Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-02
CAUGHT UNDER WRECKACE.
Engineers Man0led Body Found Be
meath the Engine
Ills FIREMAN SERIOUSLY scALDED.


|. ,r, houston, Texas. January 81.
ne chiet topic Of discussion In the
ei'y yesterday WIS tho fatal wreck
on the Houston and Texas Central
=, ",me" engineer James Qulll sacrificed
ms me- an account OF which an
l'eared exclusively In yesterday morn
'hss Post. Buried beneath the
Wreekago of FIVE cars of freight nna
I'VE stock, the llfeless form OF tho brave
eneinesr was not recovered until sariv
s,eS'eruhy morning. about four hours after
H.. rom the evidence adduced by the exam
stat OF t'e body by the cOmpany's ply
,ie,ans' IL was shown that death must
nave been instantaneous. and was caused
Wy n ulow ON the head from a piece OF
wreckage. ''' "a
lho escape Of Fireman Henry Teague
ION horrible death from escaping steam
.'uu NOT water was nothing less than mir
a.uious' As II is, the young tender OF the
irebox, who shared the dangers ~ hia
comrade on the fatal engine. is seriouFlv
ptrhaps fatally injured While there Is
NE there II hope. and though the attend
ing physicians at the Houston infrmary
are yet unable to pronounce their patient
out of danger. Indications of recovery are
favorable. and with tender nursing thew
Mr.. William VI. Moncrier, the stock
nan who was a passenger on the train,
ana VINO suffered severe sralls on his
back, neck and arms. is not dangerously
hurt and while suffering intensely he ex-
hlbits wonderful nerve under the circuni-
stances, and worries less Of his hurts than
/ OF his cars OF mules. which suffered loss
by the killing of several Of the animals
! Brakeman Samuel l.. COlville, who was
/ occupying seat in the cab when the ac-
| cident occurred had n most miraculous
escape from the awful fate OF Engineer
Quill. and while jumping from tho engine
as 1t plunged into the ditch about the
same time that Engineer Quill attempted
to leap, he suffered only few bruises aud
! a slight liberation of the left hand, with
! n hlistorcd arm from escaping hot water.
ColN Mes hurts We're dressed at the HOus-
ton inhrmary. and he was sent home re-
jocng over his fortunate escape.
a special train bearing the remains Of
Engineer Quill ard the injured Tongue,
ColVille and Moncricff accompanied by
DIS. Stuart. Hoyles and Reeves. returned
from the scene of the wreck at $40 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The body OF the dead engineer was CON
veyed to his home at No. 1912 Johnson
street where the scene attending It's re
ception by the gricf-strl'len widow was
extremely pathetic. The sad news Of tho
fate OF her husband had boon broken to
her gently by friends or the family. but
the shock was not the lees severe. aud
lprostruted with grief, the Widowed mother
was beyond consolation, and the kind
ministrations of relatives and friends
failed TO mediate her henrtrending afhIc
ton.
Engineer Quill was one of the oldest
most popular and trustworthy employee
of tho Houston and Texas Central road
and has been In the service OF the com
II.
a wife and infant babe and two brother
to mourn his loss.
A reporter Of The Post called ut the IN
Urinary last night and was admitted I.
the apartment occupied by Fireman
league and Stockmhn Moncric1' Ih'
potIents were both resting easily, but SUI
fcrlng untold agony from their severe
sralds and burns,
Fireman leagues head and face were
almost completely enveloped In baniages
and his back and shoulders were one mas
of raw nesh from the scalds and bnrhs
He had not fully recovered from we shocF
and his Intense pain prevented nun iron
giving q. story of the accident.
uls injuries consist ~ scal1s EXTENDING
over his face. shoulders, left side an'
mack; cut on his head and numerous nilsh
bruises and cuts about the honN' ~
% years OF age. single, and has peen hrin'
IN tho Central since January, lS''. ~
=
Is widely and favorably known on IN
Central and Southern Pacific having pee
, ar,nloycd on the Sunset previous TO NJ
/, enforcement with the Central. he cum
TO Texas several years ago from Wd ~.
r Valley, Miss. where he mas rei"uN'S ''
3 ing. -, taon, n,
> .aih he could recall hut little that trans
nIreJ Mt tho time or its occurrence
roco,,ed the warning OF approaching Dan
y ror from Engineer Quill, and was prHpAi
! ing 10 Jump from the cab when the e''T
4 came. and he was knocked i' nse,,n an
. ali seemed like dream 10 'entue, ~ ~
A he begged the reporter 10 postpone ~
t,or,,,n,, until ho recovered SutncietlH
coiiect his memories and recall III
scene of the wreck .,.,,,,,,r
NJ william NJ. Moucrier' tne stosNu'u,
: whose injuries are not consiuereu u" ~,
: aus having been scslded on me pavf
= ous' - hands oecunies n cot IN IN
- 80 rnom with Fireman league. he ~
s.s,sod himself as feeling very 'naillt,
sar hia fortunate escape from ~ ~, ~
dasth and was in a very coniti'u .ni''., ~
mood when approached py wv Neh
= He said his bone - IN nv ,,vn s.oc
c rhere he Is engaged In inc ~ ,,I,s
,,ntre,s He has spent several lnonthb
L ms sh,nninr horses and mules 10 W
IS ,,nn, his Western home. he was w III,
y - tEansas with several car ioans .. NJ
a - a,na occupinR the seconu car III, =,
q the ensn ,',ho was accompanying him pa
%sy the tp portion on Of S,s sA fu Gar
. o,,s ate. az was preparing 70
a. ,a sala '.when the crash CAM, @ n
srs s in sorns s.s of n ,as S Sar
q toie Or, consciousness, and when ! reSose =,
" losi cU ,,,self out on the ground. NY hr
y fouhu ,ns .,,ara N nv brother and haste
ed 70 and him xs s s ssSSy' Sr.sN :,
scratch escaped oSs ' Being crushed to death is
mystery"
ar The funeral of Ensins.e Gs su from, 4
place re sts Of deceused corner 81 5os
s ass and center s waiting thu the ARRIVAL
y, ~ NATIVES from Gainesville
"a "a pRATrs DEPARTURE.
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