The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28

nine miles west of this city at 12. 30 a. m. The dead are all Italian emi- grants en route to Colorado Many of the injured undoubtedly will die.
 The Dead.
 Sixteen Italian emigrants, names unknown; interpreter missing.
 The Injured.
 Mrs. Wm. Cotton, wife of general superintendent Iron Mountain rail way; badly bruised.
 Three children, names unknown; se- verely bruised.
 David Agnew, Green Oak. Ind. right arm injured.
 John O'Mara, Denver; right leg broken.
 Unknown Italian, New York; right leg and right side mangled
 Nocoia Polasa, head and shoulder bruised.
 John Ickes, New York; head and body bruised.
 Joseph Pozza, Trinidad Col head and left foot injured.
 Herbert Menger, Hillsdale, Mich; face cut.
 Joseph Cruze, Italian, New York city; head, body and left leg bruised. Mrs. Joseph Cruze, head and body bruised: will die.
 George S. Miner, Alton, H.; left leg broken.
 John F. Williamson. Bowling Green O.; news agent; both arms, both legs and right shoulder blade broken
 E. P. Claugh, Toledo, O.; head bad ly crushed right shoulder blade broken.
 J. B. Wood, Logansport, Ind; back bruised.
 G. A. Thompson, Little Rock, Ark: head and body bruised.
 Vim. Erode, Angola, Ind; face cut. Clark Taylor, Logansport, Ind: head and body cut
 Rev. Father Welsch, Logansport, Ind; right foot crushed
 John Wilkins, Lafayette, Ind; right arm and shoulder broken.
 Walter Laid, Wabash, Ind; righ leg injured.
 Charles Flanigan, fagman, body bruised
 John Adams, fireman, head and shoulder lacerated.
 J. s. Butler, head bruised.
 J. k. Lucks, Logansport, Ind; trav- cling salesman; slightly bruised.
 Twenty others, whose names have not yet been obtained; severely cut and bruised
 The Wrecked Train.
 Two sections of train No. 3-one coming from Detroit and the other from Toledo, were consolidated in this city into a train of II cars, mak- ing up the flyer for it's journey to St. Louis. It consisted of combination baggage and express, combination baggage and smoker. day coach, emi grant coach, three chair cars, three sleepers, and the private car of Gen eral Superintendent William Gotten, Iron Mountain railway. Having left this city one hour late, the train was speeding westward at a high rate, when, at point nine miles west, the engine plunged through q trestle which had been undermined by the recent heavy rains.
 The Locomotives Plunge.
 The embankment OH both sides of d degree a distance of 10 feet. Owing to the momentum of the train the en zine appeared to leap nearly across the abyss, plunged into the soft earth on the opposite side, and fell back to the bottom. Engineer Butler and Herman Adams were thrown from the cab, but not seriously hurt. The eX- press car and the hrst chair car were telescoped. The emigrant car, fol- lowed by two chair cars. went down on the left side of the track, and the first sleeper pitched forward upon the mass of debris. It's windows anu trucks were broken, but none of the occupants was injured. The remain ing cars also left their trucks, but were not badly damaged.
 Death Among the EmiGrants.
 It was in the emigrant and day coaches that most of the deaths and injuries occurred.
 Heavy foliage lined the banks on both sides of the culvert, the ap- proach to which was over a reverse curve" There was absolutely no means by which the engine crew could see the impending danger. In fact, the engine ran out upon the trestle before the structure gave way. The night was intensely dark. For few minutes after the fatal plunge and dreadful roar of crashing timbers a deathlike stiffness prevailed, which was only broken by the cries of the injured.
 Seeking Assistance.
 Trainmen caught mp their lanterns and rushed to the neighboring farm houses for assistance. The farmers, with their wives and children bearing torches, hastened to the scene, and all efforts were bent to giving first aid to the injured. Telephone mes sages were dispatched 10 this city. and every physician was hurriedly taken to a special train which car