The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-02
SUNSET LIMITED"
Was Wrecked Near Jennings, L., o.
Its Initial Trip.
cox OF HOUSTON BADLY HURT
Injured Internally and Il Is Feared He
May Die.
CONDUCTOR QUALTROUGH INJURED
Engineer, Fireman and Other Tralnmea
Slightly Crippled.
NONE OF THE PASSENGERS SCRATCHED
Train Wns RUNNING al sixty Miles
am Hour-Cnusc OF the Accident
Unkncwn.
CONDUCTOR QuALTROuGH INJURED
NONE OF THE PASSENGERS SCRATCHED
Train WINS Running al sixty Miles
am Honr-tnusc OF the Accident
Unknown.
especial plepatch TO Tho Post. !,

1 NN'hNNiui bIepsttCu l'NCr j'Ost.J N-,s
jennings. La. December Tho elegant
sunset limited trpscontincntal train Of
tho southern Fci-ic was badly wrecked
at 1870 this evening two miles w,st OF
Jennings on what Is known MS Grand Ma
aiaa. sad ending to the initial trip.
Tho train left New Orleans at 1l:so today
| and reached Jennings almost ON time,
passing tho wcstbound passenger train
| lcrc.
Tho train was seen to leave the truck
bv many persons In Jennings and large
crowd went TO tho scene. The Post corrc-
spondent was one OF the first to reach
me wreck. The train WINS running al
hish speed at the time OF the accident,
taid 10 be eiyty miles nm hour
II ie impossible 20 tell the cause OF the
wreck. but the engineer believes something
broke under the forward t,uck---probSbiy
an axle gave way. Tho pony trucks left
TIC rails and ran 800 feet on the ties. The
engineer reversed his engine but co,rii
not STOP the train. which was under full
Roadway. The engine rnaliy left the track
entirely and nlunged down the emb.nk.
rtnt Oh the north eide OF the track, the
forward end dropping and the engine
turning completely over. where 1t ldcs on
its left side over half submerged In water
and mud.
u was miraculous that there was no loss
Of life
Engineer w. r. RagsdaIe OF Houston
was caught In the cab and his left fout
badly mashed.
Fireman +. H. Booth of Houston: tib,a
of left log injured and back and shoulder
severely sprained
Conductor Qualtrough OF Houston; spine
seriously injured
Air Instructor w II. Cox OF Houston:
caught IN the engine In which be was
riding and seriously injured internally. n
rs feared that he WAL not survive.
Conductor Qualtrcmgh was in the bag
gage end of the composite car and was In
inred by being caught under baggage and
ptnned down. as was also Porter Dan
Nicholas and Barber Lippitt.
G. NJ. Hunter. line conductor, was also
IN the composite car and pulling heavy
trunks aside liberated the men. Llppitt
md Nicholas were not much hurr.
The tran consisted of composite car,
/ compartment car. two standard sleepcrs
md the dining car Gourmet" The first
hiee cars left the track, jumped from the
rueks and lie partly down the cnibank-
nent.
The limited carried forty-three pagsen-
,ers and full crew and 1t was simply
niracuious that none were injured.
United and all the passengers OF the Int.
er and the injured men were brought On
he former back to Jennings.
This injured men were taken to the Nc
arlain house. Dus. T. l.. Terry Of Terry
nd Meianson, local surgeons OF the South
IN Pacific, fastened to the wreck and
AIDED waist deep In water for ten rods
reach the sufferers and do all In his
,wer to alleviate suffcrings After tn
jured wero brought to town Drs Terry
ID sielanson dressed their wounds.
The track Is torn up for fifty yarls.
Ireckinx trains are coming from the east
ID ives, and 1t Is expected thst psssen-
~ and mail will be transferred past the
enc OF the wreck by moraing.
The Intelligence cf the WRECK OF the Sum.
t Limited train, which occurred last
sniug three mdles Yves. Of JeananGs. La,
nd reported elsewhere IN Ths Fcst). vzs
,dIvsd IN Houston with market expses-
ms Of regret. Thst each mAgplftcsnk
ravAn Of pzsttba COACHES. equipwsd WIKI