The herald., 1898-06-27

TOEEIO, MISS June z6.-A railway ac-
cident occurred at this place at $40 this
afternoon in which four members Of Col
cnel Torrey's regiment of rough riders from
Cheyenne. Wyoming, lost their lives and
others received fatal injuries.
The accident occurred on the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham railroad. The
first section had stopped to take water, and
had wh.etled to start on when the second
section rounded the sharp curve In the
track just before the town Is reached and
dashed into It. In the rear Of the first Sec
tiou was the sleeper Seville, containing Col.
Tor.ey and his regimental stan. This car
was completely demolished. yet. strange to
say, every inmate escaped unscathed, ex-
cept the colonel, who is injured, though not
seriously. The chief fatalities occurred in
Q coach which stood in the center Of the
first section, which carried Troop G, from
Laramie, Wyoming.
Soldiers Jammed and Bruised
This coach was completely telescoped, and
the soldiers within were jammed and bruised
beneath tinbers, broken car seats and
other debris In the second section one
baggage car was thrown into the d.tch but
In this train few were hurt and none Sc
sIoueiy. Immediate action was taken by
the soldiers to save their lmperiled COM
rades, and with axes and ropes and buckets
Of water they worked like demons. tear
ing away the wreckage to get at wound
ed and dead and quench the fire, which had
started in the sleeper Seville, which was
mass Of broken wreckage, covering a
steaming Kissing engine. The wounded
were removed to vacan. building In the
town.
An Engineers Mistake
The sections contained Troops A, c. e. L
and M, forming part of regiment being
transported to Jacksonville, Fla. 1t Is the
second United States volunteer cavalry,
and was raised by Colonel Torrey, its COM
mander, In the Rocky Mountain region, in
cluding the states OF Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Those soldiers
killed and mortally injured are from the
drst named state.
The fault. Of the accident probably lies
with Engineer Rawls Of the second section.
He has disappeared. The soldiers have
threatened to lynch him.
Not horse was injured, although several
Of the stock cars were badly smashed.
Killed and Injured
The killed are:
Wirlie B. Wallace, Troop G.
Sam Johnson, Troop c. sas'@'
Gordon, colored porter.
Cornelius enihan, Troop G.
Private Gimmer, Troop L.
Fatally injured:
Henry c. Mapes, Troop G, both legs cut
OF. punctured in abdomen.
The Injured are:
r. D. staley, Troop M: elbow dislocated
e. Perkins, Troop L.; both hips jammed.
Wallace Hodge. Troop G; ankle broken.
George Gardiner, Troop G; hip hurt.
Rudolph Widmar, officers mess cook;
back strained.
Hiram F. Davis, Troop C.: ankle spra!ned
Henry 6teNz, Troop c.; leg broken.
Will Grovener, Troop G; leg bruised.
Joseph Aaron, Troop c; back sprained.
w. H. Robins, Troop A; ankle dislocated-
Arthur Evans, Troop A; hip d.siocated.
James Wilkinson, Troop L; slightly in
jured.
schenck. Troop c; leg badly crushed.
Torrey Badly Bruised
Colonel Torrey was In the state room Of
the sleeper, which was separated from the
engine Of the second section by short ca
boose. The force Of the impact carried the
first section forward three hundred yards.
When the train stopped Colonel Torrey
found himself. outside beneath the wreck
age, and a1though his feet were badly
bruised, he managed to Chamber up the en-
bankment. His other injuries are several
bruises about the head. The injured are re-
ceiving all possible attention.
The Engineer Found
il,
was unable to talk. He received internal
injuries that have caused several hemorr-
hayes.