The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06

THREE NEGROES KILLED AND
THIRTY-EIGHT PERSONS HURT.
Most of the Injured Are COlOred Immi-
grants, and Some May Die-TwO
Passenger Trains Wrecked.

MALVERN. Ark. Dec. 5.-Three persons
killed and thirty-eight injured is the result
of head-end collision between two pas
senger trains on the ST. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern Railroad one and one-half
miles south of here at 6:S2 o'clock this
evening. The trains were No. 3, known as
the st. Louis fast mail, south-bound, leav-
ing st. Louis at a. m, and No. IA, known
as the Little Rock and Eldorado passenger,
north bound, due in Little Rock at p. m
Following is list of the casualties:
Killed (all negroes)-Jerry Dickson, un-
known man and unknown woman, all of
Sa aginaw, Ark.
injured (whltes)-Frank NJ Henry, NAL
vern, serious internal injuries; Judge j. 3.
Moore, Arkadelphia, Ark, head cut, badly
injured in back and hip; s. T. Roberts, Lit
tie Rock, arm broken, head cut, leg
sprained, serious; Charles Kaufman, Lit
tie Rock, cut about face, not serious; w.
7. York. Oklahoma City, face cut, injured
in back; A. l.. Slack. Little Rock. slight;
William Frederick, st. Louis, face and
breast cut, not serious.
Injured (negroes)-L. A. Moore Landers-
Vile, Ala, back and hip injured Elmer
Stevenson, Landersville both legs crushed,
arm lacerated; Mack Stevenson, both legs
crushed; Melvin Stevenson, back strained;
Maggie Stevenson, right leg broken, inter-
nal injuries, probably will die; Thad. Stew
ly bruised; Jasper Warren, both legs
crushed; John Densmore, head cut and
shoulder dislocated; Charles Densmore left
leg broken, injured in back, probably will
die; two Densmore children, not serious
all of Landersville, Ala. Charles Shepard,
Shreveport La, both legs badly crushed;
Will Walters, Mansfield, La, foot and arm
crushed; John McNeal, Fort Smith Ark
shoulder dislocated; Neal McAuley, Ark
adelphia, Ark, scalp wound; Henry Smith,
Mount Homer. S. c., hip disocated; Jennie
Ware. Mount Homer S c., leg broken. in
jured internally, probably will die; George
Young, Lagrange, Ga, leg and arm broken;
Wallace Partee, Fort Smith, Ark, both
legs cut; James Ingram, Fort Smith, Ark,
face and head cut; Dick Hudgins, Sagi-
naw Ark; John Hall, Little Rock, Ark,
both legs and arms injured; Harvey Knox
Arkadelpha. Ark, foot mashed and leg
lacerated: Sam Barnes. train porter, hurt
i'm hip and knees; Edward Williams, Mem
phis, leg and face cut; Henry Weatherford,
crushed: four colored children injured,
names not given.
Train No. was to meet No. IA at Nal
vern but the latter train was late and No.
moved ahead, expecting TO meet the other
train at the next station. mile and a
half south of Malvern the two trains met
i'm a terrific collision. Engineer Robert
Heriot of No. IA, jumped in time to save
his life while Engineer NJ. Campbell, of
No g did likewise The two engines were
wrecked. and the colored coach, next to
the baggage car on the sOuth-bOund train.
was badly smashed. Ii was crowded with
colored emigrants en- route from North
Carolina. Georgia and Alabama to Texas.
The smoking car of the nOrth-bound
train was badly damaged, and most of its
occupants were injured, but the rear
coaches on this train did not suffer. The
dead and injured were brought here
soon as possible and physicians are attend
ing the injured