The Van Buren press., 1901-12-14

At $50 on the evening of the 5th
inst. two Iron Mountain passenger
trains, one the fast mail from ST
Louis, collided at point one mile and
half south of Malvern. Three pas
sengers were killed outright and a
large number injured. Five Of the
injured died in few hours after the
accident. They were Maggie Steven.
son and two unknown colored chill.
dren, and two unknown white men
supposed to have been stealing a ride
on the front platform Of the baggage
coach
Train No. was to meet No. IA al
Malvern, but the latter train was late
and No. 3 moved ahead, apparently ex.
pecting to meet the other train at the
next station. A mile and half south
of Malvern the two trains met and a
terrific collision ensued. Engineer
Heriot and the fireman of No IA
jumped in time to save their lives
while Engineer M. Campbell of No.
3 did likewise. The two engines were
wrecked, and the colored coach next
to the baggage car on the southbound
train was badly smashed. 1t was
crowded with colored emigrants en-
route from North Carolina. Georgia
and Alabama to Texas. The smoking
car of the northbound train was badly
damaged and most Of its occupants
were injured but the rear coaches on
this train did not suffer.
Killed Jerry Dickson (col), Sag
inaw, Ark; unknown colored man;
unknown colored woman.
Injured: Whte-Frank NJ Henry
Malvern, internal injuries; serious;
Judge J. b. Moore, Arkadelphia. Ark.
head cut. badly injured in back and
hip; s. r. Roberts. Little Rock. rgh.
arm broken, head cut, leg sprained,
serious; Charles Kaufman, Little
Rock, cut about face. not serious; w,
T. York. Oklahoma City. face cut, in.
jured in back, A. l.. Herrick. Little
Rock, slighly injured; VIM. Fried, st.
Louis, face and breast cut. not serious.
Colored-L. A. Moore. Sandersville,
Ala, back and hip injured; Elmer
Stevenson, Sandersville, Ala, both
legs crushed. arm lacerated; Mack
Stevenson, Sandersville. Ala, both legs
crushed; Melvin Stevenson. Sanders.
Vile, Ala, back strained; Maggie Ste.
venson, Sandersville Ala, right leg
broken, internal injuries. will proba.
bly, die; Thad Stevenson, Sandersville,
Ala, hip dslocated; Julia Stevenson,
Sandersville, Ala, badly bruised; Jas
per Warren. both legs crushed; John
Dinsmore, head cut and shoulder dis
located; Chas. Dinsmore. left leg
broken, injured in back. will probably
die; Two Dinsmore children injured,
not seriously; Chas Shepard. Shreve-
port, La, both legs badly crushed; VIII
Walters, Mansfield, La. foot and arm
crushed John McNeal. Fort Smith.
shoulder dlslocated Neal McAuley,
Arkadelphia scalp injured; Henry
Smith, Mt. Homer, 8. c.. hip dislo-
Gated Jennie Ware. Mt. Homer. S. c.,
leg broken, injured internally; will
probably die; George Young, La
Grange, Ca, leg and arm broken;
Wallace Partee, Fort Smith. both legs
cut; James Ingram Fort Smith, head
and face cut; Dick Hudgins, Sagi'
nav, leg broken; Joe Hall. Little
Rock, both legs and arms injured;
Harvey Knox, Arkadelphia, cut In
neck and body; ]. X. Brown, Arkndel'
phia, foot mashed and leg lacerated;
Sam Barnes, train porter, hurt In hip
and knees; Edward Williams. Mem
phis, leg and face cut; Henry Weather
ford, Danville, hip dislocated and leg
crushed; Four children injured. names
not given.
II is said the collision was the result
Of Misunderstanding The St. Louis
fast mail was to meet the north.bound
local passenger train at Malvern at
622 p. m. At 6;20 p. m. Engineer
M. W, Campbell OF the fast mail saw
train take sldetrack about hall
mile south Of Malvern. He ana
Conductor Arondale supposed II was
the passenger train and at once pulled
out. The train on the sidetrack was
local freight, however, and before
tho mistake could bo realized the local
passenger train was approaching and
tho collision occurred,
Tho wreck was ono OF the worst
that ever occurred on the Iron Noun
tain
The occupants OF the colored coach