The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03
GREENvE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISS SATURDAY, JULY 1897

did everything in their power to re-
lieve the sufferers, The two hotels in
West Chicago were turned into hos.
pitfalls, and able physicians were
promptly in attendance
The sections following those which
met disaster-6, Z, s and 0-carrying
q 500 people, were delayed upward of
three hours Finally the north track |
was cleared, and they were enabled to |
proceed.
As soon as the wreck was reported to
the local offices of the Chicago &
Northwestern, Supt, j. {, Stewart of
the Galena division ordered special
train and proceeded to the scene
OF the accident. Other officials
| dispatched messengers for the CON
ductors, and Assistant Superintendent
w. A. Gardner and corps of surgeons
left Immediately for West Chicago,
Owing to the crush caused by the
| rush Of Christian Endeavor business,
all schedules were abandoned, and
trains We're sent out as fast as filed.
Nine sections left the Northwestern
depot at intervals of - minutes, begin
| trains sent out earlier in the even
ing Sections numbers 1, 3 and
got through West Chicago safely.
Section was made up of a baggage
car day coach, and seven sleepers con
tainlng 400 passengers,
Assistant General Superintendent
Gardner said he could give no tangible
reason yet as to the cause Of the acci-
dent.
"The road is run on a semaphore
block system all the way to Turner
Junction" said Mr.. Gardner, This
blocks a train every 1000 feet,
and, in addition, we were us
ing what we call the positive
block system. This consisted in the
operators at haywood, Wheaton and
Turner running the trains by wire and
keeping a close tab with the dispatch
ers as the time each passed station.
"Then the dispatcher regulated the
speed and distance between trains Ot
course, he was compelled to rely en-
tirely on the accuracy Of the time
I; checking done by the operators at the
stations named, and unless one of these
made a mistake and transmitted the
wrong check time, either to the mex
station or to the dispatcher, | can no
: imagine what could have caused th'
:, wreck.
ave had taken every possibly precau
e ton to guard against delay and ac
cident, and, as said worked the posi-
i tive block as we'll as our regula
D semaphore system"
Mrs, Gooding and her husband ha'
1t been visiting their son, Attorney ). Nj
Gooding, of Fond du Lac, Wis, an(
took advantage of the excursion rates
t to return to their home atAustln, New
The Nandalia Wreck.
e INpIANApo1Is, Ind, June 30.-Trai
II No. IL on the Vandalia road, whlc
e left this city at seven o'clock Iuesda
evening, containing large number
is Christian Endeavorers, collided wit
,r train No. 6, bound east, from st. Loui
a. at 500 near Vandalia. j. j. Turne
5 general manager of the Vandalla, tel
i. graphed the following statement
N this city at ? a. M;
6 KILLED.
r r. sherman, mail clerk on No 9, India
= apolis ,,.u.,,,i-
c. w. p. Coon, baggagemaster, indianapolis
$ No. II,
FATALLY INJURED,
st Samuel Parkinson, mail clerk, OF Columou
o. O. crushed in the wreck
Frank owens, fireman, OF Terre h"u'
" manged under the engine
al Train No II left indianapolis IN I"
'n sections on account of the heavy "a
Francisco travel occasioned by IL
p Christian Endeavor meeting Orue
III we're given to meet No o. the eas is
P. hound passenger train, at Nandali
Sc these two trains being due to meet
IN that place about 1870 a. M
II At three o'clock further lntormaCi'
OF was received which confirmed the HI
ne report of the accident.
Ut It seems from the best informati
&C. obtainable that the west-bound ira
st nrlled out of Vandalia without wa
ed mo for the train from st. Louis
headlight of the west-bound engl
m was extinguished for some time oeio
'o the crash came.
le. Horace Kerns of this city, was co
d,,ctor of train No II, and Tom MAJ
Up fee. of Terre Haute, was the ehglue'
is - - tho nassenpers on either ira
gu were injured.