The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-28
ORDERS WE'RE NOT oBEYED.
burning Wreckage Lights Up the
Country for Miles.

Country for Miles.
Detroit, Nov. 27.-The track in the
vicinity of the wreck is strewn with
dead and dying. Many physicians
from Detroit have gone to the scene.
No. 4, the Continental Limited, had
Engine No. 609, Engineer Strong, Con-
ductor G.. J Martin, and No. 13, dou-
ble-header. engine IS, Engineer Work,
and engine ISL, Engineer Parks, Con-
ductor Charles Troll.
No. 4, it is believed, disobeyed or
ders in not waiting at Seneca for NO.
IL. thereby causing the wreck.
The track at the point where the
collision occurred was straight, and at
first the officials could not understand
how the accident could have happen
ed No. IS, which ordinarily is due 10
leave Detroit at 2:30 o'clock, was two
hours late, leaving at 4:2O. The two
trains meet at Montpelier.
O., according to schedule, but No. 4
had orders TO wait tor No. 13 at Seneca
The blame is therefore placed on the
conductor or engineer of No. 4. Had
this train been held at Seneca the ac-
cldent would not have occurred. The
train No. 4 was due at Seneca at 6:43.
according to the change in schedule,
but apparently orders TO wait were
NlSobeySu anu lllS plOudUlhllcS a c
that the true story of why will never
be told, as the train crews undoubtedly
met instant death.
AdVices from the wreck at midnight
state that the country for miles around
is lighted up by the burning cars, and
that the flames could not be quenched
because of lack of proper apparatus.
Mangled bodies were picked up along
the track blythe farmers before the
special train sent from Adrian arrived
on the scene. In some instances the
bodies were mangled beyond all recog-
nition. The bodies which the rescuers
managed to pull from the burning ruins
OF the immigrant cars were so badly
burned that their identity will probably
never be ascertained.
Train No. 13 was a regular train car
ryins TWO cars of immigrants going
west and was behind time. This train
was composed OF seven coaches, haul
ed by two engines. numbers SS and Isl.
reports differ as TO the number Of
coaches carrying immigrants. One says
mere were but two and another says
mere we're five or six coaches carrying
ms class OF tourists.
u is not thought that any Detroit
ueople were injured. as train No 3. i'm
,nediately behind Nc. 13. contained the
pe roit passengers for Chicago.
Train No. 4. east bound. was made
up or an engine. baggage car. combi-
natlon coach and sleeper. The trains
zane together one mile east OF Seneca
unaer full head OF steam All but
Ns Two rear coaches on No. 3. the
tftbound train, were demolished. and
we coach on No. 4 was teiescuped.
I'VE of the cars OF train No. - caught
.na are still burning. The loss ~
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N. lpss " llfe on No I Is eaid 20
" i"eniy-nve, Engine No. IS % tfain
'fploaea ana engine 900 On No I
Ineq over into q ditch. Two nfamsD
one engineer On No. ~ were kiii-
enq the fireman ana engineer go
ft engine Jumped snd escaped
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