The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
FIX ON /. I. And ". 4.
1aREE COACHES DoWNiEKBANKMENT
near Tracks Of Sleeper Jumped the
Track ana Caused the Accident.
List Of lnJurcd.

Nacogdoches, Texas. August ol.-Ine
| sonthbound passenger train on the Hous-
/ ton East and West Texas railroad was
| wrecked about 200 yards this side Of sternc
lAst night Two coaches and the sleeper
were thrown OF tho track. 1t Is supposed
that the sleeper missed the frog in the
switch and pulled the coaches of.
D. D. Moss. a prosperous merchant OF
Chireno, was killed instantly.
4 The following Is list OF those who were
seriously injured:
N. L. Richards OF Timpson. c. c. Link
Of Shreveport. La; J. w. Vineyard OF
Nacogdoches. Y. J. Greer of Louisiana. T..
w. Ballinger, residence not known; q. il.
Moran, Catholic priest: J. F. Summers Of
Nacogdoches, X. d. Chapman Of Nacog-
doches.
Mr.. Moss was carried to chlreno by the
Masons of THE place and will BIO buried
with Masonic honors tomorrow.
a few others we're slightly injured. They
are being cared for by the citizens, hotels
and the railroad company. All are getting
along nicely and will all recover The
wrecked train was in charge OF Conductor
Lockard.
EARTHQUAKE AS FOUND IN HOUSTON
The passenger train on the Houston East
and West Texas railway which was due to
arrive here at $40 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing was abandoned. aud In it's stead train
made up at Nacogdoehes by order of General
Manager Meldsum reached here at !
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the reason be-
ing a complete wreck OF the regular train,
putting the equipment into ditch. from
which 1t could not be extricated In time 10
finish the Journey to this terminus.
TIE train wac composed OF combine
tion baggage. mail and ex Sress ear. two
coaches and u Pullman. Just as tho train
passed the station Sterne, ten miles north
OF Nacogdoches, at il,5b o'clock Monday
night, the rear trucks of the sleeper left
the track. 1t was at an embankment. seven
Pullman carried II to the bottom OF this
excavation, the two coaches going with 1t.
The combination car and the locomotive
remained on tho track. There were mum
Der OF persons In the sleeping car, but all
escaped injury, among them beipg n. $.
Medium general manager OF the road and
J. NJ. Davies of Minden, La. superlntend-
ent OF education OF Webster Parish. Lou
isiana. and his little girl Those In the
day coaches were not 90 fortunate.
d. p, Moss a merchant of Chireno. was
Instantly killed
Tho following were Injured
NJ. l.. Richards OF Timpson young
man en- route TO school. injuries rather Sc
rious.
c. c. Link Of Shreveport La.
J. w. Vineyard, Nacogdoohes.
y. J. Greer, Louisiana.
3 II. w. Bullinger. residence not known
Father G.. II. Moran. Catholic priest OF
Orange.
] +. Summers. Naoogdoches.
K ID, Chapman, Nacogdoches.
FRANK Bates, news agent.
VIII Eager. colored. en- route to Lufkin.
As soon as the injured and the remaine
81 Mr.. Moss could be transferred to tho
baggage car the passengers were also nut
In there and they were run into Nacop-
ooches Dr. Ford. local surgeon, took the
injured In charge and the remains OF Mr..
MOSS were given proper attention.
AZ soon as possible General Manager
Moldrum arranged at Nacugduches for
train to be made up to finish out the trip
TO Houston, arriving here at / o'clock yes
terday. the only one OF the Injured brought
here being Bates, tho news agent and WIN
RACER, the negro. the latter was taken 10
me Houston infirmary. where he is now.