Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-30
TROOP TRAIN TELEscoPED.
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TUrtia. Mis-. Jans ss-s triost dis
trvs>inx sccia~u, occurrcd a; this place
., sec ihis afterns-sn. IA which hv. sol
f'er> iost thsir live. and sthets received
fatal and nsrv ~ les ~-rtaa~ In iari->.
u twAsa siekraing sight - >e- the
P-ir fellows. horrthly maGri~.f snd dy.
ing. takrn frnn un.ier the wr~cka.sr.
Immediate attentissa UaS given thrn
ant ~s~rything donr D. r-iisvv the
suunic'i by the ls,zl phy.irians. riti-
f-ns amt the lssfi~s. N b. werv -sin ur-sn
thu ss~n~ and administering 10 the SAT-
sering
Ihis sf,.rne-pa Cod Tcrrry's regiment
of E"sgh Ri.ser> fr.,rn Ch~yenne. wyosa-
ing. reached this plae- via the Kansas
CITY. Memphis a bir-uinrharr railroad.
The ar>, --,rtion h.d stopped To- tax.
water. and had whis;isa 10 start when
the ~-onnd ,.rction rcandcsI the sharp
curve in the tracks just t-fer~ the ioN "a
= rcached and dashed iuto IL.
In the rrar 20 the nr>, section was the
sleeper Seville. o--rupi~,i hy the rrgi-
mensal st.a. including Cod rcrrry.
This car was conplc,eiy demolished:
yet. strangely enough. every inmate
escaped unseathsd -sesP; the e,,luns,l.
who u injured. though not seriously.
The chief fatalities occurred in a
coach which s,oo.s In tho center of the
drSt section. which carried Trr-,p e.,
from Laramie Wyoming This coach
was completely telescopcsi. and the
soldiers were jammed aad hurisl be-
meath masses Of timber. bruken ear
seats and other debris
On the second section one haggay.
ear was thrown into the ditch. several
feet deep. but on this section few wers
hurt and none Dangerously
rrrmpt ssd t~r.l. rr.sp-r.
Action on the part ~ the soldiers
wa. immediate 20 ave their imprril..,I
comrades. and with aNc~ aud rop--~ and
baclSets Of water they worked like de
mons, tearing away the wrcckag. ,a
get a. the wounded and dead aud
aueneh the hrc which had started in
the sleeper seville. which was only a
nass of wr-cksge covering a s,eaming.
kissing engine.
The wounded were carried into the
negro cabins along the ;rsrk. bui later
were removed to vacant huildin- in
the town. Townpcopl- have lent their
best efforts toward providing for th..
needs of III. wounded and securing,
proper medicai attention
The two sections contained Troop \.
{, y. l.. Il and ". forming a part of a
regiment being transported To Jackson
Vile. fl1- II !, the Ss.coad nited
states Volunteer Cavalry. aud was
raised by Col. Torrry. IT, commander.
from the Rocky Mountain region. ia.
cluding the States - wyuming. Colora-
do. idahn. Nevada and 1 tab.
The cause of the aecideni probably Y
| lies with the engineer ~ the s-soud
ssction. who was running too fast and
near the arSt section. The engineer :
name is Rawls. and he has disappeared.
The soldiers have threatened - lynch
him IL found.
A perulisriiy ~ the aeci.iens - that
not horse was injured. although sex-
eral - the stuck ears were hssly
smashed
Col. r.rr-y.. Lack .sa Nerve.
Col. Torrsy says; Tell the h-,ys I'll
ride with them yet.
| lie was in the >fatcroom of the 80
| Vile sleeping ear. which was spar
ated from the engine Of the seclnd sec
tiou By short cabs-bss. Ills ear was
carried so yards When tn. train
stopped he found himself on ths. outside
and bensath the wrccksgc. aud al
| though his feet were badly bruised
| elambcred up the cmhsukm~nt. liz
other injuries are several bruises aboas
| the head. none internally. Although
placed in bed. Col Torrey Immediately
began directing the clearing Of the
| wrceAage.
| All the wounded have l.crn carried
To vacant storcroam in town. where
they arc receiving all possible atien-
| ton
Engineer EawlS. il was Developed
later tonight. was severely injured in
the wreck. and did not flee fr,,sn the
consequences of his act. lie was seen
relative la IL. but was unable u talk
tonight lie received internal injuries.
which has caused several hemorrhsges-
No examination has yet heen made hy
the physicians, and his condition cannot
be determined a, this hour. lie is COIN
ple,.ly overcome by the DISASTROUS re-
suits % the dePlorahle affair. He viii
| give his version a. to how the accident
occurred a. soon as he Is well enough
To do NJ.