Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-14
MANY ACCIDENTS.
Death Came Suddenly on the
Land and Sea.
Railroad Smashups in Ohio and North
Carolina.
Schooner Sunk by Steamer Near Gal
weston, Texas.

Mansfield, O., April 13.-The east
bound limited on the Baltimore & ONO
Railroad was wrecked at Dillon's Cross
ing. a few miles north Of this city, To-
night The heavy rains had UNDER
mined the tracks where there was a
culyert. The injured are Mrs. II. 5.
Straley and infant child of Fort
Wayne; Mrs. Mary Stanley of Baltl-
more Mo-; and Frank C. Miller. Mrs.
Stanley was i'll and in her berth when
the cars left the track and she was
thrown out but not hurt, it is SAID,
other than by the shock. Mrs. Starley
had her ankle broken and was other
Wise bruised, and Miller was bruised
about the body. The engine and bag
gage car of the train got over the Gull
vert safely but the day coach and the
Pullman were thrown on their side.
The dining car left the track but was
not upset. In the day coach were
about 20 passengers, some of whom
were thrown into the water.
Charlotte, N. c., April 13.-The South
ern Railways south bound fast mail
was ditched near Lexington, N. c., this
afternoon, by striking a rock on the
track. The engineer and fireman are
reported killed. No particulars are
now available.
Washington, April 13.-Train No. 81
of the Southern Railway reported
ditched near Lexington, N. c., left here
at o'clock. this morning for New Or
leans. 1t is the regular mail and news
paper train.
Charlotte N. c., April ia special
to the Observer from Lexington, N. c..
says the Southern Railway fast mail
train was derailed three miles north of
that place about o'clock, tonight.
Engineer Dan Davis was killed and the
fireman is missing. The engine struck
a rock which had rolled down the en-
~bankment and was thrown crosswise
on the track.
Kansas City, April ia special from
South McAlester, I. T., says: Five men
were killed and two severely burned,
today, by gas explosion in mine II, on
the Kansas & Texas Coal Co. property
at Carbon. l. T.
The dead: Floyd Oder. George Teek,
Frank McMullin, jerry Kincaid C. A.
Fields. The injured: Robert Nc
Graney. Ben Hamilton.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known. Seventy-five men were in the
mine but all escaped injury except the
seven. who were working in the cham
her where the explosion occurred. All
of the dead miners except McMullin
had families.
Galveston, Texas April 13.-The
Southern Pacific steamer Ell Rio ran
down and sank the schooner Margaret
Ward. Is miles east Of Galveston bar,
today. Two children of Capt. Nc
Known Of the schooner and one man
were lost. Others of the crew were
rescued.
Pittsburg, Pa, April ia trolley car
of the Pfttsburg Railway Co. was
struck by Baltimore & Ohio freight
train at the Fleet street grade crossing
in Rankin Borough, today, and the 16
passengers aboard the car were all
more or less injured. Two of the pas
Sengers, Mrs. Catharine Rogers and
Mrs. Jane Morton. were seriously hurt.
,The car was dragged 80 yards and COM
pletely wrecked. That no more serious
results followed the collision is consid-
erred a miracle. The Traction Co. oifi-
Gals say that on account of slippery
rails the car could not be checked at
the safety stop.