The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-28
CRUSHED LIKE
RATS IN A TRAP
About a Hundred Killed
in Horrible Wreck.
DEBRIS CAUGHT FIRE.
Those Not Instantly Killed Slowly
Roasted to Death,
DOUBLE-HEADER IN COLLISION.
Five or Six Cars of an Emigrant Train
Crushed in and Load of Human
Freigh, Sent 10 Eternity
in an Instant Number
of Lead In
DOUBLE-HEADER IN COLLISION.
IHr Assoclatcd Prcss.l


DETROIT, MICH, Nov. 27.-From i"
b. l5o persons were killed tonight in the
most disastrous railroad wreck in the
history of Michigan railroads Two heav-
Ily loaded trains on the Wabash road
roliidcd hcad-on ut full speed one milo
of Seneca. the second station west OF
Adrian The westbound train OF two
tsnrs loaded with emigrants. and i've
other coaches was smashed and burned
with the result of awful loss Of life ana
fearful injuries to a majority of its pas
Ssngers The eastbound train, the Con-
tnental Limited, suffered in scarcely less
degree. :,
The track in the vicinity Of the wreck
is strcu-n with dead and dying. Many
physicians from Detroit have gone TO the
scene No j. the Continental Limited,
brad engine No. GG9. Engineer Strong,
Conductor G. j. Martin. and No. Is,
Goublc-header, engine IS, Engineer W. ork,
end engine l51. Engineer Parks Conduc-
Tor Charles Troll No 4. it is believed.
disobeyed orders in not waiting at seneca
Tor No. ls thereby causing the wreck.
TRAIN WAS NOT HELD.
The track at the point where the col
Nsion occurred was straight. and at hrst
the officials could not understand how
The accident could have happened. NO
49, which ordinarily was due TO leave De
troit at 80 clock, was two nouns late
leavins ct $40 The two trains meet at
montpelier Ohio. according TO schedule.
but No 4 had orders to wait for No 10
at Seneca The blame is, therefore, placed
on the conductor or engineer OF NO 4
Had this train been held at Seneca the
accident would not have occurred 1 ne
train No. was due at Seneca at e:a5 sac-
cording to the change in schedule, put
arpa-enlly orders To wait were DISC
beyed. and the probabilities arc, that the
ftrt1e story Of why will never be +tpid. as
the train crews undoubtedly met instant
DEATH
LIGHTED BY BURNING CARS.
Adiyces from the wreck at midnight
state that tn country for miles around is
lighted by the Burning cars. and the
flames could not be quenched for lack OF
Ilroper apparatus Mailsleo pooies VIZ
lpicked llp along the track by the farmers
llefore the special train sent from Aariati
ARRIVED on the scene. in some instances
The bodies We're manSled beyond al rec
ignition The bodies which the rescneTS
managed to pull from the burning ruins
of the emigrant cars We're so Dauis
burned that their identity will propablE
never be ascertained.
PERHAPS ALI EMIGRANTS.
rvinp- two cars of enigrantS going West,
and was behind time This train was COM
pose0 of seven coaches, hauled by two en-
gTues Nos 81 and Isl. reports der as
To the number of coaches carrying emil
grants One says there were but Two, ana
another says there We're five or SIX
coaches CARRYING emgrants. 1t is not
i,houea,t that any Detroit people were in
liured. as train No. 3. imnledia tely behind
No H., contained the Detroit passengers
for Chicago.
Train No. 4, east-hound. was made up
OF an engine, baggage car. combinaton
coach AND sleeper. The trains came to-
Sether one mile east of Seneca under d
full he'd of steam. All but the two rear
coaches on No. Is. the west-bound train,
were demolished, and the coach on No.
Was telescoped. Five of the cars of train
No l., caught fire and are still burning
The loss of life is estimated at 100 on this
train. The loss Of life on No. is saln'
TO be twenty-five. Engine No. IS on train
No. l., exploded. and the engine on No. 4
turned over into the ditch Two iremen
and one engineer on No. u We're killed.
and the fireman and engineer on No. As
engine jumped and escaped
SPECIALS SENT y THE SCENE.
As soon as the news of the d sastcr
reached, ID vision Superintendent Burns. OF
,,etrot, the wires We're Kept hot order
ing specials from AeTlaii, fSIu anu -Noit-
,,elier to the scene of the wreck. y special
train from Detroit, CARRYING thlrty-two
physicians and surgeons, started for
Seneca, and was given the rsllt OF way.
When il reached the scene OF Abe wreck
The work was at once commenced Sue
coring the wounded. y special from Ad-
rIau. with all lie physicians, .orked or
an hour. but The flames retarded the Wosk
Of rescue ne wounded had been placeo
on s,retchers i'll The coaches sent from
Adrian.
At lN:45 o'clock the first train loaded
with wounded left the scene of the
wreck for Adrian I he dead were lett
behind to be carried in on later train.
She wrccking train ordered from Mont
nelier arrived shortly after $3.50. but the
heavy cars of No. 4 lay between it and
he burning en1igrant cars, so that but
little aid co,.ld be ,'endered TO the res
.urers. When the special train, bearing
.he wounded, reached Adrian. the in
tured We're carried in ambulances drays
Ind delivery wagons to the hospitals un-
sl they We're filled. when private resi-
Sepces in the neighborhood were placed
In service.
HER DYING WORDS.
Among the great list of dead only one
name is known at present. This is Miss
Dido Dentz, of Tupperville. Ontario. She
Vas alive when rescurers reached her and
with her expiring breath said: Notify
William Moore" That was all.
For Stealing a Report
tBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 2G--Carl II. Hof-