hesitate
70 peiieve II, andwill not admit II.
HAD THEIR CONFIDENCE.
Kansas City. Nov. 25.-George L. Ross,
for several years money clerk at the
Union depot Office of the Pacific Express
company. has been mysteriously missing
since Monday. Ross had the entire conf
dence Of the company and had the hand
ling of thousands of dollars every day.
The case has been placed in the hands OF
detectives. and Ross books are being
gone over.
kOZEL IS SENTENCED.
Chicago, Nov 25.-Anthony Kozel, ex-
president OF the West Side bank bear
ing his name. and which collapsed last
May, pleaded guilty 20 larceny today
and was given an intermediate sentence
in the penitentiary. The small trades
men and workingnen who were the chief
patrons Of Their bank, lost everything, as
the assets were barely 5000. with !ia-
bilities OF over 100000.