The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-29
THE ENGTNEEH.s STATEMENT.


that was blown about for hundreds OF
feet by the breeze.
THE ENGINEERS STATEMENT.
Although Engineer Strong. of the east
found limited, saw the light of the APP
preaching train while yet some i've miles
away and down a straight track. lie did
not check his speed because, as he said.
he supposed No. Is was waiting on Il sid
ing at Sand Creek. After reaching De-
troit to-day Strong said: Il read my
orders that I was to stop at Sand Creek.
and evidently the other crew read theirs
to stop at Seneca. know that there
were four OF US that read my orders
the same way-ts,e fireman, conductor.
brakeman and myself. / lost my orders
in the confusion of the wreck, but the
erders will show what. they. We're anu
whatSthe other crews orders were.
when first saw the headlight OF the
| other train it was far enough away, so
| ] presumed / could have stopped. but
you know how it is with these electric
lsheadights-ycu cannot tell anything
about how far away they are. 1t was on
"a straight away track, and 1 thought
| they We're waiting for me at Sand Greek.
| They doubtless thought we We're stopped
at Seneca, and so both of us came on
at full speed. We mist have been run
ming fifty miles an hour. When we saw
that they We're on top of lis. l saw must
jump. There was bridge right ahead
and I did not want to fall i'll that so
L waited until we were past it and
fell There was only q slight embanh-
ment. and the crash came right after I
let go. rolled Uflly thirty rods. When
] c;inle to there was my engine ON one
side of me and the trucks of the second
car. which was telescopcd. on the other
SAYS STRONG IS RESPONSIBLE
rjr for tn- ~,
Engineer Strong. Of train No 4. was re-
sporsible.' His ords rs said he, clear
ly directed him to pass train Is a Sen
eca. He evidently forgot them. for he
did not stop there and collision re-
suited
Engineer Parks. OF the rear engine of
No. 13, had his left leg broken and face
cut. He describes the collision as follows:
We had orders to meet train No. 4 at
Seneca ana were running. about thirty
miles an hour. The track is straight for
several miles, and I could see the head
light of No. coming when we were
about three miles west of Sand Creek. I
put on the air brakes, and the shock came
before l had time to jump. The three en-
gines all piled up together. I was thrown
through the roof of the cab. The engine
| on No. !, fell to the south and our two
piedrup together. 4 picked myself up on
the bank. ana then another man ,crawGeI
up TO me- 1T vas Engliteet-g Work Both
Of our 1irennen must have been killed
LIST OF THE DEAD.
The official list of the dead given to
local papers shows the names of but ten
dead and forty-eight injured, but Detroit
newspaper men who were a t the scene of
the wreck and talked with survivors of
both trains. say that the official list does
not bear out the statements OF the pas
senSerS nor the eviGence- of .Ee horrible
loss of life they witnessed ut the spot
where the accident occurred The Free
Press tomorrow vii! say that the loss of
life was III round numbers one hundred.
and that the statements made by the
Italian immigrants in train No. l.; bear
out this claim. These immigrants say
that there We're about 10 Of their nations
ality on the train. and that only e.bout
twenty-five of them escaped. While there
arc only ten of them known to be 0ea,i
it is asserted that the other ninety were
completely incinera ted. and tt.at with the
removal of the wreckaSc the bodies
crumbled TO dust. which was scattered
by the wind that swept across the coun-
try. II the names of these dead are ever
known it will be when friend,S make iu-
Guiry for them. and III many instances
this seems highly improbable