The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-02
WRECK ON THE II. &T.C.
Every Coach Was Dltched and Badly Used
Up.
NO ONE KILLED, THOUGH MANY WERE HURT
Them Living In North
Texas Towns.

Mckinney. Texas, January 1.-The
northbound Houston and Texas Central
passenger tran was wrecked two and one
half miles north Of here at the east fork
bridge at $40.
Every coach was dbchei, resulting In al
most total wreck OF the entire train. The
baggage car first left the track about 300
yards south OF the bridge. JUS as the en-
CINE entered on the bridge the mali, ex
press and four passenger coaches begsme
detached and pitcNsed from a twelve foot
trestle and were almost smashed 10 pieces.
The engine Kept the track until 1t came
to a stop just north OF the bridge. The
baggage car remained with the engine ex-
cept the bind trucks, which were torn
away from 1t. SixtY-five passengers were
TN board. but not one was killed. Many
we've iinjured, few seriously.
Conductor II. r. Akin had charge of the
train with James Teachworth at the
thro.rtne and - Martin fireman.
The wounded list. as near as could be
obtained Is as follows:
sam Lazarus. Sherman; T. e. Moody and
wife. Galveston; ]. NJ. Martin Denison;
II. S. Hawley. Dallas; d. d. Swindell,
Sherman; r. T. Lerondale, Sherman; J.
P. Robinson, Dallas: w. G. Armstrong.
Sherman; May Boyd, Sherman; Grace Lee,
',orsicana; ]. c. Langley and ]. A. Gullett.
Dallas; John r. Rasbio, Sherman; Mary
Morrison and Daisy Schwartz Hampstead:
Frank and Cora Cox, Anna; Mrs. C. IL.
Steele and daughter, Denison Mrs Greed,
Ennis; Tom Vaughan, Melissa; A. c. Tur-
ner, Sherman; H. S. Wysong and w, NJ.
Shirley, Mckinney; Mrs. j. +. Swank
Anna: A. r. Simpson, Sherman; Fred Gal
breth, Milford; A. S. Vsnkirk, Bonhim;
Lille Wooford, Anna; Mrs. Sheeks and
Charles sheeks. Sherman; Mack Shirley
Ennis.
Physicians and citizens of Mckinney
went to the rescue and transferred the
wounded passengers to the Foote no el
here 1t will probably take the wrecking
train force Till Tuesday to clear the track
for trains. About $50 feet of track and
tre,stle work is torn up. Conductor Akin
sustained dlsiocated finger joint only.
He was in the second coach from the rear.
Tom Vaughan of Melissa and Miss Grace
Lee OF Corslcana seemed to have sustained
the greatest injuries. They are at the
Foote hotel here.
News of the wreck reached the Houston
infirmary about $40 yesterday morning
and in response DIR. j. R. Stu1rt left at
once for the situation with bandages and
his case OF Instruments Local surgeon
DR.. 7. Wiley of Mckinney, wired the in
firmary to the effect that none were killed,
but twenty-five were injured, four OF
them seriously. No names were given.
Up to the time of arrival of the south
bound train due here at 7l5 last night but
arrived at 1910, none OF the wounded hal
reached Houston, and 1t was Ieacned from
some of the train crew that They were all
undergoing treatment or being cared for
at Mckinney and might not be brought u
tina anfirmary here 1t was learned that |
two of the four seriously wounded, a man
and a woman. whose names We're no |
known, will probably die.
In the mail car Of the fated train Man
Agent Sam Nussbaum was slightly in !
jured but his assistant, Roberdrau, es-
capped injury entirely, but names OF others
could not be learned.