Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-10-31
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 directions, collided, nearly opposit, WioosCr station, about thirteen miiei from this city, instantly killing eigh persons and iujuring nearly thirty.
 It seems from the statements made by men employed on the line that the accident was due to the oversight oi one of the oldest engineers on this division of the Frisco, Joseph Dryden who was in charge of ths excursion train.
 | cannot see how it could have oc- cured" said an official of the road to. night. "But engineer Dryden eeems to have entirely forgotten about No. F the accommodation train. He Is one of the best engineers on the road, aud the overlooking of the tram which wss trsvellDg toward him Is all the more re- marksbie for the reason that he was for a tune its engineer and was, therefore perfectly familiar with it's schedule. Bu, toe train seems to have completely drop ped cut of his recollection. He lied to take the sidiDg, aOd hIs conductor, George Atwood, who was taking tickets, failed to notice the fact"
 The accommodation train consisted of Bn engine, tender, baggage car and two coaches, in which there were only i've passengers. The engine and tender were wrecked, but the other two cars were not damaged. It is due to the lIgntness Of this train that the accident T6s not worse than 1t was.
 The collision occurred between the second section of sn excursion tram bound west and the Frisco Valley Park accommodation.
 From what can be learned at the hour, the accident was ths result of disobedlence or neglect of orders on the part of the excnrsIon crew. who should have renamed at Spring Park for orders and to have let the accOm. mediation train through. The excursion train wHs the second section of a train bound for St. James, Mo-, 100 miles west of St. Louis, where the MlssOuiri Home for Aged Veterans wss dedicated today, under the auspices of the G. A. R. and W. R. 0. The first secton had gone through safely, and the second, which consisted Cf eleven coaches, heavily laden with G. A. R. men, their wIves and children, lett Si. Louis about g o'clock. According to J. H. DIshmsn, the telegraph operator and station agent at Spring Park. should have stop- ped at that place for orders. Instead of doing SD, the second section passed by the station, and soon after met the accommodation coming down grade st full speed. Engineer Hohl of the &C., commodation was not aware that the second section was on the road, and trying to make the switch Ut Kirkwood, crashed into the ill fated train in out iust thirteen miles from the St. Louis union station. There was only one car, a combination baggage and coach, op Engineer Hohl's train, but the collision vas terrific, both engines being de- moiished and a number of cars teles- coped. The wrecksge was piled high ou the track, and above the sound of escaping steam could be heard the cries of the frightened and injured psssen- gers.
 Next to the engine Of
 train was the commissary car, filled with refreshments. Barney McKeDna was m charge of the edibles, and with nm was his 14yeRr-old daughter, Maud. Both We're instantly killed, bs- ing scalped and crushed. A number of passengers, mostly young men, were grouped around the temporary counter, eating and drinking Almost all were either killed or injured. This and the next car, 10 which were seventy pee- sengers suffered the worst damage, anu most of the killed and injured were taken from them. Engineer Hohl of the accommodation, which was running on time, WAS killed, and bis fireman, Frank Hasler, WAS badly injured.
 Immediately after the wreck occur red people began to come in from all directions, on wheels, ia bugaies and after the accident occurred thousands could be seen grouped around the pile Dt debris. No wrecking train was avail } ble. but every body turned to and in 8 short time had rescued the injured and taken out the dead. Doctors from towns hurried to the scepe md rendered what assistance they ,ould to the suffering, who were trans erred to places of safety. All the medic .l resources of St. Lotus were placed at he dIsp sal of the Frisco road as soon IS the news of the acci lent reached the .ity GiepeDssry.
 At 2:40 o'clock this afternoon the re- ief train bearing the survivors Uf the greck reached the union station, ard sas immediately besieged by 6 crowd of riends and relatives, anxious to see if he dear ones had escaped injury. Some | f the wounded were removed to their | omes by friends, while others were l skeo to various hospitals. J. H. DlshmRm, the station aaent at | prlrg Park, stated to reporter that | ed the excursion train stopped at | pripg Park for orders, as it should | ave done, the accident would have cen averted. He said he got 8 mess ze f5om Valley Park Uhen the acrom- lodstioD train left that point, and he dded that had the excursion train stop ) he would have had it pull into the witch until the accommodation pGss- 1. Dshman said that he was in hie flee when the excursion passed at a ign rate of speed. He said tbst be new the two trains would come to- .ther. but he was powerless to avert le accident.
 MORALES. Ariz.. O,t. 27--At tbe bull yht t Nogales, Sonora. last Sunday, ose Al galo, a pcador, was killed by 6 all, being pierced by his horns and .wed to shreds.
 LONDON, Oct. 27.-Officials at the dmiralty today denied the report bled from Halifax of the increase in rsngth of the British fleet in Amer 3n waters.
 HOUSTON. Tex. Oct. 27.-Tbe north und Houston and Texas central pas pger trsi was wrecked sixty miles pm here yesterday. The engine jum- d the track but the coaches remained
 the rails. Engineer c. E. Clarke .s badly hurt, Walter Mathews, the eman was killed. No passengers were rt. Oct. 26-The resigna- n of Second Lieutenant Joseph R. f nnis, of the 2nd Infantry, has been cepted to take effect immediately, Iis officer teDdered hIs resignation ID , ong letter setting forth the belief that : ,ollision between the people and the i